<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Politics - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Politics news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 02:28:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[They're off! The GOP debate launched the campaign. What's next? An arrest, for starters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump skipped the start of the GOP campaign, the Milwaukee debate. He'll be at the next big event, at the Fulton County jail. A look at what's ahead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/theyre-off-the-gop-debate-launched-the-campaign-whats-next-an-arrest-for-starters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/theyre-off-the-gop-debate-launched-the-campaign-whats-next-an-arrest-for-starters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George W. Bush gave Michelle Obama something at his father's funeral. What was it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exchange is part of an inside joke between the two, who have become close friends. A similar exchange happened at John McCain's funeral.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/george-w-bush-gave-michelle-obama-something-at-his-fathers-funeral-what-was-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/george-w-bush-gave-michelle-obama-something-at-his-fathers-funeral-what-was-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty million Americans will get a COVID vaccine this year, administration says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration promised that 20 million Americans would receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/twenty-million-americans-will-get-a-covid-vaccine-this-year-administration-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/twenty-million-americans-will-get-a-covid-vaccine-this-year-administration-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 million Americans will get a COVID vaccine this year, administration says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration promised that 20 million Americans would receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/20-million-americans-will-get-a-covid-vaccine-this-year-administration-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/20-million-americans-will-get-a-covid-vaccine-this-year-administration-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the real purpose of Trump’s baseless voter fraud claims?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump's attempts to challenge the results of the election have little hope of reversing Joe Biden's win. Are there hidden motivations behind his refusal to concede?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whats-the-real-purpose-of-trumps-baseless-voter-fraud-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whats-the-real-purpose-of-trumps-baseless-voter-fraud-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan judge says cheating claims based on ignorance of how elections work]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Michigan judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit alleging cheating during the Nov. 3 election, agreeing with Detroit that most claims were made by individuals who did not understand the vote-counting processes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michigan-judge-says-cheating-claims-based-on-ignorance-of-how-elections-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michigan-judge-says-cheating-claims-based-on-ignorance-of-how-elections-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;The long knives are out&amp;#39;: The Pentagon purge may be less about a Trump plan than end-of-presidency chaos and revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of personnel changes placing Trump loyalists in key Defense Department positions has sparked rumors of plans for dramatic action in the waning days of his presidency, but a number of former national security officials see it more as the chaotic final days of an outgoing administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-long-knives-are-outamp39-the-pentagon-purge-may-be-less-about-a-trump-plan-than-end-of-presidency-chaos-and-revenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-long-knives-are-outamp39-the-pentagon-purge-may-be-less-about-a-trump-plan-than-end-of-presidency-chaos-and-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer vaccine could be key to conquering COVID-19 &mdash; but don&amp;#39;t throw away your mask yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pfizer's announcement that its coronavirus vaccine candidate is more than 90 percent effective has created great excitement and hope for a return to normalcy. But questions remain about its safety data and distribution plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pfizer-vaccine-could-be-key-to-conquering-covid-19-mdash-but-donamp39t-throw-away-your-mask-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pfizer-vaccine-could-be-key-to-conquering-covid-19-mdash-but-donamp39t-throw-away-your-mask-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer vaccine could be key to conquering COVID-19 — but don’t throw away your mask yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pfizer's announcement that its coronavirus vaccine candidate is more than 90 percent effective has created great excitement and hope for a return to normalcy. But questions remain about its safety data and distribution plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pfizer-vaccine-could-be-key-to-conquering-covid-19-but-dont-throw-away-your-mask-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pfizer-vaccine-could-be-key-to-conquering-covid-19-but-dont-throw-away-your-mask-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Representative-elect Greene, supporter of QAnon, denounces House mask requirement ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a raging coronavirus pandemic, the incoming Republican freshman said she &ldquo;proudly told my freshman class that masks are oppressive.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/representative-elect-greene-supporter-of-qanon-denounces-house-mask-requirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/representative-elect-greene-supporter-of-qanon-denounces-house-mask-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, supporter of QAnon, denounces House mask requirement ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a raging coronavirus pandemic, the incoming Republican freshman said she &ldquo;proudly told my freshman class that masks are oppressive.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-elect-marjorie-taylor-greene-supporter-of-qanon-denounces-house-mask-requirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-elect-marjorie-taylor-greene-supporter-of-qanon-denounces-house-mask-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep.-elect Greene, supporter of QAnon, denounces House mask requirement ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a raging coronavirus pandemic, the incoming Republican freshman said she &ldquo;proudly told my freshman class that masks are oppressive.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-elect-greene-supporter-of-qanon-denounces-house-mask-requirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-elect-greene-supporter-of-qanon-denounces-house-mask-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 cases are surging as the holidays approach. Here’s what you can do to stay healthy and stop the spread]]></title><description><![CDATA[The holidays are just around the corner &mdash; and also around and not letting up is COVID-19. &ldquo;Death is not going to take a holiday this season. These events, experts say, have become an important contributor to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/covid-19-cases-are-surging-as-the-holidays-approach-heres-what-you-can-do-to-stay-healthy-and-stop-the-spread/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/covid-19-cases-are-surging-as-the-holidays-approach-heres-what-you-can-do-to-stay-healthy-and-stop-the-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 cases are surging as the holidays approach. Here&amp;#39;s what you can do to stay healthy and stop the spread.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The holidays are just around the corner &mdash; and also around and not letting up is COVID-19. &ldquo;Death is not going to take a holiday this season. These events, experts say, have become an important contributor to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/covid-19-cases-are-surging-as-the-holidays-approach-hereamp39s-what-you-can-do-to-stay-healthy-and-stop-the-spread/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/covid-19-cases-are-surging-as-the-holidays-approach-hereamp39s-what-you-can-do-to-stay-healthy-and-stop-the-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AOC praises Biden&amp;#39;s new chief of staff as a &amp;#39;unifying pick&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I think that he is extraordinarily competent. He led our country through the &hellip; ebola crisis. He has led through many different political crises,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said of Ron Klain, President-Elect Joe Biden's new chief of staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/aoc-praises-bidenamp39s-new-chief-of-staff-as-a-amp39unifying-pickamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/aoc-praises-bidenamp39s-new-chief-of-staff-as-a-amp39unifying-pickamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama says Republicans &amp;#39;clearly know better,&amp;#39; but are &amp;#39;humoring&amp;#39; Trump about voter fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Barack Obama took aim at Republicans who have been &ldquo;humoring&rdquo; President Trump&rsquo;s bogus claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-republicans-amp39clearly-know-betteramp39-but-are-amp39humoringamp39-trump-about-voter-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 02:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-republicans-amp39clearly-know-betteramp39-but-are-amp39humoringamp39-trump-about-voter-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama says Republicans &amp;#39;clearly know better,&amp;#39; but are &amp;#39;humoring&amp;#39; Trump about vote fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Barack Obama took aim at Republicans who have been &ldquo;humoring&rdquo; President Trump&rsquo;s bogus claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-republicans-amp39clearly-know-betteramp39-but-are-amp39humoringamp39-trump-about-vote-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 02:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-republicans-amp39clearly-know-betteramp39-but-are-amp39humoringamp39-trump-about-vote-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden chief of staff pick kicks off jockeying for administration jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump may have not yet recognized Joe Biden&rsquo;s victory, but the Democratic president-elect has already begun the work of the transition to the White House, kicking off a fierce competition for jobs in the new administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-chief-of-staff-pick-kicks-off-jockeying-for-administration-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-chief-of-staff-pick-kicks-off-jockeying-for-administration-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and his followers are on the &amp;#39;crazy train&amp;#39; with unhinged election conspiracies, Republican congressman says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Trump&rsquo;s claims of election cheating fall apart in court filings, he is taking his followers down a path of increasingly unhinged conspiracies about millions of votes being altered by mysterious forces manipulating computer systems and voting machines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-his-followers-are-on-the-amp39crazy-trainamp39-with-unhinged-election-conspiracies-republican-congressman-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-his-followers-are-on-the-amp39crazy-trainamp39-with-unhinged-election-conspiracies-republican-congressman-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A closer look at the Trump campaign&amp;#39;s election lawsuits &mdash; and why they&amp;#39;ve mostly failed]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Trump continues to deny his Election Day loss to President-elect Joe Biden and falsely claim that widespread fraud occurred in battleground states, his campaign and its Republican allies have unleashed a barrage of lawsuits they hope will overturn the results.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-closer-look-at-the-trump-campaignamp39s-election-lawsuits-mdash-and-why-theyamp39ve-mostly-failed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-closer-look-at-the-trump-campaignamp39s-election-lawsuits-mdash-and-why-theyamp39ve-mostly-failed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2020 election wasn’t ‘stolen.’ Here are all the facts that prove it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States has been conducting presidential elections for 232 years.In this sense, 2020 could be different than any contest that&rsquo;s come before &mdash; if President Trump continues to claim that President-elect Joe Biden &ldquo;stole&rdquo; the election from him.Before Election Day, the Trump administration invited a delegation of 28 international experts from the Organization of American States, which has reported on elections around the world, to observe the vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-2020-election-wasnt-stolen-here-are-all-the-facts-that-prove-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-2020-election-wasnt-stolen-here-are-all-the-facts-that-prove-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2020 election wasn&amp;#39;t &amp;#39;stolen.&amp;#39; Here are all the facts that prove it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every indication is that the 2020 election was run honestly and the results tabulated accurately &mdash; a tribute to the professionalism and integrity of officials across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-2020-election-wasnamp39t-amp39stolenamp39-here-are-all-the-facts-that-prove-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-2020-election-wasnamp39t-amp39stolenamp39-here-are-all-the-facts-that-prove-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life after QAnon: Trump&amp;#39;s loss allows some to escape conspiracy cult&amp;#39;s grip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once confined to the fringes of the internet, the QAnon conspiracy theory has since metastasized into something much bigger and harder to define, reaching its tentacles into various communities online and wreaking havoc on people&rsquo;s lives often without them even realizing it.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/life-after-qanon-trumpamp39s-loss-allows-some-to-escape-conspiracy-cultamp39s-grip/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/life-after-qanon-trumpamp39s-loss-allows-some-to-escape-conspiracy-cultamp39s-grip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we can learn from the Amish about coronavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outbreak is indicative of what happens when people gather in small social situations &mdash; something millions of lockdown-weary Americans are eager to do, regardless of whether they are Amish or not.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-we-can-learn-from-the-amish-about-coronavirus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-we-can-learn-from-the-amish-about-coronavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelosi calls on Republicans to &amp;#39;stop the circus and get to work&amp;#39; on COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday scolded their Republicans colleagues for failing to address the raging coronavirus pandemic and refusing to accept Joe Biden as president-elect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-calls-on-republicans-to-amp39stop-the-circus-and-get-to-workamp39-on-covid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-calls-on-republicans-to-amp39stop-the-circus-and-get-to-workamp39-on-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Detroit lawyers say fraud allegations based on &amp;#39;extraordinary failure to understand how elections function&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city of Detroit has rejected claims of cheating brought by Trump supporters, stating in a court filing that the allegations made by a handful of election observers and one election worker were based on a lack of understanding the processes they were watching.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/detroit-lawyers-say-fraud-allegations-based-on-amp39extraordinary-failure-to-understand-how-elections-functionamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/detroit-lawyers-say-fraud-allegations-based-on-amp39extraordinary-failure-to-understand-how-elections-functionamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Democracy is at stake in this election’: With control of the Senate up for grabs in Georgia, organizers hit the ground to mobilize voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Democrats can win a pair of January U.S. Senate runoff races in Georgia, they will take control of Congress in addition to the White House next year. If not, Republicans will retain the Senate &mdash; and their ability to stifle any attempts at passing progressive legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democracy-is-at-stake-in-this-election-with-control-of-the-senate-up-for-grabs-in-georgia-organizers-hit-the-ground-to-mobilize-voters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democracy-is-at-stake-in-this-election-with-control-of-the-senate-up-for-grabs-in-georgia-organizers-hit-the-ground-to-mobilize-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Democracy is at stake in this election&amp;#39;: With control of the Senate up for grabs in Georgia, organizers hit the ground to mobilize voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Democrats can win a pair of Senate runoff races in Georgia in January, they will take control of Congress in addition to the White House next year. If not, Republicans will retain the Senate &mdash; and their ability to stifle any attempts at passing progressive legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39democracy-is-at-stake-in-this-electionamp39-with-control-of-the-senate-up-for-grabs-in-georgia-organizers-hit-the-ground-to-mobilize-voters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39democracy-is-at-stake-in-this-electionamp39-with-control-of-the-senate-up-for-grabs-in-georgia-organizers-hit-the-ground-to-mobilize-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent Trump backer, evangelical minister Jeffress, admits Biden has won]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress became one of the few high-profile supporters of President Trump to admit in public that the election was won by Joe Biden &mdash; and to urge his followers to pray for (rather than against) him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/prominent-trump-backer-evangelical-minister-jeffress-admits-biden-has-won/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/prominent-trump-backer-evangelical-minister-jeffress-admits-biden-has-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Joe Biden heal a divided America?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president-elect has pledged to usher in a "time to heal for America." Can he bring the country together or are the nation's political fractures too severe to be fixed?