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Trump Suggests Unprecedented Election Delay. Congress Isn't Interested.
2020/7/30

The president tweeted the proposal just after a report showed the U.S. economy shrank by one-third,

Who Will Joe Biden Pick As His Running Mate?
2020/7/29

NPR has profiled a series of women thought to be under consideration to serve as Joe Biden's running

Can The GOP Unite Behind Their Coronavirus Plan?
2020/7/28

The Senate Majority Leader has announced what is nominally the Republican proposal for the next phas

There Are Fewer Than 100 Days Left Till Election Day. Here's The State Of The Race.
2020/7/27

Joe Biden leads in national polls by a large margin and Trump's approval ratings on key issues are s

Weekly Roundup: July 24th, 2020
2020/7/24

President Trump announced yesterday that much of the Republican National Convention would be cancell

After Crackdown In Portland, Trump And Barr Tout Federal Police
2020/7/23

Federal police have been militant in their response to protests in Portland, including detaining peo

Trump Wants To Change Who Counts When Dividing Up Seats In Congress
2020/7/22

President Trump gave a more sober briefing about the coronavirus Tuesday evening, though it still co

Is The Suburban Swing To Biden A Political Realignment?
2020/7/21

Joe Biden is winning in the suburbs. They were key to Democrats' winning the House in the 2018 midte

Congress To Work On Pandemic Relief
2020/7/20

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week with plans to tackle a long-awaited pandemic relief packa

Weekly Roundup: July 17th
2020/7/17

Congress has a lot it wants to take on when lawmakers return to Washington next week—police reform,

GOP Hoped To Diversify. Then Came President Trump.
2020/7/16

A report from Republicans after Mitt Romney's loss called for the party to diversify its base. Inste

Polls Show Biden Riding High. Democrats Are Still Worried.
2020/7/15

Joe Biden is doing well in the polls: in traditional Democratic strongholds, in swing states, and ev

Trump Fights Fauci. Nearly 140,000 Americans Are Dead.
2020/7/14

The U.S. continues to break its record daily high of new coronavirus cases. The White House has begu

Trump Uses His Office To Help A Friend
2020/7/13

President Trump has commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone. Stone was convicted by a jury of ly

Weekly Roundup: July 10th, 2020
2020/7/10

Joe Biden has received detailed policy proposals from the joint committees he formed with Bernie San

Absolute Immunity? Presidents Don't Have It.
2020/7/9

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's claim that he is "categorically immune" from h

Is It Safe For Kids To Return To School?
2020/7/8

The President is insistent: kids must return to school in the fall. But its not his decision to make

Young People Drive Coronavirus Surge
2020/7/7

The US is now regularly seeing days with more than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus, up from the

President Revives "American Carnage" Message
2020/7/6

In a speech Friday at Mount Rushmore, President Trump returned to the divisive "law and order" rheto

How Black Americans Experience Patriotism
2020/7/3

The U.S. is experiencing a reckoning over the fact that the promises of America are not fulfilled eq