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New Poll Suggests Trouble for Trump

Biden widens lead to 10 points, though effect of George Floyd unrest is still unclear

(Newser) - The last time that an ABC News/Washington Post poll surveyed Americans, Joe Biden held a slim 2-point lead. That was two months ago. In a new poll released Sunday, Biden widened his lead to 10 points, 53% to 43% among voters registered nationally, reports the Post . The big wild card:...

After Weekend of Protest Arrests, a Trump Accusation on Biden

President's allegations appear linked to staffers' donations to group paying bail fees

(Newser) - After a tumultuous weekend of protests across America over the death of George Floyd , police departments nationwide reported multiple arrests . On Monday morning, President Trump made an allegation against his presumptive challenger in November on those people behind bars. "Biden's people are so Radical Left that they are...

Trump Was Rushed to an Underground Bunker Friday

President spent almost an hour there, sources say, as protests raged outside

(Newser) - Secret Service agents rushed President Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades, the AP reports. Trump spent nearly an hour in the underground shelter, which was designed for use...

Officials: Extremist Groups Are Infiltrating Protests

Trump threatens to declare antifa a terrorist organization, though it's not clear he can

(Newser) - As officials warned that extremist groups may have infiltrated the protests over George Floyd's death , President Trump on Sunday asserted that the US would declare antifa a terrorist group. "The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization," he tweeted , after days of...

George Floyd's Brother: Trump Did All the Talking on Call

Philonise Floyd asked Joe Biden and the president for justice

(Newser) - George Floyd's brother has expressed frustration over his phone conversation with President Trump about the killing in Minneapolis. "He didn't give me an opportunity to even speak," Philonise Floyd told the Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC on Saturday. "It was hard. I was trying to...

Maureen Dowd: Please, Jack, Pull the Plug on Trump
Please, Jack, 
Pull the Plug 
on Trump
OPINION
May 31, 2020 8:07 AM CDT

Please, Jack, Pull the Plug on Trump

Maureen Dowd wants Twitter CEO to take away the president's 140-character bully pulpit

(Newser) - Calling the president of the United States and Twitter "a match made in hell," Maureen Dowd is calling for Jack Dorsey to "pull the plug on" President Trump's account. "You could answer the existential question of whether @realDonaldTrump even exists if he doesn’t exist...

Trump Postpones G7
Trump Postpones G7 
May 31, 2020 5:32 AM CDT

Trump Postpones G7

June meeting set for Camp David postponed until at least the fall

(Newser) - President Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 he had planned to hold next month at the White House despite the ongoing pandemic. And he said he plans to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea, and India as he again advocated for...

Killer Mike Begs Atlanta Protesters: 'Fortify Your Own House'

It was a night of violent demonstrations in the US over the death of George Floyd

(Newser) - In what the Washington Post calls a night of "absolute chaos," protesters gathered around the US to express their outrage at the death of George Floyd , a black man who died earlier this week in Minneapolis after a now ex-police officer was seen on video kneeling on his...

European Union Makes a Big Ask of Trump

EU wants president to reconsider cutting US funds to World Health Organization amid pandemic

(Newser) - The European Union on Saturday urged President Trump to rethink his decision to cut American funding for the World Health Organization amid global criticism of the move, as spiking infection rates in India and elsewhere served as a reminder the global pandemic is far from contained. European Commission President Ursula...

Taylor Swift Issues a Warning to Trump

'We will vote you out in November,' Swift tweeted after Trump's inflammatory 'shooting' tweet

(Newser) - It hasn't been a secret that Taylor Swift doesn't care for how President Trump has been running things, but she laid it even more out on the line on Friday. After Trump's inflammatory tweet regarding protesters for George Floyd , in which the president called the demonstrators "...

&#39;We&#39;ve Gotta Change,&#39; Biden Says
'We've Gotta
Change,'
Biden Says
May 29, 2020 5:09 PM CDT

'We've Gotta Change,' Biden Says

Former vice president tells George Floyd's family he'll work for justice

(Newser) - Joe Biden has assured George Floyd's family that he'll do everything he can to bring justice in the Minneapolis man's death. The former vice president made the disclosure in a five-minute video livestreamed Friday, in which he addressed Floyd's death and racism in the nation generally,...

Trump Stops Short on China, and Markets Breathe Easier

Dow slips 17, but investors braced for worse

(Newser) - Stock indexes edged mostly higher in afternoon trading Friday after President Trump outlined several actions in response to China eroding the autonomy of Hong Kong but did not mention any moves to upend a trade pact struck with Beijing earlier this year, per the AP . The Dow finished the day...

Trumps Severs US Ties to World Health Organization

President again faults world body's COVID response

(Newser) - Last month, President Trump halted US payments to the World Health Organization and accused the world body of botching the initial response to the outbreak of COVID-19. On Friday, he went further, announcing that the US was ending its relationship with the WHO altogether, reports CNN . Trump again accused the...

Trump: 'Haters' Are Distorting My Tweet About Looters

President says he doesn't want shooting to happen

(Newser) - President Trump's fight with Twitter has escalated further now that the site has restricted one of his tweets for "glorifying violence." Background and related coverage about the controversy:
  • The tweet: Early Friday, Trump was tweeting about the violence in Minneapolis . "....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory
...

Trump Fires Back After Twitter Hides Tweet

He repeats call to 'Repeal Section 230!!!'

(Newser) - President Trump fired back Friday morning after Twitter hid one of his tweets behind a warning for "glorifying violence." He accused Twitter of enforcing its rules unevenly to target conservatives and renewed his call to regulate social media companies more stiffly. "Section 230 should be revoked by...

Cubs Can Be Killed in Alaska Dens Under Trump Rule Change

NPS, Fish and WiNPS, Fish and Wildlife to relax Obama-era regulations related to federal lands

(Newser) - Two federal agencies are relaxing Obama-era regulations on wildlife, now allowing for more hunting and trapping at national preserves throughout Alaska. The Alaska Daily News reports that the rolling back by the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service of the 2015 prohibitions will allow hunters to take black...

Twitter Hides Trump Tweet on Minneapolis

Company said it was 'glorifying violence'

(Newser) - Twitter isn't backing down in its dispute with President Trump. The company, accusing the president of breaking its rules, hid one of his tweets early Friday, putting it behind a warning that it was "glorifying violence," the Guardian reports. The president, denouncing violent protests in Minneapolis over...

White House Press Chief Defends Own Votes by Mail

Absentee voting is fine, says Kayleigh McEnany, but mail-in voting for no reason is not

(Newser) - President Trump has been on a tear against the idea of letting people vote by mail because he says it's prone to fraud. Consequently, his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, has been making a similar argument against mail ballots. But the Tampa Bay Times dug up an interesting nugget about...

Chinese Spokesman Now Has a Label on His Tweets

'Get the facts' caution is the same message added to Trump's posts

(Newser) - More than two months after it was posted, an accusation by a Chinese government spokesman has received a "Get the facts" label from Twitter—the same caution that was added to a couple of President Trump's tweets this week. Zhao Lijian of the foreign ministry had tweeted , "...

Trump&#39;s Order Could Upend 26 Key Words
Trump's Order Could
Upend 26 Key Words
updated
May 28, 2020 3:28 PM CDT

Trump's Order Could Upend 26 Key Words

An executive order might strip social media companies of legal protections under 1996 law

(Newser) - "This will be a Big Day for Social Media and FAIRNESS!" President Trump tweeted Thursday morning. The reason? Late in the afternoon, he signed an executive order that could deal a big blow to Twitter, Facebook, and other social media companies. Among other things, the move could strip...

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