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'I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history any presidential candidate trying to discredit the elections and the election process before votes have even taken place. It's unprecedented,' Obama said, appearing with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in the White House Rose Garden. … [Read more...] about Scorched earth: Donald Trump brings Benghazi widows and Clinton sex-assault accuser to final showdown with Hillary in Vegas – as Bill’s ‘secret love child’ demands DNA test now

Amid ongoing protests in Minneapolis, President Trump said Friday afternoon that "it's very important that we have peaceful protesters and support the rights for peaceful protesters. We can't allow a situation like happened in Minneapolis to descend further into lawless anarchy and chaos." Mr. Trump said he spoke with the family of George Floyd and demanded the Department of Justice and FBI expedite investigations into the Minnesota man's death. "It's a local situation but we're also making it into a federal situation. And it's a terrible thing. We all saw what we saw," Mr. Trump added. As violence initially boiled over in the streets of Minneapolis Thursday night, Mr. Trump posted a string of reactions on Twitter, CBS News campaign reporter Nicole Sganga reports. "These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen," he tweeted. "Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will … [Read more...] about 2020 Daily Trail Markers: Trump says he spoke to George Floyd’s family

Kostas Gouliamos: It seems that the US political administration has little interest in de-escalating its trade attack against Beijing. The policymakers of the US are determined to delay China’s ascendance as an economic and political protagonist in notable strategic sectors. In fact, the US aggressive action is highly likely to be lasting. On top of it, Washington’s aggressiveness puts considerable stress on the World Trade Organization and, consequently, it escalates tensions in key geopolitical areas. Moreover, US aggressive policy has become the central reason for tensions in international relations, with a different intensity from that of the Cold War era.  … [Read more...] about ‘A Strong Sino-European Partnership is in the Interests of Both the EU and China’ – Scholar

Facts First: Trump was wrong every time. A March 27 official progress update sent to CNN from the US government's kCustoms and Border Protection said that 147 miles of new wall had been built, fewer than Trump claimed on March 23 (over 150 miles). Similarly, the April 3 official progress update said that 151 miles had been built -- fewer than Trump claimed on March 25 (164 miles), March 30 (161 miles) and April 1 (161 miles). And the April 10 official update said that 158 miles had been built, fewer than Trump claimed on April 6 (161 miles) and April 10 (about 168 miles). … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s general false claims from March 16 through May 3

The GOP has loosened its commitment to sabotaging recovery (and, thus, its own electoral prospects) somewhat. Whereas weeks ago, Mitch McConnell expressed skepticism about the need for any additional fiscal aid to states or households, the party is now onboard for another relief package of some kind. One idea gaining traction in the caucus is to encourage unemployed workers to return to their (potentially unsafe) jobs by providing them with a weekly $450 bonus. There are a few obvious problems with this proposal as a replacement for enhanced unemployment benefits. Even the most bullish of economists believe the U.S. is going to have double-digit unemployment for months. Which means that millions of Americans are not going to have the option of being seduced back into the labor market by a government bonus. And those Americans are going to struggle to meet their liabilities and basic expenses if they’re forced to subsist on less than $400 a week in unemployment benefits instead of … [Read more...] about GOP Vows to Kill Only Thing Keeping Economy (and Trump) Afloat

Bill is also acting as the welcome wagon in Florida. He's on a two-day bus tour of the states tomorrow and Saturday. Kaine will follow in his footsteps on Sunday and Monday and Hillary arrives Tuesday. … [Read more...] about ‘No more naps,’ says Clinton as she hits the road in a dash through swing states

Issues on the table might include the lack of voter ID laws in some states, although it would be a tough hill to climb. In August the Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina law that required IDs to vote, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department's claim that it put minorities at a disadvantage. … [Read more...] about Donald doubles down: Trump says he WILL ‘totally accept’ election results – if HE wins!

Last week, Newsom revised the state's benchmarks that counties must meet before they can ease their local restrictions further, effectively lowering the bar for restaurants, barber shops and shopping malls across the state to reopen. That came after county officials in Southern California floated the idea of banding together to create their own looser set of guidelines. Newsom has said that the relaxing of the state rules was guided by public health data and not political pressure. … [Read more...] about Facing Defiant Counties And Churches, Newsom Willing To Bend

DT:  You saw that. He said, Trump is brilliant and Trump is going to be the new leader and all that. And some of these clowns said, you should repudiate Putin. I said, why would I repudiate him? He’s not going to get anything. Because I’ve been through this stuff before. But he said very positive things about me. And I say to myself — and I say to people — wouldn’t it be nice if we actually could get along with Russia? And if we could get along with these people? China takes advantage of us. Look at what they’re doing in the South China Sea. They’re not supposed to be playing that game. Okay? Look at what they’re doing. That is a lack of respect. When they’re building a massive, like nobody’s ever seen before — they’re building islands in the middle of the South China Sea for a massive military complex. Beyond runways. I mean, this is a complex. So what I’m saying is there’s a tremendous … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Donald Trump Fires at Karl Rove: ‘A Dishonorable Guy,’ Who ‘Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Write for’ WSJ

With barely five months remaining until Election Day in a national campaign where the shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic have eliminated the traditional elements of in-person electioneering for the past two months, the impact of this week’s events in the Twin Cities on public opinion–and subsequent voting behavior–has yet to be fully revealed and is still quite fluid. … [Read more...] about Twin Cities Riots Heighten Unpredictability of 2020 Election in Battleground State of Minnesota