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Damon Linker
Trump's ugly truth
Trump's ugly truth
Why the president is the only one being honest about the Supreme Court fight
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  1. Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power
  2. Ex-Louisville officer indicted in Breonna Taylor shooting, but not for her death
  3. Eric Trump must testify in New York fraud investigation before Election Day
  4. Republican senators find no evidence of wrongdoing regarding Biden and Ukraine
  5. California will ban sale of new gas cars after 2035
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Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power

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Kentucky governor says attorney general should make evidence from Breonna Taylor case public

7:18 p.m.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson tests positive for coronavirus

5:42 p.m.

CIA Director Gina Haspel reportedly 'extremely cautious' about sending Russia intelligence to Trump

5:11 p.m.

Mark Zuckerberg won't 'apologize for wearing too much sunscreen'

4:47 p.m.

Eric Trump must testify in New York fraud investigation before Election Day

4:36 p.m.

MSNBC's Joy Reid says Breonna Taylor charges imply 'no one killed' her

3:45 p.m.

Newsom signs executive order requiring all cars sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035

3:43 p.m.

Dr. Birx is reportedly 'distressed' over the direction of Trump's coronavirus task force

3:39 p.m.

Disney finally gives up on releasing Marvel's Black Widow in 2020

2:25 p.m.

No police officers charged directly for role in Breonna Taylor's death

2:14 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera won't reopen until September 2021

1:25 p.m.

Mark Zuckerberg claims he's 'probably been the most outspoken CEO in the country' against Trump

1:25 p.m.

Fauci blasts Rand Paul for 'not listening' in COVID-19 hearing

12:53 p.m.

Watch Amy Coney Barrett argue in 2016 against replacing Supreme Court justices with those of opposite ideologies

12:43 p.m.

Republican senators find no evidence of wrongdoing regarding Biden and Ukraine policy

12:09 p.m.

Trump has reportedly complained that Jewish people are 'only in it for themselves'

12:06 p.m.

The Trump campaign is reportedly 'discussing contingency plans to bypass election results'

11:31 a.m.
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Newsom signs executive order requiring all cars sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035

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The Metropolitan Opera won't reopen until September 2021

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Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg claims he's 'probably been the most outspoken CEO in the country' against Trump

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