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Top Stories for September 12:
Trump administration altering CDC reports on pandemic to fit president’s false narrative
Communications aides appointed by Trump have been reviewing reports from scientists at the CDC and changing them to better align with the president’s sunny message that the US is beating back the virus.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Joe Biden goes viral with tear-jerking moment at Sept. 11 memorial
Biden’s empathy isn’t a performance, it’s who he is.
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He finally went a step too far.
Trump threatens to “put down” protesters who riot if he wins again
The president’s penchant for violence came out in full force in a disturbing new interview.
Top prosecutorial aide in Trump-Russia investigation resigns, concerns of partisan pressure from Attorney General Bill Barr emerge
Nora Dannehy has quietly resigned from the DOJ probe — at least partly out of concern the investigative team is being pressed for political reasons to produce a report before work is done.
Take Action: Impeach Attorney General William Barr!
Trump “tax cut” for military service members must be repaid in 2021
Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey said young families will spend the apparent pay raise and then get “kicked in the chops” when they must repay the taxes in 2021.
GOP Sen. David Perdue says his perfectly timed stock trades are completely innocent
Two weeks after Perdue helped dilute a rule that governed the prepaid debit card industry, he reported acquiring stock in a company that stood to benefit from the rollback of those very regulations.
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Ex-felons have the potential to swing close 2020 races
The expansion of felon voting rights across the US in recent years has created a pool of as many as 2 million newly eligible voters.
Top prosecutor resigns from Trump law enforcement commission “intent on providing cover for a predetermined agenda”
John Choi resigned last week after expressing serious concerns that the commission’s efforts were “furthering failed tough-on-crime policies… and fueling divisions between our communities and our police officers.”
4 Houston police officers fired over fatal shooting of Nicolas Chavez
Officers fired a total of 24 shots at Chavez — only three of which were deemed “objectively reasonable,” Police Chief Art Acevedo said at a news conference.
A key part of Trump’s 2020 pitch: auto plants that don’t exist
Trump seems to like the idea of new auto plants, so he keeps telling the public that the imagined new plants exist, reality be damned.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
Hope…
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition to demand Kushner be removed from the pandemic response team, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.