This was excerpted from the August 13 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. (CNN)These are serious times. Joe Biden’s official rollout on Wednesday of his vice presidential pick, Kamala Harris, could hardly have…
Amid everything else the deadly pandemic, the November election, the U.S.’s ongoing reckoning with its racism people online (and IRL) are deeply concerned about the United States Postal Service. And for good reason. Here’s the short explanation: President Donald Trump is actively gutting the vital service in an apparent effort…
Marge Simpson is taking a stand against name-calling in the 2020 U.S. presidential race. After Jenna Ellis, a campaign adviser and lawyer of President Donald Trump, insulted presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s voice, saying it sounded like Marge Simpson’s, the folks behind The Simpsons made a little video…
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) * U.S. Imports of Canadian aluminium: tmsnrt.rs/2YTWhbE * U.S. Midwest Premium: tmsnrt.rs/2Y2p6TJ By Andy Home LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The United States will reinstate tariffs on imports of Canadian primary aluminium this weekend. This is not…
One way to sneakily learn more about someones politics and the issues they truly care about is to figure out which campaigns theyve backed financially. Sometimes youll find unexpected surprises or learn that where someone puts their money isnt always just about party affiliation. Or you may discover that an…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday it was diversifying its suppliers of equipment to build its 5G networks as debate continues in Berlin over whether to bar China’s Huawei Technologies from the German market. CEO Tim Hoettges made the comments as officials finish crafting legislation on rules to…
I pray that when I die God-willing, many years from now I no longer tweet. Please, I beg, let death at least release me from posting. Herman Cain, who died less than two weeks ago, however, is still tweeting. And everyone is confused by that strange fact. OK, obviously Cain…
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The hub will also serve as a resource for all the things and all the changes people need to know about local voting rules, such as if their state has expanded vote-by-mail options. It will link to information from state election officials and other nonpartisan civic organizations, it will give…
For writer-comedian Sarah Cooper, the pandemic hasn’t been so terrible. In fact, by making the best of a terrible situation — in this case, opening a TikTok account earlier this year, and proceeding to lip sync to the often-bizarre ramblings of Donald Trump — she has become an outlet for…
