Several notable Republicans have publicly endorsed or shown support for Joe Biden instead of their party’s incumbent, President Donald Trump.
Author: Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY
National Guard major: Military police asked about using ‘heat ray’ against DC protesters
Developed by the military as a crowd dispersal tool, the ADS has largely been abandoned amid doubt of its effectiveness and ethical questions.
Fauci: Trump downplaying COVID-19 threat ‘not a good thing,’ no ‘normality’ until 2021
“When you downplay something that is really a threat, that is not a good thing,” Fauci said in response to a question regarding Woodward’s reporting that Trump acknowledged he was publicly downplaying COVID-19.
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Quick look: Here’s what Trump told the public versus what he told Bob Woodward about COVID-19
The audio recordings of Trump are a startling juxtaposition from his public remarks at the time and in the months since about COVID-19.
Monday at the DNC: Sanders, Kasich to speak as Democrats look to unite both sides of the aisle
Monday’s opening night for the Democratic convention will be an appeal to both sides of the political aisle. Michelle Obama is keynote speaker.
QAnon conspiracy theory supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins primary runoff in Georgia
Greene has made headlines for her Islamophobic and antisemitic comments, as well as for claims that Black people aren’t discriminated against.
Trump erroneously says 1918 Spanish Flu ‘probably ended’ WWII, which happened two decades later
“The closest thing is in 1917, they say, the great pandemic. It certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere from 50 to 100 million people, probably ended the Second World War,” Trump said. “All the soldiers were sick. That was a terrible si…
‘It’s a condescension’: Pelosi slams White House over deadlock in COVID-19 relief negotiations and $600 unemployment benefits
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested Sunday that the $600 payments have been a disincentive that led to some unemployed Americans.
‘Sir, he does not’: Fox’s Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump’s claim that Biden supports defunding the police
“Oh really? It says abolish, it says defund. Let’s go! Get me the charter, please,” Trump said after Wallace fact-checked him.
‘Abandoned the rule of law’: Lawmakers react to Trump granting clemency to Roger Stone
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle reacted to news that President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of longtime confidant Roger Stone.