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-joe-biden-heal-a-divided-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-joe-biden-heal-a-divided-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can dead people vote? Yahoo News explains]]></title><description><![CDATA[With President Trump refusing to concede, there is a growing chorus of Republican voices spreading a ghoulish conspiracy theory: that the dead may have helped elect Joe Biden the 46th president of the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-dead-people-vote-yahoo-news-explains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-dead-people-vote-yahoo-news-explains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden lawyers say Trump ‘won’t win’ the election in the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for President-elect Joe Biden derided the slew of lawsuits filed by President Trump&rsquo;s campaign since Election Day, calling them &ldquo;meritless,&rdquo; and asserted Tuesday that Biden will take office in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-lawyers-say-trump-wont-win-the-election-in-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-lawyers-say-trump-wont-win-the-election-in-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden lawyers say Trump won’t win the election in Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for President-elect Joe Biden derided the slew of lawsuits filed by President Trump&rsquo;s campaign since Election Day, calling them &ldquo;meritless,&rdquo; and asserted Tuesday that Biden will take office in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-lawyers-say-trump-wont-win-the-election-in-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-lawyers-say-trump-wont-win-the-election-in-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Republicans plan &amp;#39;extraordinary measures&amp;#39; to delay election results]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump campaign has also sued to delay certifying the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-plan-amp39extraordinary-measuresamp39-to-delay-election-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-plan-amp39extraordinary-measuresamp39-to-delay-election-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;It&amp;#39;s an embarrassment&amp;#39;: Biden takes aim at Trump&amp;#39;s refusal to concede, defends Obamacare]]></title><description><![CDATA[President-elect Joe Biden warned Tuesday that the Trump administration&rsquo;s ongoing attempt to strike down the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, would be a disaster for the millions of Americans who depend on the law.The former vice president has addressed the public two days in a row from The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware."Each and every vote for Joe Biden was a vote to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act, not to tear it away in the midst of a global pandemic,&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39itamp39s-an-embarrassmentamp39-biden-takes-aim-at-trumpamp39s-refusal-to-concede-defends-obamacare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39itamp39s-an-embarrassmentamp39-biden-takes-aim-at-trumpamp39s-refusal-to-concede-defends-obamacare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans demand answers about the election — the 2016 election]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are talking about a presidential election and campaign four years ago,&rdquo; said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. In his opening remarks, Graham alluded to last week&rsquo;s election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-demand-answers-about-the-election-the-2016-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-demand-answers-about-the-election-the-2016-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential election was honest, report international observers invited by the Trump administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[International election experts invited by Trump administration to observe the U.S. election last week issued a preliminary report that found no evidence of the widespread fraud alleged by President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-election-was-honest-report-international-observers-invited-by-the-trump-administration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-election-was-honest-report-international-observers-invited-by-the-trump-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is refusing to concede the election. Here’s how losing presidential candidates in history have done it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump is refusing to concede the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden, depriving Americans of a long-held tradition: watching the losing candidate publicly concede the race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-refusing-to-concede-the-election-heres-how-losing-presidential-candidates-in-history-have-done-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-refusing-to-concede-the-election-heres-how-losing-presidential-candidates-in-history-have-done-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is refusing to concede the election. Here&amp;#39;s how losing presidential candidates in history have done it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump is refusing to concede the 2020 election to President-elect Joe Biden, depriving Americans of a long-held tradition: watching the losing candidate publicly concede the race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-refusing-to-concede-the-election-hereamp39s-how-losing-presidential-candidates-in-history-have-done-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-refusing-to-concede-the-election-hereamp39s-how-losing-presidential-candidates-in-history-have-done-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House attorney dispatched to agency blocking Biden transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was little but the obligatory press release, which said that as the new general counsel of the GSA, as well as its top ethics official, Benishek would &ldquo;advise in the formulation and promulgation of GSA policies and regulations, oversee the agency&rsquo;s litigation, and provide overall direction.&rdquo;Then came President Trump&rsquo;s defeat at the hands of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, announced on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-attorney-dispatched-to-agency-blocking-biden-transition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-attorney-dispatched-to-agency-blocking-biden-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Trumpism survive without President Trump?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has dramatically changed the Republican Party during his presidency. Will his influence on the GOP endure after he's left office?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-trumpism-survive-without-president-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-trumpism-survive-without-president-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fox News pulls plug on Trump spokeswoman making baseless claims of fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moments into a Trump campaign press conference on Monday afternoon at which White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany charged that Democrats were &ldquo;welcoming fraud&rdquo; and &ldquo;illegal voting,&rdquo; Fox News Host Neil Cavuto had seen enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-pulls-plug-on-trump-spokeswoman-making-baseless-claims-of-fraud/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-pulls-plug-on-trump-spokeswoman-making-baseless-claims-of-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s election challenge is continuing, but the campaign is already shedding staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump campaign claims the election isn't over, but it's already laying off staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-election-challenge-is-continuing-but-the-campaign-is-already-shedding-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-election-challenge-is-continuing-but-the-campaign-is-already-shedding-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s election challenge is continuing, but the campaign is already shedding staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump and senior members of the campaign team have insisted this election is not over, potentially making the loss of staff more consequential.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-election-challenge-is-continuing-but-the-campaign-is-already-shedding-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-election-challenge-is-continuing-but-the-campaign-is-already-shedding-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon chief fired via Trump tweet]]></title><description><![CDATA[NBC News reported Thursday that Secretary of Defense Mike Esper, who had upset the president this summer because of his opposition to using active-duty troops to quell the nationwide protests for racial justice, had prepared a resignation letter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pentagon-chief-fired-via-trump-tweet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pentagon-chief-fired-via-trump-tweet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon chief fired by Trump tweet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Mark Esper became the latest Trump administration official to be fired by presidential tweet Monday.Trump&rsquo;s decision to fire Esper was not entirely unexpected.NBC News reported Thursday that Esper, who had upset the president this summer because of his opposition to using active duty troops to quell the nationwide protests for racial justice, had prepared a resignation letter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pentagon-chief-fired-by-trump-tweet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pentagon-chief-fired-by-trump-tweet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason Alaska has still only counted half of its ballots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state's three electoral votes are likely headed to President Trump, but a number of down ballot races are still in flux.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-reason-alaska-has-still-only-counted-half-of-its-ballots/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-reason-alaska-has-still-only-counted-half-of-its-ballots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reason Alaska has still counted only half of its ballots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state&rsquo;s three electoral votes are likely headed to President Trump, but a number of down-ballot races are still in flux.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-reason-alaska-has-still-counted-only-half-of-its-ballots/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-reason-alaska-has-still-counted-only-half-of-its-ballots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trump fumbled the coronavirus crisis and sabotaged his own reelection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine months after President Trump's blustery State of the Union address, his message would seem like a dispatch from a distant planet. The coronavirus was coming, and by spring, it would remake everything about the presidential race, from how Americans cast ballots to which anxieties animated their choice for president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-trump-fumbled-the-coronavirus-crisis-and-sabotaged-his-own-reelection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-trump-fumbled-the-coronavirus-crisis-and-sabotaged-his-own-reelection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So is Pfizer part of Operation Warp Speed or not? Yes and no.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pfizer&rsquo;s assertion that it is not part of Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration&rsquo;s vaccine program, is setting off a heated political debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/so-is-pfizer-part-of-operation-warp-speed-or-not-yes-and-no/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/so-is-pfizer-part-of-operation-warp-speed-or-not-yes-and-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;We&amp;#39;re still facing a very dark winter&rsquo;: Biden urges masks and bipartisan support in Covid speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[President elect Joe Biden Monday briefed the nation on coronavirus Monday morning, pushing for universal mask wearing and acknowledging that cases are sure to climb into the winter months.Both Biden and Harris received an economic and covid briefing from advisors prior to the address.Biden is positioned to inherit a grim coronavirus surge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lsquoweamp39re-still-facing-a-very-dark-winterrsquo-biden-urges-masks-and-bipartisan-support-in-covid-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lsquoweamp39re-still-facing-a-very-dark-winterrsquo-biden-urges-masks-and-bipartisan-support-in-covid-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;We&amp;#39;re still facing a very dark winter&amp;#39;: Biden urges masks and bipartisan support in COVID speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president-elect pushed for universal mask wearing and acknowledged that cases are sure to climb into the winter months.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39weamp39re-still-facing-a-very-dark-winteramp39-biden-urges-masks-and-bipartisan-support-in-covid-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39weamp39re-still-facing-a-very-dark-winteramp39-biden-urges-masks-and-bipartisan-support-in-covid-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live election updates: Biden moves ahead with transition; Trump refuses to concede]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing complete coverage, with live updates on the election and transition of power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-election-updates-biden-moves-ahead-with-transition-trump-refuses-to-concede/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-election-updates-biden-moves-ahead-with-transition-trump-refuses-to-concede/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full coverage: Biden wins 2020 presidential election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing complete coverage, with live updates on the election and transition of power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/full-coverage-biden-wins-2020-presidential-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/full-coverage-biden-wins-2020-presidential-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Joe Biden won]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most contentious and chaotic presidential elections in U.S. history has finally been decided. What allowed Joe Biden to emerge as the winner?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-joe-biden-won/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-joe-biden-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George W. Bush congratulates Biden on win and his &amp;#39;patriotic&amp;#39; victory speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President George W. Bush issued a rare public statement on Sunday, congratulating President-elect Joe Biden on his victory and also giving a nod to President Trump&rsquo;s unsuccessful reelection bid.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/george-w-bush-congratulates-biden-on-win-and-his-amp39patrioticamp39-victory-speech/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/george-w-bush-congratulates-biden-on-win-and-his-amp39patrioticamp39-victory-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How newspapers around the world covered Biden&amp;#39;s win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The election of Joe Biden was splashed across the front pages of newspapers in the United States and around the world on Sunday,&nbsp;a day after major media outlets called the 2020 presidential race in Biden&rsquo;s favor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-newspapers-around-the-world-covered-bidenamp39s-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-newspapers-around-the-world-covered-bidenamp39s-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How newspapers around the country covered Biden&amp;#39;s win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The election of Joe Biden was splashed across the front pages of newspapers in the United States and around the world on Sunday,&nbsp;a day after major media outlets called the 2020 presidential race in Biden&rsquo;s favor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-newspapers-around-the-country-covered-bidenamp39s-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-newspapers-around-the-country-covered-bidenamp39s-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romney: A &lsquo;graceful departure&amp;#39; is not in Trump&rsquo;s nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney knows something about losing a presidential race: He's lost twice before. He says to expect President Trump's departure be different.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-a-lsquograceful-departureamp39-is-not-in-trumprsquos-nature/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-a-lsquograceful-departureamp39-is-not-in-trumprsquos-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romney: A &amp;#39;graceful departure&amp;#39; is not in Trump&amp;#39;s nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney knows something about losing a presidential race: He has lost twice before. He says to expect President Trump's departure be different.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-a-amp39graceful-departureamp39-is-not-in-trumpamp39s-nature/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-a-amp39graceful-departureamp39-is-not-in-trumpamp39s-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Biden, now president-elect, declares it is &amp;#39;time to heal in America&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first speech as president-elect on Saturday, Joe Biden said he hoped to unify the nation after an especially bitter campaign with President Trump, who has so far refused to concede defeat in the race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-now-president-elect-declares-it-is-amp39time-to-heal-in-americarsquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-now-president-elect-declares-it-is-amp39time-to-heal-in-americarsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Biden, now president-elect, declares it is &amp;#39;time to heal in America&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first speech as president-elect on Saturday, Joe Biden said he hoped to unify the nation after an especially bitter campaign with President Trump, who has so far refused to concede defeat in the race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-now-president-elect-declares-it-is-amp39time-to-heal-in-americaamp39/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-now-president-elect-declares-it-is-amp39time-to-heal-in-americaamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will history view Trump — and us?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being impeached and then denied a second term are poor recommendations for presidential immortality, and Trump is likely to go down in history more for his sullen, graceless exit than his accomplishments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-will-history-view-trump-and-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-will-history-view-trump-and-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump lost — so what happens to the GOP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of what happens to the Republican Party after the Trump presidency is not one that will be resolved by think tanks, symposiums or tidy theories. The most devoted and intense Republican partisans who vote reliably in primary elections will be the tail that wags the dog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lost-so-what-happens-to-the-gop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lost-so-what-happens-to-the-gop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How President-elect Joe Biden will govern — if he can govern at all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden earned more popular votes than any other candidate in U.S. history. But President Trump&rsquo;s loyal followers also came out in record numbers, with an election so close that he will continue to shout that the election was stolen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-president-elect-joe-biden-will-govern-if-he-can-govern-at-all/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-president-elect-joe-biden-will-govern-if-he-can-govern-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How President-elect Biden will govern — if he can govern at all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden earned more popular votes than any other candidate in U.S. history. But President Trump&rsquo;s loyal followers also came out in record numbers, with an election so close that he will continue to shout that the election was stolen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-president-elect-biden-will-govern-if-he-can-govern-at-all/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-president-elect-biden-will-govern-if-he-can-govern-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joining Trump’s war on voting becomes a test of loyalty for the GOP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, in President Trump&rsquo;s hour of need, his loyalists are joining the frantic hunt to prove that the election is being stolen from him. It&rsquo;s not going all that well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joining-trumps-war-on-voting-becomes-a-test-of-loyalty-for-the-gop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joining-trumps-war-on-voting-becomes-a-test-of-loyalty-for-the-gop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joining Trump&amp;#39;s war on voting was a test of loyalty for the GOP. Will it keep up the fight?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, in President Trump&rsquo;s hour of need, his loyalists are joining the frantic hunt to prove that the election is being stolen from him. It&rsquo;s not going all that well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joining-trumpamp39s-war-on-voting-was-a-test-of-loyalty-for-the-gop-will-it-keep-up-the-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joining-trumpamp39s-war-on-voting-was-a-test-of-loyalty-for-the-gop-will-it-keep-up-the-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris, shattering racial and gender barriers, makes history as first woman vice president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harris&rsquo;s election is a breakthrough for the Democratic Party.&ldquo;This represents a real sea change in how Black women will be viewed going forward in terms of our electability and our ability to deliver on the promise that is America,&rdquo; said Rep. Terri Sewell, the first Black woman to represent Alabama in Congress.New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a close friend and colleague of Harris&rsquo;s, told Yahoo News the cultural impact of her win may be underestimated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-shattering-racial-and-gender-barriers-makes-history-as-first-woman-vice-president/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-shattering-racial-and-gender-barriers-makes-history-as-first-woman-vice-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden defeats Trump to become 46th president, AP projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press projected Saturday, sending President Trump to a bitter defeat four years after he shocked the world by winning the White House with victory over Hillary Clinton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-defeats-trump-to-become-46th-president-ap-projects/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-defeats-trump-to-become-46th-president-ap-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden defeats Trump to become 46th president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press projected Saturday, sending President Trump to a bitter defeat four years after he shocked the world by winning the White House with victory over Hillary Clinton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-defeats-trump-to-become-46th-president/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-defeats-trump-to-become-46th-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cori Bush makes history as Missouri’s first Black congresswoman]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, St. Louis native and veteran Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush made history, becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress to represent the state of Missouri. &ldquo;I just won this seat from a 52-year dynasty because I stood up for Black lives,&rdquo; Bush said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cori-bush-makes-history-as-missouris-first-black-congresswoman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cori-bush-makes-history-as-missouris-first-black-congresswoman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a slaughter,’ doctors say of new coronavirus wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rapidly climbing, leading to concerns that we may once more see what we saw over the spring and early summer: crowded intensive care units, overwhelmed hospitals, deaths that could have been prevented.