This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDemonstrators filled the streets in cities around the world Saturday, staging some of the largest and most peaceful protests against racism since a 46-year-old black man, George Floyd, was killed on Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.People marched in , Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney and elsewhere, with turnout reaching the tens of thousands in some cities. Washington alone hosted a dozen different rallies. In Chicago there were at least five, and in New York City,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDemonstrators filled the streets in cities around the world Saturday, staging some of the largest and most peaceful protests against racism since a 46-year-old black man, George Floyd, was killed on Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.People marched in , Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Paris, Sydney and elsewhere, with turnout reaching the tens of thousands in some cities. Washington alone hosted a dozen different rallies. In Chicago there were at least five, and in New York City,...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDETROIT — President Trump has invited the leaders of Michigan’s Republican-controlled state legislature to meet him in Washington on Friday, according to a person familiar with those plans, as the president and his allies continue an extraordinary campaign to overturn the results of an election he lost.Trump’s campaign has suffered defeats in courtrooms across the country in its efforts to allege irregularities with the ballot-counting process, and has failed to muster any evidence of the widespread fraud that the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDETROIT — President Trump has invited the leaders of Michigan’s Republican-controlled state legislature to meet him in Washington on Friday, according to a person familiar with those plans, as the president and his allies continue an extraordinary campaign to overturn the results of an election he lost.Trump’s campaign has suffered defeats in courtrooms across the country in its efforts to allege irregularities with the ballot-counting process, and has failed to muster any evidence of the widespread fraud that the...WW…

ADPlease note: The Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers. Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for .Republican appointees on a key board in Michigan’s most populous county Tuesday night reversed their initial refusal to certify the vote tallies in the Detroit area, striking a last-minute compromise with Democrats that defused a political fight over the process to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state.The unexpected twist came after the four-member Wayne County Board of Canvassers...…ADPlease note: The Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers. Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for .Republican appointees on a key board in Michigan’s most populous county Tuesday night reversed their initial refusal to certify the vote tallies in the Detroit area, striking a last-minute compromise with Democrats that defused a political fight over the process to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state.The unexpected twist came after the four-member Wayne County Board of Canvassers...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe heads of the Republican National Committee and Michigan Republican Party issued a joint statement Saturday calling for Michigan’s state canvassing board to delay certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, marking the latest attempt by GOP leaders to intervene in the state’s electoral process.— signed by RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who is from Michigan, and state GOP Chair Laura Cox — the officials ask the canvassing board to adjourn for 14 days and allow for a “full audit and investigation”...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe heads of the Republican National Committee and Michigan Republican Party issued a joint statement Saturday calling for Michigan’s state canvassing board to delay certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, marking the latest attempt by GOP leaders to intervene in the state’s electoral process.— signed by RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who is from Michigan, and state GOP Chair Laura Cox — the officials ask the canvassing board to adjourn for 14 days and allow for a “full audit and investigation”...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDETROIT — At first, it seemed like a win for President Trump's supporters: The Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked Tuesday night over whether to certify the results of the presidential election in the populous Democratic county, punting the question to a state regulatory board.In a tweet,called it a “huge win” for the president, who has not conceded the presidential race and who has made false accusations of voter fraud.But hours later, the board — composed of two Republicans and two Democrats — reversed itself,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareDETROIT — At first, it seemed like a win for President Trump's supporters: The Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked Tuesday night over whether to certify the results of the presidential election in the populous Democratic county, punting the question to a state regulatory board.In a tweet,called it a “huge win” for the president, who has not conceded the presidential race and who has made false accusations of voter fraud.But hours later, the board — composed of two Republicans and two Democrats — reversed itself,...