Democrats have a proposal on the table. Republicans have a proposal on the table. The two sides are roughly $2.5 trillion apart on the topline, facing gulfs epic in scale on the granular policy level and have all of four days to reach a deal before federal unemployment benefits expire. Bottom line: Congressional leaders and […]
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Clyburn to offer measure renaming voting rights bill after John Lewis
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn will offer legislation Monday to rename a House-passed voting rights bill after the late Rep. John Lewis, who was brutalized in the 1960s during efforts to secure voting rights for African Americans. “Congressman Clyburn is offering legislation to rename H.R. 4 The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act tomorrow. The […]
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Stimulus negotiations: Republicans set to unveil their $1 trillion opening bid
Senate Republicans, after days of delay and struggles to line up with the White House, will release their $1 trillion coronavirus relief package Monday afternoon. To give a sense of the optimism on the GOP side right now, White House officials spent much of the weekend floating a less ambitious Plan B option — before […]
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From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings’ unlikely path
Val Demings has already been vice president. In 1972, the future Florida congresswoman was a young Black girl struggling to make friends at a predominantly white Jacksonville high school. She and her best friend, Vera Hartley, created the Charisma Club. Hartley was president and Demings was her second-in-command. “We created an environment of inclusion,” Hartley […]
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Nancy Pelosi and others hail John Lewis as ‘conscience’ of Congress
In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised the late Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the late civil rights icon. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis the “conscience of […]
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Goodell sends letter to NFL fans explaining plans for 2020 season
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has sent a letter to fans outlining the league’s plans to play during the coronavirus pandemic. As veterans begin reporting to training camps this week, Goodell noted Monday how COVID-19 has “turned the world upside down.” “COVID-19 will continue to present a major challenge to nearly every area of American life. Football is […]
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Mayor announces initiatives to further curb unpermitted water sales
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a continuous effort in partnership with the Atlanta Police Department (APD) and local community advocacy groups to curb the recent increase in water sales on Atlanta streets. Water sales and purchases put the safety of both youth and motorists at risk. APD is dedicating an increased response to areas of […]
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Fans are key factor to save 3 kickoff games in Atlanta
There is no room for negotiation on one key point as Atlanta organizers consider multiple contingency plans for three season-opening games during the coronavirus pandemic: Without fans, the games can’t be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl president Gary Stokan, whose organization is making plans for the Florida State-West Virginia, Georgia-Virginia and North Carolina-Auburn […]
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AP FACT CHECK: A more measured Trump doesn’t mean accurate
President Donald Trump in recent days suddenly acknowledged the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic and edged away from some of his most audacious falsehoods about it. That’s not to say he gave the public an honest accounting. Trump minimized the potential risk to children and those around them as he advocated reopening schools. He again […]
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#AboutThatCar: 2020 Hyundai Venue packs a lot punch into small package
Whoa! That’s what we thought when we looked at the price of Hyundai’s 2020 Venue. This small crossover had all the comfort of a larger and more expensive vehicle. For $23,405, the 2020 Hyundai Venue stuffed a lot of car into a relatively small package. When we got inside, it occurred to us that we […]
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Congressman John Lewis remembered in Selma, Alabama with carriage ride across Edmund Pettus Bridge
Farewell tour for beloved Civil Rights icon began in hometown of Troy, Alabama; Lewis to lie in state in Alabama, Georgia, and US Capitol buildings before private funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday Today, U.S. Congressman John Lewis made his way across the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a final time. Just a handful of […]
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AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus
With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid against Democrat Joe Biden enters a pivotal stretch. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for […]
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America tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down
As more Covid-19 records get broken, debates on whether to send kids back to school or to shut down the economy again are coming to a head. More than 1,000 people died every day for four straight days last week due to Covid-19. That brings the total US death toll from the virus to more […]
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#Election2020 – Enten: ‘Trump is behind in a state no Republican has won the presidency without in 96 years’
Poll of the week: A new CNN/SSRS poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads in the state of Florida by a 51 percent to 46 percent margin over President Donald Trump among registered voters. The CNN poll follows a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this week, which showed Biden with a 51 percent […]
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Michelle Obama makes voter registration push 100 days out from Election Day
Former first lady Michelle Obama is making a push to register voters 100 days out from Election Day, saying in a new video message out Sunday that the “election could not be more important for the future of our country.” “We’ve only got 100 days left … and we’ve got to direct every ounce of […]