States can require Electoral College voters to endorse the winner of their state’s popular vote, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday, in a major dispute that could have an impact on the November presidential race. Judge Elena Kagan, who wrote the court’s opinion, wrote that “nothing in the Constitution …
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Bubba Wallace, driver of the Chevrolet # 43 World Wide Technology, walks the grid ahead of the Big Machine 400 NASCAR Cup Series Hand Sanitizer powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 5, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Chris Graythen | fake pictures President Donald Trump lashed …
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Regent Barbers owner Alan Kelly (L), who wears PPE (personal protective equipment), a face mask, or cover as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, reflects in a mirror as he cuts the hair of a customer, also wearing a covered face, in Dublin on June 29, 2020, as blocking …
Read More »FDA commissioner refuses to defend Trump’s claim that 99% of Covid-19 cases are ‘harmless’
“I am not going to analyze who is right and who is wrong,” Dr. Stephen Hahn, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, told CNN’s “State of the Union” Dana Bash. During his remarks Saturday at the White House Independence Day event, Trump asserted without evidence that 99% …
Read More »How Texans celebrated July 4 during the coronavirus pandemic
People watch fireworks from the Church of the Springs parking lot in Dripping Springs. Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune If Memorial Day unofficially marks the beginning of summer in Texas, July 4 confirms that it’s here for the long haul. For many Texans, both holidays consist of going outdoors: …
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