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/its-a-slaughter-doctors-say-of-new-coronavirus-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/its-a-slaughter-doctors-say-of-new-coronavirus-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;It&amp;#39;s a slaughter,&amp;#39; doctors say of new coronavirus wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rapidly climbing, leading to concerns that we may once more see what we saw over the spring and early summer: crowded intensive care units, overwhelmed hospitals, deaths that could have been prevented.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39itamp39s-a-slaughteramp39-doctors-say-of-new-coronavirus-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39itamp39s-a-slaughteramp39-doctors-say-of-new-coronavirus-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is political polling broken beyond repair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second straight presidential race, polls have significantly overstated Democrats' electoral strength. Is it time to end the practice of election forecasting?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-political-polling-broken-beyond-repair/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-political-polling-broken-beyond-repair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden delivers confident assessment: ‘We’re going to win this race’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic nominee Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday as his growing lead in the presidential election&rsquo;s key battleground states appeared to have placed him on the verge of victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-delivers-confident-assessment-were-going-to-win-this-race/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-delivers-confident-assessment-were-going-to-win-this-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump campaign, falling behind in the count, is failing in the courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the days following the election, President Trump&rsquo;s baseless allegations of rampant fraud in the vote-counting process have been incorporated into a hasty, slapdash legal strategy that so far has yielded limited results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-falling-behind-in-the-count-is-failing-in-the-courts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-falling-behind-in-the-count-is-failing-in-the-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruz, Graham add fuel to Trump’s inflammatory vote-fraud charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Trump seemed headed for defeat in the vote count Friday, and some Republicans began to distance themselves from his increasingly desperate claims of fraud, some of his long-standing allies were scrambling to give him cover for his effort to undermine the legitimacy of the election.Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ted Cruz of Texas, in particular, went on Sean Hannity&rsquo;s Fox News program Thursday night to promote baseless conspiracy theories about Republican observers being]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cruz-graham-add-fuel-to-trumps-inflammatory-vote-fraud-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cruz-graham-add-fuel-to-trumps-inflammatory-vote-fraud-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruz, Graham add fuel to Trump&amp;#39;s inflammatory, false vote-fraud charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump allies add to confusion around unsubstantiated election fraud claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cruz-graham-add-fuel-to-trumpamp39s-inflammatory-false-vote-fraud-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cruz-graham-add-fuel-to-trumpamp39s-inflammatory-false-vote-fraud-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s baseless election attacks undermining U.S. image abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s recent statements casting doubt on the validity of the election results have done lasting damage to the United States&rsquo; international reputation and its moral authority to lecture other countries on how to conduct free and fair elections, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-baseless-election-attacks-undermining-us-image-abroad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-baseless-election-attacks-undermining-us-image-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stacey Abrams is &amp;#39;the architect&amp;#39; of Biden&amp;#39;s photo finish in Georgia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia's massive increase in Democratic vote came from: population growth, automatic voter registration &mdash; Stacey Abrams&rsquo;s organizing work over the past decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/stacey-abrams-is-amp39the-architectamp39-of-bidenamp39s-photo-finish-in-georgia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/stacey-abrams-is-amp39the-architectamp39-of-bidenamp39s-photo-finish-in-georgia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Stacey Abrams became the &amp;#39;architect&amp;#39; of Biden&amp;#39;s Georgia surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia's massive increase in Democratic vote came from: population growth, automatic voter registration &mdash; Stacey Abrams&rsquo;s organizing work over the past decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-stacey-abrams-became-the-amp39architectamp39-of-bidenamp39s-georgia-surge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-stacey-abrams-became-the-amp39architectamp39-of-bidenamp39s-georgia-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pushes bogus fraud allegations as vote count moves away from him]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump flailed at the media, pollsters, election officials, mail-in voting, judges, and Democratic U.S. cities Thursday evening, as his rival Joe Biden continued to inch toward a win in the 2020 election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-pushes-bogus-fraud-allegations-as-vote-count-moves-away-from-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-pushes-bogus-fraud-allegations-as-vote-count-moves-away-from-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latinos showed their strength at the polls, but Democrats will have to do a lot more to flip Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data that has emerged on Latino voter turnout and behavior in Tuesday&rsquo;s election only seemed to reinforce the arguments many observers have been making for years: that Latino voters are not a monolith but a diverse and complex demographic with conflicting interests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/latinos-showed-their-strength-at-the-polls-but-democrats-will-have-to-do-a-lot-more-to-flip-florida/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 01:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/latinos-showed-their-strength-at-the-polls-but-democrats-will-have-to-do-a-lot-more-to-flip-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As vote count swings toward Biden, Trump&amp;#39;s backers hit the caps-lock key on Twitter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fox News host Mark Levin suggested that if Trump ends up losing in key battleground states, Republican-led legislatures there should overturn the will of the voters and chose a slate of electors that would keep him in the White House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-vote-count-swings-toward-biden-trumpamp39s-backers-hit-the-caps-lock-key-on-twitter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-vote-count-swings-toward-biden-trumpamp39s-backers-hit-the-caps-lock-key-on-twitter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did Democrats come up short with Latino voters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drop in support among Latino voters in key swing states has contributed to a disappointing election outcome for Democrats. Why did some Latinos swing to the GOP?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-did-democrats-come-up-short-with-latino-voters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-did-democrats-come-up-short-with-latino-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls for disenfranchising American voters, but his tweets are toothless]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump can call for votes to stop being counted all he wants. There's nothing illegal going on, and Biden would win the presidency if vote counting was stopped now, anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-for-disenfranchising-american-voters-but-his-tweets-are-toothless/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-for-disenfranchising-american-voters-but-his-tweets-are-toothless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump campaign spews lawsuits to stop the clock on voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the vote count ground on Wednesday in an excruciatingly tight presidential race that seemed to be moving inexorably against him, President Trump took to the courts in an increasingly desperate effort to challenge the results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-spews-lawsuits-to-stop-the-clock-on-voting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-spews-lawsuits-to-stop-the-clock-on-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the polls were wrong about Trump (again)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pollsters systematically underestimated President Trump&rsquo;s support &mdash; again. And this time, they missed by an even bigger margin than in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-the-polls-were-wrong-about-trump-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-the-polls-were-wrong-about-trump-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Ridge calls Trump&amp;#39;s attempt to falsely claim victory &amp;#39;un-American&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, a Republican, said that President Trump&rsquo;s attempts to stop votes from being counted in Pennsylvania and Michigan is &ldquo;un-American&rdquo; and &ldquo;wrong.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-ridge-calls-trumpamp39s-attempt-to-falsely-claim-victory-amp39un-americanamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-ridge-calls-trumpamp39s-attempt-to-falsely-claim-victory-amp39un-americanamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden declines to declare victory but says &amp;#39;we believe we will be the winners&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biden also made an appeal to unity, saying that to &ldquo;make progress we have to stop treating our opponents as enemies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-declines-to-declare-victory-but-says-amp39we-believe-we-will-be-the-winnersamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-declines-to-declare-victory-but-says-amp39we-believe-we-will-be-the-winnersamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[His hopes of winning growing dim, Trump looks to halt vote counting in Pennsylvania]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Trump&rsquo;s reelection prospects continued to dim on Wednesday, his campaign launched an aggressive yet questionable strategy to keep Joe Biden from winning the state of Pennsylvania.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/his-hopes-of-winning-growing-dim-trump-looks-to-halt-vote-counting-in-pennsylvania/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/his-hopes-of-winning-growing-dim-trump-looks-to-halt-vote-counting-in-pennsylvania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predicted &amp;#39;blue wave&amp;#39; fails to reach the House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats who had been hoping to expand their share of seats in the House of Representatives instead saw some of their most promising young legislators fall to Republican opponents who mounted unexpectedly spirited challenges from New York City to New Mexico.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/predicted-amp39blue-waveamp39-fails-to-reach-the-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/predicted-amp39blue-waveamp39-fails-to-reach-the-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While you weren&amp;#39;t sleeping: Democrats disappoint in House and Senate races]]></title><description><![CDATA[While much of the attention Tuesday night was focused on the as-yet-to-be-decided presidential race, there were thousands of races settled, from state legislative seats and ballot initiatives to senators and governors facing reelection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/while-you-werenamp39t-sleeping-democrats-disappoint-in-house-and-senate-races/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/while-you-werenamp39t-sleeping-democrats-disappoint-in-house-and-senate-races/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a Wisconsin recount wouldn&amp;#39;t likely save Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump campaign announced Wednesday that it was requesting a formal recount of the ballots cast in the presidential election in Wisconsin, where Joe Biden leads by more than 20,000 votes and was projected to win by the Associated Press.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-wisconsin-recount-wouldnamp39t-likely-save-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-wisconsin-recount-wouldnamp39t-likely-save-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money wasn&amp;#39;t everything this year, as well-funded Democrats fell short]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as Joe Biden was edging toward a narrow victory, many progressives will be left to wonder why their massive outlays did not produce the resounding victories they had hoped for and expected.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/money-wasnamp39t-everything-this-year-as-well-funded-democrats-fell-short/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/money-wasnamp39t-everything-this-year-as-well-funded-democrats-fell-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden&amp;#39;s prospects of winning presidency improved, but votes are still being counted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s prospects looked strong in Michigan and Wisconsin, with him in the lead. The Associated Press has called Arizona for Biden. If he wins those three and holds Nevada &mdash; where the margin is very close &mdash; he will have 270 electoral college votes and be the next president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-prospects-of-winning-presidency-improved-but-votes-are-still-being-counted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-prospects-of-winning-presidency-improved-but-votes-are-still-being-counted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden&amp;#39;s chances of defeating Trump improve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s prospects looked strong in Michigan and Wisconsin, with him in the lead. The Associated Press has called Arizona for Biden. If he wins those three and holds Nevada &mdash; where the margin is very close &mdash; he will have 270 electoral college votes and be the next president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-chances-of-defeating-trump-improve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-chances-of-defeating-trump-improve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he&amp;#39;s already won the election. Why he hasn&amp;#39;t.]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump prematurely declared that he had won reelection early Wednesday morning, while millions of votes were still to be counted in the key states that could decide the contest in Joe Biden&rsquo;s favor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-heamp39s-already-won-the-election-why-he-hasnamp39t/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-heamp39s-already-won-the-election-why-he-hasnamp39t/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump falsely claims election win and says he wants &amp;#39;all voting to stop&amp;#39; as Biden calls for &amp;#39;patience&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an extraordinary late-night address on Wednesday, President Trump baselessly said he had won reelection despite the race being too close to call. Former Vice President Joe Biden had earlier made his own statement, calling for &ldquo;patience.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-claims-election-win-and-says-he-wants-amp39all-voting-to-stopamp39-as-biden-calls-for-amp39patienceamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-claims-election-win-and-says-he-wants-amp39all-voting-to-stopamp39-as-biden-calls-for-amp39patienceamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump falsely claims election win and says he wants ‘all voting to stop’ as Biden calls for ‘patience’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an extraordinary late-night address on Wednesday, President Trump baselessly said he had won reelection despite the race being too close to call.The president also questioned the election process, indicated he wanted all vote-counting ended, and suggested he would challenge attempts to continue reviewing ballots in court.Despite the president&rsquo;s bluster, none of the major media decision desks officially named a winner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-claims-election-win-and-says-he-wants-all-voting-to-stop-as-biden-calls-for-patience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-claims-election-win-and-says-he-wants-all-voting-to-stop-as-biden-calls-for-patience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Biden locked in close race as vote-counting stalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats expecting a comfortable victory in the presidential election found themselves in a nail-biter instead, as the race remained in limbo past midnight Tuesday.Biden also had a narrow edge in the popular vote.On the eve of the election, Biden led in virtually every national poll and in most battleground states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-biden-locked-in-close-race-as-vote-counting-stalls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-biden-locked-in-close-race-as-vote-counting-stalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden calls for patience, says, ‘We’re going to win this,’ as presidential race remains too close to call]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the presidential race still too close to call after midnight, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke to supporters, telling them that he was &ldquo;on track to win this election.&rdquo;Biden, who appeared with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, commended his supporters for their patience, saying &ldquo;We knew this was going to go long.&rdquo;Although polling showed Biden with a substantial lead going into Election Day both nationally and in key swing states, the Democrat remained locked in a close r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-calls-for-patience-says-were-going-to-win-this-as-presidential-race-remains-too-close-to-call/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-calls-for-patience-says-were-going-to-win-this-as-presidential-race-remains-too-close-to-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden calls for patience, says, &amp;#39;We&amp;#39;re going to win this,&amp;#39; as presidential race remains too close to call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden, appearing early Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., praised his supporters' patience and expressed optimism about his chances of winning the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-calls-for-patience-says-amp39weamp39re-going-to-win-thisamp39-as-presidential-race-remains-too-close-to-call/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-calls-for-patience-says-amp39weamp39re-going-to-win-thisamp39-as-presidential-race-remains-too-close-to-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Republicans are already trying to cast doubt on the state’s election results ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Republicans wasted no time Tuesday night in firing the first shot of what is likely to be at least a week-long political knife fight in that state, potentially with the presidency at stake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-are-already-trying-to-cast-doubt-on-the-states-election-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-are-already-trying-to-cast-doubt-on-the-states-election-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Republicans are already trying to cast doubt on the state&amp;#39;s election results&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Republicans wasted no time Tuesday night in firing the first shot of what is likely to be at least a weeklong political knife fight in that state, potentially with the presidency at stake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-are-already-trying-to-cast-doubt-on-the-stateamp39s-election-resultsnbsp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-republicans-are-already-trying-to-cast-doubt-on-the-stateamp39s-election-resultsnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah McBride wins Delaware race, becoming nation&amp;#39;s first openly transgender state senator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delaware made history on Tuesday, electing the nation's first openly transgender state senator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sarah-mcbride-wins-delaware-race-becoming-nationamp39s-first-openly-transgender-state-senator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sarah-mcbride-wins-delaware-race-becoming-nationamp39s-first-openly-transgender-state-senator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah McBride wins Delaware race, becoming nation&amp;#39;s 1st openly transgender state senator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delaware made history on Tuesday, electing the nation's first openly transgender state senator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sarah-mcbride-wins-delaware-race-becoming-nationamp39s-1st-openly-transgender-state-senator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sarah-mcbride-wins-delaware-race-becoming-nationamp39s-1st-openly-transgender-state-senator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham cruises to reelection against Democrat Jaime Harrison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham turned back a challenge from Democrat Jaime Harrison to win reelection in South Carolina on Tuesday, the Associated Press projected.