CHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWCHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWPresident Donald Trump has blamed the nationwide civil unrest following the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a white police officer on “radical-left criminals” and “anarchists,” whom he said are taking advantage of mass anger to spread “violence, mayhem, and disorder.” Speaking at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after viewing the launch of the first astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, Trump called the riots—which have spread to nearly a dozen cities after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police...…CHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWCHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWPresident Donald Trump has blamed the nationwide civil unrest following the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a white police officer on “radical-left criminals” and “anarchists,” whom he said are taking advantage of mass anger to spread “violence, mayhem, and disorder.” Speaking at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after viewing the launch of the first astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, Trump called the riots—which have spread to nearly a dozen cities after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police...WW…

They mess you up, your mom and dad, particularly when they are running for president. Which is why, in the all-or-nothing mudslinging battlefield of campaign politics, one rule has remained sacrosanct: the kids are off-limits.But like so many other norms in the Trump era, that low standard of campaign conduct, too, has been dismantled and discarded in recent weeks as President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and its most high-profile surrogates and allies have begun targeting presumptive Democratic opponent Joe Biden with a new weapon: photos of his children and grandchildren.On Monday,...…They mess you up, your mom and dad, particularly when they are running for president. Which is why, in the all-or-nothing mudslinging battlefield of campaign politics, one rule has remained sacrosanct: the kids are off-limits.But like so many other norms in the Trump era, that low standard of campaign conduct, too, has been dismantled and discarded in recent weeks as President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and its most high-profile surrogates and allies have begun targeting presumptive Democratic opponent Joe Biden with a new weapon: photos of his children and grandchildren.On Monday,...WW…

After weeks of warnings from health officials, President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly decided to play public health hero and cancel the announcing plans instead for “some things with telerallies”—just a few days after his private company quietly sought to trademark the idea. Trump made the announcement just a few minutes in to the White House's daily coronavirus briefing, declaring that “it’s not the right time” in light of the in the state.Trump said the RNC’s delegates would still meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, and that he would still hold a convention speech, albeit “in a...…After weeks of warnings from health officials, President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly decided to play public health hero and cancel the announcing plans instead for “some things with telerallies”—just a few days after his private company quietly sought to trademark the idea. Trump made the announcement just a few minutes in to the White House's daily coronavirus briefing, declaring that “it’s not the right time” in light of the in the state.Trump said the RNC’s delegates would still meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, and that he would still hold a convention speech, albeit “in a...WW…

Hundreds of opponents of Michigan’s rallied in their cars in the state capital on Wednesday, snarling traffic and even blocking a hospital entrance in a protest against an executive order intended to halt the .“The cars were blocking one of our hospitals, so an ambulance literally wasn’t able to get into the bay for ten minutes,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose statewide stay-at-home order provoked the ire of many right-wingers and Trump supporters. The order banned residents from traveling to second homes, closed non-essential businesses, and limited outdoor activities in a bid to curb...…Hundreds of opponents of Michigan’s rallied in their cars in the state capital on Wednesday, snarling traffic and even blocking a hospital entrance in a protest against an executive order intended to halt the .“The cars were blocking one of our hospitals, so an ambulance literally wasn’t able to get into the bay for ten minutes,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose statewide stay-at-home order provoked the ire of many right-wingers and Trump supporters. The order banned residents from traveling to second homes, closed non-essential businesses, and limited outdoor activities in a bid to curb...WW…

Former Vice President Joe Biden has officially been declared the victor of the Wisconsin Democratic primary, according to the Associated Press, after a surge in mail-in ballots posted in the midst of the coronavirus crisis took days to officially tabulate the results of the April 7 contest.Biden’s win in Wisconsin is largely pro forma following of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign last week, which cleared the path to the Democratic presidential nomination for the former two-term vice president, despite the chaotic lead-up to a contest that some would expose voters to the...…Former Vice President Joe Biden has officially been declared the victor of the Wisconsin Democratic primary, according to the Associated Press, after a surge in mail-in ballots posted in the midst of the coronavirus crisis took days to officially tabulate the results of the April 7 contest.Biden’s win in Wisconsin is largely pro forma following of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign last week, which cleared the path to the Democratic presidential nomination for the former two-term vice president, despite the chaotic lead-up to a contest that some would expose voters to the...WW…

