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The public health crisis we're currently facing has provided yet another example of why electing leaders who can unite our country and work on behalf of the entire country is extremely important. We therefore agree with Joe Biden that November's election should not be postponed.
That being said, we absolutely must ensure the public remains safe while participating in our democracy. As Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders have highlighted, this means we should be investing in vote by mail and other programs that allow people to vote while also following recommendations from public health officials.
Biden: 'We cannot delay' November's general election
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The coronavirus' rapid spread in the U.S. has already upended voting in more than a dozen states.Trump technically has the right to fire an inspector general, but that doesn't mean it was the right thing to do.
We're in the middle of a public health crisis, but Trump is so preoccupied with securing political retribution that he fired someone for following proper procedure while handling a whistle blower complaint. If he didn't want to be impeached, he shouldn't have used the presidency to get foreign leaders to investigate his political opponents.
Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly
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“As an Inspector General, I was legally obligated to ensure that whistleblowers had an effective and authorized means to disclose urgent matter.”No real surprise that Trump and his lapdogs want less voting and have expressly stated it hurts them politically. Election protection and expanded ballot access is not negotiable.
The new coronavirus funding battle over the November election
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A vote-by-mail push by Democrats sets up new clash over coronavirus relief.Is there anyone left in the GOP with an ounce of honor, decency, or sense of right and wrong that will speak out or throw themselves in his path?
Analysis | Trump fires yet another official who played a key role in investigating Trump
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Trump's dismissal of Michael Atkinson is particularly — and transparently — self-serving.While most elected officials are trying to make sure people can still participate in our democracy while staying safe during this public health crisis, the Trump campaign and the RNC are actively engaged in efforts to limit voter participation (including pursuing litigation).
This is completely unacceptable and serves as yet another example of why our country deserves better leadership.
Trump campaign declares war on Dems over voting rules for November
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With coronavirus injecting enormous doubt into voter turnout, it’s a sleeper issue that both parties say could sway the election.Public service workers are already out there each and every day protecting our communities during this pandemic. There's no time to waste. Congress must #FundtheFrontLines NOW.
Years of cuts to public services are hurting our communities like never before. But public service workers on the #COVIDFrontLines still step up to protect our communities. Congress must #FundtheFrontLines NOW.
Millions of frontline healthcare, emergency response, grocery, warehouse, delivery, sanitation, and transportation workers are at risk of COVID-19 exposure on the job. But, right now, the federal government is failing to ensure their protection at work.
Raise your voice! Tell your U.S. Representative and Senators to demand that Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia issue an emergency temporary standard to #ProtectAllWorkers on the #COVIDfrontlines!
We disagree with Bob Kraft (the owner of the New England Patriots) on a lot of policy issues and there's something to say about how a football team has its own private plan, but it's always good to see a company willing to use its resources the help the community.
The Patriots are having their team plane help transport medical supplies to communities in Massachusetts. We hope other successful companies will realize this is the type of action our country needs right now.
Bob Kraft sends Patriots plane to China to get equipment for Mass.
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Gov. Charlie Baker has warned for weeks that his state is in desperate need of masks, sanitizing wipes and gowns for health care workers.This is disturbing and shows how Trump is putting politics above solutions during a public health crisis.
The NRA has so much influence over the White House that it was successful in getting Trump to declare gun shops and shooting ranges critical businesses. This essentially makes them exempt from decisions state governments have made to encourage non essential businesses to take measures to solely conduct business online.
States were closing gun shops. Activists turned to the White House.
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After two weeks of phone calls, emails and lobbying, gun rights groups got the Trump administration to define a gun shop as an “essential business.”Trump, as always, deflects responsibility for anything (and takes credit when he’s done nothing). Is it as exhausting for him as it is for us?
Analysis | Everyone and everything Trump has blamed for his coronavirus response
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