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-lindsey-graham-cruises-to-reelection-against-democrat-jaime-harrison/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-lindsey-graham-cruises-to-reelection-against-democrat-jaime-harrison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will voter turnout exceed 2016 levels? Here&amp;#39;s a 3D visualization of the vote.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With expanded mail-in voting across the U.S. due to COVID-19 precautions &mdash; as well as other options like early in-person voting and ballot drop-off boxes &mdash; more votes are coming in early this year than ever before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-voter-turnout-exceed-2016-levels-hereamp39s-a-3d-visualization-of-the-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-voter-turnout-exceed-2016-levels-hereamp39s-a-3d-visualization-of-the-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;We&amp;#39;re not out of the woods yet&amp;#39;: Officials say votes have not been compromised by foreign actors, but challenges remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[As voters flock to the polls, there are no indicators that foreign adversaries have tampered with this election, but, officials said, there is still time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39weamp39re-not-out-of-the-woods-yetamp39-officials-say-votes-have-not-been-compromised-by-foreign-actors-but-challenges-remain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39weamp39re-not-out-of-the-woods-yetamp39-officials-say-votes-have-not-been-compromised-by-foreign-actors-but-challenges-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC locks down over concerns of violence as nation heads to polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[As America votes, Washington, D.C., is on edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dc-locks-down-over-concerns-of-violence-as-nation-heads-to-polls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dc-locks-down-over-concerns-of-violence-as-nation-heads-to-polls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should all drugs be decriminalized?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform advocates say removing treating drugs as a public health issue, rather than a criminal matter, is the best way to combat addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-all-drugs-be-decriminalized/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-all-drugs-be-decriminalized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live updates and results: Election Day 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing complete coverage of Election Day, with instant updates and real-time analysis of key results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-updates-and-results-election-day-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-updates-and-results-election-day-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election night 2020: Live coverage, updates and results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing complete coverage throughout election night, with instant updates and real-time analysis of key results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-night-2020-live-coverage-updates-and-results/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-night-2020-live-coverage-updates-and-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election Day 2020: Live coverage, updates and results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing complete coverage of Election Day, with instant updates and real-time analysis of key results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-day-2020-live-coverage-updates-and-results/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-day-2020-live-coverage-updates-and-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election 2020: Live coverage, updates and results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing complete coverage of the election, with instant updates and real-time analysis of key results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-2020-live-coverage-updates-and-results/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-2020-live-coverage-updates-and-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump returns to Kenosha with a familiar message about law and order and turning the corner on COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[On his final day of campaigning President Trump returned to Kenosha, Wisc., a city that had provided him with a backdrop to push his message that the election was about &ldquo;law and order&rdquo; in the face of the Biden campaign&rsquo;s effort to make it about the administration&rsquo;s bungling of the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-returns-to-kenosha-with-a-familiar-message-about-law-and-order-and-turning-the-corner-on-covid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 04:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-returns-to-kenosha-with-a-familiar-message-about-law-and-order-and-turning-the-corner-on-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In setback to Trump, judges rule against Republican challenges to ballots in Texas and Nevada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of federal court rulings Monday gave President Trump&rsquo;s reelection campaign more bad news as judges in Texas and Nevada ruled that votes contested by Republicans should be counted by election officials as planned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-setback-to-trump-judges-rule-against-republican-challenges-to-ballots-in-texas-and-nevada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-setback-to-trump-judges-rule-against-republican-challenges-to-ballots-in-texas-and-nevada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians, not voters, are to blame for delays in Pennsylvania and Michigan’s vote counting]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump blames voters for mailing their ballots late, but decisions by Republican-controlled legislatures are delaying vote counts in major swing states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/politicians-not-voters-are-to-blame-for-delays-in-pennsylvania-and-michigans-vote-counting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/politicians-not-voters-are-to-blame-for-delays-in-pennsylvania-and-michigans-vote-counting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians, not voters, are to blame for delays in Pennsylvania and Michigan&amp;#39;s vote counting]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump blames voters for mailing their ballots late, but decisions by Republican-controlled legislatures are delaying vote counts in major swing states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/politicians-not-voters-are-to-blame-for-delays-in-pennsylvania-and-michiganamp39s-vote-counting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/politicians-not-voters-are-to-blame-for-delays-in-pennsylvania-and-michiganamp39s-vote-counting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign goes all-out in Florida to convince Hispanics he’s not a ‘socialist’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Biden-Harris campaign is making its final push to counter an onslaught of disinformation from pro-Trump sources aimed at Florida&rsquo;s diverse and influential population of Hispanic voters &mdash; in particular, the idea that the former vice president is a socialist who wants to make the United States like Venezuela.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-goes-all-out-in-florida-to-convince-hispanics-hes-not-a-socialist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-goes-all-out-in-florida-to-convince-hispanics-hes-not-a-socialist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign goes all-out in Florida to convince Hispanics he&rsquo;s not a &amp;#39;socialist&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Biden-Harris campaign is making its final push to counter an onslaught of disinformation from pro-Trump sources aimed at Florida&rsquo;s diverse and influential population of Hispanic voters &mdash; in particular, the idea that the former vice president is a socialist who wants to make the United States like Venezuela.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-goes-all-out-in-florida-to-convince-hispanics-hersquos-not-a-amp39socialistamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-goes-all-out-in-florida-to-convince-hispanics-hersquos-not-a-amp39socialistamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign goes all-out in Florida to convince Hispanics he&amp;#39;s not a &amp;#39;socialist&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Biden-Harris campaign is making its final push to counter an onslaught of disinformation from pro-Trump sources aimed at Florida&rsquo;s diverse and influential population of Hispanic voters &mdash; in particular, the idea that the former vice president is a socialist who wants to make the United States like Venezuela.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-goes-all-out-in-florida-to-convince-hispanics-heamp39s-not-a-amp39socialistamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-goes-all-out-in-florida-to-convince-hispanics-heamp39s-not-a-amp39socialistamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;They&amp;#39;re like Batman and Robin gone bad&amp;#39;: Obama targets Georgia senators in final pitch for Democrats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president targeted both his successor in the White House and GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who are both facing serious Democratic challengers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39theyamp39re-like-batman-and-robin-gone-badamp39-obama-targets-georgia-senators-in-final-pitch-for-democrats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39theyamp39re-like-batman-and-robin-gone-badamp39-obama-targets-georgia-senators-in-final-pitch-for-democrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How votes are cast and counted varies from state to state in 3D]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 150 million people are expected to vote this year, and more than 96 million ballots have already been cast. The votes are being received in four different ways: absentee ballots sent by mail, absentee ballots that are deposited in official drop boxes, in-person ballots in states that conduct early voting and in-person voting nationwide on Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-votes-are-cast-and-counted-varies-from-state-to-state-in-3d/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-votes-are-cast-and-counted-varies-from-state-to-state-in-3d/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How votes are cast and counted varies from state to state]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 150 million people are expected to vote this year, and more than 96 million ballots have already been cast. The votes are being received in four different ways: absentee ballots sent by mail, absentee ballots that are deposited in official drop boxes, in-person ballots in states that conduct early voting and in-person voting nationwide on Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-votes-are-cast-and-counted-varies-from-state-to-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-votes-are-cast-and-counted-varies-from-state-to-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci&amp;#39;s balancing act: Navigating Trump and the pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s criticisms of the nation's top infectious disease expert have become increasingly hostile in the final days of the campaign. How should Dr. Fauci respond?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fauciamp39s-balancing-act-navigating-trump-and-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fauciamp39s-balancing-act-navigating-trump-and-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch election night 2020: The definitive hour-by-hour guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know to follow the election night results &mdash; hour-by-hour, state-by-state, race-by-race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-election-night-2020-the-definitive-hour-by-hour-guide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-election-night-2020-the-definitive-hour-by-hour-guide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polls show Biden leading Trump on election eve, but race tightening in key battlegrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the final batch of major national and state polls, the former vice president is holding a modest but distinct lead over the incumbent president. But the race is significantly tighter in key battleground states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/polls-show-biden-leading-trump-on-election-eve-but-race-tightening-in-key-battlegrounds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/polls-show-biden-leading-trump-on-election-eve-but-race-tightening-in-key-battlegrounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group including Trump&amp;#39;s own former top adviser launches $6 million ad to counter &amp;#39;misinformation&amp;#39; on counting votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group that includes President Trump&rsquo;s own former director of national intelligence is launching a $6 million advertising blitz starting on Election Day that&rsquo;s intended to counter &ldquo;misinformation&rdquo; coming from the president about counting votes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/group-including-trumpamp39s-own-former-top-adviser-launches-6-million-ad-to-counter-amp39misinformationamp39-on-counting-votes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/group-including-trumpamp39s-own-former-top-adviser-launches-6-million-ad-to-counter-amp39misinformationamp39-on-counting-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden leads Trump by 10 as voters fear a chaotic Election Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of what threatens to be the most contentious and potentially confusing Election Day in modern memory, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden retains a double-digit lead over President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/final-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-10-as-voters-fear-a-chaotic-election-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/final-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-10-as-voters-fear-a-chaotic-election-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump suggests he may fire Fauci &amp;#39;a little bit after the election&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump hinted to a crowd at a Sunday night rally that he planned to fire infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci &ldquo;a little bit after the election.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-he-may-fire-fauci-amp39a-little-bit-after-the-electionamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-he-may-fire-fauci-amp39a-little-bit-after-the-electionamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump suggests he may fire Fauci ‘a little bit after the election’]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump hinted to a crowd at a Sunday night rally that he planned to fire infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci &ldquo;a little bit after the election.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-he-may-fire-fauci-a-little-bit-after-the-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-he-may-fire-fauci-a-little-bit-after-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Free Press Coalition&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;10 Most Urgent&amp;#39; list, November 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is a member of the One Free Press Coalition and is publishing the group&rsquo;s latest &ldquo;10 Most Urgent&rdquo; list below to highlight the increasingly dangerous climate for journalism and free expression around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/one-free-press-coalitionamp39s-amp3910-most-urgentamp39-list-november-2020/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/one-free-press-coalitionamp39s-amp3910-most-urgentamp39-list-november-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From legal battles to voter intimidation, a short guide to what could go wrong on election night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to the pandemic and the extraordinary growth of early and mail voting, the country finds itself in an unprecedented situation this election, meaning that we could be in for a number of surprises.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/from-legal-battles-to-voter-intimidation-a-short-guide-to-what-could-go-wrong-on-election-night/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/from-legal-battles-to-voter-intimidation-a-short-guide-to-what-could-go-wrong-on-election-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;She will shake the table&amp;#39;: Black lawmakers explain what Kamala Harris means to them]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, as the country is rife with racial turmoil, a vice presidential nominee on a major party ticket is a woman of color.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39she-will-shake-the-tableamp39-black-lawmakers-explain-what-kamala-harris-means-to-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39she-will-shake-the-tableamp39-black-lawmakers-explain-what-kamala-harris-means-to-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden, Trump go for broke in Pennsylvania as the campaign comes to a close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president spent all day Saturday in the state while both members of the Democratic ticket will be holding events there throughout Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-trump-go-for-broke-in-pennsylvania-as-the-campaign-comes-to-a-close/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-trump-go-for-broke-in-pennsylvania-as-the-campaign-comes-to-a-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden, Trump go all-in on Pennsylvania as the campaign comes to a close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president spent all day Saturday in the state while both members of the Democratic ticket will be holding events there throughout Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-trump-go-all-in-on-pennsylvania-as-the-campaign-comes-to-a-close/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-trump-go-all-in-on-pennsylvania-as-the-campaign-comes-to-a-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and family go it alone on campaign trail, for better or worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not clear how much Republican senators help Trump's fortunes, but their frequent absence is an indication of his relative isolation from the rest of the party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-family-go-it-alone-on-campaign-trail-for-better-or-worse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-family-go-it-alone-on-campaign-trail-for-better-or-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the surge in early voting can (and can’t) tell us]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 election has seen an enormous increase in early voting. What that means for the eventual outcome is tricky to figure out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-the-surge-in-early-voting-can-and-cant-tell-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-the-surge-in-early-voting-can-and-cant-tell-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House blasts Fauci over &amp;#39;politics&amp;#39; behind dire coronavirus warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House on Sunday issued a scorching statement rebuking Dr. Anthony Fauci for a recent interview warning about the ongoing dangers of the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-blasts-fauci-over-amp39politicsamp39-behind-dire-coronavirus-warning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-blasts-fauci-over-amp39politicsamp39-behind-dire-coronavirus-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lincoln Project targets 3 deep red states with million-dollar ad buy as election map ‘turning against’ Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[With just three days left until the election, President Trump&rsquo;s enemies are seeing new opportunities in staunchly red states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lincoln-project-targets-3-deep-red-states-with-million-dollar-ad-buy-as-election-map-turning-against-trump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lincoln-project-targets-3-deep-red-states-with-million-dollar-ad-buy-as-election-map-turning-against-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You change police culture, you change American culture’: Police officers choose sides over ‘Blue Lives Matter’ in wake of officer killing of Walter Wallace Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. has again raised questions about the effectiveness of police procedures when engaging individuals with mental health issues. Officers, like the public at large, have varied opinions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/you-change-police-culture-you-change-american-culture-police-officers-choose-sides-over-blue-lives-matter-in-wake-of-officer-killing-of-walter-wallace-jr/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/you-change-police-culture-you-change-american-culture-police-officers-choose-sides-over-blue-lives-matter-in-wake-of-officer-killing-of-walter-wallace-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You change police culture, you change American culture’: Police officers choose sides on killing of Walter Wallace Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. has again raised questions about the effectiveness of police procedures when engaging individuals with mental health issues. Officers, like the public at large, have varying opinions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/you-change-police-culture-you-change-american-culture-police-officers-choose-sides-on-killing-of-walter-wallace-jr/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/you-change-police-culture-you-change-american-culture-police-officers-choose-sides-on-killing-of-walter-wallace-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;A global conspiracy against God and humanity&amp;#39;: Controversial Catholic archbishop pushes QAnon themes in letter to Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The letter by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan&ograve;, a former Vatican ambassador to the U.S. and outspoken adversary of Pope Francis, hit many of the favorite themes of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39a-global-conspiracy-against-god-and-humanityamp39-controversial-catholic-archbishop-pushes-qanon-themes-in-letter-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39a-global-conspiracy-against-god-and-humanityamp39-controversial-catholic-archbishop-pushes-qanon-themes-in-letter-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A global conspiracy against God and humanity’: Controversial Catholic archbishop pushes QAnon themes in letter to Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The letter by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan&ograve;, a former Vatican ambassador to the United States and outspoken adversary of Pope Francis, hit many of the favorite themes of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory, attacking their familiar villains from the ominous &ldquo;global elite,&rdquo; to Bill Gates and &ldquo;the mainstream media.