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• Leaders in Lebanon Resign Over 200 Tragic Deaths, But Trump Refuses Accountability for 163,505 Covid-19 Fatalities

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  Published on 11th Aug 2020
• Sanders Joins Calls for Resignation or Removal of Postmaster General Over Efforts to 'Suppress the Vote and Undermine Democracy'

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  Published on 11th Aug 2020
• Experts Warn Trump Executive Action on Unemployment Insurance Deliberately Leaves Out Poorest Americans

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  Published on 10th Aug 2020
• Trump Executive Orders Likely Won’t Help the Millions Struggling to Pay Rent

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  Published on 10th Aug 2020
• Lawmakers Demand Removal of Postmaster General DeJoy Over 'Nefarious' Efforts to Destroy the Postal Service and 'Aid Trump Reelection'

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  Published on 10th Aug 2020
• Trump Just Admitted on Live Television He Will 'Terminate' Social Security and Medicare If Reelected in November

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  Published on 9th Aug 2020
• 'This Is a Five-Alarm Fire': With 2020 Election at Stake, Call Goes Up for Mass Mobilization to Save Postal Service

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  Published on 9th Aug 2020
• Trump Blasted for Naming 'War Criminal' and Iran-Contra Convict Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy

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  Published on 7th Aug 2020
• The GOP Is Trying to Steal Away Our Right to Vote—Time to Fight Like Hell to Keep It

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  Published on 5th Aug 2020
• Warnings of 'Unconstitutional' Assault on Social Security as Trump Threatens Unilateral Suspension of Payroll Tax

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  Published on 5th Aug 2020
• "That's How They Got Capone": Filing by NY Prosecutors Indicates Broader Probe Into Alleged Trump Tax Fraud

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  Published on 4th Aug 2020
• Postal Union Leader Warns Trump Assault on USPS and Mail-In Voting Puts Nation on 'Dangerous Path Toward Dictatorship'

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  Published on 4th Aug 2020
• 'The Clock Is Ticking': Bernie Sanders Calls on Senate to Act Quickly on Covid Relief Bill | "The House has acted. The Senate must act NOW."

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  Published on 3rd Aug 2020
• 'This Is Terrorism': With No Face Masks and No Warrant, Border Patrol Agents Raid Humanitarian Aid Station in Arizona and Detain 30 Migrants

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  Published on 3rd Aug 2020
• 'Indefensible and Disgusting': Senate Departs for 3-Day Weekend as Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million

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  Published on 31st Jul 2020
• Lawmakers Warn 'Onerous' New USPS Loan Terms Imposed by Mnuchin 'Could Accelerate Demise of Postal Service'

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  Published on 30th Jul 2020
• 'Abuse of Power': Trump and Barr to Deploy More Federal Agents to US Cities | "In case you were wondering, this is precisely what fascism looks like."

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  Published on 23rd Jul 2020
• McConnell Laughs When Asked If Covid-19 Bill Will Pass by End of Next Week—When Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million

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  Published on 22nd Jul 2020
• Progressives Demand Democrats Reject 'Outright Shameful' GOP Plan to Raid Social Security and Cut Unemployment Benefits

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  Published on 21st Jul 2020
• Trump Rush to Reopen America Is Causing a Covid Resurgence

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  Published on 19th Jul 2020
• Oregon Senator Vows Amendment to Bar Trump From Sending 'Paramilitary Squads Onto American Streets'

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  Published on 19th Jul 2020
• Trump Condemned for Authoritarian 'Abuse of Power' as Secret Federal Police Snatch Protesters Off Portland Streets

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  Published on 17th Jul 2020
• Trump and GOP Weighing Plan to 'Punish' Schools That Don't Reopen by Withholding Covid-19 Funds | "This is getting really dark. The White House and Senate GOP now want to blackmail states and localities into full reopening of schools."

