Category: News

George Floyd’s Death ‘Is Absolutely Intolerable’
The outrage over the death of George Floyd this week in Minneapolis police custody is turning to justice--not only for Derek Chauvin, the white officer who had Floyd helplessly pinned to the ground as the 46-year-old African American Floyd died.

‘American People Saw an Execution’
As protests and unrest continued in Minneapolis and across the country in response to the death of African American George Floyd in police custody, a growing number of US political figures across the political spectrum have been speaking out about the incident.

Claire McCaskill: ‘Donald Trump Thinks He’s the Victim of This Virus’
It's become obvious that through his narcissism, Donald Trump's decided that he's the real victim of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to former senator Claire McCaskill.

Biden’s Campaign Strategy: ‘Not Going to Put Him on TikTok Doing Weird Dances, Going To Accentuate Best Qualities’
While some may see presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as largely absent from online campaigning, the Biden campaign has made a strategic decision to spotlight the candidate where it shows "his best qualities," according to journalist Sam Stein.

Utah Has Voted Republican While Using Mail-In Voting, So What Is the Objection?
The United States deserves a “robust” level of voter participation and vote-by-mail could help accomplish that. Meanwhile, although Donald Trump complains that mail-in ballots invite fraud favoring Democrats, Utah has used the system for years while regularly electing Republicans.
Those were conclusions from MSNBC host Joy Reid and on-air panel of guests.

Gov. Cuomo: ‘The Top End of the Economy Will Be Fine … It Always Works out for Them’
Although the US economy eventually will rebound, many American industrialists likely will use the current downturn to come out the other side more profitable--at the expense of American workers, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) predicted.

MSNBC’s Melber: Are We Giving up on Comprehensive Testing?
On the face of it, the idea that 300,000 tests a day is absurd, says the director of the global Harvard health institute. Doctor, are we at a place three months in, give or take for America, where the federal government is giving up on comprehensive testing and just saying, here we go?

David Frum on Trump’s Handling of Pandemic: The Apocalypse Is Here
The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought with it the "apocalypse" which will bring down Donald Trump this year on Election Day, according to author and Bush administration speechwriter David Frum.

Republican Chertoff: Election Should Definitely Include Mail-In Ballots; There’s Never Been a Widespread Election Fraud
Contradicting Donald Trump and many other Republicans, former homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff has endorsed the use of ballot-by-mail in this year's elections.

Dr. Birx: Federal Government Is Preparing For Potential ‘Fall Wave’ of Coronavirus
The federal government is preparing for a potential second wave of novel coronavirus infections to accelerate across the country in the fall months, according to the White House coronavirus response coordinator.