&rdquo;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-global-conspiracy-against-god-and-humanity-controversial-catholic-archbishop-pushes-qanon-themes-in-letter-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-global-conspiracy-against-god-and-humanity-controversial-catholic-archbishop-pushes-qanon-themes-in-letter-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How QAnon is undermining the real global fight against human trafficking]]></title><description><![CDATA[QAnon relies mostly on exaggerated figures and misinformation, combining real cases, like that of Jeffrey Epstein, with blatantly false ones, like an alleged pedophile ring run from the basement of a Washington pizza restaurant (which has no basement).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-qanon-is-undermining-the-real-global-fight-against-human-trafficking/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-qanon-is-undermining-the-real-global-fight-against-human-trafficking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For transgender people in the military, much hinges on presidential election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has been vague about his plans for the military if he wins the election, but one specific promise he has made is to roll back the Trump administration policy that effectively bars transgender service members from serving openly in their preferred gender.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-transgender-people-in-the-military-much-hinges-on-presidential-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-transgender-people-in-the-military-much-hinges-on-presidential-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and GOP look to courts to change the rules on counting votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump is looking to the courts to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots that don&rsquo;t arrive until after Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-gop-look-to-courts-to-change-the-rules-on-counting-votes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-gop-look-to-courts-to-change-the-rules-on-counting-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The long shadow of racism in medicine leaves Black Americans wary of a COVID-19 vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that only 27 percent of Black Americans plan to get a coronavirus vaccine if and when one becomes available. Dr. Uch&eacute; Blackstock, a Yahoo News medical contributor and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, says this distrust is not unique to COVID-19. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s preexisting," she says, "just like the health inequities are preexisting."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-long-shadow-of-racism-in-medicine-leaves-black-americans-wary-of-a-covid-19-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-long-shadow-of-racism-in-medicine-leaves-black-americans-wary-of-a-covid-19-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisville police officer sues Breonna Taylor&amp;#39;s boyfriend for shooting him during deadly raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Louisville, Ky., police sergeant who was shot and injured by Breonna Taylor&rsquo;s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, during the botched raid that left Taylor dead is suing Walker on allegations of assault, battery and intentional emotional distress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/louisville-police-officer-sues-breonna-tayloramp39s-boyfriend-for-shooting-him-during-deadly-raid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/louisville-police-officer-sues-breonna-tayloramp39s-boyfriend-for-shooting-him-during-deadly-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the election be decided by the Supreme Court?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has signaled that he expects the new 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court to play a role in deciding the election. Will he be proven right?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-the-election-be-decided-by-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-the-election-be-decided-by-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police reach breaking point amid protests, pandemic, rising crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid rising crime rates, a polarizing political election and the continued high-profile police killings of Black Americans, some police veterans say they can't recall a tougher time to be an officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/police-reach-breaking-point-amid-protests-pandemic-rising-crime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/police-reach-breaking-point-amid-protests-pandemic-rising-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden eyes Florida win as an early knockout blow to Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[With just five days left until the election, President Trump and his rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, spent Thursday focused on the key battleground state of Florida, holding dueling rallies there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-eyes-florida-win-as-an-early-knockout-blow-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-eyes-florida-win-as-an-early-knockout-blow-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s vaccine promises meet reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s optimistic promises that a vaccine for COVID-19 would be ready either before the election or by the end of the year seem increasingly unlikely to be fulfilled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-vaccine-promises-meet-reality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-vaccine-promises-meet-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s vaccine promises meet reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president&rsquo;s optimistic claims that a vaccine for COVID-19 would be ready before the end of the year seem increasingly unlikely to be fulfilled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-vaccine-promises-meet-reality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-vaccine-promises-meet-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religious school retreat led to coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronavirus tore through religious school retreat in Wisconsin over the summer, fueled by a lack of proper mitigation measures.Although nobody fell seriously ill, the scope of the outbreak&mdash;an exceptionally high 76 percent infection rate&mdash;suggests the intensity with which the airborne pathogen can proliferate in the absence of appropriate measures.The outbreak is discussed in a new study published on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/religious-school-retreat-led-to-coronavirus-outbreak-in-wisconsin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/religious-school-retreat-led-to-coronavirus-outbreak-in-wisconsin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In close Georgia Senate race, challenger Ossoff calls Perdue &amp;#39;a crook&amp;#39; over stock trades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polling is tight in the Peach State as tens of millions of dollars have been spent in the battle for Perdue's seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-close-georgia-senate-race-challenger-ossoff-calls-perdue-amp39a-crookamp39-over-stock-trades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-close-georgia-senate-race-challenger-ossoff-calls-perdue-amp39a-crookamp39-over-stock-trades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In close Georgia Senate race, challenger Ossoff calls Perdue a &amp;#39;crook&amp;#39; over stock trades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polling is tight in the Peach State as tens of millions of dollars have been spent in the battle for Perdue's seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-close-georgia-senate-race-challenger-ossoff-calls-perdue-a-amp39crookamp39-over-stock-trades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-close-georgia-senate-race-challenger-ossoff-calls-perdue-a-amp39crookamp39-over-stock-trades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breonna Taylor jurors: Louisville police &amp;#39;didn&amp;#39;t know what they were doing&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two grand jurors in the Breonna Taylor case said Wednesday that they believed three Louisville, Ky.,&nbsp; police officers acted with negligence when they fired into Taylor&rsquo;s apartment during a botched raid that left the 26-year-old woman dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/breonna-taylor-jurors-louisville-police-amp39didnamp39t-know-what-they-were-doingamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/breonna-taylor-jurors-louisville-police-amp39didnamp39t-know-what-they-were-doingamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics, COVID and attacks on civil service wearing on intelligence community as election approaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[A worsening pandemic and fears about losing their protections as civil servants amid ongoing political chaos is leading many intelligence officers in the U.S. government to consider leaving their agencies, according to more than 10 current and former intelligence officers who spoke to Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/politics-covid-and-attacks-on-civil-service-wearing-on-intelligence-community-as-election-approaches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/politics-covid-and-attacks-on-civil-service-wearing-on-intelligence-community-as-election-approaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tries to turn back a tidal wave of early voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout the 2020 campaign, President Trump has pursued a strategy to try to keep voter turnout low in the general election, which conventional wisdom holds helps Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tries-to-turn-back-a-tidal-wave-of-early-voting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tries-to-turn-back-a-tidal-wave-of-early-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anonymous &amp;#39;senior official&amp;#39; who wrote scathing NYT op-ed warning against Trump reveals himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, revealed himself Wednesday as the author of an anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed that depicted President Trump as a danger to the nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anonymous-amp39senior-officialamp39-who-wrote-scathing-nyt-op-ed-warning-against-trump-reveals-himself/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anonymous-amp39senior-officialamp39-who-wrote-scathing-nyt-op-ed-warning-against-trump-reveals-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Anonymous&amp;#39; WH official who wrote about officials thwarting Trump reveals himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, revealed himself Wednesday as the author of an anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed that depicted President Trump as a danger to the nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39anonymousamp39-wh-official-who-wrote-about-officials-thwarting-trump-reveals-himself/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39anonymousamp39-wh-official-who-wrote-about-officials-thwarting-trump-reveals-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Anonymous&amp;#39; official who wrote about officials thwarting Trump reveals himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, revealed himself Wednesday as the author of an anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed that depicted President Trump as a danger to the nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39anonymousamp39-official-who-wrote-about-officials-thwarting-trump-reveals-himself/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39anonymousamp39-official-who-wrote-about-officials-thwarting-trump-reveals-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign election interference: Is the U.S. prepared?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia is once again working to influence the outcome of the U.S. election. Will the effort be successful??]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/foreign-election-interference-is-the-us-prepared/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/foreign-election-interference-is-the-us-prepared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Safer than your local grocery store&amp;#39;: How the Pentagon kept the virus at bay as the White House struggled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contrast between the chaos the pandemic has wreaked on the White House and the limited impact it has had on the health of the 25,000-strong Pentagon workforce, which has rigorously followed CDC guidelines, could not be more pronounced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39safer-than-your-local-grocery-storeamp39-how-the-pentagon-kept-the-virus-at-bay-as-the-white-house-struggled/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39safer-than-your-local-grocery-storeamp39-how-the-pentagon-kept-the-virus-at-bay-as-the-white-house-struggled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holocaust denial, coronavirus misinformation at issue as Big Tech chiefs testify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just days before the presidential election, the chief executives of three leading technology firm&mdash;Jack Dorsey of Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Google&rsquo;s parent company&mdash;testified before a Senate committee on their efforts to combat misinformation and prevent bias from taking root in their content moderation efforts.Republicans, in particular, believe that Big Tech is inherently biased against conservatism because technology companies are stoc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/holocaust-denial-coronavirus-misinformation-at-issue-as-big-tech-chiefs-testify/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/holocaust-denial-coronavirus-misinformation-at-issue-as-big-tech-chiefs-testify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polls: Trump trails in Wisconsin as state’s coronavirus cases surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polling shows the state souring on Trump's response to the pandemic as the state breaks records for new daily cases and deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/polls-trump-trails-in-wisconsin-as-states-coronavirus-cases-surge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/polls-trump-trails-in-wisconsin-as-states-coronavirus-cases-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polls: Trump trails in Wisconsin as state&amp;#39;s coronavirus cases surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polling shows the state souring on Trump's response to the pandemic as Wisconsin breaks records for new daily cases and deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/polls-trump-trails-in-wisconsin-as-stateamp39s-coronavirus-cases-surge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/polls-trump-trails-in-wisconsin-as-stateamp39s-coronavirus-cases-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don&amp;#39;t freak out over early leads for either Biden or Trump on election night]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and Joe Biden are likely to have early leads on election night in different states based on how those states handle mail and absentee ballots, requiring Americans to take a measured approach to how they interpret results as they come in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/donamp39t-freak-out-over-early-leads-for-either-biden-or-trump-on-election-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/donamp39t-freak-out-over-early-leads-for-either-biden-or-trump-on-election-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kushner boasted in April that Trump took &amp;#39;charge&amp;#39; of pandemic response from &amp;#39;the doctors&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jared Kushner boasted in mid-April that President Trump was &ldquo;back in charge&rdquo; of the country&rsquo;s response to COVID-19, &ldquo;not the doctors,&rdquo; and portrayed the pandemic as having entered the &ldquo;comeback phase.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kushner-boasted-in-april-that-trump-took-amp39chargeamp39-of-pandemic-response-from-amp39the-doctorsamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kushner-boasted-in-april-that-trump-took-amp39chargeamp39-of-pandemic-response-from-amp39the-doctorsamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden blasts Trump for Omaha rally that left supporters stranded in the cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an image that captured President Trump&rsquo;s whole approach to this crisis,&rdquo; the former vice president said. &ldquo;He leaves everyone else to suffer the consequences of his failure to make a responsible plan.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-blasts-trump-for-omaha-rally-that-left-supporters-stranded-in-the-cold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-blasts-trump-for-omaha-rally-that-left-supporters-stranded-in-the-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House admits report that listed ‘ending’ COVID pandemic as Trump accomplishment was ‘poorly worded’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House acknowledged on Wednesday that a press release suggesting the Trump administration had ended the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was "poorly worded."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-admits-report-that-listed-ending-covid-pandemic-as-trump-accomplishment-was-poorly-worded/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-admits-report-that-listed-ending-covid-pandemic-as-trump-accomplishment-was-poorly-worded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House admits report that listed &amp;#39;ending&amp;#39; COVID pandemic as Trump accomplishment was &amp;#39;poorly worded&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House acknowledged on Wednesday that a press release suggesting the Trump administration had ended the ongoing coronavirus pandemic was "poorly worded."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-admits-report-that-listed-amp39endingamp39-covid-pandemic-as-trump-accomplishment-was-amp39poorly-wordedamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-admits-report-that-listed-amp39endingamp39-covid-pandemic-as-trump-accomplishment-was-amp39poorly-wordedamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;The possibility of real-world harm is high&amp;#39;: Experts warn of violence from QAnon around the election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts who study QAnon say they&rsquo;ve observed an increase in calls for offline action among the movement&rsquo;s followers, adding to the growing risk of postelection violence posed by a variety of extremist groups.