2020 Elections
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Articles by Rachel Kennedy
News
Trump’s Transition-Blocking GSA Boss Finally Tweeted And It Was Weird As Hell
General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy, who has refused to authorize the transition process for President-elect Joe Biden, fired off her first tweet in nearly two weeks on Wednesday and it wasn’t what anyone was MORE
Coronavirus
The West Texas Town Emerging as COVID’s New Epicenter: El Paso
Right on the border with Mexico, El Paso in Texas is known for its desert landscape, military complexes and plentiful sunshine. Now, it’s making a name as one of the worst hit regions in the MORE
Environment
‘Everyone is outraged and sad’: Canada shocked by killing of rare white moose
The killing of a rare “spirit” moose in Canada has shocked residents of a northern Ontario community and prompted one First Nations man to offer a reward to anyone who can help officials apprehend the suspected poachers. MORE
Politics
Profiles in cowardice: Trump’s Senate enablers
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) are respected Republican Senators with notable achievements. They have experience and accomplishments outside the Senate. They have gravitas. They also are Trump enablers, which — when history is MORE
Sports
Marshall University Remembers: 50 Years Ago, One of the Worst Sports Disasters in U.S. History
Marshall University commemorated the 50th anniversary of one of the worst sports disasters in U.S. history Saturday, a plane crash that killed most of the football team. The solemn ceremony was held around a fountain MORE
Pandemic Morons
Ivanka and Jared’s kids withdrawn from School for Flouting COVID Guidelines
Administrators at the posh Washington private school that the three young children of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner attended for the last three years expressed concern about the couple’s public flouting of Covid-19 guidelines, ultimately MORE
Politics
Pompeo Takes a Trip: “I’m Still the Secretary of State”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Paris on Saturday morning for the first leg of a seven-country tour. Over the next ten days, Pompeo will visit France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, MORE
Civil Rights
It Wasn’t a Gun: A material archive of police violence
A hairbrush. A set of keys. A pill bottle. A candy bar. Each of these everyday items is an unlikely weapon. And yet each is an object that was held by a Black man, woman, or MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 46
Friday the 13th? Are you kidding me? The idea of having a BAD LUCK day in the year of 2020 is like having straight capsaicin added to your already flaming enchilada.. . . .or it’s MORE
The Press
Newsmax Tries to Outfox Fox; Lures Trumplicans with Far Right Fake News
The 24-hour news network Newsmax aims to run to Fox News’s right does something subtle to make it seem as though Trump has all but won. Along the bottom of the screen, it perpetually runs MORE
2020 Elections
Military voters included on Trump campaign list of ‘improperly cast’ ballots: reports
A list produced by the Trump campaign purporting to detail just over 3,000 instances of alleged voter fraud in Nevada contains hundreds of addresses used by active-duty military members and their families. The Wall Street MORE
Health
Listen Live: As the COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens, the Affordable Care Act Faces another Supreme Court Test
One week after voters chose not to reelect Donald Trump to another term as president, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that centers on a long-held goal of Trump and other MORE
News
DOTUS: The Bidens’ Dogs Champ and Major Introduced on Social Media
Saturday’s victory is giving President-elect Joe Biden’s dogs a whole new leash on life. On Sunday, they debuted their very own fetching Twitter account. German shepherds Champ and Major Biden will share a single account, but MORE
Celebrity Death Watch
Alex Trebek, Revered Host of ‘Jeopardy!’ for 36 Years, Dies at 80
Alex Trebek, the beloved host of gameshow “Jeopardy!” since its 1984 debut in syndication, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 80. The official “Jeopardy!” Twitter account announced the news on Sunday morning, writing: “‘Jeopardy!’ MORE
2020 Elections
US election 2020: How the world reacted to a Biden win
For days, people around the world have been glued to the White House race. It is not just the US that the election of a new president affects – a new leader in the White MORE
2020 Elections
Republican lawmakers offer a divided response: Some fall behind Trump, others congratulate Biden, but most stay silent.
As President Trump refused to concede his defeat on Saturday, the top Republican congressional leaders followed suit, refraining from releasing the customary statements congratulating the victor that have been standard among senior lawmakers in both MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 45
Happy Friday, News Viewers. and we’re still living The Longest Day== Election Day of 2020. It’s 3 a’m and again, I can’t sleep because….Pennsylvania! and Georgia and Nevada– if I sleep I’ll miss this or MORE
Politics
FOX News is at war with itself over 2020 election results
While Maria Bartiromo and Jason Chaffetz spout conspiracy theories about election theft and insist Donald Trump is ahead, others on the network have attempted to tamp down on the crazy—much to the president’s displeasure. In MORE
Coronavirus
Senate leader McConnell says he wants coronavirus aid bill by year’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said Congress needed to approve a new coronavirus aid bill by the end of 2020 as lawmakers return to work following Tuesday’s elections. Saying MORE
News
Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with killing 2 Kenosha protesters, has bond set at $2M
A Wisconsin court set a $2 million bond for Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois teenager accused of killing two protesters and wounding a third at demonstrations in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The 17-year-old MORE
2020 Elections
Moscow Mitch: In or Out? Kentucky U.S. Senate Election results Updated during Election Day
Longtime Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell looks to hold off Democratic challenger Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron. McConnell has been taking victory laps after Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court, tilting MORE
2020 Elections
Trump Supporters who Harassed Biden Bus were Armed; Operation Organized in Facebook Group Linked to QAnon
Supporters of President Donald Trump who recently harassed Democratic candidate Joe Biden‘s campaign bus in Texas were armed and organized their operation in a private QAnon Facebook page, according to a new report. The report, which was published MORE
2020 Elections
To Beat Mitch McConnell, Democrats Need A Last-Minute Miracle From Amy McGrath
Another battle to defeat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky is shaping up much like his previous reelection contests: with a relatively easy victory for McConnell, the senator Democrats love to hate but can’t MORE
2020 Elections
Voting has a violent history in the U.S. There’s a reason we’re talking about it so openly now.
If you read the news these days, there’s a good chance you’ll see that sociologists believe the United States is on the verge of sustained political violence, that our democracy is on a knife’s edge, that voters openly MORE