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Into Black America’s Call to Arms
At the Republican convention, how many participants were unwitting?
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.31.20
Poll shows military vote leaning away from Trump, toward Biden
Trump promotes message questioning coronavirus death toll
Transcript: Into “I Have a Dream”
Trump faces an awkward health care deadline of his own making
Controversial doctor gives Trump highly dubious advice on pandemic
Trump admin curtails briefings on foreign election interference
Biden, Trump make their priorities plain after Portland clash
‘He did what?’ Germany’s Merkel hedges on Trump’s alleged charms
Shanel Fields is proving that now can actually be a good time to start a business
China’s interest in our election isn’t quite what Trump says it is
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.28.20
Father of fallen SEAL: ‘Don’t trust Donald Trump with your kid’s life’
How Trump’s business continues to profit from Trump’s administration
On coddling dictators, Tom Cotton picks the wrong presidential fight
Trump reflects on his worst moments in a decidedly Trumpian way
On social unrest, White House’s Kellyanne Conway gives away the game
Burdened by failures, Trump tries gaslighting, changing the subject
Transcript: Into Being a Black Trump Supporter
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.27.20
Jobless claims inch lower, but remain above 1 million
Trump naturalization-ceremony stunt goes from bad to worse
Defying irony, Pence accuses Dems of downplaying their agenda
Republican support for Biden’s candidacy reaches new heights
Officials undercut Trump on foreign interference with mail-in voting
Who changed the CDC’s guidance on coronavirus testing (and why)?
Into Being a Black Trump Supporter
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.26.20
Fearing defeat, Trump turns our resources into his campaign tools
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.26.20
Republicans confront the ‘better off four years ago’ question
Unsure of its message, GOP relies on a series of contradictions
Will voters care about Trump abusing resources for political ends?
White House extends invitation to GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene
RNC’s second night may be remembered for speaker we didn’t hear
Mike Pompeo faces investigation following brazen RNC speech
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.25.20
Transcript: Into the NAACP vs the Postal Service
Why does Trump believe there was political unity in February?
While Tim Scott says GOP is ‘working on policy,’ reality disagrees
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.25.20
Why would Trump praise a dictator to a freed hostage?
On health care, there are some lies Trump just can’t shake
6 rules to build a wildly successful business, even in this economic climate
Trump’s FDA chief forced to walk back hyped coronavirus claim
Nikki Haley gets ‘blame America first’ attack backwards
Trump Organization faces difficult legal scrutiny in New York
If the case for Trump is strong, why isn’t the truth good enough?
Into the NAACP vs the Postal Service
The bizarre new conspiracy theory: Trump sees ‘deep state’ at FDA
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.24.20
Following convention, Biden slams Trump over Goodyear in new ad
Echoing Hoover, Pence sees a ‘miracle around the corner’
In private recording, Trump’s sister says, ‘You can’t trust him’
As Trump’s convention begins, Biden picks up many GOP supporters
The Republicans’ platform fiasco goes from bad to worse
Ignoring scientists, Trump touts dubious coronavirus ‘breakthrough’
How I find self-worth as a DACA recipient in a country that questions my ‘worthiness’
Transcript: Into the DNC and Black Lives
On Iran, Pompeo and Trump find themselves isolated and defeated
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.21.20
Even now, Trump doesn’t understand how polls work
Bannon joins the long list of people Trump pretends to barely know
As Biden touts ACA, Supreme Court sets stage for historic fight
‘She Will Rise’: This is how ex-Rep. Katie Hill is moving on
Trump pledges to have law enforcement at US polling locations
Too much of the right sees the conservative base as marks
As Biden delivers, Trump’s whole strategy starts to backfire
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.20.20
Transcript: Into the Rise of QAnon During the Pandemic
Trump struggles to explain the ‘culture of lawlessness’ around him
New York judge: Trump must give prosecutors his tax returns
Black, Asian, American: Kamala Harris’ identity, how it shaped her and what it means for voters
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.20.20
Pushing boycott, Trump suggests Goodyear workers may need new jobs
Unemployment filings disappoint, climb back above 1 million
Stephen Bannon indicted as part of alleged border-wall scheme
On Russia’s Team Trump connections, Rubio draws a curious conclusion
Trump’s line on QAnon nonsense goes from bad to worse
