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Politics
Some Longtime D.C. Residents Still Vote In Other States. Is That ... Legal?
D.C.'s lack of congressional representation has prompted some residents — even those who've called the district home for years — to maintain their voting registrations elsewhere.
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Trump Threatens Prison For Attempts To Topple Statues. Here's The Law He Cites
While the president says he authorized the federal government to prosecute those who deface and destroy statues on federal land, the government already had that power thanks to a 2003 law.
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Upcoming Trump Rally In Tulsa Faces Backlash Over Race, Coronavirus
The Trump campaign is defending its decision to hold a "Make America Great Again" rally in Tulsa, Okla., a city that experienced one of the country's most horrific episodes of racial violence in 1921.
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Politics
READ: Democrats Release Legislation To Overhaul Policing
Congressional Democrats have released a wide-ranging proposal aimed at overhauling policing, following outrage over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by police.
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The History Behind 'When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts'
In response to the violent protests in Minneapolis, the president tweets a phrase that goes back to the 1960s, used by a white police chief known for inflaming racial tensions in Miami.
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Trump, Unveiling Space Force Flag, Touts What He Calls New 'Super Duper Missile'
President Trump held a ceremony with senior defense officials to unfurl the official flag of the Space Force and boasted about what he called powerful new American weapons.
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Biden And Sanders Announce Task Forces To Find Party Unity Over Policy
Key supporters of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are working together on issues including climate change, health care and immigration to find common ground ahead of the November election.
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READ: Trump Signs Proclamation Temporarily Suspending Immigration
The order "will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens," Trump said at the White House Wednesday.
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Health
Watch Live: White House Holds Briefing As Economic Relief Debate Escalates
President Trump and congressional Democrats are haggling over the size of the next bill designed to help Americans through the crisis The White House has scheduled a briefing for 5 p.m. ET.
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Health
FACT CHECK: Trump Claims U.S. Testing For Coronavirus Most Per Capita — It's Not
During his briefing with the coronavirus task force on Thursday, President Trump once again inaccurately described the per capita testing within the United States.