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Jackson, Miss., which is named after former president and slave-owner Andrew Jackson, voted Tuesday to remove a statue of him from City Hall....

Carlson called Duckworth a "deeply silly and unimpressive person" — and she has since responded...

Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, the top U.S....

It should be a great event...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said liability protections would be a major focus of the next coronavirus response bill....

According to a twit from Darren Rovell, Harvard has announced that "all course instruction will be taught online for the 2020-21 academic year." Another source from CNBC is sighting that some students will be allowed on campus with regular Covid-1...

At least no sports are getting cut...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announces he is signing a new executive order on Wednesday requiring face coverings indoors and outdoors when social distancing is not possible. Gov. Murphy also discusses the possibility of school in the fall and why casinos...

The findings from a new civil rights audit commissioned and released by Facebook show that the tech giant repeatedly failed to address issues of hatred, bigotry and manipulation on its platform. Why it matters: The report comes as Facebook confronts a gro...

A Democrat congressman from Georgia who has been targeted by members of his own party because he is an unabashed supporter of President Trump issued an op-ed on Tuesday in which he declared former Vice President Joe Biden a "full-blooded bigot." &...

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. N...

COVID-19 demonstrates how deeply our security is connected to outbreaks in other countries....

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) says she tested negative for coronavirus after coming in contact with Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign official who tested positive, and then flying with President Trump aboard Air Force One....

His reason may surprise you...

So now Trump is going to bully state governors into reopening the schools -- without paying for adequate preparation. New Day's Alysin Camerota asked Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association, if public schools are really r...

Two people who painted over a street mural reading "Black Lives Matter" have been charged with a hate crime in California....

Activity within the Justice Department indicates U.S. Attorney John Durham is working to bring the first indictments as part of a criminal investigation into the Russia inquiry, according to investigative journalist John Solomon....

Good morning. It's Wednesday, July 8, 2020. I've been thinking about first ladies this week. Monday was Nancy Reagan's 99th birthday and in yesterday's note I mentioned how Nancy helped Sandra Day O'Connor cope with a cancer diagnosis....

Unreal...

It's really funny...

The U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in January was "unlawful," a United Nations investigator specializing in the legality of executions said....

Another day, another hate hoax... Umatilla County commissioner candidate Jonathan Lopez admitted this week he faked the hate mail he posted on his facebook page. Lopez posted the hateful letter filled with racist, homophobic and misogynist slurs. What a n...

What do you think?...

Critics worry about cutting ties to offshore supply chains as the coronavirus pandemic rages....

American sports leagues are back, and COVID-permitting, we're finally entering the period of uninterrupted sports bliss we've been anticipating for months. The question: Given the unusual circumstances, it's worth considering how each season w...

President Trump said his administration is weighing whether to ban Chinese social media apps, such as TikTok....

Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren have a new bill, and a new coalition, with far-reaching consequences....

The rapper, who has been friendly with President Trump, told Forbes magazine that he will run under the Banner of the Birthday Party and has a running mate lined up....

Republicans are distrustful of mail voting, but in-person voting may be difficult in November....

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has paid nearly $900,000 to her new husband's consulting firm since he began working for her in 2018....

Kanye West discussed his recent declaration that he will run for president in 2020, despite his close relationship and past support for President Donald Trump. During an extensive interview with Forbes magazine released Wednesday, West offered praise for ...

CFPB's payday rule escalates showdown with Democrats — Deutsche Bank fined...

At least 45% of all US coronavirus deaths occured in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Freopp released their latest revised numbers on June 29, 2020. According to their latest numbers 3,671 of the 24,380 coronavirus deaths in New York state oc...

Adapted from Institute of International Finance ; Chart: Axios Visuals China and much of Southeast Asia look to be bouncing back strongly from the coronavirus pandemic as stock markets and much of the country's economic data are returning to pre-pande...

Order my new book, We Should Improve Society Somewhat , 184 pages of political cartoons on the last few years of our dystopian world!...

Unquestionably, today's crisis would be much worse without Social Security. Congress should eliminate the COVID-19 notch as soon as possible. Those we elect should not cut Social Security, but expand it....

Arizona's governor claimed...

We've been together for six years now, and she's usually an amazing person, but this hurt me deeply. What should I do?...

'Disgusting, sickening': Biden defends Duckworth as Trump questions her patriotism...

It doesn't seem necessary...

The U.S....

The Hispanic population in America has reached a new record of nearly 61 million, and is the largest minority in the nation, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data....

He'll Be Here All Week And unfortunately all rest of the year... YouTube Video - Tip your server anyway. Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Note: Wash your hands. Now wash 'em again. And again. Faster! Faster! Hotter! Hotter! Feel the bu...

A group of civil rights and activist groups criticized Facebook's leadership after they met with the social media platform's leadership team to discuss a growing advertisement boycott....

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Tuesday that she wants to dismantle economic and political systems that "prioritize profit without considering who is profiting" even as her re-election campaign has continued to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a tweet on Monday that she tested positive for coronavirus, despite being asymptomatic. Mayor Bottoms joins Morning Joe to discuss how she's feeling and her frustration with wait times for virus results....

Kanye West accused Democrats of taking advantage of black people, pointing to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's dismissive comments about African Americans who support President Trump....

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade dug into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his reluctance to support reopening schools at the end of summer despite the coronavirus pandemic....