All posts in July 2020

As the league came closer and closer to reopening, stories began to come out of various players who had yet to report to camp. In many cases, these players had received a positive COVID-19 test and were staying away. Some players had symptoms; others did not. Some players spoke openly about dealing with COVID-19 and warned others…

Devin Nunes has always represented the ragged edge of support for Donald Trump. From the moment he jumped from an Uber and sneaked into the White House in an attempt to derail the Russia investigation, to his stint in front of the House Ethics Committee, Nunes made it clear that his loyalty to Trump exceeded…

The rally is scheduled for noon at the courthouse. “We are going to voice our concern,” Bundy explained in a Facebook video, claiming that the deputies were at fault for the shooting: “A just, rational officer would never let it escalate.” Maybe there is more to the story,” Bundy shared in an accompanying post. “Remember…

When Trump first made the announcement, Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is situated, was averaging 188 new cases a day, as The Washington Post‘s Philip Bump points out. At the same time, Jacksonville’s Duval County was posting just 27 new cases a day. A little over a month earlier, Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, had famously flown…

In video from TCRP, Andrew Udelsman, an attorney with the organization, is confronted by three unidentified men after exiting an elevator onto one of the upper floors of Hampton Inn & Suites hotel in McAllen, a hotel chain owned by Hilton. It’s a normal hotel, but what’s happening inside the rooms isn’t normal. Children are being held by…

Campaign Action Economists point to the obvious. “It was the wrong bet. This wasn’t just a transitory event,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton and an advisor to small businesses. The National Federation of Independent Business, a trade association for small businesses, is the source for the estimate of 22% of loan recipients…

Nine points is the widest lead since September 2017, in the wake of Republican attempts to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. The Democratic advantage for most of this 2020 cycle has hovered around 6-7 points, which is exactly where Civiqs tracking left off in the 2018 version of this question. That November 2018, Civiqs spotted…

Engel went through a competitive nomination fight in 2000, but he was routinely reelected over the following 18 years. In 2018, Engel turned back a self-funding opponent by a wide 74-16 margin, and he became chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee the following year after his party returned to the majority. However, the seat…

Daily Kos Staff Friday July 17, 2020 · 10:22 AM PDT 2020/07/17 · 10:22 A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision last month on DACA and fully reopen the program to new applicants. The court’s ruling finding the administration had illegally ended the program was certified on Monday, yet…

At smaller treatment centers like Pride Institute in Minnesota, it’s more or less business as usual. With three locations specializing in addiction care for LGBTQ+ individuals, they’re following CDC guidelines, but also are taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of their patients and staff. Temperatures are taken at the door. Newly admitted patients are…