Category: Left

De Blasio Signs NYPD Accountability Package into Law: ‘This Today Is a Victory’ for #BlackLivesMatter
response to the tremendous national outpouring for police reform in the wake of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody, New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio signed into law Wednesday a sweeping NYPD Accountability Package.

Cuomo: It’s a Good Thing To Redesign the Police Dep’t That Works for Everyone
Saying that there must be "trust and respect between the police and the community," New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) is embracing the call for police reform, which has become a key issue in the United States since the May 25 murder of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis, Minn., police.

Pelosi: ‘We Don’t Want Our Children to Take Risk to Go to School’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clapped back at Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who began this week demanding that all of the nation's schools re-open this fall in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Deborah Birx: States with Surges Should Return to Phase One Guidelines
With the novel coronavirus pandemic surging across the United States, and cases of COVID-19 spiking in Florida and several other states, the White House coronavirus response coordinator is recommending that those states pull back in their "re-opening" protocols.

White House Reporter: People Around Trump Are Concerned He’s Talking to an ‘Increasingly Smaller Portion of the Country’
There's a growing concern among those who work for Donald Trump that his messages are not proving to be successful in bolstering his re-election effort, according to the White House reporter for the Associated Press.

Historian Meacham: America Has Followed the ‘Devices and Desires’ of White People’s Hearts
In the midst of the ongoing national search for racial justice, one of the most prominent American historians is offering the nation a path towards reconciliation.

Scarborough: Trump and the Pandemic Have Made Georgia, Texas and Arizona Competitive in November
Donald Trump's lackluster response to the novel coronavirus pandemic "has accelerated history" by enabling presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to become competitive in a number of states which otherwise should be reliably in Trump's column, said MSNBC host Joe Scarborough.

Joe Biden: ‘I Cannot Comprehend the Cruelty’ That’s Driving Trump to Get Rid of ObamaCare
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attacked Donald Trump for directing his administration to ask the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

‘The View’ Rips John Bolton: ‘You Never Said a Word Until Someone Gave You $2 Million’
Hosts of the ABC daytime talk show The View pressed former White House national security adviser John Bolton for holding onto the revelations detailed in his memoir until he got a $2 million book deal, pushing him to answer why he didn’t testify during Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.

W.H. Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor: Pretty Clear Biden’s Stay At Home Strategy Is Working for Him
With presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden maintaining a consistent lead over incumbent Donald Trump, perhaps there's something to Biden's more limited approach to public campaigning, according to journalist Yamiche Alcindor.

