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While political disagreements among family members are nothing new, the rifts that have formed over the past five years or so have felt different. In some cases, strongly liberal or conservative relatives went from having an unspoken agreement to avoid discussing politics, to declaring certain family members with opposing viewpoints…
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to name Jaime Harrison as his pick to lead the Democratic National Committee, part of an effort to bolster the committee ahead of what are already expected to be challenging midterm elections for the party, according to two people with knowledge of the selection.…
On January 9three days after supporters of President Trump started a riot at the US CapitolSean Evans decided it was time for action. Evans had seen a post on Nextdoor about neighbors running into hostile Trump supporters the night of the riot, leading to a verbal altercation that had left…
(Reuters) – Imagine a time more than 50 years ago when four of the biggest Black American celebrities in the world met up and spent hours discussing race, religion and politics? Thats the premise of the film One Night in Miami, out on Amazon Prime on Friday, which recounts a…
Day 3 of Reuters Next saw a packed schedule of global leaders and thinkers spanning across technology platforms, politics, retail, finance, philanthropy and more. Some of the many notable speakers today included CNNs Christiane Amanpour, Unilever CEO Alan Jope, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani, Alphabet…
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The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper was on the ground when the pro-Trump mob violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, and the footage makes for unsurprisingly bleak viewing. During the course of the video above we see Trump supporters ranting to Klepper about a “fraudulent election,” touting unfounded conspiracy theories, and eventually…
LONDON (Reuters) – The role and remit of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be examined in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and reforms will likely be needed to free it from politics and give it more independence, public health experts said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A…
I wanted to ask about how you see that dynamic playing out in local governments, particularly in California, or rural California. The Los Angeles Times reported recently on open threats against members of the Shasta County board of supervisors by Trump supporters who are angry about pandemic restrictions. What do…
