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"We urge the Court to build upon these measures by providing live video access to arguments as well—a commonsense reform that has enjoyed longstanding bipartisan support in Congress.”
Sens. Charles E. Grassley and Patrick Leahy are calling on the Supreme Court to maintain live broadcasting of oral argument audio after the coronavirus shutdowns end.
Led by Costa Rica, the group’s goal is to provide a “one-stop-shop” for the developing nations to access scientific information and intellectual property related to COVID-19.
A group of thirty countries from around the world kicked off a joint initiative Friday aimed at sharing medicines, vaccines, and data to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s there. It’s lurking and we don’t always know exactly where it is.”
The World Health Organization’s special coronavirus envoy warned Friday as nations begin to ease lockdown restrictions that the virus has not been abolished.
“Microtargeting political ads fractures our open democratic debate into millions of private, unchecked silos, allowing for the spread of false promises, polarizing lies, disinformation, fake news, and voter suppression.”
House Democrats have developed new proposals to block online political ads that use demographic or behavioral data to hone in on their intended audience.
Russia informed the US embassy of Whelan’s condition and hernia surgery Thursday and said that US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan spoke with Whelan upon his return to prison the following day.
Paul Whelan, an American citizen that has been detained in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges, was taken to a Russian hospital Thursday for emergency surgery.
“We are aware that Mr. Linick’s office was working on at least two investigations that touched directly on Secretary Pompeo’s actions at the time that Secretary Pompeo recommended that the President fire him."
The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees on Friday announced they are expanding an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recent firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick.
“That is so wrong. We need honest reckoning and reconciliation.”
Hillary Clinton said Friday that President Trump’s response to the George Floyd-inspired protests in Minnesota is yet another reason for voters to give him the boot in the November election.
“Rebuild PD with decent kind ppl aka ppl of color,” his tweet for 6.1 million followers concluded.
Director Michael Moore told fans Thursday night that he is thrilled that arsonists decided to raze Minneapolis’ “evil police precinct” linked to former Officer Derek Chauvin.
"Given his own experience with an out-of-control FBI and unfair investigations, given all his work now on criminal justice reform, President Trump knows how poisonous an out-of-control law enforcement process can be.”
Fox News host Laura Ingraham reasoned that President Trump can relate to outrage over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died this week in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, “given his own experience with an out-of-control FBI.”
If convicted on all 10 counts, he faces between 10 to 30 years in federal prison.
A Virginia man was indicted Friday on charges that he pilfered roughly $190,000 in coronavirus relief aid by misrepresenting his income, employment and criminal record.
“Cities need real money.”
The federal government must accept a bigger role in the coronavirus response, U.S. mayors told Congress Friday, pleading with lawmakers for a cash infusion before they mull cuts to education, health care or law enforcement.
"We have no tolerance for racism in America. We have no tolerance for violence inspired by racism. And as President Trump said, justice will be served.”
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday expressed “no tolerance for racism” in response to two highly publicized killings of unarmed black men, but he also said rioting is not the answer.
“I see exploration and courage. I see my country finding new horizons out there. And I see giant leaps making a comeback."
U.S. Space Force is ramping up its recruitment efforts with its “Make History” commercial.
The lone abortion clinic in Missouri will remain licensed after a state administrative commissioner ruled that the St. Louis Planned Parenthood facility has no record of violating the state’s health code.
The lone abortion clinic in Missouri will remain licensed after a state administrative commissioner ruled that the St. Louis Planned Parenthood facility has no record of violating the state’s health code.
The transcripts of three separate phone calls and a voice mail reveal that the pair did briefly discuss sanctions, with Kislayk telling Flynn that sentiments in Moscow are “raging” over the sanctions.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn in late 2016 urged Russia’s then-ambassador to the United States to avoid escalating its response to sanctions imposed by the Obama administration and asking for a more measured approach, transcripts released late Friday revealed.
