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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America’s Top Military Official: ‘I Should Not Have Been’ at Trump’s Photo Op
Army Gen. Mark Milley said he was wrong to have accompanied the president on his June 1 walk through Lafayette Square to St. John’s Church, where Trump held a bible aloft in an awkward publicity stunt.
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Trump Tweets Conspiracy Theory About 75-Year-Old Man Assaulted by Police
Hundreds of videos show police escalating violence at protests, yet the president is still trying to blame antifa.
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Trump’s Former Defense Secretary Mattis: The President Is a Threat to Our Country
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us.”
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This Is What It Means to Defund the Police
Supporters of the movement point out that many of the reforms enacted in recent years have not ended police brutality.
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As Protests Rage, Lincoln Project Lets Loose on Trump and Those Who Support Confederate Flag
The conservative group behind the viral Mourning in America ad released its latest ad on Sunday targeting President Donald Trump.
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This Republican Senator Criticized Trump for Withdrawing From the World Health Organization Amid a Pandemic
“Withdrawing U.S. membership could, among other things, interfere with clinical trials that are essential to the development of vaccines,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.
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Joe Biden Demands Justice for George Floyd, Calls on Americans to Root Out Structural Racism
“The original sin of this country still stains our nation today, and sometimes, we manage to overlook it. We just push forward with a thousand other tasks in our daily life. But it’s always there.”
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The U.S. Has Officially Passed 100,000 Deaths From Coronavirus. The Real Number Is Likely Much Higher.
The current death toll could actually be as high as 125,000 Americans, according to a New York Times analysis.
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States Are Using Bad Data to Justify Reopening. That’s Wildly Dangerous.
Faulty statistics could leave Americans who make decisions about day-to-day matters with the impression that the virus is under more control than it actually is.
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Breaking Down Trump’s Latest Hydroxychloroquine Comments Line by Line
Hydroxychloroquine has not been shown to be effective in treating COVID-19 and can cause serious side effects.

















