Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Intelligence Officials Say Trump Knew About Reported Bounty Program That Led to Deaths of U.S. Soldiers
President Donald Trump is under increasing scrutiny over his reported knowledge of a Russian bounty scheme that led to the deaths of multiple U.S. soldiers.
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Supreme Court Blocks Law That Would Have Left Only 1 Abortion Provider in Louisiana
Opponents of the law argued the law was burdensome and medically unnecessary and aimed only to regulate abortion clinics out of business.
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Trump’s Failure to Reopen Safely Could Hurt Him on the Last Issue Voters Trust Him With: the Economy
There’s reason to believe Trump’s numbers on the economy may dip, however.
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The GOP Wants to Repeal the ACA During a Pandemic. Democrats Are Trying to Expand Coverage.
If the Affordable Care Act is struck down, tens of millions of Americans would lose coverage and protections for pre-existing conditions.
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Here’s Every High-Profile Republican Who Has Endorsed Biden So Far
The list of Biden endorsers includes former Trump administration officials; former Republican senators, representatives, and governors; and hundreds of former GOP national security officials.
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Trump and His EPA Are ‘Using the Coronavirus as Cover’ to Gut Rules Against Climate Change
Environmental experts say these actions represent nothing less than a generous handout to polluters at the expense of regular Americans, particularly communities of color and children.
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Trump Says He Ordered COVID Testing to Be Slowed Down
Nearly 120,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 and case counts are surging in several states, including Texas and Florida, both of which recorded more than 4,000 new cases on Saturday, setting new single-day records.
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Facebook Removed Dozens of Trump Ads That Used a Nazi Symbol
“The Nazis used red triangles to identify their political victims in concentration camps. Using it to attack political opponents is highly offensive.”
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4 Black Men Were Found Hanged in 3 Weeks. What Is Happening?
“For African-Americans in America, hanging from a tree is a lynching. Why was this cavalierly dismissed as a suicide and not investigated as a murder?”
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Trump Blames Testing as COVID-19 Outbreaks Worsen
The president said the nation’s testing capacity, not the fact that states rushed to reopen in mid-May, is why coronavirus cases are surging in parts of the country.