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  Published on 16th Jul 2020
• 'Dangerous' and 'Horrible': Lawmakers Demand Answers After Trump Upends CDC's Covid-19 Reporting System

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  Published on 16th Jul 2020
• 'Attempted Murder of Your Post Office': Outrage as Trump Crony Now Heading USPS Moves to Slow Mail Delivery

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  Published on 15th Jul 2020
• Warnings of Possible Cover-Up in Progress as Trump Orders Hospitals to Stop Sending Covid-19 Data to CDC

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  Published on 15th Jul 2020
• Study Shows 5.4 Million Have Lost Insurance Amid Pandemic. Progressives Note Number Under Medicare for All Would Be: 0

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  Published on 14th Jul 2020
• Trump Accused of Suppressing CDC Warning That Full School Reopenings Pose 'Highest Risk' of Covid-19 Spread

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  Published on 13th Jul 2020
• To Keep Americans Safe, We Have to Get Billionaires Out of Politics

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  Published on 8th Jul 2020
• Teachers Say Rush to Reopen Schools Without Covid-19 Safety Plan Shows Trump and DeVos 'Do Not Care About Students'

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  Published on 8th Jul 2020
• 'A Shameful Moment': Trump Announces Formal Withdrawal From WHO as Covid-19 Cases Climb | "This won't protect American lives or interests—it leaves Americans sick and America alone."

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  Published on 8th Jul 2020
• Trump Health Secretary Says US Healthcare Workers 'Don't Get Infected' With Covid-19 (94,000 Have Contracted Covid-19)

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  Published on 8th Jul 2020
• 'Alarming': Some Small Businesses Received Just $1 in Covid-19 Relief Loans as Kushner Family, Wall Street Investors Raked in Millions

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  Published on 8th Jul 2020
• Trump and the GOP's Handling of Covid-19 Is Sheer Lunacy | The economy isn't roaring back. What's roaring back is Covid-19. Until it's tamed, the economy doesn't stand a chance.

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  Published on 6th Jul 2020
• 'The Future Does Not Belong to You,' Climate Campaigners Say to Big Oil After Cancellation of 600-Mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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  Published on 6th Jul 2020
• 300+ Law Professors Agree: Congress Should 'Pass a Bill Tomorrow' to End Qualified Immunity for Police

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  Published on 3rd Jul 2020
• With Epstein Suicide Looming, Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Assurances of Ghislaine Maxwell's Safety While in Custody: "I hope the SDNY and all relevant parties have conducted an extensive review of the failures of Epstein's custody," said the New York Democrat

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  Published on 3rd Jul 2020
• 'This Is Horrendous': US Military Confirms Bayonets Were Issued to Troops Responding to George Floyd Protests

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  Published on 3rd Jul 2020
• Trump Says Covid-19 Is 'Going to Sort of Just Disappear, I Hope' on Same Day New US Cases Topped 50,000 for First Time

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  Published on 2nd Jul 2020
• 60+ Groups Demand Senate Pass Sanders Amendment to Slash 'Out of Control' Pentagon Budget by $74 Billion

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  Published on 30th Jun 2020
• 'No One Is Above the Law': Federal Court Rules Trump Effort to Seize Pentagon Funds for Border Wall Is Illegal

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  Published on 28th Jun 2020
• 'Unfathomable Cruelty': Trump Files Legal Brief Aiming to Kick 20 Million Off Health Insurance in Middle of Pandemic. "We need to be guaranteeing healthcare for all, not gutting it from millions."

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  Published on 26th Jun 2020
• 'Downright Dangerous': Trump Moves to End Federal Support for Testing Sites as US Sees Record Daily Spike in Covid-19 Infections. "The pandemic is clearly getting worse in states nationwide—and instead of trying harder to stop it, President Trump is apparently trying harder to hide it."

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  Published on 25th Jun 2020
• Senators Find $14 Billion in Unspent Funds After Trump Admits to Ordering Slowdown in Covid-19 Testing—"This administration will put our country at grave risk if it tries to declare an early victory, leave lifesaving work undone, and leave resources communities desperately need sitting untouched."

