Jul 27 WATCH: Your questions on campaigns, conventions and Congress during COVID-19, answered By Courtney Vinopal Presidential campaigns have shifted into high gear even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the nation. But what does a campaign look like during a pandemic?… Continue reading
Jul 26 White House pushes narrow virus aid; Pelosi blasts GOP delay By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican “disarray” over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a narrower effort might be necessary, at least for now. Continue reading
Jul 26 AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 30 years after ADA, inaccessibility persists for the disabled By PBS NewsHour On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we look at what the landmark civil rights law, which guarantees equal access to public resources and employment to disabled people has achieved and how much work remains. Dr. Oluwaferanmi… Continue watching
Jul 26 New battlegrounds emerge 100 days before elections By Jeff Greenfield A hundred days from now, Americans will vote for the next president. The latest polls show that President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate is up for grabs and the pandemic will play a major role… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:00 Without a convention, how do Dems plan to rally voters? By PBS NewsHour The Democratic National Convention, which was to be held in Wisconsin this month, has been cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic party in Wisconsin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the party’s plans for… Continue watching
Jul 26 Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. The bridge became a landmark in the fight for racial justice when Lewis… Continue reading
Jul 26 Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face mask if he’s inside a business that requires them. He doesn’t make his officers… Continue reading
Jul 25 Women reflect on sexist slur that often goes unpunished By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Ask most any woman if she’s ever been called the B-word by a man, and the answer is probably yes. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s impassioned remarks on the House floor against the vulgar words of a male colleague -- and a… Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs By Sara Burnett, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them. Continue reading