On Tuesday, Kentucky voters will determine which Democrat will challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November. Recent events have narrowed the gap between progressive Charles Booker, and former Marine Amy McGrath, a moderate Democrat. But MORE
Texas Gov is asking people to wear masks, but six days ago mayors from nine cities wrote him a letter saying the number one impediment to mask-wearing in the state is his executive order banning MORE
One Friday afternoon in August of 2018, lawyers for President Trump’s longtime fixer, Michael D. Cohen, made a final bid for leniency to federal prosecutors in Manhattan. He was facing charges including that he paid MORE
To understand the uproar over the termination in legal circles, some context helps. S.D.N.Y. is famously and proudly independent. It embraces its nickname, the “Sovereign District of New York,” as a badge of honor. Sovereign, in MORE
122,239 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus. Up 259 from 6/20 and the fewest daily deaths in months. 2,354,275 Americans are confirmed to have contracted the Covid-19 virus. Up 23,697 from MORE
Tom Petty’s family slammed President Donald Trump for using the late rock star’s hit “I Won’t Back Down” at his sparsely attended rally in Tulsa, sending the campaign a cease and desist warning. “Trump was MORE
Biden, a lifelong Catholic, has performed better in recent polling among white evangelicals — and other religious groups — than Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton did in 2016, and is widely perceived as more religious MORE
Mortgage Meltdown 2.0 CNBC: As the United States continues to face record unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, 30% of Americans missed their housing payments in June, according to a survey by Apartment List, an online MORE
121,953 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus. Up 546 from 6/19. The death numbers have been steadily under 800 for four consecutive days. 2,328,692 Americans are confirmed to have contracted the MORE
A period that began with Florida’s daily record of new cases below 1,700 saw eight consecutive days above that figure, five of them topping 2,000 and both Thursday and Friday seeing the highest numbers of MORE
121,384 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 696 from 6/18. 2,294,427 Americans are confirmed to have contracted the Covid-19 virus, up 30,776 from 6/18. This is both the largest daily MORE
One of the Louisville police officers who was involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor in March has been fired, Mayor Greg Fischer (D) announced Friday. Fischer said that Louisville Metro Police Chief Rob Schroeder was “initiating termination procedures against Louisville Metro MORE
DW: There have been over 400 cases of press freedom violations in the United States since late May, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). What do these violations look like? Dr. Courtney Radsch: We’ve MORE
120,543 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 602 from 6/17. 2,259,917 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 24,190 from 6/17. Deaths have been holding relatively MORE
119,908 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus. Up 776 from 6/16 and 2,231,884 are confirmed to have contracted the Covid-19 virus. Up 23,434 from 6/16. Infections have been over 23,000 the MORE
Montgomery City Council votes down mask ordinance, sends doctors out in disgust Source: Jackson Hospital pulmonologist William Saliski cleared his throat as he started describing the dire situation created by the coronavirus pandemic in Montgomery to MORE
119,097 Americans are confirmed to have died from the Covid-19 virus, up 814 from 6/15/20 2,206.835 Americans are confirmed to have contracted the Covid-19 virus up 23,885 from 6/15/20. Testing is being discussed a lot MORE
Some GOP lawmakers who benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program also opposed legislation requiring lending transparency. At least four members of Congress have reaped benefits in some way from the half-trillion-dollar small-business loan program they MORE
Three members of India’s armed forces have been killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese soldiers on their disputed Himalayan border, the Indian army has said in a statement. The deaths are the first loss MORE
This is intended to be a daily update on American deaths and infections from the Covid-19 virus. The statistics are taken from the WorldoMeter website. This site records a spreadsheet of daily statistics for 213 MORE
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Monday predicted that President Trump will come around to understanding professional athletes who kneel in protest during the national anthem, even as he indicated as recently as MORE
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in a landmark decision that gay and transgender employees are protected by civil rights laws against employer discrimination. A set of cases that came before the court had MORE
“I have a message to many close allies around the world,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said as he announced the United States’ executive order authorizing visa bans and asset freezes on ICC officials MORE
Novel coronavirus cases in Florida and Texas have seen significant spikes this week. Florida reported a record 1,698 new cases on Thursday, the Florida Department of Health confirmed. Parts of Texas, including San Antonio, are MORE
President Trump praised the use of tear gas and other force to disperse Minneapolis protesters, calling it a “beautiful scene” and describing the National Guard’s actions “like a knife cutting butter.” “I’ll never forget. You MORE