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThousands of Trump campaign supporters stepped up their public show of celebration, promotion and, in some cases, over the weekend as a nervous nation prepared to head to the polls in two days.The events, car caravans, midsize outdoor rallies and, on Sunday, the apparent blocking of roadways in the Democrat-heavy Mid-Atlantic, have been building in size as Election Day approaches. No injuries — or ostentatious displays of rifles and pistols — were reported, but the demonstrations underscore the unusual nature of this...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThousands of Trump campaign supporters stepped up their public show of celebration, promotion and, in some cases, over the weekend as a nervous nation prepared to head to the polls in two days.The events, car caravans, midsize outdoor rallies and, on Sunday, the apparent blocking of roadways in the Democrat-heavy Mid-Atlantic, have been building in size as Election Day approaches. No injuries — or ostentatious displays of rifles and pistols — were reported, but the demonstrations underscore the unusual nature of this...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An FBI agent said Tuesday that some of those charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed "taking" Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who reacted to the news by accusing President Trump of fueling extremism with reckless rhetoric.The disturbing allegations about politically motivated violence surfaced during a day-long court hearing over what law enforcement officials say was a plan to abduct Michigan's highest elected official and either leave her on a boat in the middle of a...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An FBI agent said Tuesday that some of those charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed "taking" Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who reacted to the news by accusing President Trump of fueling extremism with reckless rhetoric.The disturbing allegations about politically motivated violence surfaced during a day-long court hearing over what law enforcement officials say was a plan to abduct Michigan's highest elected official and either leave her on a boat in the middle of a...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareHomebound with severe lung disease, 77-year-old Pat Dunaj worked her phone and the Internet until she secured a promise from the county health department to come to her door with a shot of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine last week.Federal officials then , followed by the inevitable call from the county that Dunaj’s April 13 vaccination had been canceled.“They wouldn’t give it to me. They didn’t know what to do. So they erred on the side of caution,” said Dunaj, who lives in Livingston County, Mich.Now, the plan...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareHomebound with severe lung disease, 77-year-old Pat Dunaj worked her phone and the Internet until she secured a promise from the county health department to come to her door with a shot of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine last week.Federal officials then , followed by the inevitable call from the county that Dunaj’s April 13 vaccination had been canceled.“They wouldn’t give it to me. They didn’t know what to do. So they erred on the side of caution,” said Dunaj, who lives in Livingston County, Mich.Now, the plan...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareWhen Laura Forman arrived at work a few weeks ago, something was missing. The refrigerated truck for bodies that had overflowed Kent Hospital’s morgue during the covid-19 surge was gone.“Coming up to the hospital and seeing that space where it had been, I cried,” said Forman, the physician who heads the Warwick, R.I., hospital’s emergency department. “It was the most powerful symbol of hope.”But this week, hope gave way, yet again, to concern. The number of coronavirus infections is — in Rhode Island and across the nation....…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareWhen Laura Forman arrived at work a few weeks ago, something was missing. The refrigerated truck for bodies that had overflowed Kent Hospital’s morgue during the covid-19 surge was gone.“Coming up to the hospital and seeing that space where it had been, I cried,” said Forman, the physician who heads the Warwick, R.I., hospital’s emergency department. “It was the most powerful symbol of hope.”But this week, hope gave way, yet again, to concern. The number of coronavirus infections is — in Rhode Island and across the nation....WW…

ADThe coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but its psychological grip on the United States has weakened. Pandemic fatigue, warmer weather and a surge in vaccinations have led to a spring fever palpable across much of the country.Last weekend, more than 1.5 million Americans on Sunday alone, a new high for the pandemic and triple the figure from the same period in 2020 during the , figures from the Transportation Security Administration show.Cellphone mobility data analyzed by The Washington Post show movement steadily increasing everywhere except in large cities, where office buildings...…ADThe coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but its psychological grip on the United States has weakened. Pandemic fatigue, warmer weather and a surge in vaccinations have led to a spring fever palpable across much of the country.Last weekend, more than 1.5 million Americans on Sunday alone, a new high for the pandemic and triple the figure from the same period in 2020 during the , figures from the Transportation Security Administration show.Cellphone mobility data analyzed by The Washington Post show movement steadily increasing everywhere except in large cities, where office buildings...WW…