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British economy plunged record 20 percent in second quarter
“It is clear that the UK is in the largest recession on record,” the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
Trump’s Executive Actions Didn’t Even Do the Bare Minimum They Could Have
There was a way for Trump to actually help Americans, not just look like he is. He didn’t bother.
The Utter Failure of the Trump Administration’s Antitrust Chief
Makan Delrahim briefly looked like a serious trustbuster. He proved to be yet another of the president’s political hacks.
The Riches of This Land
Jim Tankersley visits Slate Money to talk about his book on America’s middle class.
Democrats seize on Trump’s payroll tax deferral as an attack on Social Security, Medicare
Entitlements are a key issue for older voters.
Trump: Executive order on pre-existing conditions is ‘a signal’
Trump and Republicans are vulnerable on health care issues.
Trump administration steps in as advocacy groups warn of Covid ‘death panels’
Concern about discrimination is rising as the pandemic swamps more states and tests hospitals and health systems in its path.
Shortages threaten Trump’s plan for rapid coronavirus tests
Manufacturers of antigen tests say they are nowhere near able to meet demand.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus
The governor initially tested positive for the virus ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Trump’s bet on a preelection rebound meets a new test
Lawmakers have left town and Trump aides don’t expect new stimulus talks anytime soon. That leaves the U.S. economy without much of the government aid that had been propping it up.
Trump’s economic comeback is becoming a slowdown and likely a stall-out
The pace of job creation slowed in July, and unemployment remains above 10 percent. New jobless claims remain above 1 million per week.
A growing side effect of the pandemic: Permanent job loss
More jobs are disappearing for good, dashing hopes of a rapid economic rebound.
Landmark Fed business rescue struggles amid economy’s woes
The problem? The Main Street lending program isn’t set up to bail out the companies that need it the most.
Millions Facing Eviction and Joblessness Get No Immediate Help from Trump’s New Executive Orders
President Trump’s latest executive orders to extend unemployment benefits and defer payroll taxes may be unconstitutional. Democrats had hoped to extend a program to give unemployed workers an additional $600 in weekly benefits and to extend a federal moratorium protecting some renters from evictions, but failed to overcome opposition from Republican lawmakers.
How The Pandemic Revealed Britain’s National Illness
Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s leaders asked their people to do three things, captured in one pithy slogan: “Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.”On the first of those edicts, Britons largely followed through. Main streets, town centers, and public spaces were mostly abandoned, and the government pulled together a far-reaching job-protection program, ensuring that those who feared losing their jobs felt safe enough to not go to work.
Three Policy Reasons for Progressives to Be Happy About Kamala Harris
She’s not the veep pick of the left’s dreams, but she’s not the veep pick of its memes, either.
Three Policy Reasons for Progressives to Be Happy About Kamala Harris
She’s not the veep pick of the left’s dreams, but she’s not the veep pick of its memes, either.
It’s Kamala Harris: Joe Biden announces vice presidential pick
Ending months of speculation, Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee.
Harris had been seen as a front-runner for the role since Biden became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate from California in 2016, she served as the state’s attorney general and the district attorney of San Francisco.
Harris is ready to ‘do what it takes to make’ Biden ‘our Commander-in-Chief’
And we hear from the trailblazer herself, Sen. Kamala Harris, the next vice president of these soon-to-be-great-again United States:
.@JoeBiden can unify the American people because he’s spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he’ll build an America that lives up to our ideals. I’m honored to join him as our party’s nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief.
Arizona baby man’s anti-mask temper tantrum goes viral after his son picked him up to carry him away
One Arizona baby man is getting all kinds of attention after video of his temper tantrum began widely circulating on Twitter Monday night.
The man and his sons entered a Tucson grocery store and apparently they all refused to wear masks.
Illinois governor makes it a felony to assault workers who ask you to wear a mask
On Tuesday, a 17-year-old worker in Pennsylvania reportedly suffered a displaced jaw that will require surgery after asking a couple to wear masks. According to NBC News, the teen was working at Sesame Place theme park located near Philadelphia when a couple at the park attacked him for reminding them that they needed to wear masks. Middletown Township police Lt.
Racist QAnon Follower Marjorie Taylor Greene Wins Georgia GOP Runoff
Greene overwhelmingly defeated her opponent in the heavily Republican 14th Congressional District.
I wear a mask and science says that means I’m not a fraidy-cat
In a July 2020 poll conducted by Civiqs, 82% of Democrats polled said that they wear a mask whenever they leave the house, compared to only 27% of Republicans. In general, about two-thirds of women polled said they always wore a mask, while just less than half of the self-identifying men said the same. It seems obvious on one level as (mostly) white males are more conservative and Republican-leaning than any other general demographic.
Trump On Biden Veep Pick Kamala Harris: ‘She’s Very, Very Nasty’
The president claimed Harris had been “disrespectful” to Biden, echoing criticism by Trump’s campaign earlier Tuesday.
‘It means nothing’: Trump’s pledge to aid tenants won’t halt evictions
Donald Trump’s executive order wouldn’t do much to immediately help the 20 million or so Americans who face losing their homes in the next few months.
Here’s What Happens With Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat If She Becomes Vice President
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is already facing pressure to appoint a historic candidate to the seat.
Twitter Users Hope Kamala Harris VP Pick Means 4 Years Of Maya Rudolph
The former “SNL” cast member started trending on social media after Joe Biden announced Harris as his running mate.
Why Joe Biden Picked Kamala Harris
If Joe Biden is elected in November, his presidency will likely be defined by history-shaping decisions made after long, deliberative, some might say operatic processes. Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate—the first woman of color to appear on a major-party ticket—was precisely that sort of careful, drawn-out decision.