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s insistence that his campaign recommence holding massive rallies will bring him to the heart of the state with one of the highest increases in new COVID-19 infections in the country.But in addition to the well-documented health risks of a crowded indoor event in a state where more than 2,500 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus were announced as recently as Thursday, the president’s appearance at a “Students for Trump” event on June 23 threatens the health not just of Arizona voters, but of the reelection chances of one of his...…On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s insistence that his campaign recommence holding massive rallies will bring him to the heart of the state with one of the highest increases in new COVID-19 infections in the country.But in addition to the well-documented health risks of a crowded indoor event in a state where more than 2,500 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus were announced as recently as Thursday, the president’s appearance at a “Students for Trump” event on June 23 threatens the health not just of Arizona voters, but of the reelection chances of one of his...WW…

When former Vice President Joe Biden said last week that he didn’t remember “any complaint ever having been made” by former staffer Tara Reade, in responding to her accusation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993, a hair stylist from New Jersey sought to remind him.“Joe Biden says he can’t remember Tara Reade,” Twitter user @prettyjanice888 wrote roughly 12 hours after Biden’s interview. “Perhaps this will help to refresh his memory. The photo attached to the tweet showed a younger, early-nineties-era Biden gently touching the sleeve of a woman—purportedly Reade. The image was...…When former Vice President Joe Biden said last week that he didn’t remember “any complaint ever having been made” by former staffer Tara Reade, in responding to her accusation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993, a hair stylist from New Jersey sought to remind him.“Joe Biden says he can’t remember Tara Reade,” Twitter user @prettyjanice888 wrote roughly 12 hours after Biden’s interview. “Perhaps this will help to refresh his memory. The photo attached to the tweet showed a younger, early-nineties-era Biden gently touching the sleeve of a woman—purportedly Reade. The image was...WW…

As governors across the country face mounting criticism from economy-minded conservatives for enacting stringent stay-at-home orders to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, one governor in particular is drawing disproportionate fire from high-ranking Republicans, conservative media outlets, and talking heads—in part, some allies fear, because she has been increasingly floated as a potential running mate for former Vice President Joe Biden.On March 23, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the first-term governor of Michigan, issued one of the most stringent executive orders in the country...…As governors across the country face mounting criticism from economy-minded conservatives for enacting stringent stay-at-home orders to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, one governor in particular is drawing disproportionate fire from high-ranking Republicans, conservative media outlets, and talking heads—in part, some allies fear, because she has been increasingly floated as a potential running mate for former Vice President Joe Biden.On March 23, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the first-term governor of Michigan, issued one of the most stringent executive orders in the country...WW…

Near the end of a debate performance that arguably on track, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) made the case to New Hampshire voters that her family’s hardscrabble background would immunize her from the corrosive effect of money in politics.“I can’t stand the big money in politics,” Klobuchar said in an exchange about the outsize influence of the super-rich in government. “I didn’t come from money, and I just simply think people don’t look at the guy in the White House and say ‘Can we get someone richer?’ I don’t think they think that.”“I am not,” Klobuchar reassured the audience, “a...…Near the end of a debate performance that arguably on track, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) made the case to New Hampshire voters that her family’s hardscrabble background would immunize her from the corrosive effect of money in politics.“I can’t stand the big money in politics,” Klobuchar said in an exchange about the outsize influence of the super-rich in government. “I didn’t come from money, and I just simply think people don’t look at the guy in the White House and say ‘Can we get someone richer?’ I don’t think they think that.”“I am not,” Klobuchar reassured the audience, “a...WW…

Breaking with decades of political tradition set by predecessors from both parties, President Joe Biden has kept his word.He announced on Saturday that the United States officially views the systemic killing of more than one million ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a century ago as a genocide—a promise that previous presidents have made on the campaign trail only to get cold feet in office at the prospect of alienating Turkey.“We remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again...…Breaking with decades of political tradition set by predecessors from both parties, President Joe Biden has kept his word.He announced on Saturday that the United States officially views the systemic killing of more than one million ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a century ago as a genocide—a promise that previous presidents have made on the campaign trail only to get cold feet in office at the prospect of alienating Turkey.“We remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again...WW…