Monthly Archives: May, 2020

A New York City police officer who was recorded on video slapping a man and brandishing a stun gun over the weekend was placed on modified duty, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.The video, which drew outrage from local officials, was captured Saturday after officers tried to disperse a group of people violating social distancing…

Vice President Mike Pence. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said that he should have worn a mask when visiting the Mayo Clinic, a reversal that came after a harsh backlash for not adhering to the hospital’s policy during the coronavirus pandemic. “I didn't think it was necessary, but I should…

The president’s chief adviser on immigration, Stephen Miller, had long tried to halt migration based on public health, without success. Then came the coronavirus.Stephen Miller is the chief architect of President Trump’s immigration policies.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/The New York TimesMay 3, 2020From the early days of the Trump administration, Stephen Miller, the president’s chief adviser on immigration,…

Amid rising confirmed coronavirus case counts, and a death toll that has begun to plateau, President Donald Trump spent much of Sunday lashing out at politicians, attacking the media, and bragging about his poll numbers. He also seemed to suggest Covid-19 is a cosmic or biblical force — and one that has already been stopped.…

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has slammed Joe Biden as a “f---ing slime ball.” Waters was a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president and gave an expansive interview to Rolling Stone in April that addressed the 2020 presidential election. “Biden is such a f---ing slime ball, he’s so weak, and has no appeal…