Acting Homeland Security leader defends White House response to coronavirus
Chad Wolf said states are reopening safely.
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Why Bill Barr Got Rid of Geoffrey Berman
Late Friday evening, Attorney General Bill Barr claimed that the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York had resigned, and announced his replacement on an interim basis by the current U.S. attorney for New Jersey—a man who served as Chris Christie’s defense attorney in the Bridgegate scandal and who seems ill-equipped to handle the Manhattan caseload.That was a lie.
Zoomers Boast They Sabotaged Trump Rally Turnout With Fake Reservations
TikTok users and K-Pop fans flooded the campaign with ticket requests to falsely inflate interest.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Think I’ve Screwed Up the Way My Kids Think About Race
Parenting advice on racism, baby names, and confidence.
How McKinsey and Co. Became the Kings of Consulting
Working at a firm like McKinsey was once considered prestigious. Now, it’s complicated.
It Looks Like Congress Got One Big Thing Right in Its Coronavirus Response
New research suggests shoveling money at Americans during an economic crisis did the trick.
The Latest Unemployment Report Does Not Inspire Confidence
There’s a glass-half-empty explanation, and a glass-half-full one, and honestly neither is great.
Yes, You’re Hearing Way More Fireworks Than Usual
Thanks to the pandemic, we’re spending every day like it’s Independence Day this summer.
‘So much worse than I ever thought it would be’: Virus cases skyrocketing among Latinos
Latinos age 25 to 54 have a coronavirus mortality rate at least five times greater than white people.
Men should cut back on booze, federal panel says
Limiting alcohol and added sugars are among the recommendations an influential advisory committee is about to send to the government.
Next testing debacle: The fall virus surge
There is no question that testing will remain a linchpin of the coronavirus response heading into the fall.
What Colorado is getting right about reopening
While surrounding states see spike in virus, Colorado’s methodical approach is working.
“The Karens Are Giving Us a Hard Time Now”: A Waiter at a Reopened Restaurant Spills
Most customers understand the health measures. Some are just difficult, even in a pandemic.
Dear Care and Feeding: Does Becoming a Mother-in-Law Turn You Into a Monster?
Parenting advice on mothers-in-law, fake names, and grandparent confusion.
‘It’s going to be a slow slog’: Economists knock down hopes of quick rebound
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
Powell’s warning on pandemic clashes with Trump’s upbeat tweets
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
99 Years Later, Wounds of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Have “Never Been Remedied”
President Trump’s first campaign rally since the start of the pandemic takes place Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, despite a spike of COVID-19 cases there. Trump rescheduled the rally to Saturday after facing backlash for saying it would happen on Juneteenth — a celebration of African Americans’ liberation from slavery — amid a nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. Tulsa is also the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S.
Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Liberation & Day to Remember “Horrific System That Was Slavery”
June 19 is Juneteenth, celebrating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed from bondage.
How DREAMers Defeated Trump: Supreme Court DACA Win Shows “Sustained Pressure of Activism” Works
In a 5-4 decision led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The federal program created by President Obama in 2012 protects from deportation about 700,000 immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Luis Cortes, one of the lawyers who defended DACA at the Supreme Court, says the key to the victory was being able to share the stories of DACA recipients.
“Movements Work”: As Activists Occupy Seattle’s Capitol Hill, City Bans Tear Gas, Expels Police Union
In Seattle, the fight to demilitarize and defund the police continues as the King County Labor Council voted to expel the Seattle police union Wednesday, following weeks of protest. Seattle police sparked outrage for responding to massive protests against police brutality by using pepper spray, tear gas and flashbangs on demonstrators and reporters. Activists then formed an autonomous zone in response to the police department’s abandonment of a precinct building.
The ‘Silent Majority’ Didn’t Show Up For Trump
Rarely has a single campaign rally drawn as much hype as the one President Donald Trump held Saturday night at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma—a relaunch of his reelection bid that, according to the president himself, more than 1 million people had requested tickets to attend. Rarely has a presidential event endangered the public health of the community it was held in. And rarely has a spotty crowd made such a statement.
Cartoon: The whiteness fairy
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Trump Camp Rips Media, ‘Radical Protesters’ For Lackluster Rally Turnout
The president initially expected a large overflow crowd of supporters who couldn’t get inside the arena, but there was only a smattering.
After Weeks Of Anticipation, Trump Rally Crowd Underwhelms
The event in Tulsa was the first Trump rally to take place in months. The upper stands were empty, and there was plenty of room in front of the stage.
Mayor’s Facebook rant about ‘privilege’ knocks protesters, people who receive government assistance
On Tuesday, Mayor Benjamin Rozier shared a statement to the Gossip Bloomingdale, Georgia Facebook group about what it means to be “privileged,” as reported by NBC News.