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  Published on 22nd Jun 2020
• 'Now Is Not the Time for More Studies': Sanders Rips Weak GOP Bill and Demands End to Police Immunity. "Now is the time to hold racist and corrupt police officers and police departments accountable for their actions."

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  Published on 18th Jun 2020
• Pence Urges Governors to Parrot Trump's Lie That Spikes in Covid-19 Cases Largely Caused by Increase in Testing

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  Published on 16th Jun 2020
• Trump Willing to Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Americans in Effort to Win Election

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  Published on 16th Jun 2020
• 'Time to Cut Weapons of War': Barbara Lee Unveils Proposal to Slash Pentagon by Up to $350 Billion—Nearly in Half

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  Published on 16th Jun 2020
• With Economy Still in Deep Recession, Millionaire Trump Adviser Complains $600-Per-Week Boost in Unemployment Benefits Is Too Generous

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  Published on 15th Jun 2020
• 'Speaking of Looting...': Trump Admin. Refuses to Disclose Corporate Recipients of $500 Billion in Coronavirus Bailout Funds

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  Published on 12th Jun 2020
• 'We Must Act Now': Sanders Demands Congressional Ban on Police Use of Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Against Protesters.

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  Published on 11th Jun 2020
• 'This Is by Design': Georgia Election Disaster Condemned as Result of Deliberate GOP Voter Suppression

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  Published on 10th Jun 2020
• "Stay in the Streets. It's Working": Two Weeks Into Racial Justice Protests, New York State Classifies Use of Chokeholds as Felony

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  Published on 9th Jun 2020
• 'Police Have Been Letting Us Live in Peace,' Says Trump as Activists Catalogue Nearly 600 Videos of Officer Violence Against Protesters

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  Published on 9th Jun 2020
• 'Whose Fence? Our Fence!': Trump's New White House Barrier Transformed Into Black Lives Matter Memorial

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  Published on 8th Jun 2020
• 'One Racist Down. Hundreds in Office to Go': Applause as Bigot Steve King Ousted in Iowa Primary — "Goodbye, Rep. Steve King. You are certainly not the only white supremacist in federal government, but you were among the most prominent," tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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  Published on 3rd Jun 2020
• 'They're Afraid': GOP Ripped for Enabling Trump as McConnell Blocks Resolution Condemning Assault on Peaceful Protesters - "They're afraid of Donald Trump. And that leads to Donald Trump getting worse and worse and worse. It's appalling."

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  Published on 3rd Jun 2020
• With Over 100,000 Dead and Depression-Level Unemployment, Sanders Calls McConnell's Sandbagging of Covid-19 Relief 'Incomprehensible' — "Our most vulnerable communities are hungry, desperate and under enormous emotional stress. The American people want action from Congress and they want it now.

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  Published on 1st Jun 2020
• 'When the Country Needed Leadership Trump Turned Off the Lights': White House Goes Dark as Protests Over Killing of George Floyd Rage Across DC

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  Published on 1st Jun 2020
• There's Only One Reason Trump and the GOP Don't Want Mail-in Voting: Vote-by-mail makes voting easier. And when voting is easier, Republicans have a much harder time suppressing the vote.

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  Published on 27th May 2020
• 'A Disgusting Display': Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades, and Tear Gas at Demonstrators Protesting Killing of George Floyd

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  Published on 27th May 2020
• "How the Trump White House Sees You": President's Economic Adviser Under Fire for Calling Workers "Human Capital Stock"

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  Published on 26th May 2020
• As Nation Mourns 100,000 Dead, Trump Goes Golfing

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  Published on 24th May 2020
• 'This Is No Joke': Michigan AG Calls Trump 'A Petulant Child' for Refusing to Wear Mask During Ford Visit - "I think the message he sent is the same message since he first took office in 2017, which is, 'I don't care about you.'"

