Monthly Archives: June, 2020

European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times.Arrivals at the Adolfo Suarez-Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. European…

“There’s two groups of voters that Biden needs to move,” said Dan Pfeiffer, former White House communications director. “You have the 4 million Obama 2012 voters that sat out in ’16, Obama obviously has cache with them. And you have to persuade some number of voters who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 and either…

Rhode Island is moving toward changing its official name — "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" — due to its slavery connotations.Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) signed an executive order on Monday declaring that her office would not use the word “Plantations” in future executive orders, citations or on its website.And last week, the Rhode Island…

Minneapolis attorney Bonnie Smith, who is representing eight correctional officers in a discrimination case against the Ramsey County jail, speaks outside the facility in St. Paul, Minn., on Sunday. Jon Collins/MPR News hide caption toggle caption Jon Collins/MPR News Minneapolis attorney Bonnie Smith, who is representing eight correctional officers in a discrimination case against the…

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the federal government is trying to expand testing, not slow it down as President Donald Trump has suggested in recent days.In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fauci was asked about the president’s recent comments and whether he agrees that it makes sense to limit…