×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×at the top of the list of issues in political ads these days, right up there with the intertwined issues of the coronavirus and health care. are driving the push, spending far more than on presidential campaign ads that mention China. From April 1-May 15, Republicans spent $8.3 million on TV ads (excluding cable) referencing China, compared to the $1.7 million spent by Democrats, according to data compiled by Kantar/CMAG for HuffPost. AdvertisementDemocrats, meanwhile, spent $5.8 million on non-China-related...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×at the top of the list of issues in political ads these days, right up there with the intertwined issues of the coronavirus and health care. are driving the push, spending far more than on presidential campaign ads that mention China. From April 1-May 15, Republicans spent $8.3 million on TV ads (excluding cable) referencing China, compared to the $1.7 million spent by Democrats, according to data compiled by Kantar/CMAG for HuffPost. AdvertisementDemocrats, meanwhile, spent $5.8 million on non-China-related...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Thursday griped about the pressure he’s facing to increase the ability to test people for the , saying that testing might be “overrated” anyway.“We have the best testing in the world. Could be that testing is, frankly, overrated. ,” Trump said during a visit to Owens & Minor, a medical supply company in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that distributes masks and other products.Advertisement“You know, they always say, ‘We want more, we want more,’ because they don’t want to give you credit. Then we do...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President on Thursday griped about the pressure he’s facing to increase the ability to test people for the , saying that testing might be “overrated” anyway.“We have the best testing in the world. Could be that testing is, frankly, overrated. ,” Trump said during a visit to Owens & Minor, a medical supply company in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that distributes masks and other products.Advertisement“You know, they always say, ‘We want more, we want more,’ because they don’t want to give you credit. Then we do...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s GOP-controlled legislature successfully overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of a voter ID bill on Tuesday night, a move that adds an extra hurdle for people to vote in November. The bill requires people to show government-issued photo identification in order to cast a ballot, starting in November. A key race ― the reelection of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) ― will be on the ballot.AdvertisementThe legislature originally passed the bill in late March, but Beshear vetoed it.This legislation comes at a...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s GOP-controlled legislature successfully overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of a voter ID bill on Tuesday night, a move that adds an extra hurdle for people to vote in November. The bill requires people to show government-issued photo identification in order to cast a ballot, starting in November. A key race ― the reelection of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) ― will be on the ballot.AdvertisementThe legislature originally passed the bill in late March, but Beshear vetoed it.This legislation comes at a...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The White House has tried to reassure the public that it’s on top of the pandemic, declaring it an “.” Yet as the disease has ripped through the country, many of President ’s Cabinet members have been largely absent or have failed to use the powers of their agencies to respond to a crisis that has shut down the economy and killed more than 20,000 Americans. “The absence of Trump’s Cabinet has been a staggering, if not unsurprising, abdication of leadership,” said Kyle Herrig, president of Accountable.US, a...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The White House has tried to reassure the public that it’s on top of the pandemic, declaring it an “.” Yet as the disease has ripped through the country, many of President ’s Cabinet members have been largely absent or have failed to use the powers of their agencies to respond to a crisis that has shut down the economy and killed more than 20,000 Americans. “The absence of Trump’s Cabinet has been a staggering, if not unsurprising, abdication of leadership,” said Kyle Herrig, president of Accountable.US, a...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The battle to pick the Republican nominee for in Alabama is headed to a March 31 runoff. , President ’s former attorney general who served as senator until 2017, will face former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville.AdvertisementSessions should have been a shoo-in for his old seat. He represented the state in the Senate for 20 years before joining the Trump administration. He was the first senator to endorse Trump, lending him establishment credibility and opening the doors to the political world...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The battle to pick the Republican nominee for in Alabama is headed to a March 31 runoff. , President ’s former attorney general who served as senator until 2017, will face former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville.AdvertisementSessions should have been a shoo-in for his old seat. He represented the state in the Senate for 20 years before joining the Trump administration. He was the first senator to endorse Trump, lending him establishment credibility and opening the doors to the political world...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s Democratic presidential campaign is trying to tie Sen. (I-Vt.) to the vandalism of its office in Knoxville, Tennessee, despite no evidence that he or one of his supporters was involved. “This latest incident at our Knoxville campaign office is exactly what we’ve been warning about,” Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey said in a statement. “We don’t know who is responsible for this vandalism, but we do know it echoes language from the Sanders campaign and its supporters.”AdvertisementOn Friday morning,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s Democratic presidential campaign is trying to tie Sen. (I-Vt.) to the vandalism of its office in Knoxville, Tennessee, despite no evidence that he or one of his supporters was involved. “This latest incident at our Knoxville campaign office is exactly what we’ve been warning about,” Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey said in a statement. “We don’t know who is responsible for this vandalism, but we do know it echoes language from the Sanders campaign and its supporters.”AdvertisementOn Friday morning,...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has tapped as his vice presidential running mate, choosing one of the ’s most visible stars and a former competitor from the primary.Harris, 55, was long considered the front-runner for the job. She is already known nationally and was tested on the campaign trail and in the media during her own presidential bid last year.AdvertisementBiden called her “a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants” in a tweet Tuesday.I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked —...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has tapped as his vice presidential running mate, choosing one of the ’s most visible stars and a former competitor from the primary.Harris, 55, was long considered the front-runner for the job. She is already known nationally and was tested on the campaign trail and in the media during her own presidential bid last year.AdvertisementBiden called her “a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants” in a tweet Tuesday.I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked —...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President continued his xenophobic warnings about China on Tuesday, claiming that if he loses the election, everyone in the U.S. will have to learn to speak Chinese. “Look, if this election is lost by Donald Trump,” he said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States. You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth.”Advertisementhas been central to Trump’s reelection campaign ever since the pandemic took...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President continued his xenophobic warnings about China on Tuesday, claiming that if he loses the election, everyone in the U.S. will have to learn to speak Chinese. “Look, if this election is lost by Donald Trump,” he said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States. You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth.”Advertisementhas been central to Trump’s reelection campaign ever since the pandemic took...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President finally told “everybody” in the country to “wear a mask” last week, acknowledging that face coverings help stem the spread of the coronavirus.AdvertisementAdvertisement“The distinction between the COVID emergency and the climate emergency is COVID is killing us quickly, and climate is doing its damage somewhat more slowly ― although at some point it will be catastrophic.”- Andrew Rosenberg, Union of Concerned ScientistsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“This isn’t about being nice to...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President finally told “everybody” in the country to “wear a mask” last week, acknowledging that face coverings help stem the spread of the coronavirus.AdvertisementAdvertisement“The distinction between the COVID emergency and the climate emergency is COVID is killing us quickly, and climate is doing its damage somewhat more slowly ― although at some point it will be catastrophic.”- Andrew Rosenberg, Union of Concerned ScientistsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“This isn’t about being nice to...WW…