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AOC offers advice for young people to get around stimulus check exclusion

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez railed against a provision in the coronavirus cash assistance program that penalizes young people and offered advice on how to potentially get around that during a virtual town hall this week. The one-time payments of up to $1,200 per person and $500 per child will help most Americans, but there are some expectations […]

Democratic primaries pushed back in four states amid coronavirus crisis

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Voters in four states were due to cast their ballots in Democratic presidential primaries on Saturday — but those states have now postponed or extended voting in those contests due to the coronavirus crisis. Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii have canceled in-person voting because of the pandemic that has closed down most of daily life across the country. Instead […]

Democrats slam Trump’s ‘dead of night’ decision to fire intelligence community IG

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Democrats on Friday reacted furiously to President Trump’s decision to fire the intelligence community inspector general who informed Congress about the Ukraine whistleblower complaint. “Trump’s dead of night decision to fire ICIG Michael Atkinson is another blatant attempt to gut the independence of the Intelligence Community and retaliate against those who dare to expose presidential wrongdoing,” said Rep. […]

Mark Cuban flirting with 2020 presidential bid in post-coronavirus ‘America 2.0’

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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here. Mark Cuban is flirting with a presidential bid in a post-coronavirus “America 2.0,” he revealed. In an interview with Axios, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks discussed his view on the future of America following the coronavirus pandemic. Cuban spoke […]

Biden tells Sanders he’s moving forward with VP search

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Joe Biden says he’s pushing ahead with his search for a running mate and revealed that he had a conversation with Sen. Bernie Sanders – his last remaining rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Speaking with donors during a virtual fundraiser on Friday night, the former vice president and all-but-certain Democratic nominee said: “I am […]

Trump fires Michael Atkinson, intelligence IG who told Congress about Ukraine phone call: report

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President Trump has reportedly fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who alerted Congress to concerns about a Trump phone call with the president of Ukraine – a matter that led to the president’s impeachment last year. Trump formally notified the intelligence committees of both the Senate and House in a […]

President Trump makes joke about dating models while discussing COVID-19 models

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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. President Tump raised eyebrows during the White House coronavirus briefing Friday for a racy comment. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, was explaining that by taking precautions like social distancing and a proper medical response, the […]