Virus Outbreak: News and Analysis From 23 August 2020
Tennessee Voting Law: Governor Draws Bill Punishing Some Protestants with Crime and Loss of Voting
Bill HB 8005 increases the penalty for camping on state property from a crime to a Class E offense punishable by up to six years in prison. Signing of the bill comes as protesters camped outside the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, demanding a meeting with the Republican governor since race, …
Read More »RNC: Trump and Pence expected to attend roll call votes Monday
Trump and Pence are expected to attend the roll call votes by the slim group of 336 RNC delegates who will formally nominate Trump and Pence as the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates. Because North Carolina would not give permission for a large-scale event, Republicans decided not to hold …
Read More »Chamber pass the financial accounts for postal services
Democratic U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Dan Kildee rally in support of the United States Postal Service (USPS) outside a post office in Southfield, Michigan, US August 18, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill to insert emergency funds into the U.S. Postal …
Read More »Republicans who support Biden: View the list of leading GOP members
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich Kasich, who served eight years as the governor of Ohio and was a candidate for the GOP nomination in 2016, is a leading voice of the party’s “Never Trump” movement. Among the Republicans featured at the Democratic convention, he had the longest speaking time, and …
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