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  Published on 22nd May 2020
• Bernie Sanders Says It Is 'Nauseating' to See Corporations Praise Frontline Workers as 'Heroes' While Refusing to Pay Them More

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  Published on 22nd May 2020
• As Trump Says 'Voting Is An Honor' in Rant Against Mail-In Ballots, Progressives Respond: 'Voting Is a Right' - "Voting isn't a gift given by leaders. Citizens have the right to vote."

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  Published on 21st May 2020
• 'The Corruption Is on Full Display: Trump Executive Order Directs All Agencies to Gut Business Regulations Amid Covid-19

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  Published on 20th May 2020
• Think Trump and Republicans Wouldn't Try to Cancel an Election? Look at What GOP in Georgia Just Pulled Off

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  Published on 20th May 2020
• Pompeo Openly Admits He Asked Trump to Fire Inspector General Because He Wasn't Doing What 'We Had Tried To Get Him To'

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  Published on 19th May 2020
• House Democrats Demand Trump State Department Turn Over 'Secret Plan' to Slash Social Security Amid Pandemic; "The idea that we would ask Americans to sell out their retirement and long-term security for assistance during a crisis is insane."

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  Published on 18th May 2020
• Trump Calls Legally Protected Whistleblowing a 'Racket' as Fired Scientist Rips President's Failed Covid-19 Response

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  Published on 18th May 2020
• US Postal Service Reportedly Considering Price Hikes as Trump's Takeover of the Beloved Agency Accelerates - "President Trump's clear intent is to raise prices and force a crisis at the Post Office so that his political benefactors at the corporate shippers can increase their company profits

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  Published on 15th May 2020
• 'Reopening' Means Workers Will Die — The wealthy may be fine with sacrificing the vulnerable, but workers are fighting for the sanctity of human life.

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  Published on 14th May 2020
• Vote-by-Mail Under 'Existential Threat' as Top US Postal Service Official Reportedly Forced Out — "Trump is intent on installing his partisan lackeys in control of the Postal Service while congressional Republicans try to force it into insolvency so they can privatize it."

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  Published on 13th May 2020
• 'Why Me, Specifically?' Says Asian-American Reporter After Trump Tells Her to 'Ask China' About Testing

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  Published on 12th May 2020
• GOP Senator Who Voted for Trump Tax Cuts and Corporate Slush Fund Now Says 'Not Enough Money to Help Everybody' Harmed by Covid-19 | "They took care of their billionaire buddies and Wall Street bankers. Now they're trying to say there's 'not enough' left to help you and your family. It's a lie."

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  Published on 11th May 2020
• GOP Senator Who Voted for Trump Tax Cuts and Corporate Slush Fund Says 'Not Enough Money' to Help Everyone Harmed by Covid-19 | "They took care of their billionaire buddies and Wall Street bankers. Now they're trying to say there's 'not enough' left to help you and your family. It's a lie."

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  Published on 11th May 2020
• Trump Signs Executive Order Greenlighting 'Corporate Takeover of Our Oceans While They Hope We Aren't Paying Attention'

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  Published on 8th May 2020
• 'My God,' Says US Senator After William Barr Deploys 'History Is Written by the Winners' Trope | "The head of the American justice system now saying publicly that there is no good or bad except what the strongest want. The definition of autocracy."

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  Published on 8th May 2020
• 'Just Straight Cronyism': Top Trump and GOP Donor Picked to Lead US Postal Service in Time of Crisis; "President Trump rewards a partisan donor by installing him at the United States Postal Service. This crony doesn't cut it."

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  Published on 7th May 2020
• Explosive Whistleblower Complaint by Ousted HHS Official Says He Was Pressured to Give Contract to Trump-Friendly Pharma Firm

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  Published on 6th May 2020
• "There'll Be More Death": Trump Says He Is Willing to Sacrifice Lives to Reopen US Businesses — "He absolutely does not want you to view these deaths for what they are... a result of his abject failure to handle the pandemic in any logical way."

