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US election 2020: Obama calls for end to voter suppression
Former US President Barack Obama has sharply criticised what he described as Republican attempts at voter suppression in a speech at civil rights leader John Lewis’s funeral.
Obama warns that Trump’s actions threaten US democracy
In one of the most jolting moments in modern political history, former President Barack Obama reclaimed his political pulpit with a stark warning that his successor is a grave and imminent threat to American democracy and racial justice.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/politics/donald-trump-barack-obama-election-democracy/index.html
Lindsey Graham campaign ad features image of opponent with digitally altered darker skin tone
Sen. Lindsey Graham‘s reelection campaign posted an advertisement to Facebook earlier this month featuring a digitally altered image of his opponent — who is Black — with a darker skin tone.
Trump again attempts to stoke racial divisions in housing message
President Donald Trump sought to stoke racial divisions Wednesday as he touted an administrative rule change on housing that he hopes will appeal to White suburbanites who have been abandoning him amid his handling of coronavirus and his views on race.
Pelosi mandates masks in House chamber after Gohmert tests positive for Covid-19
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday she would require all House members and aides to wear masks on the floor after Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert — who was often in the chamber interacting with colleagues and refusing to wear a face-covering — tested positive for coronavirus.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/pelosi-mask-mandate-capitol/index.html
Pelosi warns maskless lawmakers may be thrown out
The US House of Representatives has ordered all members and staff to wear masks as the nation’s death toll from coronavirus passed 150,000.
Birx warns US is ‘in a new phase’ of coronavirus pandemic with more widespread cases
August 3, 2020
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Daniel Jenkins
Dr. Deborah Birx on Sunday said the US is in a new phase in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the deadly virus is more widespread than when it first took hold in the US earlier this year.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/02/politics/birx-coronavirus-new-phase-cnntv/index.html
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