Democrats controlling the House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday night, a move that came as top-level talks on a smaller, potentially bipartisan measure dragged on toward an uncertain finish. An air of pessimism has largely taken over the Capitol. The Democratic bill passed after a partisan debate by a 214-207 vote […]
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President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, he said Friday. The positive test comes a month until the election and after the president has spent the year largely downplaying the threat of the virus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide […]
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US hiring slows for 3rd month in sign of struggling economy
America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery has weakened. With September’s hiring gain, the economy has recovered only slightly more than half the 22 million jobs that were wiped out by the viral […]
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#Election2020: Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and other Democratic-leaning U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan’s attorney general announced. Jacob Wohl, 22, and Jack Burkman, 54, each face four felony counts in Detroit, including conspiring to intimidate voters in violation of election […]
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Op-Ed: Trump’s diagnosis puts truth and reality back at center stage
Truth reasserted itself. It has taken center stage back from a man who has spent months during a world-threatening pandemic telling lies that repeatedly put those under his charge in harm’s way. Nothing President Donald Trump says now can distract us from the reality of his diagnosis with Covid-19. He can elevate a doctor who […]
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#Election2020: Here’s what happens if Trump gets too sick to govern
President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining with first lady Melania Trump. Here’s what happens if he begins to show symptoms and gets too sick to fulfill his role as President. The Constitution lays out rules for succession When Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, was hospitalized with Covid this year […]
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Trump, stricken by COVID-19, taken to military hospital
President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. The White House said the visit of […]
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After Trump gets virus, Congress reconsiders testing its own
Congressional leaders said Friday they are taking a fresh look at requiring virus testing on Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump’s virus infection revived fears of an outbreak in the close, increasingly tense quarters of the House and Senate. Just hours after news of Trump’s diagnosis shook Washington and the 2020 campaign, Sen. Mike Lee, […]
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#Election2020: Fulton County rolls out mobile polling place
The first of two rolling polling places is ready to hit the road in Georgia’s most populous county. Fulton County officials unveiled the mobile voting unit Thursday in Atlanta, as officials sought to assure voters that the November general election would run more smoothly than the June primary election. It saw long lines and trouble […]
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Governor extends virus rules as Georgia deaths pass 7,000
Georgia’s governor extended his emergency rules regarding COVID-19 again Wednesday as the state surpassed 7,000 deaths from the respiratory illness. Gov. Brian Kemp extended the underlying state of emergency that allows him to issue other orders, which had been set to expire Oct. 10, until Nov. 9. The Republican pushed back the expiration of a […]
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#Election2020: No, polls don’t show Donald Trump won the debate ‘big’
On Thursday morning, Donald Trump tweeted this: “I won the debate big, based on compilation of polls etc. Thank you!” This is, in a word, false. Let me prove it. Here are two major news organizations’ polls that sought to measure public opinion on the first general election debate between Trump and former Vice President […]
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#Election2020: Check’s in the mail? Trump doling out aid before election
It’s almost as if he’s writing a personal check. In recent days, President Donald Trump has promised millions of Medicare recipients that — thanks to him — they’ll soon be getting an “incredible” $200 card in the mail to help them pay for prescriptions. He’s called himself “the best thing” that ever happened to Puerto […]
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#Election2020: White House shows no signs of backing down from Trump’s refusal to condemn White supremacy
The White House is showing no signs of backing down from President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn White supremacy during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, despite pleas from some Republican allies to clarify his comments. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Thursday would not give a declarative statement denouncing White supremacy, instead pointing to the […]
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Braves shut out Reds again to sweep series
It had been so long since the Atlanta Braves won a postseason series, Marcell Ozuna wanted to make sure he captured the moment. Then Adam Duvall joined the selfie bandwagon. Ian Anderson dazzled in another shutout performance for Atlanta, and the Braves won a playoff series for the first time in almost two decades by […]
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ATLCounts, Urban League of Greater Atlanta host mobile barber, census drive
The City of Atlanta and the Urban League of Greater Atlanta (UGLA) has partnered with the This Is Dope Agency (TID) and is taking it to the streets with an innovative non-partisan campaign to increase participation in the 2020 Census. In addition to Census participation, TID and ULGA are also encouraging Atlanta residents to register […]