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  Published on 6th May 2020
• In Leaked Audio, Texas Governor Admits Reopening Economy Will Lead to 'Increase and Spread' of Covid-19

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  Published on 6th May 2020
• 'Dangerous and Irresponsible': 40 Rights Groups Demand McConnell Stop Ramming Through Lifetime Judges During Covid-19 Crisis - "Trump and McConnell are prioritizing their morally bankrupt agenda instead of addressing the impact of this public health crisis."

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  Published on 5th May 2020
• Court Requests Probe Into Whether McConnell Unethically Pressured Judge to Retire to Pave Way for His Unqualified Protégé

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  Published on 5th May 2020
• 'Outrageous, Callous, and Cruel': Seniors Rip Trump for Holding Covid-19 Relief Hostage to Push Social Security Cuts

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  Published on 5th May 2020
• Trump Says He Won't Approve Covid-19 Package Without Tax Cut That Offers Zero Relief for 30 Million Newly Unemployed

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  Published on 4th May 2020
• Corporate Looting as ‘Rescue Plan,’ Robber Barons as ‘Saviors’ - It’s quite telling who counts as “the economy” and what measures are considered “necessary” or “adequate.”

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  Published on 3rd May 2020
• As Trump Claims US Has Best Covid-19 Testing in the World, Capitol Physician Says He Lacks Capacity to Test All 100 Senators

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  Published on 1st May 2020
• Progressives Urge Congress to Stop 'Disgraceful' GOP Effort to Grant Corporations Immunity From Covid-19 Lawsuits

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  Published on 30th Apr 2020
• Calls Mount for Congress to Provide 'Robust Relief' to USPS as Covid-19 Kills Mail Clerks and Carriers

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  Published on 30th Apr 2020
• 'Pathetic': Trump Says No to Additional Covid-19 Stimulus Checks, Backs Cutting Tax That Funds Social Security Instead

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  Published on 29th Apr 2020
• 'Owes an Apology to Every Essential Worker': Pence Under Fire for Refusing to Wear Face Mask at Mayo Clinic

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  Published on 29th Apr 2020
• "That Doesn't Do Anything": Experts Warn Trump Plan for States to Test Just 2% of Residents Is Completely Inadequate - "It's totally in our control to fix this. We should be spending $100 billion on the testing. We should just get it going. It's just not that hard."

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  Published on 28th Apr 2020
• Top Unions Accuse Trump of Exploiting Loopholes in Covid-19 Stimulus to 'Enrich Corporate Executives'

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  Published on 28th Apr 2020
• 'Grotesque, Deadly Failure': Trump USDA Under Fire for Allowing Millions of Pounds of Produce to Rot as Food Insecurity Surges - "The Agriculture Department took more than a month to make its first significant move to buy up surplus fruits and vegetables."

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  Published on 27th Apr 2020
• Out of 13 Hours of Trump Covid-19 Briefings, Just 4.5 Minutes of Empathy for Victims: Analysis | "During his briefings, Trump spent 10 minutes praising himself for every 1 minute he spent expressing condolences for the 50,000 Americans who died."

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  Published on 26th Apr 2020
• Why Are Working People Forced to Sacrifice for the Common Good But Not the Titans of Capitalism? Why is it that lawmakers can order workers to stop working, and small business owners to lock their doors, but not order landlords, bankers, and Wall Street investors to also suspend their activities?

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  Published on 26th Apr 2020
• Citing 'Utter Inability to Discharge Duties of His Office,' MoveOn Demands Trump Removal Under 25th Amendment

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  Published on 24th Apr 2020
• AOC Takes Brave, Lonely Stand Against 'Unconscionable' Covid-19 Relief Package That Doesn't Sufficiently Help Those Hurt the Most

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  Published on 24th Apr 2020
• 'A Power Grab': Postal Union Slams Trump for Holding USPS Funds Hostage to Force 'Draconian Cuts' | "This administration is committed to fulfilling the decades-long pursuit by some to sacrifice our public Postal Service at the altar of private profit."

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  Published on 24th Apr 2020