Rand Paul didn’t “grandstand” last week, but the Republican Party has been doing it for a decade
When Rand Paul held up the Republicans’ monstrous spending bill last Thursday with a mini-filibuster on the Senate floor, an anonymous GOP Senate aide told The Hill, “He’s all about grandstanding.” Most Republican senators (except Mike Lee) appeared to believe pretty much the same thing: that Paul was needlessly holding up regular congressional business in the face of another government shutdown purely in the name of self-promotion.
2020 Election
‘Disaster and disgrace’: Regretful Trump voter disgusted by his handing of COVID-19 and race relations
Joe Biden has opened a four-point lead over President Donald Trump in Ohio, which the Republican won by twice that margin four years ago.
A survey conducted by Your Voice Ohio found the Democratic candidate leading Trump by 46-42, and Biden seems to be peeling off some of the president's past supporters in the state, reported the Columbus Dispatch.
White House employees will now be subject to mandatory testing for COVID-19, an official said on Monday.
In a statement to CNN's Jim Acosta, the unnamed White House official said that staffers working near President Donald Trump would be forced to undergo randomized testing.
"As part of our ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of the entire White House Complex, randomized testing of Executive Office of the President staff, which has been ongoing for several months, will become mandatory rather than voluntary," the official said.
White House employees reportedly received an email Monday morning with a stern warning.
Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped "Harry Potter" scarves rallied Monday against the government, vowing to "cast a spell" for democracy as the nascent movement grows increasingly bold in targeting the powerful elite.
For more than two weeks, young Thais across the country have held near daily protests at universities and town halls to denounce the military-aligned government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha.
Some have also waded into sensitive territory in recent weeks by holding up placards opposing Thailand's lese majeste law, one of the world's harshest.
It shields the monarchy and its super-rich King Maha Vajiralongkorn from criticism, making open scrutiny of the monarch virtually impossible.
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Boaters with Trump flag accused of ‘endangering’ SpaceX astronauts after splashdown
‘Disaster and disgrace’: Regretful Trump voter disgusted by his handing of COVID-19 and race relations
White House suddenly orders ‘mandatory’ COVID-19 testing for presidential staff
Thais ‘cast a spell’ for democracy in Harry Potter-theme protest
‘Drinking the Kool-Aid’: Famous anti-cult attorney explains what Trump has in common with notorious People’s Temple leader
Ignorant mask opponents keep using one of the worst analogies imaginable as COVID-19 sweeps across America
‘It’s not a both sides thing’: CNN host battles Trump aide over hydroxychloroquine misinformation
Oklahoma teacher threatened by COVID-19 regrets vote for Trump — and blasts his ‘failure of leadership’
Morning show gives airtime to panel of white ‘Karens’ who blame Black Lives Matter for making name a slur
Russian dissident Gary Kasparov lays out ‘doomsday scenario’ for American democracy — and it’s closer than you think