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-possibility-of-real-world-harm-is-highamp39-experts-warn-of-violence-from-qanon-around-the-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-possibility-of-real-world-harm-is-highamp39-experts-warn-of-violence-from-qanon-around-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump forced to defend Nebraska in contest for single electoral vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[With precious few days remaining in the 2020 campaign, President Trump was forced on Tuesday to travel to Nebraska&rsquo;s Second District to try to fend off a challenge from Joe Biden, who leads in polls tracking the battle for a single electoral vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-forced-to-defend-nebraska-in-contest-for-single-electoral-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 02:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-forced-to-defend-nebraska-in-contest-for-single-electoral-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Harrison enlists Common in bid to defeat Lindsey Graham in South Carolina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrat Jamie Harrison enlisted the help of Grammy Award-winning rapper Common at a Monday rally in Columbia, S.C., as polls continue to show a closer U.S. Senate race against Sen. Lindsey Graham than many expected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jamie-harrison-enlists-common-in-bid-to-defeat-lindsey-graham-in-south-carolina/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jamie-harrison-enlists-common-in-bid-to-defeat-lindsey-graham-in-south-carolina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaime Harrison enlists Common in bid to defeat Lindsey Graham in South Carolina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrat Jaime Harrison enlisted the help of Grammy Award-winning rapper Common at a Monday rally in Columbia, S.C., as polls continue to show a closer race between Harrison and Sen. Lindsey Graham than many had expected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jaime-harrison-enlists-common-in-bid-to-defeat-lindsey-graham-in-south-carolina/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jaime-harrison-enlists-common-in-bid-to-defeat-lindsey-graham-in-south-carolina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests in Illinois city over police killing of Black teenager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than 20 miles south of Kenosha, Wis., where police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back, a police shooting that left a Black teenager dead and his girlfriend badly wounded last week is stirring up anger in Waukegan, Ill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/protests-in-illinois-city-over-police-killing-of-black-teenager/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/protests-in-illinois-city-over-police-killing-of-black-teenager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The airlines insist flying is safe. But nearly 100 U.S. air marshals have been infected with COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[With holidays coming, airlines are trying to convince people it&rsquo;s safe to fly, touting studies showing the risk of getting COVID-19 on a flight is minimal, but nearly 100 federal air marshals have tested positive for the virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-airlines-insist-flying-is-safe-but-nearly-100-us-air-marshals-have-been-infected-with-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-airlines-insist-flying-is-safe-but-nearly-100-us-air-marshals-have-been-infected-with-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump wants election night result, but GOP has fought to make sure many ballots won&amp;#39;t be counted by then]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump demanded on Monday that the winner of the election be announced on Election Day &mdash; something his own party has made highly unlikely by fighting to keep ballots from being counted quickly in key swing states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-wants-election-night-result-but-gop-has-fought-to-make-sure-many-ballots-wonamp39t-be-counted-by-then/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-wants-election-night-result-but-gop-has-fought-to-make-sure-many-ballots-wonamp39t-be-counted-by-then/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of President Trump’s mysterious health care plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s health care plan has become one of the most highly anticipated, hotly debated documents in Washington. And depending on whom you ask, it might not exist at all.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-search-of-president-trumps-mysterious-health-care-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-search-of-president-trumps-mysterious-health-care-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of President Trump&amp;#39;s mysterious health care plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s health care plan has become one of the most highly anticipated, hotly debated documents in Washington. And depending on whom you ask, it might not exist at all.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-search-of-president-trumpamp39s-mysterious-health-care-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-search-of-president-trumpamp39s-mysterious-health-care-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I purely vote for my actual interests’: Black men could be critical bloc in presidential election]]></title><description><![CDATA[With one week left until the election, some experts say Black men are a key demographic who could shock the country on Election Day and vote for Trump in surprising numbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/i-purely-vote-for-my-actual-interests-black-men-could-be-critical-bloc-in-presidential-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/i-purely-vote-for-my-actual-interests-black-men-could-be-critical-bloc-in-presidential-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;I purely vote for my actual interests&amp;#39;: Black men could be critical bloc in presidential election]]></title><description><![CDATA[With one week left until the election, some experts say Black men are a key demographic that could shock the country on Election Day and vote for President Trump in surprising numbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-purely-vote-for-my-actual-interestsamp39-black-men-could-be-critical-bloc-in-presidential-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-purely-vote-for-my-actual-interestsamp39-black-men-could-be-critical-bloc-in-presidential-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama says Trump is ‘jealous of COVID’s media coverage’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;COVID COVID COVID &ndash; he&rsquo;s complaining, he&rsquo;s jealous of COVID&rsquo;s media coverage!&rdquo; &ldquo;Tweeting at the TV doesn't fix things,&rdquo; Obama said. Making stuff up doesn't fix things. Trump, for his part, tweeted about Obama&rsquo;s speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-trump-is-jealous-of-covids-media-coverage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-trump-is-jealous-of-covids-media-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama says Trump is &amp;#39;jealous of COVID&amp;#39;s media coverage&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a rally in Orlando, former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump&rsquo;s complaints about the attention paid to COVID-19, calling him &ldquo;jealous.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-trump-is-amp39jealous-of-covidamp39s-media-coverageamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-says-trump-is-amp39jealous-of-covidamp39s-media-coverageamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to track your ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans have already cast their votes in the 2020 elections, setting records as many voters opt for mail-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-track-your-ballot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-track-your-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Despite questions about the &amp;#39;laptop from hell,&amp;#39; most Americans think the Trumps are more &amp;#39;corrupt&amp;#39; than the Bidens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respondents were selected from YouGov&rsquo;s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S registered voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-despite-questions-about-the-amp39laptop-from-hellamp39-most-americans-think-the-trumps-are-more-amp39corruptamp39-than-the-bidens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-despite-questions-about-the-amp39laptop-from-hellamp39-most-americans-think-the-trumps-are-more-amp39corruptamp39-than-the-bidens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Despite questions about the &amp;#39;laptop from hell,&amp;#39; most Americans think the Trumps are more &amp;#39;corrupt &amp;#39; than the Bidens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respondents were selected from YouGov&rsquo;s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S registered voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-despite-questions-about-the-amp39laptop-from-hellamp39-most-americans-think-the-trumps-are-more-amp39corrupt-amp39-than-the-bidens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-despite-questions-about-the-amp39laptop-from-hellamp39-most-americans-think-the-trumps-are-more-amp39corrupt-amp39-than-the-bidens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett&amp;#39;s confirmation shows how the courts will be Trump&rsquo;s most lasting legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation, even if the Republican Party faces potential cataclysm on Election Day, it can rest safely in the knowledge that it has fully remade the federal judiciary in its image.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrettamp39s-confirmation-shows-how-the-courts-will-be-trumprsquos-most-lasting-legacy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrettamp39s-confirmation-shows-how-the-courts-will-be-trumprsquos-most-lasting-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats urge swing-state voters to turn in mail ballots, consider bypassing Postal Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent Democrats told voters on Monday that if they have yet to send in their mail or absentee ballot, it might be better to take that ballot and cast it in person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-urge-swing-state-voters-to-turn-in-mail-ballots-consider-bypassing-postal-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-urge-swing-state-voters-to-turn-in-mail-ballots-consider-bypassing-postal-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigning during a pandemic, Biden and Trump lead by example — two opposite examples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden has adopted a strategy that would be unthinkable for a candidate in any ordinary year: He&rsquo;s largely staying off the campaign trail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/campaigning-during-a-pandemic-biden-and-trump-lead-by-example-two-opposite-examples/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/campaigning-during-a-pandemic-biden-and-trump-lead-by-example-two-opposite-examples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigning during a pandemic, Biden and Trump lead by example — 2 opposite examples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden has adopted a strategy that would be unthinkable for a candidate in any ordinary year: He&rsquo;s largely staying off the campaign trail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/campaigning-during-a-pandemic-biden-and-trump-lead-by-example-2-opposite-examples/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/campaigning-during-a-pandemic-biden-and-trump-lead-by-example-2-opposite-examples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: With one week left, Biden’s lead over Trump grows to 12 points — his biggest yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biden's lead is four times the size of Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s national advantage over Trump at this point in 2016, underscoring how hard it will be for the president to pull off another upset on Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-with-one-week-left-bidens-lead-over-trump-grows-to-12-points-his-biggest-yet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-with-one-week-left-bidens-lead-over-trump-grows-to-12-points-his-biggest-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: With one week left, Biden&amp;#39;s lead over Trump grows to 12 points &mdash; his biggest yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biden's lead is four times the size of Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s national advantage over Trump at this point in 2016, underscoring how hard it will be for the president to pull off another upset on Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-with-one-week-left-bidenamp39s-lead-over-trump-grows-to-12-points-mdash-his-biggest-yet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-with-one-week-left-bidenamp39s-lead-over-trump-grows-to-12-points-mdash-his-biggest-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are polls of the presidential race reliable this time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump's surprise victory in 2016 has made voters wary of trusting polls of this year's race. Will 2020 polls prove more accurate than they were four years ago?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/are-polls-of-the-presidential-race-reliable-this-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/are-polls-of-the-presidential-race-reliable-this-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump revives &amp;#39;Sleepy Joe&amp;#39; attacks, but gets the facts wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president kicked off the first of&nbsp; three reelection rallies in Pennsylvania on Monday with his usual attack lines aimed at painting his Democratic opponent as cognitively challenged. But it was Trump who ended up looking confused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-revives-amp39sleepy-joeamp39-attacks-but-gets-the-facts-wrong/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-revives-amp39sleepy-joeamp39-attacks-but-gets-the-facts-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden, Harris head to Georgia and Texas with just days to go until the election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic ticket is targeting areas that haven't voted blue in a presidential race in years, spurred by tight polling and key Senate races.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-harris-head-to-georgia-and-texas-with-just-days-to-go-until-the-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-harris-head-to-georgia-and-texas-with-just-days-to-go-until-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump says news about COVID should be illegal, WH chief of staff says goal is to ‘defeat’ virus, not ‘control’ it]]></title><description><![CDATA[While President Trump&rsquo;s chief of staff on Monday attempted to clarify the assertion that the United States is &ldquo;not going to control&rdquo; the coronavirus crisis, the president himself complained that the media is too focused on the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-says-news-about-covid-should-be-illegal-wh-chief-of-staff-says-goal-is-to-defeat-virus-not-control-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-says-news-about-covid-should-be-illegal-wh-chief-of-staff-says-goal-is-to-defeat-virus-not-control-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump says news about COVID should be illegal, WH chief of staff says goal is to &amp;#39;defeat&amp;#39; virus, not &amp;#39;control&amp;#39; it]]></title><description><![CDATA[While President Trump&rsquo;s chief of staff on Monday attempted to clarify the assertion that the United States is &ldquo;not going to control&rdquo; the coronavirus crisis, the president himself complained that the media is too focused on the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-says-news-about-covid-should-be-illegal-wh-chief-of-staff-says-goal-is-to-amp39defeatamp39-virus-not-amp39controlamp39-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-says-news-about-covid-should-be-illegal-wh-chief-of-staff-says-goal-is-to-amp39defeatamp39-virus-not-amp39controlamp39-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, it&amp;#39;s possible to vote safely in person]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voting can be conducted safely, provided that the proper precautions are taken. States that held congressional primaries in September, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Delaware, did not appear to see significant case increases, despite record turnout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yes-itamp39s-possible-to-vote-safely-in-person/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yes-itamp39s-possible-to-vote-safely-in-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 5 states with Oct. 26-29 deadlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are all the details you&rsquo;ll need to vote in five states with deadlines coming up Monday, Oct. 26, through Thursday, Oct. 29.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-5-states-with-oct-26-29-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-5-states-with-oct-26-29-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNN&amp;#39;s Jake Tapper presses White House chief of staff after top Pence aides test positive for coronavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNN anchor Jake Tapper grilled White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Sunday, hours after it was revealed that top aides to Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cnnamp39s-jake-tapper-presses-white-house-chief-of-staff-after-top-pence-aides-test-positive-for-coronavirus/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cnnamp39s-jake-tapper-presses-white-house-chief-of-staff-after-top-pence-aides-test-positive-for-coronavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-CIA Director Brennan: &amp;#39;Outrageous&amp;#39; for Trump to discuss inviting Saudi crown prince to D.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former CIA Director John Brennan talks to Yahoo News's "Skullduggery" podcast about President Trump's plan to host a &ldquo;big beautiful party&rdquo; after the election that will include the Saudi crown prince known as MBS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-cia-director-brennan-amp39outrageousamp39-for-trump-to-discuss-inviting-saudi-crown-prince-to-dc/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-cia-director-brennan-amp39outrageousamp39-for-trump-to-discuss-inviting-saudi-crown-prince-to-dc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#39;s to blame for stalled stimulus talks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hopes that Congress might pass another round of economic stimulus before Election Day are fading quickly. Who's responsible for holding up a deal?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whoamp39s-to-blame-for-stalled-stimulus-talks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whoamp39s-to-blame-for-stalled-stimulus-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrasting responses to COVID-19 restrictions highlights split among evangelical Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May, journalist Mindy Belz was frustrated by the way she saw white conservative Christians in America responding to the pandemic. Belz, by contrast, told Yahoo News that her tweet in May was driven by disappointment in the response of many American Christians to COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/contrasting-responses-to-covid-19-restrictions-highlights-split-among-evangelical-christians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/contrasting-responses-to-covid-19-restrictions-highlights-split-among-evangelical-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrasting responses to COVID=19 restrictions highlights split among evangelical Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May, journalist Mindy Belz was frustrated by the way she saw white conservative Christians in America responding to the pandemic. Belz, by contrast, told Yahoo News that her tweet in May was driven by disappointment in the response of many American Christians to COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/contrasting-responses-to-covid19-restrictions-highlights-split-among-evangelical-christians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/contrasting-responses-to-covid19-restrictions-highlights-split-among-evangelical-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The U.S. has held an election during a pandemic before. Here’s what happened in 1918.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans are heading to the polls as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise. But this isn't the first time the U.S. has held an election during a deadly global pandemic. During the so-called 1918 Spanish Influenza, politicians were attempting to campaign and Americans trying to make their voices heard at the ballot box without many of the modern conveniences we have today, like mail-in and absentee voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-us-has-held-an-election-during-a-pandemic-before-heres-what-happened-in-1918/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-us-has-held-an-election-during-a-pandemic-before-heres-what-happened-in-1918/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can &amp;#39;circuit-breaker&amp;#39; lockdowns save Europe from a second coronavirus wave?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The goal is to prevent the coronavirus from spreading with shorter shutdowns than those that were imposed last spring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-amp39circuit-breakeramp39-lockdowns-save-europe-from-a-second-coronavirus-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-amp39circuit-breakeramp39-lockdowns-save-europe-from-a-second-coronavirus-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is QAnon more obsessed with an imaginary sex-trafficking ring than with Jeffrey Epstein’s real one?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epstein&rsquo;s long history of sexual misconduct, on private islands, in his Florida mansion, aboard yachts and and his private jet, with a who&rsquo;s who of powerful &ldquo;elites&rdquo; including former President Bill Clinton (who denies having had a close relationship with Epstein or any knowledge of his crimes), is probably the closest real-world analogue of the imaginary global sex trafficking ring at the core of the QAnon conspiracy.