This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump on Friday continued to eschew key public health guidelines from his own administration — meeting with Republican lawmakers and World War II veterans without a face mask — while expressing confidence that he is protected from the coronavirus despite a second White House staffer testing positive this week.The president appeared puzzled that the aide, , the press secretary for Vice President Pence, had contracted the virus “out of the blue” after testing negative several times under a routine White House...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump on Friday continued to eschew key public health guidelines from his own administration — meeting with Republican lawmakers and World War II veterans without a face mask — while expressing confidence that he is protected from the coronavirus despite a second White House staffer testing positive this week.The president appeared puzzled that the aide, , the press secretary for Vice President Pence, had contracted the virus “out of the blue” after testing negative several times under a routine White House...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump last week recorded regurgitating a litany of baseless accusations of election fraud. He awarded former college football coach Lou Holtz, a close political ally, the Medal of Freedom in . He threatened to if it fails to include measures to punish social media companies that have flagged his falsehood-laden posts.Yet even as Trump has been consumed with his waning political fortunes in a desperate attempt to retain power, his administration has accelerated efforts to lock in last-minute policy gains and...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump last week recorded regurgitating a litany of baseless accusations of election fraud. He awarded former college football coach Lou Holtz, a close political ally, the Medal of Freedom in . He threatened to if it fails to include measures to punish social media companies that have flagged his falsehood-laden posts.Yet even as Trump has been consumed with his waning political fortunes in a desperate attempt to retain power, his administration has accelerated efforts to lock in last-minute policy gains and...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, then-President Barack Obama was a ubiquitous presence stumping for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, making her case as a worthy successor but also emphasizing that his own legacy was on the ballot.Obama is back in the role of surrogate-in-chief for Joe Biden with 11 days left in the 2020 cycle, and though his message is not as pointed, the fate of the 44th president’s enduring impact on the nation is again in the balance.President Trump has systemically sought to dismantle...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, then-President Barack Obama was a ubiquitous presence stumping for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, making her case as a worthy successor but also emphasizing that his own legacy was on the ballot.Obama is back in the role of surrogate-in-chief for Joe Biden with 11 days left in the 2020 cycle, and though his message is not as pointed, the fate of the 44th president’s enduring impact on the nation is again in the balance.President Trump has systemically sought to dismantle...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe first night of major unrest in Washington had exploded in chaos on May 29, with protesters and Secret Service officers battling outside the White House. At 8:30 the next morning, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and her senior aides huddled on a conference call for an update from the city’s police chief.Eleven minutes later, they were interrupted — by a number of angry tweets from President Trump. Praising the federal officers, Trump warned protesters of the “vicious dogs” and “ominous weapons” at their disposal. Then, as the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe first night of major unrest in Washington had exploded in chaos on May 29, with protesters and Secret Service officers battling outside the White House. At 8:30 the next morning, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and her senior aides huddled on a conference call for an update from the city’s police chief.Eleven minutes later, they were interrupted — by a number of angry tweets from President Trump. Praising the federal officers, Trump warned protesters of the “vicious dogs” and “ominous weapons” at their disposal. Then, as the...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareAttorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the Justice Department will open a civil investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department, 13 months after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose killing was among the flash points that sparked mass social-justice protests across the nation last summer.Garland said the federal “pattern or practice” probe will seek to determine whether the Louisville police have engaged in systemic abuses and unlawful tactics with little accountability —...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareAttorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the Justice Department will open a civil investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department, 13 months after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose killing was among the flash points that sparked mass social-justice protests across the nation last summer.Garland said the federal “pattern or practice” probe will seek to determine whether the Louisville police have engaged in systemic abuses and unlawful tactics with little accountability —...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareAttorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday announced a sweeping Justice Department probe into the practices and culture of the Minneapolis Police Department, elevating the federal government’s role a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd.Garland said the pattern-or-practice civil investigation would be conducted separately from an ongoing federal criminal probe opened during the Trump administration over whether the Black man’s civil rights were violated during his arrest and...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareAttorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday announced a sweeping Justice Department probe into the practices and culture of the Minneapolis Police Department, elevating the federal government’s role a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd.Garland said the pattern-or-practice civil investigation would be conducted separately from an ongoing federal criminal probe opened during the Trump administration over whether the Black man’s civil rights were violated during his arrest and...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareAmid increased public attention on anti-Asian hate incidents, some Republicans and conservative-leaning advocacy groups are seeking to leverage the debate to bolster their long-standing efforts to overturn affirmative action policies at elite universities and high schools.GOP lawmakers have railed against the admissions criteria used by Ivy League schools, saying they discriminate against Asian American students. Influential pundits, , have made similar arguments on social media, suggesting that Democrats and liberal...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareAmid increased public attention on anti-Asian hate incidents, some Republicans and conservative-leaning advocacy groups are seeking to leverage the debate to bolster their long-standing efforts to overturn affirmative action policies at elite universities and high schools.GOP lawmakers have railed against the admissions criteria used by Ivy League schools, saying they discriminate against Asian American students. Influential pundits, , have made similar arguments on social media, suggesting that Democrats and liberal...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA spate of high-profile assaults on AsThe attacks — including over the past month that attracted national attention — followed months of warnings from advocates that anti­-China rhetoric from former president Donald Trump over the coronavirus pandemic was contributing to a surge in anti-Asian slurs and violence.Although President Biden last month signed banning the federal government from employing the sort of “inflammatory and xenophobic” language Trump used to describe the virus — such as “China plague” and “kung flu” —...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA spate of high-profile assaults on AsThe attacks — including over the past month that attracted national attention — followed months of warnings from advocates that anti­-China rhetoric from former president Donald Trump over the coronavirus pandemic was contributing to a surge in anti-Asian slurs and violence.Although President Biden last month signed banning the federal government from employing the sort of “inflammatory and xenophobic” language Trump used to describe the virus — such as “China plague” and “kung flu” —...WW…

ADPresident Trump was at his private golf club in South Florida on Christmas Day when a White House spokesman issued a short statement that the president had been briefed on the massive explosion in downtown Nashville, and offered thanks to first-responders.Trump played a round and returned to his Mar-a-Lago resort without further comment on the attack, which injured three, damaged more than 40 businesses and disrupted cellphone and Internet service for thousands for more than two days.As of Monday, three days after authorities identified the bomber as , Trump still had not commented...…ADPresident Trump was at his private golf club in South Florida on Christmas Day when a White House spokesman issued a short statement that the president had been briefed on the massive explosion in downtown Nashville, and offered thanks to first-responders.Trump played a round and returned to his Mar-a-Lago resort without further comment on the attack, which injured three, damaged more than 40 businesses and disrupted cellphone and Internet service for thousands for more than two days.As of Monday, three days after authorities identified the bomber as , Trump still had not commented...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump is trailing Joe Biden in the polls, lagging badly in fundraising, and losing out on the endorsements of some prominent Republicans and even former aides.But there remains one marker by which Trump believes his campaign is showing its true vitality in the home stretch and demonstrating why he can win again Nov. 3 — crowd size.Trump has returned to the campaign trail with gusto after battling the novel coronavirus, holding daily rallies with thousands of supporters at airport hangars, including events in...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident Trump is trailing Joe Biden in the polls, lagging badly in fundraising, and losing out on the endorsements of some prominent Republicans and even former aides.But there remains one marker by which Trump believes his campaign is showing its true vitality in the home stretch and demonstrating why he can win again Nov. 3 — crowd size.Trump has returned to the campaign trail with gusto after battling the novel coronavirus, holding daily rallies with thousands of supporters at airport hangars, including events in...WW…