Some Rail Workers Claim Biden “Turned His Back On Us” To Avery Rail Strike
From today’s NPR News: Matthew Weaver was excited earlier this week — even optimistic — as he and a coworker hung drywall at a rail yard in Lordstown, Ohio. The…
Pres. Biden to require federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated
From today’s New York Times: President Biden on Thursday will sign executive orders requiring the vast majority of federal workers and contractors who do business with the government to get…
Trump lies in the White House briefing room, and networks pull the plug
From today’s New York Times: President Trump broke a two-day silence with reporters to deliver a brief statement filled with lies about the election process as workers in a handful…
Trump changes tune on voting by mail, urging Florida to cast ballots remotely
From today’s CBS News Online: President Trump seemingly flipped his position on voting by mail, at least in Florida, after spending months bashing the practice as ripe for potential fraud. Florida…
Senate GOP, White House propose cuts to unemployment relief checks
From today’s ABC News Online: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a new coronavirus relief plan on the Senate floor after Senate Republican leaders and the White House appear to have overcome…
Trump threatens funds for states that make it easier to vote in pandemic
From today’s Los Angeles Times: President Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for two election battleground states that are trying to make it easier and safer to…
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ after sentencing
From today’s NBC News Online: President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration,” hours after the GOP operative was sentenced to 40 months behind…
Op-Ed: The Acquittal Will Come Back to Haunt Trump and His Enablers
From today’s New York Times: The vote to acquit President Trump was a dark day for the Senate. Uninterested in hearing from witnesses (and likely scared by what they would…
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The House Has Impeached President Trump. Here’s What We Learned.
From FiveThirtyEight: The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday, making him just the third president ever to be impeached. The two votes fell almost perfectly along party lines, with…
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Trump ‘Ignored and Injured’ the National Interest, Charge Impeachment Articles
From today’s New York Times: House Democratic leaders on Tuesday formally called for President Trump’s removal from office, asserting that he “ignored and injured the interests of the nation” in…