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-is-qanon-more-obsessed-with-an-imaginary-sex-trafficking-ring-than-with-jeffrey-epsteins-real-one/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-is-qanon-more-obsessed-with-an-imaginary-sex-trafficking-ring-than-with-jeffrey-epsteins-real-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden vs. Trump on COVID: A &amp;#39;dark winter&amp;#39; ahead, or &amp;#39;rounding the turn&amp;#39;?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day after holding their final debate of the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden and Donald Trump continued to portray the future course of the coronavirus pandemic in starkly different terms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-vs-trump-on-covid-a-amp39dark-winteramp39-ahead-or-amp39rounding-the-turnamp39/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-vs-trump-on-covid-a-amp39dark-winteramp39-ahead-or-amp39rounding-the-turnamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shy’ Trump voters will power his win, says pollster who called 2016 race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the hidden support from voters who are embarrassed to admit they will vote for Donald Trump, the president will be narrowly reelected on Nov. 3, says one of the few pollsters who correctly predicted his 2016 victory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/shy-trump-voters-will-power-his-win-says-pollster-who-called-2016-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/shy-trump-voters-will-power-his-win-says-pollster-who-called-2016-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;A flat-out lie&amp;#39;: Breonna Taylor attorneys seek new prosecutor after jurors speak out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two anonymous members of the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case who spoke out about the deliberations this week had no agenda other than to bring out the truth, their lawyer told Yahoo News on Friday. But their disclosures have spurred calls for a new prosecutor in the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39a-flat-out-lieamp39-breonna-taylor-attorneys-seek-new-prosecutor-after-jurors-speak-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39a-flat-out-lieamp39-breonna-taylor-attorneys-seek-new-prosecutor-after-jurors-speak-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 takeaways from a less abrasive — but more revealing — debate between Trump and Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday evening President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met in Nashville for the second &mdash; and final &mdash; socially-distanced debate of the 2020 presidential campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-a-less-abrasive-but-more-revealing-debate-between-trump-and-biden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-a-less-abrasive-but-more-revealing-debate-between-trump-and-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Biden trade allegations over their personal finances during debate ]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden sparred over their personal finances during their second presidential debate on Thursday evening at Tennessee&rsquo;s Belmont University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-biden-trade-allegations-over-their-personal-finances-during-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-biden-trade-allegations-over-their-personal-finances-during-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump defends family separation in debate, says immigrant kids whose parents can&amp;#39;t be found are &amp;#39;so well taken care of&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a rare presidential debate exchange about immigration, President Trump defended his administration&rsquo;s family separation policy for undocumented immigrants, which has left hundreds of children without their parents for years, saying the kids are &ldquo;so well taken care of&rdquo; in federal facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-family-separation-in-debate-says-immigrant-kids-whose-parents-canamp39t-be-found-are-amp39so-well-taken-care-ofamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-family-separation-in-debate-says-immigrant-kids-whose-parents-canamp39t-be-found-are-amp39so-well-taken-care-ofamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he’s the ‘least racist person’ in the room during presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump said that he was the &ldquo;least racist person&rdquo; in a room with at least one person of color, while talking about race and Black Lives Matter during the final presidential debate of 2020 on Thursday.Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, had a contentious and at times awkward exchange when asked by debate moderator Kristen Welker about Black Lives Matter and &ldquo;the talk&rdquo; that Black parents have with their kids about the police during the &ldquo;Race in Amer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-hes-the-least-racist-person-in-the-room-during-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-hes-the-least-racist-person-in-the-room-during-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he&amp;#39;s the &amp;#39;least racist person&amp;#39; in the room during presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and Joe Biden had a contentious and at times awkward exchange when asked by debate moderator Kristen Welker about Black Lives Matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-heamp39s-the-amp39least-racist-personamp39-in-the-room-during-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-heamp39s-the-amp39least-racist-personamp39-in-the-room-during-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Biden battle over coronavirus lockdowns in final debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden warned of a &ldquo;dark winter,&rdquo; while President Trump promised that the coronavirus is &ldquo;going away.&rdquo; Their sharply divergent views on the coronavirus pandemic emerged in the final debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-biden-battle-over-coronavirus-lockdowns-in-final-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-biden-battle-over-coronavirus-lockdowns-in-final-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He thinks he’s running against somebody else’: Trump, Biden spar over health care at presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump attempted to paint his opponent's health care plan as the same as his more progressive rivals he defeated in the primary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/he-thinks-hes-running-against-somebody-else-trump-biden-spar-over-health-care-at-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/he-thinks-hes-running-against-somebody-else-trump-biden-spar-over-health-care-at-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;He thinks he&amp;#39;s running against somebody else&amp;#39;: Trump, Biden spar over health care at presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump attempted to paint Joe Biden's health care plan as the same as that of the more progressive rivals Biden defeated in the primary race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39he-thinks-heamp39s-running-against-somebody-elseamp39-trump-biden-spar-over-health-care-at-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39he-thinks-heamp39s-running-against-somebody-elseamp39-trump-biden-spar-over-health-care-at-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden sees a &amp;#39;dark winter&amp;#39; ahead on coronavirus, while Trump says the U.S. is &amp;#39;rounding the turn&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden sharply disagreed during Thursday&rsquo;s final presidential debate of 2020 about how the coronavirus pandemic would play out in the United States over the coming months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-sees-a-amp39dark-winteramp39-ahead-on-coronavirus-while-trump-says-the-us-is-amp39rounding-the-turnamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-sees-a-amp39dark-winteramp39-ahead-on-coronavirus-while-trump-says-the-us-is-amp39rounding-the-turnamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrate your vote with virtual ‘I voted’ stickers from Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has become an Election Day tradition for Americans to proudly wear &mdash; and post photos of &mdash; the iconic &ldquo;I voted&rdquo; stickers distributed at polling stations.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/celebrate-your-vote-with-virtual-i-voted-stickers-from-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/celebrate-your-vote-with-virtual-i-voted-stickers-from-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 4 states with Oct. 23-24 registration deadlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are the details you&rsquo;ll need to vote in four states with deadlines coming up Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-4-states-with-oct-23-24-registration-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-4-states-with-oct-23-24-registration-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls for Obamacare repeal, complains about media in leaked &amp;#39;60 Minutes&amp;#39; interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an unusual move he had been teasing for days, President Trump on Thursday released his recent, unaired interview with the CBS News program &ldquo;60 Minutes,&rdquo; in which he complains repeatedly about the questions he is asked before abruptly ending the discussion.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-for-obamacare-repeal-complains-about-media-in-leaked-amp3960-minutesamp39-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-for-obamacare-repeal-complains-about-media-in-leaked-amp3960-minutesamp39-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls for Obamacare repeal, complains about media in leaked ‘60 Minutes’ interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an unusual move he had been teasing for days, President Trump on Thursday released his recent, unaired interview with CBS News&rsquo; &ldquo;60 Minutes,&rdquo; in which he complains repeatedly about the questions he is asked before abruptly ending the discussion.The wide-ranging interview tackled Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, his hope that the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, and the alleged plot by domestic extremists to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-for-obamacare-repeal-complains-about-media-in-leaked-60-minutes-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-for-obamacare-repeal-complains-about-media-in-leaked-60-minutes-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC study: Coronavirus thrives where poverty reigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low-income communities, particularly those in which people of color live, have a higher risk than their wealthier, whiter counterparts of becoming coronavirus hot spots, according to a new study by the CDC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-study-coronavirus-thrives-where-poverty-reigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-study-coronavirus-thrives-where-poverty-reigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals worry Trump supporters will try to intimidate voters at the polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worries about intimidation at the polls stem directly from President Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric on the subject. Trump has relentlessly made false claims about Democrats cheating and rigging the election, and he has urged his supporters to go to the polls to try to prevent wrongdoing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/liberals-worry-trump-supporters-will-try-to-intimidate-voters-at-the-polls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/liberals-worry-trump-supporters-will-try-to-intimidate-voters-at-the-polls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live stream and fact check: Final presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News will be providing live analysis and fact checking of claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-stream-and-fact-check-final-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-stream-and-fact-check-final-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact checking the final presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News provided live analysis and fact checking of claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-checking-the-final-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-checking-the-final-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What U.S. foreign policy would look like under Trump, Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[International issues have taken a back seat during the campaign because of all the domestic challenges facing the country. But the election will have a major impact on how the U.S. interacts with the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-us-foreign-policy-would-look-like-under-trump-biden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-us-foreign-policy-would-look-like-under-trump-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans advance Amy Coney Barrett nomination; Democrats stay away]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; &ldquo;This is a good day,&rdquo; Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on Thursday morning, shortly before he and fellow Republicans voted to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Corey Barrett to the full Senate.Democrats did not share Graham&rsquo;s view of the proceedings, and abstained from the vote in a show of protest.In the seats in which Democatic members of the committee would have ordinarily been seated were propped photographs of people who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-advance-amy-coney-barrett-nomination-democrats-stay-away/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-advance-amy-coney-barrett-nomination-democrats-stay-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden plans a bipartisan commission to advise on court packing and other reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[In excerpts of recent &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; interviews with both President Trump and Joe Biden released by CBS News Thursday, the former vice president gave his most detailed answer on the question of so-called court packing to date.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-plans-a-bipartisan-commission-to-advise-on-court-packing-and-other-reforms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-plans-a-bipartisan-commission-to-advise-on-court-packing-and-other-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the final presidential debate live on Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off in their last presidential debate Thursday at 9 p.m. ET at Belmont University in Nashville.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-final-presidential-debate-live-on-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-final-presidential-debate-live-on-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump intel chief sounds alarm over Iran intimidating voters with spoofed emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[DNI Director John Ratcliffe announced in a surprise press conference that the U.S. government has concluded &ldquo;that two foreign actors, Iran and Russia, have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-intel-chief-sounds-alarm-over-iran-intimidating-voters-with-spoofed-emails/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-intel-chief-sounds-alarm-over-iran-intimidating-voters-with-spoofed-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They responded by killing us’: Nigerians seek to end police brutality with #EndSARS protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protests calling for an end to police brutality in the West African country of Nigeria turned deadly after soldiers in Lagos opened fire on demonstrators Tuesday, killing at least 12 people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/they-responded-by-killing-us-nigerians-seek-to-end-police-brutality-with-endsars-protests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/they-responded-by-killing-us-nigerians-seek-to-end-police-brutality-with-endsars-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It just won’t be so exhausting’: Obama debuts his closing argument for Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rousing speech before the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, former President Barack Obama lambasted the Trump administration and urged the Democratic faithful to turn out in droves to elect Joe Biden.&ldquo;We can't be complacent,&rdquo; Obama said Wednesday at what the Biden campaign advertised as a &ldquo;drive-in town hall.&rdquo;Obama stressed that a Biden-Harris administration would be, above all, a return to normalcy after what he described as the chaos of the Trump era, including t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/it-just-wont-be-so-exhausting-obama-debuts-his-closing-argument-for-biden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/it-just-wont-be-so-exhausting-obama-debuts-his-closing-argument-for-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;It just won&amp;#39;t be so exhausting&amp;#39;: Obama debuts his closing argument for Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rousing speech before the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, former President Barack Obama lambasted the Trump administration and urged the Democratic faithful to turn out in droves to elect Joe Biden.&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t be complacent,&rdquo; Obama said Wednesday at what the Biden campaign advertised as a &ldquo;drive-in town hall.&rdquo;Obama stressed that a Biden-Harris administration would be, above all, a return to normalcy after what he described as the chaos of the Trump era, inclu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39it-just-wonamp39t-be-so-exhaustingamp39-obama-debuts-his-closing-argument-for-biden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39it-just-wonamp39t-be-so-exhaustingamp39-obama-debuts-his-closing-argument-for-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Pastel QAnon,&amp;#39; where pro-Trump conspiracy theories meet New Age spirituality]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Pastel QAnon,&rdquo; uses softer language, aesthetically-pleasing imagery to spread the group&rsquo;s paranoid worldview in the typically apolitical online world of yoga devotees, wellness and nutrition coaches and "mommy bloggers."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39pastel-qanonamp39-where-pro-trump-conspiracy-theories-meet-new-age-spirituality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39pastel-qanonamp39-where-pro-trump-conspiracy-theories-meet-new-age-spirituality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health secretary promises coronavirus vaccine before 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be available before the end of the year, with mass vaccination of the American population taking place throughout the spring, according to public health officials at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/health-secretary-promises-coronavirus-vaccine-before-2021/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/health-secretary-promises-coronavirus-vaccine-before-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 780 retired generals and former national security leaders spoke out against Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The willingness of hundreds of career officers to break with tradition and speak out on behalf of one candidate reflects beliefs, on both sides, that the nation faces an uncertain future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-780-retired-generals-and-former-national-security-leaders-spoke-out-against-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-780-retired-generals-and-former-national-security-leaders-spoke-out-against-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romney: &amp;#39;I did not vote for President Trump&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he did not cast his vote in the 2020 election for President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-amp39i-did-not-vote-for-president-trumpamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-amp39i-did-not-vote-for-president-trumpamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump has sparked a shift in how some conservatives talk and think about abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a robust argument being made, by prominent public figures but also among everyday Americans, that the white evangelical movement has made a Faustian bargain by supporting the GOP, and President Trump, in exchange for promises to eliminate abortion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-has-sparked-a-shift-in-how-some-conservatives-talk-and-think-about-abortion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-has-sparked-a-shift-in-how-some-conservatives-talk-and-think-about-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov Poll: As COVID-19 cases soar, many Americans plan indoor Thanksgiving with friends or extended family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, amid a worsening pandemic, a majority of American voters are at least considering joining friends or family indoors on Nov. 26, which would be an uncomfortable amount of normal in a time we can't really afford it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-as-covid-19-cases-soar-many-americans-plan-indoor-thanksgiving-with-friends-or-extended-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-as-covid-19-cases-soar-many-americans-plan-indoor-thanksgiving-with-friends-or-extended-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;They only care about votes&amp;#39;: As millions slip into poverty, voting may be the only leverage for a 2nd stimulus check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans across the country are fed up with elected officials who are "playing games" with a second stimulus bill. As more time passes, Americans don&rsquo;t care how it gets done; they just want something done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39they-only-care-about-votesamp39-as-millions-slip-into-poverty-voting-may-be-the-only-leverage-for-a-2nd-stimulus-check/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39they-only-care-about-votesamp39-as-millions-slip-into-poverty-voting-may-be-the-only-leverage-for-a-2nd-stimulus-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Less than a third of U.S. voters plan to cast their ballots in person on Election Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just 31 percent of respondents said they plan to vote in person on Nov. 3, while 64 percent planned to vote by mail or cast their ballots in early voting.