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Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s liberal justices in response to the emergency petition
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Wisconsin election officials agree to send voters ballot applications
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The decision marks a significant victory for those seeking to make it easier for voters to cast ballots by mail this fall.
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In George Floyd killing, Joe Biden seeks to project empathy as activists and party leaders demand details
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The former vice president’s favored position is counterpoint to President Trump but some want to hear what he would do as the nation’s leader.
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Louisville protesters decry police shooting that killed apartment resident
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City officials say police did not fire during the protest Thursday night and that the shots came from within the crowd.
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With ‘shooting’ tweet, Trump inflames rather than soothes tensions amid Minneapolis unrest
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Trump also abdicated the traditional role of an American president abroad on Friday by announcing he was “terminating” U.S. membership in the World Health Organization.
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CDC chief defends failure to spot early coronavirus spread in U.S.
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Robert R. Redfield says diagnostic testing would have made little difference, describing it like “looking for a needle in a haystack.”
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As he seeks to punish China, Trump faces criticism at home over his own attacks on democratic values
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Trump’s suggestion that authorities would be justified in shooting protesters in Minneapolis seemed antithetical to his condemnation of Bejiing’s crackdown in Hong Kong.
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North Carolina officials push RNC to provide a detailed safety plan for convention
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Before greenlighting the event, North Carolina’s top health official said Republicans must explain how they will keep participants safe.
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Trump to headline in-person fundraisers in June, his first since coronavirus outbreak
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Party officials said they plan to take safety measures to ensure the health of the president and attendees.