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President Donald Trump talks to journalists during a news conference about his administration's response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the second briefing the president has given in as many days. Poll numbers about his handling of COVID-19 have been falling as cases of deadly virus have spiked across the country. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Another accelerant could fan COVID surge

Mark Kreidler - Capital & Main

The actions — or inaction — of the lame duck president may further the spread of the pandemic

Warnings on Donald Trump's Facebook and Twitter posts, that label his words as inaccurate or disinformation (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Facebook/Twitter)

"No you didn't" trends after Trump lie

Jon Queally - Common Dreams

"It is a sad failed pathetic coup attempt," one critic writes

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

McConnell flouts the will of the people

Tom Conway - Independent Media Institute

Right now, one person stands in the way of America's fight against COVID-19

Donald Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How can we heal from Trump's abuse?

Chauncey DeVega

Leading PTSD expert on Trump and America: It's "like an abused person now at least seeing the start of the breakup"

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2020. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

"Neutral" journalism can't fight denial

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch

With Trump defeated, journalists can't just retreat back to "objectivity" — not with America's future at stake

People gather at the Michigan State Capitol for a "Stop the Steal" rally in support of US President Donald Trump on November 14, 2020, in Lansing, Michigan. - Supporters are backing Trump's claim that the November 3 election was fraudulent. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

"Stop the Steal": Now a super PAC

Roger Sollenberger

"Donate" button disappeared from the group's website amid alleged grift and self-dealing — so now there's a PAC

Ivanka Trump, senior advisor to the president of the United States and daughter of President Donald Trump (MUSTAFA ABUMUNES/AFP via Getty Images)

Ivanka's former best friend tells all

Alex Henderson - Alternet

A former friend tells all about her relationship with Ivanka Trump, including claims of bigoted anti-Islam views

Fox News host Tucker Carlson (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tucker: I'm not leaving Fox for Newsmax!

Roger Sollenberger

The apparent expansion of his show comes weeks after the network announced a round of layoffs amid a restructuring

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Getty Images/ Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool)

Cruz: Dem wearing mask "a complete ass"

Roger Sollenberger

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is 87 years old, revealed the following day that he had tested positive for COVID-19

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (Brooks Kraft/Getty Images)

Giuliani's "disgraceful" day in court

Roger Sollenberger

Giuliani, who claims to represent President Trump for free, reportedly asked the campaign to pay him $20,000 a day

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The pandemic comes for your turkey

Matthew Rozsa

After outbreaks among agriculture workers, industry experts weigh in on the pandemic's effects on turkey prices

Former President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump rushes last-minute safety-net cuts

Igor Derysh

The Trump administration has finalized a rule making it harder for individuals denied disability benefits to appeal

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Committee chairman U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (Stefani Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images)

Graham may have violated law: experts

Igor Derysh

After Georgia's top election official says Graham suggested he toss votes, Graham admits he called two other states

A health care worker holds an injection syringe of the phase 3 vaccine trial, developed against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by the U.S. Pfizer and German BioNTech company, at the Ankara University Ibni Sina Hospital in Ankara, Turkey on October 27, 2020. (Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The 1 big difference between 2 vaccines

Matthew Rozsa

Both Pfizer and Moderna have announced promising vaccine candidates in recent days; is one better or worse?

Candace Owens and Harry Styles (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Candace Owens styles a Lavender Scare

Ashlie D. Stevens

The conservative conflation of queer aesthetics and anti-capitalism ideology has a storied history in the U.S.

Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R-SC), puts on his face mask as he arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. (Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

Can the GOP take COVID seriously now?

Amanda Marcotte

Coronavirus denialism was entirely about helping Trump win the election — so can his voters move on now it's over?

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Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump weighed attacking Iran: report

Cody Fenwick - Alternet

Trump recently ousted and replaced top leadership at the Pentagon for reasons which have yet to be fully explained

President Donald Trump's lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to journalists outside the White House West Wing July 01, 2020 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Giuliani suggests losing is part of plan

David Edwards - Raw Story

“You’re not going to win every one of these,” Giuliani says. “I don’t want to say it’s because of a Democrat judge"

US President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (Getty Images/Salon)

Red states argue they were harmed by ACA

Phil Galewitz - KFF Health News

The Republican-led states are trying to prove they were harmed by the 2010 health law

Thousands of New Yorkers shocked and angered by Donald Trump's presidential victory march through the streets of midtown to Trump Tower shouting "Not My President" and causing massive gridlock on November 9, 2016 in New York City. | QAnon supporters attend a Trump rally hosted by Long Island and New York City police unions in support of the police on October 4, 2020 in Suffolk County, New York. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It's time to fight for reality

Bob Cesca

More than 73 million Americans just voted for a dangerous, delusional fiction. Our only choice is to defeat them

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 15, 2019. (Getty/Nicholas Kamm)

The U.S. and the coddling of Trump

Terri Langston - The Globalist

Is this really the time to "humor" Trump by allowing him slowly to come to terms with reality — like a little boy?

Political activist Laura Loomer stands across from the Women's March 2019 in New York City on January 19, 2019 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Florida man launches far-right super PAC

Roger Sollenberger

Group's founder says the PAC's name, Sang de Liberté, refers to Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution

Joe Biden and Rashida Tlaib (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Corporate Dems blame the left (again)

Norman Solomon - Common Dreams

Democratic "moderates" are looking for a scapegoat after falling short. Rep. Rashida Tlaib isn't having it

Kevin McCarthy (Getty/Jim Watson)

These Republicans care about climate

Zoya Teirstein - Grist

Republicans made gains in Congress. But it’s not all bad news for future climate legislation

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