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No Covid-19 stimulus package progress as Trump makes more false claims – live
Another 1.18m Americans file for unemploymentDeutsche Bank gave Trump records to New York prosecutors - reportTrump claims Covid-19 will ‘go away’ as Fauci warns long road aheadJoin us today at 5pm ET for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election. Register nowSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.03pm BST The family of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis have taken out a full page print ad in the Washington Post today, to thank the city for their support.family of John Lewis posts this in @washingtonpost this morning “Thank you for rocking with him until the end...please keep the faith..” pic.twitter.com/bAlri9EA11Everybody has a story. I’m so blessed that my father’s story – as a servant leader and champion for civil and human rights – was shared with you, the people of DC.Thank you for honoring his legacy. Thank you for rocking with him until the end. Please keep the faith and remember to get in “Good Trouble.” My Pops is counting on us. 1.49pm BST Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to Donald Trump the way their community stood up to “violent racists of a generation ago.”The one-minute ad, which was shared exclusively with the Associated Press before its release on Thursday, is titled “Better America”. It also takes a direct swipe at Trump, while avoiding mentioning him by name.We must choose to fight for that better America. And just like our ancestors who stood up to the violent racists of a generation ago, we will stand up to this president and say, ‘No more,’ because America is better than him. So we choose to be bigger. We choose to be bolder. We choose to bring back justice, respect and dignity to this country. Biden's ad strategy doesn't get much criticism bc he's winning, but I get the same focus group vapors I got with Clinton ads. Biden's rolled out a detailed black economic/civil rights agenda that isn't in this ad at all. https://t.co/Vikdr6cCln Continue reading...
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