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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has endorsed presidential hopeful Joe Biden over Donald Trump. Though Steele feels that some of the grievances raised by Trump supporters are legitimate, he objects wholeheartedly to Trump’s handling of the country. Steele believes the president is a uniquely divisive figure that is tearing our nation apart. “Many […]
Though Kanye West has absolutely no chance of winning the 2020 election, the “Birthday Party” candidate has dumped a fair amount of money into his presidential bid. Journalist Ben Jacobs points to a newly filed Federal Election Commission report that reveals West personally spent $3 million on his campaign in September and raised only $2,782 during that month. Of the […]
On a campaign call on Monday, Donald Trump appeared to indicate that America is ready to move on from the coronavirus, and that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a “disaster.” CNN reports that Trump sounded frustrated on the call, seemingly brushing off the virus that he contracted earlier this month. America has over 8 million confirmed cases of […]
Amy Coney Barrett, Trump‘s pick to succeed the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Supreme Court, spells potential trouble for a multitude of reasons impossible to overstate. Earlier this month, for example, Lambda Legal—the largest national legal organization with a mission focused on securing and maintaining “full recognition” of civil rights for LGBTQ people—published an […]
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have now surpassed a global total of 40 million. While the actual number of cases around the world is believed to be significantly higher due to a variety of factors, the latest number comes from the team at Johns Hopkins University, who—per the Associated Press’ update on Monday—is now reporting 40,088,893 confirmed cases. Last week, analysis […]
The Chicago-Sun Times reports that a man was seen hanging off the 16th floor balcony of Chicago’s Trump Tower on Sunday, from what was believed to be a climbing harness. Police spokesman Tom Ahern said he was asking to speak with Donald Trump as he dangled from the building, while also threatening to kill himself, if they didn’t meet his demands. A negotiator was sent to the scene to try and get the man […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has publicly denounced Donald Trump for encouraging harmful rhetoric toward her on Saturday, right on the heels of an alleged conspiracy to kidnap her. During a campaign rally in Western Michigan, Trump pushed Whitmer to ease up on economic activity restrictions that she’s instituted to curb the spread of COVID-19, which […]
Donald Trump joked that he may have to leave the United States if he fails to defeat Joe Biden in the presidential election. Trump made the comments during a Friday night rally in Macon, Georgia where he suggested a loss to the former vice president would be so embarrassing he may consider packing his bags. “You know what? […]
A schoolteacher was decapitated in France on Friday after allegedly showing students a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, France’s anti-terror prosecutor’s office revealed. As CNN reports, the victim’s body was found in the Parisian suburb of Éragny-sur-Oise, which is just northwest of the capital. The perpetrator of the attack was later shot dead by police in the same area. […]