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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by Texas Democrats to allow all the state’s registered voters to vote by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move, seen by many as a racial justice measure, faces solid opposition in the Senate, but backers hail the vote as a major milestone.
More Californians will vote by mail this year because of the coronavirus. Here’s how it works.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused richer consumers to pull back on spending, and that has deepened the recession for low-wage service workers.
Could Supreme Court rebukes of Trump policy cost him critical support from white evangelical voters?
Could Supreme Court rebukes of Trump policy cost him critical support from white evangelical voters?
Evangelical voters backed Trump with an eye on shaping the Supreme Court for decades. But recent rulings could undermine that support.
Politics and the Pandemic
California’s unemployment agency is facing a barrage of bipartisan criticism from lawmakers over continuing delays in approving jobless claims.
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The slow progress in handing out state money has done little to improve the plight of many Californians whose immigration status makes them ineligible for regular jobless benefits.
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Skyrocketing coronavirus case levels threaten to overload medical systems in Texas, Florida and other states seeing new infection waves.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said the number of people hospitalized from COVID-19 in California has grown 32% in the last two weeks.
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Republicans in a Georgia House committee OK a bill to prevent officials from proactively sending mail ballot request forms to voters before an election.
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In a major border wall ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says the Trump administration broke the law using defense funds for wall construction.
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Jamie McBride is an unrepentant backer of old-school policing. He loves former chief Daryl Gates. He says Black Lives Matter is the real problem. And he is the recent face of the LAPD union.
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The news came shortly before Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that easing restrictions does not mean it’s safe to resume normal life again.
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California voters will be asked in November whether to erase Proposition 209, which banned the use of race and gender as consideration for government contracts and in college admissions.
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Criminal justice reform advocates are asking California’s top law enforcement officer to stop using a gang identification system that has been long on problems and slow on fixes.
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At the three-month anniversary of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, many businesses across California are reopening and few are staying home.
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In 2016, Trump held the support of a key group — white women without college degrees. This spring, they’ve turned against him.
President Obama was the featured guest at Joe Biden’s most lucrative fundraising event so far.
The Los Angeles congresswoman and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus is being vetted as a potential running mate for Biden.
Trump fueled his political career with an unfounded ‘birther’ theory and now pushes ‘Obamagate’ and ‘treason.’ Here are some of his falsehoods on Obama.
COVID-19 has led to a push for vote by mail, but advocates face logistical and legal hurdles — and “rigged election” claims from President Trump.
Trump’s best hope for reelection is dragging Biden down. That’s harder when many voters like the guy.
Priorities USA, a super PAC backing Joe Biden, has raised $40 million in less than two months, further whittling President Trump’s cash advantage.
Biden leads Trump in many key states, but Democrats worry about the durability of an edge based on Trump’s self-destructiveness rather than enthusiasm for Biden himself.
Joe Biden’s ad campaign comes as most voters disapprove of President Trump’s response to both the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests.
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Critics from both sides of the aisle fear Nancy Beck, nominated to lead the U.S. consumer safety regulator, would be too cozy with business interests.
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Trump’s worsening standing in polls gets a lot of attention, but the soaring count of COVID-19 cases is the number more likely to determine his fate.
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A New York judge has dismissed a claim by President Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece.
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President Trump’s administration told the Supreme Court that the Affordable Care Act is invalid, including its protections for people with preexisting conditions.
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Facing a spike in coronavirus cases, deepening unemployment and his own political isolation, President Trump lashed out at his enemies Thursday but offered no clear guidance for a nation in crisis.
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A new state mandate would require 4,000 new zero emission truck sales by 2024 and 300,000 by 2035.
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The post office, already under fire from President Trump, is grappling with unsteady finances and more work because of a shift to voting by mail.
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A group of progressive Black Democratic congressional hopefuls is heading toward the national stage.
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The Government Accountability Office also found a significant risk of fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of ‘expedited removal’ of migrants who cross the border illegally.
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President Trump’s plan to kick off the Fourth of July with a showy display at Mt. Rushmore is drawing sharp criticism from Native Americans.
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Democrats plan to hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming.
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As Trump seeks a return to normal, his administration has considered rolling back emergency declarations that are key to states’ coronavirus responses.
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The nonpartisan commission that sponsors presidential debates says a debate that was to be held in Michigan will now take place in Florida.
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Voters rebuffed President Trump and nominated two Republicans he opposed to House seats from North Carolina and Kentucky on Tuesday.
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Joe Biden’s campaign commits to participating in three debates and says the Trump camp wants to “create a distracting ‘debate about debates.’”
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2020 Democratic primaries: A Senate race in Kentucky and congressional race in N.Y. are in play as Black candidates tap the progressive movement’s desire for change.
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Teenagers, TikTok users and Korean pop music fans may have trolled the president of the United States
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In 2016, Trump held the support of a key group — white women without college degrees. This spring, they’ve turned against him.
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Skyrocketing coronavirus case levels threaten to overload medical systems in Texas, Florida and other states seeing new infection waves.
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A look at the major Supreme Court rulings of 2020 and the pending cases yet to be decided.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused richer consumers to pull back on spending, and that has deepened the recession for low-wage service workers.
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Could Supreme Court rebukes of Trump policy cost him critical support from white evangelical voters?
Could Supreme Court rebukes of Trump policy cost him critical support from white evangelical voters?
Evangelical voters backed Trump with an eye on shaping the Supreme Court for decades. But recent rulings could undermine that support.
