On Twitter Saturday, Donald Trump Jr. shared a tweetje about a Breitbart article. The framing of the article and the tweet underscored that hundreds of votes were not cast illegally and perpetuated the president’s claim that voting by post is rudimentary of fraud. Facts first: What happened in Michigan was …
Read More »Postmaster General to testify Friday before the First Chamber
It will be the first opportunity for the U.S. Postal Service to answer questions amid accusations that the Trump administration is deliberately handicapping the USPS in an attempt to block mail-in voting during the pandemic. Democrats in the House Oversight Committee announced earlier this week that DeJoy and USPS Board …
Read More »First Chamber of Deputies Committee reports on Russia’s 2016 election interference in elections
The nearly 1,000-page report came after a 2016 three-year election interference investigation that included more than 200 interviews, including with top Trump family members and Trump campaign officials such as Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon. Tuesday’s report, which was released with editors, is the fifth part the …
Read More »Democrats not ready to make ‘ridiculous’ deal
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday criticized the top Democrats for what he categorized as idiosyncratic tactics and refusal to discuss any “reasonable deal” to provide relief to U.S. consumers and businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Wall Street had hoped that Mnuchin would support reports published on Monday night …
Read More »Quest Diagnostics says it is cutting back on coronavirus testing by one to two days, but warns it could slip
Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest providers of diagnostic tests in the country, said late Monday that it has reduced its coronavirus testing turnaround time to one to two days for all patients, down from more than seven days a month ago. The company and other labs are struggling to …
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