As Obama explains what’s at stake, Trump fires rhetorical blanks
Into the Rise of QAnon During the Pandemic
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.19.20
Embracing cancel culture, Trump calls for Goodyear boycott
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.19.20
On fetal tissue research, Team Trump takes another step backward
Trump floats strange new idea to get Mexico to finance wall
Working women are in the ‘bull’s-eye’ of the recession — Here’s how to cope
On serving more than two terms, Trump’s tone turns serious
Yet another House Republican incumbent loses in a primary
Report details Team Trump’s connections to Russia’s 2016 scheme
Colin Powell joins GOP voices backing Biden at Dems’ convention
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.18.20
Transcript: Into Black Women and the 19th Amendment
In retreat, DeJoy suspends USPS changes until after election
Following Michelle Obama’s rebuke, Trump tries, fails to respond
This giant sunflower display is taking over an NYC park to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.18.20
The problem with Trump’s shot across Andrew Cuomo’s bow
This is what physical activity will look like for your kids in the COVID-19 era
As GOP scrambles, USPS workers blast Team Trump’s recent changes
Whether or not Trump realizes it, the H1N1 comparison hurts him
Admiral from bin Laden raid warns of Trump’s ‘autocratic’ ways
Trump questions the legitimacy of any election in which he loses
Why a former senior Trump admin official is backing Biden
Watch Michelle Obama’s full speech at the 2020 DNC
Into Black Women and the 19th Amendment
Trump promotes message on US cities: ‘Let them rot’
Water polo Olympian Ashleigh Johnson on shifting perspective when life doesn’t go as planned
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.17.20
On coronavirus, Trump reportedly has a new ‘cure’ in mind
Trump struggles with question on ensuring ‘free and fair election’
On trying to undermine the USPS, Trump proves Biden right
Asked to defend bogus fraud claims, Meadows flunks Logic 101
The ‘numbers’ on virus, economy don’t say what Trump thinks they say
Dems schedule emergency USPS session as national scandal erupts
Transcript: Into Coronavirus and the Classroom: The Biggest Online Learning Experiment Ever
Obama calls out Trump for trying to ‘kneecap the Postal Service’
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.14.20
Republican QAnon candidate’s record starts to look even worse
Ron Johnson makes a mistake by accidentally telling the truth
McConnell’s Senate heads home, will return after Labor Day
USPS’s Louis DeJoy makes his mark as part of a motley GOP crew
Right on cue, Trump baselessly questions Kamala Harris’ eligibility
Trump presses Barr to target his perceived enemies before election
Into Coronavirus and the Classroom: The Biggest Online Learning Experiment Ever
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.13.20
Pompeo talked to Russia about bounties, so why didn’t Trump?
Transcript: Into Coronavirus and the Classroom: Teachers Swap Chalkboards for Apps
White House’s Kudlow: Voting rights are part of ‘liberal wish list’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.13.20
Despite crises, Trump turns his attention to showerhead regulations
Trump’s order on eviction protections unravels into ‘nothing’
Florida governor compares reopening schools to Osama bin Laden raid
Pence picks a misguided fight on jobs he simply cannot win
It took a while, but unemployment filings finally fall below 1 million
Trump acknowledges USPS troubles, but doesn’t intend to fix them
Into Coronavirus and the Classroom: Teachers Swap Chalkboards for Apps
Transcript: Into the V.P. Pick: Kamala Harris
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.12.20
The cringe-worthy flaws in Trump’s pitch to ‘suburban housewives’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.12.20
Trump absurdly claims US will ‘have to learn’ Chinese if he loses
Into the V.P. Pick: Kamala Harris
White House ‘clarifies’ Trump’s false promise on unemployment aid
Arizona’s McSally makes an unfortunate case for a GOP-led Senate
In economic aid negotiations, the GOP runs into a post-policy problem
Primary voters in Georgia leave Republicans with a QAnon problem
GOP struggles to figure out its message about Kamala Harris
The ‘she-cession’: Women business owners are facing a summer reckoning
The role we ALL play in keeping sexism out of presidential politics
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.11.20
Transcript: Into Coronavirus and the Classroom: Parents Get Ready for School, At Home
Biden taps Kamala Harris as his 2020 running mate
3 ways college grads can crush their career goals — amid a pandemic!
How Peloton’s Robin Arzón went from corporate lawyer to fitness phenom
Ignoring intel report, Trump eyes diplomatic favor for Russia
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.11.20
Downplaying coronavirus threat, Trump pushes for college football
Will Trump try to target voter access through an executive order?
