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Desperate for money to finance a struggling presidential campaign, then-President Donald Trump's 2020 team reportedly turned to fundraising tactics that duped donors into giving far more money than they intended or believed they were.That's according to a blockbuster report in…
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Monday thoroughly rejected Derek Chauvin's actions and use of force during the arrest of George Floyd last May as contrary to department policy."Once Mr. Floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he was in…
Japan just saw the earliest bloom of its legendary cherry blossoms in 1,200 years. Pretty -- but also a sign of climate change.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also…
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shared well-wishes with Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday and encouraged them to get Covid-19 vaccinations as a moral obligation."We share the sentiments of Pope Francis who said that getting vaccinated is a…
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Sunday said Major League Baseball's decision to pull its all-star game from Atlanta in response to Georgia's new restrictive voting law adds to a history of boycotts that have pushed for justice."We know that boycotts…
Mississippi's Republican governor said Sunday that he doesn't support the potential use of so-called Covid-19 vaccine passports in his state, calling the credentials that could be key to a return to normalcy by the end of the year unnecessary."I don't…
President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal that is focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis is a "serious proposal," Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday, but more work must be done on the plan to ensure it addresses major…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, to borrow a phrase from the late singer Tom Petty, is free fallin'.Gaetz, a loyal foot soldier for former President Donald Trump and a Fox News darling, is engulfed in a scandal. The Justice Department is…
Major League Baseball's decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented move. Other major sports leagues and players have been fighting Republican politicians in this era.What makes MLB's…
Pain, trauma and regret spilled out from a Minneapolis courtroom during a first week of critical testimony in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd.The week concluded with potentially…
During Donald Trump's presidency, many of his critics argued that he was the cause of so many problems plaguing the country and the Republican Party. While Trump was far from innocent, as a former member of Congress and lifelong Republican,…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the flags at the US Capitol to be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of US Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans, who died after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade…
It's been a week for Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.First came the news that he was considering resigning from Congress for a job in the conservative media world. That was followed almost immediately by reporting that the Justice Department is…
One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Friday afternoon, the department's acting chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters during a press briefing roughly…
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday night recounted her arrest last week protesting Georgia's controversial election overhaul bill as "terrifying" and said she was "afraid" in the moment, but that she felt it was important to try and witness…
President Joe Biden may look relaxed, but don't let that deceive you. He is a man in a hurry. Behind that seemingly laid-back smile, he's moving at a frenetic pace.Two months into his presidency, Biden has already notched up major…
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.President Biden's dogs Major and Champ are back in the news. And the coverage of the presidential pooches is generating some…
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would be assigning five Cabinet secretaries to serve as his messengers in working with Congress and engaging with the public on the administration's infrastructure proposal."While most of the Cabinet will have a…
"If it thunders on All Fools' Day, it brings good crops of corn and hay." All pranks aside, there's a lot of truth behind that old weather proverb. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and…
Over the past 10 days, two things happened that make clear that a) Trumpism isn't going anywhere and b) it's going to complicate Republican attempts to retake control of the Senate next November.The first is that former Missouri Gov. Eric…
