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The ExplainerA conspiracy theory goes to Washington: Three questions about QAnonBelievers in the QAnon conspiracy theory are becoming influential in some of Washington's highest offices.
In North Carolina鈥檚 Senate race, like everywhere, it鈥檚 all about TrumpRepublican senators face a difficult balancing act appealing to both staunch Trump supporters and those who are disillusioned by his presidency.
First LookWhite House drops tax cut, GOP unveils $1 trillion aid packageFew GOP senators supported the president's proposed payroll tax cut in the latest relief package, preferring聽the聽direct $1,200 cash payments聽to Americans instead. The White House聽also compromised with Republicans on funding coronavirus testing.
Politics WatchCampaigning in America's year of crisisFor now, the 2020 election is a referendum on President Trump. But as November nears, the race will morph into a choice 鈥� and trust on handling the pandemic and its impacts may well be the decider.
First LookTrump asks US to wear masks in first virus briefing in monthsPresident Donald Trump has warned that the pandemic will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better and declared support for masks, a reversal of his earlier views.
First LookBiden suggests a new focus for US economy: Elderly, child careJoe Biden鈥檚 latest plan to revive the economy focuses on improving elderly and child care, spending $775 billion to create 3 million jobs. The pandemic revealed flaws in the U.S. caregiving system, Mr. Biden says, but it is also an opportunity for job growth.聽
First LookThe Black Lives Matter generation remembers John LewisFrom student activist to elder statesman, Rep. John Lewis continually聽encouraged the nation's youth to start 鈥済ood trouble.鈥� And he modeled how to do it.聽
America has bungled the pandemic. Now what?Ineffective leadership and a lack of centralized action has made the crisis worse, and created a more difficult road ahead.
First LookTrump ends CDC virus data collection. Who's filling in?The Trump administration鈥檚 removal of the CDC from the COVID-19 data collection process has raised concerns. But the CDC has agreed to step out of the government's traditional data collection process "in order to streamline reporting."
First LookWhose authority? Georgia gov. sues Atlanta mayor over masks.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to block the city's mandate of wearing masks in public after Ms. Bottoms refused to follow Mr. Kemp's executive order to block local governments from requiring face coverings.
First LookSessions lost Trump's support, then Alabama's Senate primaryFormer U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost to聽Tommy Tuberville in Alabama's Republican U.S. Senate primary, partly because of his falling out with President Trump. Mr. Tuberville will face Democrat Doug Jones in what's slated to be a competitive general election.
First LookWhy California threw out 100,000 mail-in primary ballotsTens of thousands of mail-in ballots were voided because of mistakes during the March presidential primary in California. The state is making modifications for November, but ultimately it's up to voters to complete the process correctly, say election officials.
Trump鈥檚 Roger Stone commutation: Was it 鈥榗orrupt鈥�?The move may ensure the Mueller probe鈥檚 core question 鈥� was there communication聽between Russian agents and Trump team members 鈥� will remain unknown.
First LookIn 11th-hour commutation, Trump liberates Roger StonePresident Trump commuted longtime friend Roger Stone's sentence just days before Mr. Stone was set to report to prison.
A police chief鈥檚 message to community: Help us 鈥榙o a better job鈥�Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, the first Black woman to lead the department, reflects on the city鈥檚 CHOP protest and activists鈥� calls for change.
First LookDems, GOP struggle to agree on new coronavirus aid packageSenate Republicans are considering a $1 trillion coronavirus relief aid package, at odds with Democrats' House-approved $3 trillion package.聽The GOP's package centers on liability protections for doctors, schools, and businesses from lawsuits.
California seemed to do everything right. So why are COVID-19 cases surging?California鈥檚 response to the coronavirus drew widespread praise. Its current struggles offer a lesson about overconfidence born of success.
For Biden, a VP search fraught with significanceJoe Biden鈥檚 search for a running mate has unfolded alongside protests over racial justice, raising expectations that he will pick a woman of color.
First LookWhy Biden and Dems are focusing on political shift in SouthDemocrats are courting Southerners' votes with increased vigor in hopes that the recent symbolic actions in Southern states 鈥� removing Confederate statues and retiring Mississippi's state flag 鈥� will translate to a shift at the ballot box in November.
On America鈥檚 most political holiday, clashing visions are nothing newHistorically, the Fourth of July has been as much about toppling statues as about grilling hot dogs.
