GOP majority votes to delay Brett Kavanaugh vote until Friday afternoon
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to delay a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.
The Republican majority voted 11-10 to delay the vote until 1:30 p.m. to allow comments from all members on Thursday’s testimony from Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford.
The GOP majority refused a motion by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to subpoena Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge, who Ford placed in the room at the time of her assault.
“There’s simply no reason to deny Judge Kavanaugh a seat on the Supreme Court,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the committee chairman.
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New Zealand epidemiologist: ‘We look at Trump’s behavior and we’re horrified’
To learn how New Zealand has largely eliminated COVID-19, we continue our extended interview with Michael Baker, an epidemiologist who is a member of the New Zealand Ministry of Health’s Technical Advisory Group and advising the government on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He describes how the country’s response compares to the government actions in the United States and worldwide.
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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The Quarantine Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González, as we bring you Part 2 of our discussion of New Zealand.
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Trump White House hammered for covering up their own economic projections as jobs vanish
The Trump White House has decided against releasing midyear economic projections this summer, breaking precedent at a time when unemployment is expected to top 20 percent.
The Washington Post reports that the administration is not releasing updated economic projections that "would almost certainly codify an administration assessment that the coronavirus pandemic has led to a severe economic downturn" with massive job losses that have topped 36 million in just two months.
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Joe Scarborough can sue for defamation — and ‘it could require Mr. Trump to pay substantial punitive damages’: Legal expert
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough may have a defamation case against President Donald Trump, according to one legal expert.
Peter Schuck, an emeritus professor of law at Yale and visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, laid out the case against the president in a new column for the New York Times.
"Trump’s wantonly cruel tweets about the tragic death in 2001 of Lori Klausutis are distinctive," Schuck writes. "They may constitute intentional torts for which a civil jury could award punitive damages against him."
Kentucky militant’s wife plays victim after militia leader fired for hanging governor in effigy
This billionaire Republican governor has been sued dozens of times for millions in unpaid bills
‘There is a wickedness in our president’: Conservative Christian decries ‘cruelty’ of Trump’s latest smear campaign
Kellyanne Conway paints target on back of Twitter executive in charge of preventing disinformation
CNBC anchors argue on air: ‘100,000 people died… all you did was try to help your friend the president’
New Zealand epidemiologist: ‘We look at Trump’s behavior and we’re horrified’
Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, ‘horrified’ over death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
‘Do you understand now?’ LeBron James says George Floyd’s death was the reason Kaepernick knelt
Trump White House hammered for covering up their own economic projections as jobs vanish
Joe Scarborough can sue for defamation — and ‘it could require Mr. Trump to pay substantial punitive damages’: Legal expert
New Zealand epidemiologist: ‘We look at Trump’s behavior and we’re horrified’
Trump’s tweets have ‘deteriorated’ because he knows he faces ‘landslide defeat’: Financial Times columnist
MSNBC’s Morning Joe busts Trump for tweeting out ‘vile’ attacks to distract from 100,000 coronavirus deaths
Dr. Fauci emotionally recounts his close relationship with the late AIDS activist Larry Kramer
