State election officials face shortages of money, poll workers, capacity to print ballots and public trust — without much time to fix them. A polling location for the primaries in Atlanta in June.Credit...Audra Melton for The New York TimesJune 27, 2020Updated 11:58 a.m. ETWASHINGTON — Evelina Reese has been a poll worker for 40 years.…
June 27, 2020 | 12:39pm Enlarge Image Minneapolis Police Union President Lt. Bob Kroll Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP The four cops fired over the death of George Floyd stand a good chance of getting their jobs back if the police union appeals their dismissals, records show. The Minneapolis Police Federation has a string of…
The past week gave America an ugly reminder that the threat of the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. Cases are rapidly rising again. The nation on Wednesday hit a new record for daily new infections, and then hit a new record again and again over the next two days. There’s some debate about whether…
Trump was widely criticized for his meandering answer to the softball question, in which he promoted his experience and attacked former national security adviser John Bolton instead of focusing on initiatives and policies he’d promote if given another four years in office. “You make some mistakes. Like, you know, an idiot like Bolton,” Trump said…
The Fixs Aaron Blake analyzes who is on the vice presidential short list for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, just over a month from when he is expected to announce his 2020 run…