Trump vows to end revenue source for Social Security system
In an odd twist, Trump accuses Dems of ‘meddling’ in 2020 cycle
Mark Meadows makes a difference (but not in a good way)
After one day, Trump’s plan for jobless benefits starts to unravel
Into Coronavirus and the Classroom: Parents Get Ready for School, At Home
Trump thinks it’d be ‘a good idea’ to add him to Mount Rushmore
Confronted with inconvenient fact-checking, Trump flees Q&A
White House staffers create ‘Potemkin village’ to satisfy Trump
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.10.20
Abandoning subtlety, Barr positions himself as a partisan operative
Why ‘the consummate negotiator’ can’t even try to make a deal
Trump vows to create health benefit the ACA already provides
Leading Republicans endorse Trump trying to circumvent Congress
On election interference, one of these things is not like the other
Trump’s new executive actions aren’t quite what they appear to be
If Pompeo talked to Russia about bounties, why didn’t Trump?
Transcript: Into the End of the $600 Unemployment Check
In Florida, current, former GOP govs quarrel over unemployment aid
Appeals court: House can demand Don McGahn’s testimony
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.7.20
Latino parents face back-to-school uncertainty as COVID-19 hits their families hard
Despite reality, Trump claims the US is ‘respected again’ abroad
As Trump’s Iran failures mount, a key State Dept official resigns
State Dept, CDC lift travel advisories, but where are we welcome?
Losing momentum, US job growth slowed between June and July
Trump stops using religion as a shield, tries using it as a sword
Chart: Kansas mask counties versus no-mask mandate counties
Into the End of the $600 Unemployment Check
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.6.20
Why Trump’s rhetoric on vaccines is so hard to take seriously
Transcript: Into Joy Reid’s Primetime Moment
NY attorney general sues to ‘dissolve’ the NRA ‘in its entirety’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.6.20
GENYOUth CEO Alexis Glick: Let’s face it, distance learning is here to stay
Biden vows to ‘not interfere’ with a possible Trump prosecution
The debate over the debates reaches a strange, new level
Prosecutors reportedly get Trump’s financial records from bank
Diplomat: Trump’s ambassador took steps to ‘line the president’s pocket’
For 20th straight week, unemployment filings top 1 million
For social media giants, Trump’s misinformation on kids went too far
Into Joy Reid’s Primetime Moment
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.5.20
Asked for second-term agenda, Trump flunks (for the fourth time)
Trump’s plan for fall: assume in-person voting will be ‘very safe’
A historic milestone: U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air pilot earns ‘Wings of Gold’
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.5.20
As State Department faces tumult, its inspector general resigns
HHS podcast raises fresh doubts about ‘Operation Warp Speed’
Pentagon pushes back on Trump’s claims about Beirut explosion
Captain “Sully” Sullenberger: My Aircraft
Transcript: Captain “Sully” Sullenberger: My Aircraft
Voters in another red state ignore GOP on Medicaid expansion
Trump hedges on vote-by-mail for all the wrong reasons
Transcript: Into the Future of HBCUs
Trump points to imagined ‘manuals’ to argue against virus tests
Trump apparently isn’t sure how the Civil Rights Act ‘worked out’
State Dept faces subpoenas on competing Pompeo controversies
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.4.20
‘They are dying, that’s true, and it is what it is’
On health care, Trump replaces old, bogus promise with a new one
Census Bureau to curtail counting efforts, jeopardizing accuracy
Trump reflects on John Lewis’ legacy in a decidedly Trumpian way
Prosecutors appear to be investigating Trump Org for alleged fraud
Transcript: Morgan Freeman Reads the Last Words of John Lewis
Judging presidential candidates by the company they keep
Dr. Leana Wen: 5 questions to ask yourself if you’re considering a COVID-19 test
It’s not just Fauci: Trump is now blasting Birx, too
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.3.20
On counterfeit ballots, US intel officials contradict Trump, Barr
On SCOTUS’s future, Dems send a shot across Republicans’ bow
Thanks to Pence’s office, Navy welcomed back scandal-plagued gov
COVID-19 is showing us, now more than ever before, that we need national paid leave
Circumventing Congress, Trump appoints Tata to key DOD post
Pressed on possible foreign sources, Republicans remain mum
Trump predicts ‘election disaster,’ does nothing to prevent it