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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Biden Proposes $2 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Change and Create Millions of Jobs
“When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is ‘hoax.’ When I think about climate change, the word I think of is ‘jobs.’”
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COVID-19 Cases Are Spiking in More Than 35 States and Trump Just Withdrew From the World Health Organization
The Trump administration on Tuesday officially notified the United Nations that the United States would withdraw from the World Health Organization.
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Bars Are Giant Petri Dishes for COVID-19. That’s Why States Are Closing Them Down Again.
Many large outbreaks of COVID-19 have been tied directly to bars. An Orlando, Florida, bar has been linked to as many as 150 cases and more than 130 infections have been tied to a single bar in East Lansing, Michigan.
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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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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.”
