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Trump Wants a Stimulus Deal Again. But Mitch McConnell Says It Probably Won’t Happen.
Either way, it’s an opportunity for Democrats.
Take the Deal, Pelosi
Before Trump blew up negotiations, the White House proposed a $1.6 trillion relief bill. Democrats should offer to take it.
Pantone Is Awful, Period
A menstruation-themed red is the latest cross-branded stunt color to dilute a once-vibrant brand.
Pfizer trying to defuse critics amid push for vaccine before Election Day
The campaign by Pfizer comes amid growing scrutiny of the CEO’s predictions that the company will know this month whether it has a viable vaccine.
Health officials scrambling to produce Trump’s ‘last-minute’ drug cards by Election Day
As officials debate how to get Trump’s name on the cards, health officials warn of a taxpayer-funded boondoggle to bolster president’s flagging poll numbers.
Fauci: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Covid deaths unless precautions taken
He added that a vaccine likely won’t be widely available until next summer or fall.
HHS whistleblower Rick Bright resigns from government
Bright alleges that he was demoted because he opposed political pressure linked to an unproven Covid-19 treatment.
House Democrats seek to block funds for ‘defeat despair’ Covid ads
House Democrats will introduce a bill intended to limit the administration’s ability to spend federal funds on certain coronavirus-related advertisements before the election.
Help! My Husband Is on a Sex Strike and Won’t Tell Me Why.
I feel like he’s trying to get back at me instead of talking about something that’s bothering him.
Weather the Winter Nights Ahead With This Wearable Blanket, Now on Sale
Looking forward to a season of cozy porch-sitting?
Hard-hit small businesses face long winter without lifeline
Some 60 percent of all U.S. businesses that have closed during the pandemic have not reopened.
‘We need to step forward’: Fed leaders call for new focus on race in the economy
The comments from the leading Fed officials were the latest evidence of the central bank’s growing attention to persistent inequality in the economy.
‘Trump just kicked over the chess board’: GOP faces an election with more pain
The president’s approval rating on the economy remained his bright spot. But he darkened that outlook by shutting the door on a comprehensive economic aid package just as millions of Americans start voting.
Why Trump lost his battle against the trade deficit
The monthly deficit in U.S. goods trade with all other countries set a record high in August at more than $83 billion.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Why Turkey’s Intervention Could Turn It into a “Proxy War”
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are in Moscow for talks following two weeks of fighting over the disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh. At least 300 people have already died in what could turn into a wider regional conflagration, with Turkey openly supporting Azerbaijan and Russia backing Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh lies inside Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians.
U.N. World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Tackling Hunger Amid War, Pandemic & Climate Crisis
As the World Food Programme wins the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger around the world, we speak with Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, who says the United Nations body is doing vital work around the world. “I couldn’t be happier that the World Food Programme won the Nobel Prize for peace, because this hunger pandemic is paralyzing perhaps 2.7 billion people,” he says.
FBI Foils Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged “Liberation” of State
Just months after President Trump tweeted for his supporters to ”LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” the FBI has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and take hostage Democratic Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. Authorities arrested six men Thursday involved in the kidnapping plot, and seven others who were said to be planning to storm the state Capitol in Lansing with the intent of starting a civil war.
Rev. William Barber on Voter Suppression: Republicans Know They Can’t Win If Everyone Casts a Ballot
During Wednesday’s debate, Vice President Mike Pence refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power if Biden wins the election. Instead, he referenced the Trump administration’s legal efforts to restrict mail-in voting. Rev. William Barber says the Republican Party’s voter suppression efforts ahead of the November election, aimed primarily at Black and Brown voters, amount to “surgical racism with surgical precision.
It Had to Be the Lakers
Bettmann; Kevin C. Cox / Getty; Paul Spella / The AtlanticIn the end, the NBA bubble held. A complex of resorts and mini-arenas in Orlando, Florida, somehow kept the coronavirus out of the playoffs, as though it were a member of the New York Knicks. Tonight, the curtain fell on the whole affair after the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the Miami Heat to close out their 17th championship, tying the Boston Celtics for the most in NBA history.
Sunday Night Owls. Nuzzi: The entire presidency is a super-spreading event.
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
At New York magazine, Olivia Nuzzi writes—The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event. Down in the polls, high on steroids, and clinging to good health while endangering everyone else’s:
[…] In the hospital, Trump’s world shrank overnight in a way it hadn’t since he arrived in Washington from New York to be sworn into office nearly four years ago.
Naked ballots could make us lose Pennsylvania. Here’s how you can help
The polls may be looking very good for Joe Biden, but we cannot be complacent. Because if Republicans can disqualify enough ballots, Donald Trump could still win.
Sign up to call Pennsylvania voters on Monday or Tuesday and walk them through the process of correctly casting their ballots to ensure they are counted. Our friends at NextGen America are running a remote phone bank to young Democratic voters.
America needs to burn down the Republican court-packing program—because our democracy depends on it
Top Republicans are beginning to genuinely believe the Democratic Party is going to take the House, Senate and presidency in a rout in November’s elections.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign—the best piece of mail this year might come from you
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up at any time: just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. For years I’ve built this guide around questions that get submitted, hoping to help small-race candidates field questions.
Chris Wallace Stings Lara Trump Over First Family Going Maskless At The Debate
“Did you think, Lara, that the rules that applied to everybody else in that hall didn’t apply to you?” the Fox News host asked.
Some among Trump’s White House South Lawn audience were, you guessed it, paid to be there
Donald Trump has always been a game show kind of guy, so it’s maybe not a surprise that his first public rally after his hospitalization for COVID-19 symptoms turned into a game show itself, of sorts.
White House Blocked Anthony Fauci From Appearing On ABC News Show, Host Says
ABC News’ Jon Karl said Fauci was “more than willing to join” the program, but White House officials wouldn’t allow it.
Democrats Condemn GOP Rush To Seat Amy Coney Barrett As ‘Court Packing’
Multiple Democrats sounded the alarm on the GOP’s push to install Barrett on the Supreme Court while voters are casting ballots.