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Make science great again: US researchers dream of life after Trump
Nov 06, 2020 08:49In the US, the role of scientific research in public policy is clearly on the ballot in the Nov. 3 presidential election. Some Republicans have sought to undermine the research showing human-caused climate change since long before Trump was elected in 2016, but the sidelining of science-based recommendations in policy decisions has only accelerated since.
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US defense chief pens resignation letter amid disagreements with Trump: Report
Nov 06, 2020 05:55The lame duck US administration’s Defense Secretary Mark Esper has reportedly penned his resignation letter amid drawn-out disagreements with President Donald Trump and his own poor reappointment prospects.
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As COVID-19 soars ahead of election, tapes reveal Kushner bragging about how Trump wrestled response 'back from the doctors'
Nov 01, 2020 21:15US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner bragged about Trump “getting the country back from the doctors” in an April interview with journalist Bob Woodward, a report says. The senior White House advisor boasted that the president was ignoring scientists and medical experts as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded, according to audio obtained by CNN.
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Trump may fire Barr and FBI director for not investigating Biden
Oct 28, 2020 14:47US President Donald Trump has been unhappy that FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Bill Barr have not publicly announced an investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden, or his associates. He has repeatedly discussed firing Wray after the election — and officials are concerned he may also oust Barr.
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Trump aims to convince supporters that a loss means election is “rigged”
Oct 28, 2020 14:31According to Reuters-Ipsos poll, more than four in 10 voters on Republican and Democrat sides will not accept the results of the US 2020 Presidential election. It doesn’t go into details, except to say that 22% of Biden supporters and 16% of Trump supporters say they would engage in street protests or violence if the other side prevailed.
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Trump’s lawyers want Trump’s judges to limit voting
Oct 27, 2020 21:47The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee (RNC) have pushed one narrative in a raft of nearly identical lawsuits from California to Pennsylvania all tied around limiting mail-in voting. The central theme: claims, without evidence, that widely used mail-in voting would lead to massive voter fraud.
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Lawyers can’t find parents of 545 kids separated by Trump’s immigration policies
Oct 26, 2020 16:13Lawyers appointed to represent the interests of migrant children and parents who were separated from one another as a result of a program established by the Trump administration, say that the whereabouts of hundreds of parents affected by that policy remain unknown.
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Trump plans to vote early on Saturday in Florida
Oct 23, 2020 07:11US President Donald Trump will cast an early vote in the presidential election while he is visiting Florida this weekend, White House Spokesman Judd Deere said on Thursday.
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Poll shows voters prefer Biden over Trump on almost all major issues
Oct 22, 2020 14:18According to a national poll of likely voters conducted by The New York Times and Siena College, former US Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. holds a nine-point lead over President Donald Trump amid widespread public alarm about the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic and demand among voters for large-scale government action to right the economy.
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Intimidating emails sent to Democratic voters in US swing states,
Oct 21, 2020 16:29Domocraitc voters in different US states have received intimidating emails claiming to be from the "Proud Boys," warning them to vote for President Donald Trump in the upcoming election.