All News Articles for 2020-09-29

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
US President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) 'Fascism at Our Door': Asked to Condemn White Supremacist Groups, Trump Tells Them to 'Stand By' Instead
"Trump fans the flames of racism, embraces white supremacy, and employs state violence against Americans exercising their rights," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "That's Donald Trump's America."
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'Would You Shut Up, Man': Disastrous, Chaotic, Nearly Unwatchable Presidential Debate After First 20 Minutes
"This is a sad state of affairs when thousands are dying from a pandemic, an economic crisis is destroying millions of lives and climate change is burning down the planet's ecosystem."
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In response to recent reporting on President Donald Trump's tax returns, the Biden campaign launched the "Trump Tax Calculator." Biden Campaign: "Do You Pay More or Less in Federal Income Taxes Than Our 'Billionaire' President? Use This Calculator to Find Out."
With Trump under fire for explosive recent reporting on decades of his tax data, the former vice president also released his 2019 tax returns.
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Showing 76% of Coney Barrett Rulings Put Corporate Interests Over People, Analysis Warns Confirmation Would 'Supercharge' GOP Agenda
"This nominee would be no friend to the small businesses and workers who continue to struggle during the ongoing public health and economic crises."
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Protesters demonstrate against wealth inequality and billionaires in New York City on July 17, 2020 (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) To Fight Covid-19, Address Inequality, and Boost Recovery, NJ Gov. Signs Millionaires Tax Into Law
"We truly are setting an example for the nation on how to build an economy that works for all of us, not just a chosen few."
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People take part in a protest against the Republican tax bill in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 2017. (Photo: Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Trump Tax Schemes an Indictment of System That Allows Him to Pay Less Than Teachers, Nurses, and His Own Undocumented Workers, Critics Say
"What's truly shocking about the returns is what is legal, not what is illegal."
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) released unredacted portions of a 2006 FBI document warning of the growing threat of white supremacist infiltration of U.S. police departments. (Photo: Getty Images) 'Serious Dereliction of Duty': Unveiling Unredacted FBI Report, Raskin Raps Trump Administration for Ignoring White Supremacist Threat in Law Enforcement
Previously redacted portions of a 2006 intelligence assessment reveal the FBI predicted violent racists would inflitrate U.S. police departments.
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'No Question' Trump and Daughter Ivanka Could Face Jail Time for Tax Fraud After Leaving White House, Says Legal Expert
"The only thing saving him at this point is the Department of Justice's guideline that says you can't indict a sitting president."
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David Attenborough. Attenborough's Online Climate Warning Shatters Guinness Record for Instagram Following
"As we all know, the world is in trouble," the 94-year-old conservationist says.
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Protesters gathered outside of a post office in Dayton, Ohio for a socially distanced Save The Post Office demonstration demanding that elected officials and Postmaster General DeJoy provide at least $25 billion in immediate support for the USPS as well as stop and reverse mail slowdown policies introduced by DeJoy. (Photo: Megan Jelinger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) New Report Details Why Postal Service—Which Must Be Protected—Shouldn't Be Run Like a Business
Rather than privatizing, one economist argues the USPS should stop self-financing, return to being a "department of the federal government proper," and expand to offer other services.
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Postal Service 'Quiet Revolt' Brewing at USPS as Postal Workers Defy Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Mail Sabotage
"A good reminder to thank your letter carrier for the important work they do."
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'Disgusting': Critics Denounce Reported Trump Team Effort to Pressure CDC on School Reopenings
One former aide said she saw "senior White House political staff actively undermine the doctors by attempting to manipulate scientific data on the virus and force changes to CDC guidances."
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People gather at Breonna Taylor's makeshift memorial in an area activists have renamed Injustice Square Park in downtown Louisville on September 26, 2020 to protest a Kentucky grand jury's failure to charge any police officers for the March killing of Taylor. (Photo: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Kentucky AG Ordered to Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Tapes After Juror Demands 'Full Story and Absolute Truth'
"The public deserves better than the word games Daniel Cameron is playing to avoid telling the truth."
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'Our Leadership Has Failed Us': With Trump at Helm, 1/5 of One Million Global Covid-19 Deaths Have Been in US
Though Americans account for just over 4% of the global population, they represent 20% of the "mind-numbing figure."
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"Ball Is Now in the Court of Senate Republicans": GOP Urged to Immediately Pass Democrats' $2.2 Trillion Covid Relief Bill
"House Democrats have again stepped up. Will McConnell and the White House ever do the same?"
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'Outrageous' and 'Disturbing': Openly Defying Federal Court Order, Wilbur Ross Moves to Shut Down Census Early
"Complying with a federal court's order is not optional. The Trump administration is flouting the rule of law to undercount and erase our communities."
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