Lightfoot was firing back against Trump over comments he made regarding the protests in Minnesota that erupted after the death of George Floyd.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday had some choice letters for President Trump: “F” and “U.”
“The results of this test revealed substantial levels of COVID-19 antibody in my blood, significantly more than the amount required to qualify me as a plasma donor.”
Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Friday he tested positive for antibodies to the coronavirus and will donate his blood plasma in a bid to help those who develop a severe case.
“After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?"
Taylor Swift savaged President Trump on Friday for threatening to have members of the U.S. military shoot at people looting stores following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died this week in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Next—President Trump hosts a roundtable with industry executives on reopening.
“The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.”
George Floyd died Monday from a combination of preexisting health conditions exacerbated by being held down by Minneapolis officers, not from strangulation or asphyxiation, based on the medical examiner’s initial report.
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WashTimes' columnist Tim Young arrived in #Minneapolis in the aftermath of the riots which have captivated the nation. Seen here is a melted Funko POP figurine that was found at a looted GameStop which was set fire too.
The appeal to the high court automatically halted a restraining order from a state appeals court that would have shuttered Karl Manke’s Michigan barbershop.
A Michigan barber is taking his fight over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s strict coronavirus shutdown orders to the state Supreme Court.
"Even the most liberal, well-intentioned white person has a virus in his or her brain that can be activated at an instant. And so what you’re seeing now is a curtain falling away.”
CNN’s Van Jones said Friday it’s not the Ku Klux Klan members who wear racism on their sleeves but the white liberals who pretend they’re not racist who pose the real threat to black Americans.
Biden said Trump is stoking division and “encouraging violence” at a time when elected leaders should be emphasizing unity and bringing people together to “root out systemic racism.”’
Joseph R. Biden said Friday that the death of George Floyd is a reminder of how the “original sin of this country still stains our nation today” and demands the nation rally behind the black community.
Trump also announced he was ending US preferential treatment for Hong Kong, as Beijing moves to curb its autonomy.
President Trump announced Friday the U.S. is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronarvirus crisis, and took limited actions to punish China for misleading the world on the virus and for its continued trade abuses.
“Frankly, the U.S. government is — I’ll use the word furious at what China has done in recent days, weeks, and months. They have not behaved well, and they have lost the trust I think of the whole Western world.”
President Trump plans to announce proposals “to hold China accountable” for its crackdown on Hong Kong, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Friday.
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Next up—President Trump holds a news conference at the White House.
“In the moment where we’re at, in a moment that is so volatile, anything we do to add fuel to that fire is really, really challenging. It’s just not helpful.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Friday that President Trump’s tweets about shooting looters were “not helpful” as officials try to quell rioting over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
Initially, the longtime Trump political operative, who was convicted last year of lying to Congress, was scheduled to report this weekend. He did not explain the reason for the change.
Roger Stone said Friday he is due to report to a federal prison by June 30, adding that he will not have to quarantine himself at a special site beforehand.
Derek Chauvin has been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter.
A Minnesota state official said Friday that he was told that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested in connection with the death of George Floyd.
“This is a total and complete victory for people of faith.”
Illinois officials have lifted a de facto ban on in-person worship, signaling a victory for churches challenging the restrictions.
The federal probe will look into whether the actions of the four Minneapolis cops involved in Floyd’s death violated his civil rights.
The Justice Department said its investigation into the death of a Minneapolis man at the hands of police, setting off three nights of rioting in the city, is a “top priority.”
"He was acting in a way that was deeply inconsistent with what the State Department was trying to do.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he “regrets” he didn’t recommend that former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick be fired earlier.
“I’m thinking about the way that the president conducts himself. In a way he’s dog-whistling, and I think that they are feeling that they can get away with this kind of treatment."
Rep. Maxine Waters declared Thursday that President Trump’s racist “dog-whistling” emboldened the Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd.
Cruz wrote that Twitter has told him that the company’s corporate values require it to provide a platform for the Iranian accounts.
Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday requested that the Justice Department investigate Twitter for violating sanctions on Iran.
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