A group of Democratic women leaders is calling out sexist coverage of female Democratic vice presidential contenders — and they’re asking that newsrooms to do better. In an open letter to top newspaper and network executives, the group said newsrooms should not merely pay attention to problematic stereotypes of women being considered for the position,…… MORE
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A doctor runs 22 miles in a face mask to prove that they are safe
A doctor in England wanted to prove that face masks won’t impair your oxygen levels. So he ran for 22 miles while wearing one. Throughout his running journey, Tom Lawton used a pulse oximeter to monitor his oxygen levels. The medical device measures the saturation of oxygen in a person’s red blood cells and typically…… MORE
Top White House economic adviser attempts to explain Trump’s coronavirus executive actions
The White House’s top economic adviser on Sunday tried to explain how states and the federal government will be able to work together to provide enhanced unemployment benefits prescribed by a series of executive actions for coronavirus economic relief that President Donald Trump signed a day earlier. Larry Kudlow told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State…… MORE
Pelosi calls Trump’s coronavirus relief executive actions ‘absurdly unconstitutional’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called President Donald Trump’s executive actions on coronavirus relief “absurdly unconstitutional.” “Well, the fact is, is that whether they’re legal or not takes time to figure out. I associate my remarks with what the Senator (Ben) Sasse who says, they’re ‘unconstitutional slop.’ Right now we want to address the…… MORE
Ohio governor warns people against seeing Covid-19 tests as unreliable after he received a false positive
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday warned Americans against seeing coronavirus tests as unreliable days after he received a false positive result before a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump. “I think what people should not take away from my experience (is) that testing is not reliable or doesn’t work,” DeWine, a Republican, told CNN’s…… MORE
New York Times: White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore
White House aides reached out to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last year about the process of adding additional presidents to Mount Rushmore, the New York Times reported. According to a person familiar who spoke with the Times, Noem then greeted Trump when he arrived in the state for his July Fourth celebrations at the…… MORE
Breaking down the executive actions Trump signed on coronavirus relief
With stimulus talks stalled, President Donald Trump announced he would go around Congress to deliver aid to Americans affected by the pandemic. But a close read of the actual text of executive actions he signed Saturday suggests that even if they are deemed constitutional, they will not quickly deliver the aid Trump promised. They may…… MORE
Jill Biden plans to continue to teach if she becomes first lady
Jill Biden, a community college professor, says that if her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden, is elected president and she becomes first lady, she plans to continue her work as a teacher. “I would love to. If we get to the White House, I’m going to continue to teach,” she said in an interview…… MORE
Esper appears to backtrack on Beirut explosion cause after White House pushback
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is downplaying any differences he had with the White House’s assessment as to what caused the deadly explosion in Beirut after his speculation that the blast was likely the result of an accident drew push back from the White House. “The bottom line is we still don’t know” what caused the…… MORE
Treasury Secretary says Democrats must make the next move on stimulus talks
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Democrats will need to be the ones to make the next move if stimulus talks between the Trump administration and congressional Democrats are to restart. He said Democratic leaders need to accept a lower amount of assistance for state and local governments. “Anytime they have another offer to make, they…… MORE