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-less-than-a-third-of-us-voters-plan-to-cast-their-ballots-in-person-on-election-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-less-than-a-third-of-us-voters-plan-to-cast-their-ballots-in-person-on-election-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anxieties rise about substantial delays — and Republican trickery — in election results]]></title><description><![CDATA[One prominent election lawyer said that Republicans in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin appear to want lengthy delays after Election Day in counting votes, given their failure to act and let mail-in ballots be counted before Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anxieties-rise-about-substantial-delays-and-republican-trickery-in-election-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anxieties-rise-about-substantial-delays-and-republican-trickery-in-election-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are there still undecided voters this late in the race?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the stark differences between the presidential candidates, a small but significant slice of the election is still undecided. How is that possible?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-are-there-still-undecided-voters-this-late-in-the-race/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-are-there-still-undecided-voters-this-late-in-the-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s closing pitch to voters admits that America has to be made &amp;#39;great again&amp;#39; all over again]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the closing days of the 2020 election that opinion polls show him likely to lose, President Trump has amended his famous 2016 campaign slogan, promising that, if re-elected, he will &ldquo;Make America Great Again, Again.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-closing-pitch-to-voters-admits-that-america-has-to-be-made-amp39great-againamp39-all-over-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-closing-pitch-to-voters-admits-that-america-has-to-be-made-amp39great-againamp39-all-over-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breonna Taylor grand juror speaks out, says prosecutors steered them away from homicide charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the same day a judge granted a grand juror in the Breonna Taylor police-shooting case the right to speak about the deliberations, the juror, who is still anonymous, spoke out about the proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/breonna-taylor-grand-juror-speaks-out-says-prosecutors-steered-them-away-from-homicide-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/breonna-taylor-grand-juror-speaks-out-says-prosecutors-steered-them-away-from-homicide-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Georgia Senate races could head to January runoffs, leaving control of chamber in doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates in the Peach State need majority support to clinch seats in November, potentially putting two GOP seats in doubt until 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/two-georgia-senate-races-could-head-to-january-runoffs-leaving-control-of-chamber-in-doubt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/two-georgia-senate-races-could-head-to-january-runoffs-leaving-control-of-chamber-in-doubt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The facts behind Trump&amp;#39;s attacks on Fauci]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the coronavirus pandemic worsens in the U.S., President Trump continues to attack the man who for months was the administration&rsquo;s go-to authority on the disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-facts-behind-trumpamp39s-attacks-on-fauci/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-facts-behind-trumpamp39s-attacks-on-fauci/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s health care plan is always two weeks away. Now the election is too.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With two weeks until Election Day &mdash; and millions of votes already cast &mdash; the clock is ticking for Republicans as Democrats reprise their successful midterm strategy of warning that the administration and the GOP want to end mandated coverage for preexisting medical conditions.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-health-care-plan-is-always-two-weeks-away-now-the-election-is-too/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-health-care-plan-is-always-two-weeks-away-now-the-election-is-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[86% of Air Force pilots are white men. Here’s why this needs to change.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pursuing equality in the military requires attracting the most capable people from all races and walks of life, says Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/86-of-air-force-pilots-are-white-men-heres-why-this-needs-to-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/86-of-air-force-pilots-are-white-men-heres-why-this-needs-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[86% of Air Force pilots are white men. Here&amp;#39;s why this needs to change.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pursuing equality in the military requires attracting the most capable people from all races and walks of life, says Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/86-of-air-force-pilots-are-white-men-hereamp39s-why-this-needs-to-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/86-of-air-force-pilots-are-white-men-hereamp39s-why-this-needs-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls on Barr to appoint special prosecutor to investigate Bidens before Election Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We've got to get the attorney general to act,&rdquo; Trump said in a telephone interview with &ldquo;Fox &amp; Friends.&rdquo; &ldquo;He's got to act. And he's got to act fast.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-on-barr-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-to-investigate-bidens-before-election-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-on-barr-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-to-investigate-bidens-before-election-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As White House eyes &amp;#39;herd immunity,&amp;#39; Sweden&amp;#39;s no-mask approach is failing to contain COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early on in the pandemic, Sweden was slammed for being reckless, even by President Trump &mdash; refusing the lockdowns adopted by its Scandinavian neighbors and keeping most everything open. But with the ascendancy of the president's coronavirus adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, herd immunity is getting another look.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-white-house-eyes-amp39herd-immunityamp39-swedenamp39s-no-mask-approach-is-failing-to-contain-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-white-house-eyes-amp39herd-immunityamp39-swedenamp39s-no-mask-approach-is-failing-to-contain-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Half of Trump supporters believe QAnon’s imaginary claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A full 50 percent of President Trump&rsquo;s supporters now believe the bizarre, false claims about an international ring of child sex traffickers at the core of the extremist conspiracy theory known as QAnon, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll &mdash; a disturbing sign of how susceptible partisans have become to bogus stories in an age of rampant polarization and unbridled social media.The survey, which was conducted from Oct. 16 to 18, shows that most registered voters (55 percent) say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-half-of-trump-supporters-believe-qanons-imaginary-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-half-of-trump-supporters-believe-qanons-imaginary-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Half of Trump supporters believe QAnon&amp;#39;s imaginary claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A full 50 percent of President Trump&rsquo;s supporters now believe the bizarre, false claims of the extremist conspiracy theory known as QAnon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-half-of-trump-supporters-believe-qanonamp39s-imaginary-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-half-of-trump-supporters-believe-qanonamp39s-imaginary-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump rips Biden and Fauci for coronavirus ‘bad calls’ and again suggests the pandemic nearly over]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump attacked former Vice President Joe Biden and the nation&rsquo;s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, during a campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rips-biden-and-fauci-for-coronavirus-bad-calls-and-again-suggests-the-pandemic-nearly-over/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rips-biden-and-fauci-for-coronavirus-bad-calls-and-again-suggests-the-pandemic-nearly-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump rips Biden and Fauci for coronavirus &amp;#39;bad calls&amp;#39; and again suggests the pandemic nearly over]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump attacked Joe Biden and the nation&rsquo;s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a campaign rally in Prescott, Ariz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rips-biden-and-fauci-for-coronavirus-amp39bad-callsamp39-and-again-suggests-the-pandemic-nearly-over/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rips-biden-and-fauci-for-coronavirus-amp39bad-callsamp39-and-again-suggests-the-pandemic-nearly-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s rallies define his view of liberty: The right not to care about other people]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump made a fateful decision last week to return holding mass rallies despite warnings from health officials about doing so during a pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-rallies-define-his-view-of-liberty-the-right-not-to-care-about-other-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-rallies-define-his-view-of-liberty-the-right-not-to-care-about-other-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Facebook and Twitter suppress questionable news stories?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook and Twitter limited the reach of aquestionably sourced New York Post story about Hunter Biden. Was it the right call or an overreach?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-facebook-and-twitter-suppress-questionable-news-stories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-facebook-and-twitter-suppress-questionable-news-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With just days to go in the campaign, Trump knocks environmentally-friendly toilets]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a lengthy digression during his rally in Carson City, Nev., Sunday, Trump claimed that Americans have to &ldquo;flush their toilet 15 times&rdquo; due to restrictions on water usage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/with-just-days-to-go-in-the-campaign-trump-knocks-environmentally-friendly-toilets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/with-just-days-to-go-in-the-campaign-trump-knocks-environmentally-friendly-toilets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: The tide turns against Trump as Biden surges to his largest-ever lead among likely voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[With only two weeks left until Election Day, Joe Biden&rsquo;s lead over President Trump has widened to 11 percentage points &mdash; Biden&rsquo;s biggest margin among likely voters in any Yahoo News/YouGov poll to date.Biden&rsquo;s lead, which is identical among registered voters, has grown by 3 points since last week&rsquo;s Yahoo News/YouGov poll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-the-tide-turns-against-trump-as-biden-surges-to-his-largest-ever-lead-among-likely-voters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-the-tide-turns-against-trump-as-biden-surges-to-his-largest-ever-lead-among-likely-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC criticizes White House medical adviser&amp;#39;s discredited mask claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is criticizing a top White House coronavirus adviser for spreading misinformation about facial coverings, in a potential escalation of the feud between the administration and public health officials within the federal government.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-criticizes-white-house-medical-adviseramp39s-discredited-mask-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-criticizes-white-house-medical-adviseramp39s-discredited-mask-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump rails against &amp;#39;disaster&amp;#39; Fauci on campaign staff call]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a campaign call Monday morning, Trump repeatedly insulted the country's top infectious disease expert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rails-against-amp39disasteramp39-fauci-on-campaign-staff-call/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-rails-against-amp39disasteramp39-fauci-on-campaign-staff-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Backhanded racism’: Biden supporters weigh in after GOP senator mocks Kamala Harris’s name]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris&rsquo;s name, Democratic supporters launched a viral Twitter campaign and called the comments &ldquo;backhanded racism.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/backhanded-racism-biden-supporters-weigh-in-after-gop-senator-mocks-kamala-harriss-name/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/backhanded-racism-biden-supporters-weigh-in-after-gop-senator-mocks-kamala-harriss-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would an inaccurate census mean for the United States?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The combined complications of the coronavirus pandemic and rule changes from the Trump administration have raised concerns that vulnerable groups may be undercounted in the 2020 census.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-would-an-inaccurate-census-mean-for-the-united-states/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-would-an-inaccurate-census-mean-for-the-united-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls Trump&amp;#39;s latest attacks &amp;#39;incredibly disturbing&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Sunday called President Trump's broadsides targeting her "incredibly disturbing" given that authorities recently announced a foiled anti-government militia kidnapping plot against her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michigan-gov-whitmer-calls-trumpamp39s-latest-attacks-amp39incredibly-disturbingamp39/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michigan-gov-whitmer-calls-trumpamp39s-latest-attacks-amp39incredibly-disturbingamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Stupid and obnoxious&amp;#39;: Trump attacks GOP senator who accused him of pandering to dictators]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump lashed out at Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on Saturday, calling him &ldquo;stupid and obnoxious&rdquo; after he lambasted the president for his coronavirus response and accused him of being friendly with dictators and white supremacists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stupid-and-obnoxiousamp39-trump-attacks-gop-senator-who-accused-him-of-pandering-to-dictators/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stupid-and-obnoxiousamp39-trump-attacks-gop-senator-who-accused-him-of-pandering-to-dictators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump won 81 percent of white evangelicals in 2016. Ralph Reed says he’ll do better this year.]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I think polling is at this point, it&rsquo;s a discredited science,&rdquo; Reed said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-won-81-percent-of-white-evangelicals-in-2016-ralph-reed-says-hell-do-better-this-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-won-81-percent-of-white-evangelicals-in-2016-ralph-reed-says-hell-do-better-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Biden campaigns approach COVID threat very differently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s campaign has been adamant that they&rsquo;ve followed coronavirus mitigation efforts for months and that they&rsquo;ve been transparent with reporters, in contrast to the Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-biden-campaigns-approach-covid-threat-very-differently/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-biden-campaigns-approach-covid-threat-very-differently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans boycott House intel hearing on the risks of QAnon and other misinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The virtual hearing was unclassified and featured testimony from non-government experts about the risks posed by the rapid expansion of the QAnon conspiracy theory and the role of elected officials, including President Trump, in spreading unverified rumors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-boycott-house-intel-hearing-on-the-risks-of-qanon-and-other-misinformation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-boycott-house-intel-hearing-on-the-risks-of-qanon-and-other-misinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s national security adviser pushes back at top general, says troops won&amp;#39;t be home by Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s comments Friday were not the first time he has said the United States would draw down its forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 by January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-national-security-adviser-pushes-back-at-top-general-says-troops-wonamp39t-be-home-by-christmas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-national-security-adviser-pushes-back-at-top-general-says-troops-wonamp39t-be-home-by-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost all of Wisconsin is classified as a COVID ‘hotspot’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in the state report some hospitals have already reached 90 percent capacity in their intensive care units.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/almost-all-of-wisconsin-is-classified-as-a-covid-hotspot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/almost-all-of-wisconsin-is-classified-as-a-covid-hotspot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost all of Wisconsin is classified as a COVID &amp;#39;hot spot&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in the state report some hospitals have already reached 90 percent capacity in their intensive care units.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/almost-all-of-wisconsin-is-classified-as-a-covid-amp39hot-spotamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/almost-all-of-wisconsin-is-classified-as-a-covid-amp39hot-spotamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden tops Trump for town hall television ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden bested Donald Trump on Thursday night in a category sure to grab the president&rsquo;s attention: television ratings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tops-trump-for-town-hall-television-ratings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tops-trump-for-town-hall-television-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage boils over in Kansas City after video captures arrest of pregnant Black woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The due date for the birth of Deja Stallings&rsquo;s first child, a girl she will be naming Dsyre, is Oct. 19. But her mother says that her unborn child has already been the victim of police brutality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/outrage-boils-over-in-kansas-city-after-video-captures-arrest-of-pregnant-black-woman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/outrage-boils-over-in-kansas-city-after-video-captures-arrest-of-pregnant-black-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate in crucial Senate race shows Iowa’s Joni Ernst doesn’t know beans about soy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ernst flubbed an agriculture answer in Thursday's debate, but Democrat Theresa Greenfield has taken a polling lead due to a focus on health care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/debate-in-crucial-senate-race-shows-iowas-joni-ernst-doesnt-know-beans-about-soy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/debate-in-crucial-senate-race-shows-iowas-joni-ernst-doesnt-know-beans-about-soy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate in crucial Senate race shows Iowa&amp;#39;s Joni Ernst doesn&amp;#39;t know beans about soy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ernst flubbed an agriculture answer in Thursday's debate, but Democrat Theresa Greenfield has taken a polling lead due to a focus on health care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/debate-in-crucial-senate-race-shows-iowaamp39s-joni-ernst-doesnamp39t-know-beans-about-soy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/debate-in-crucial-senate-race-shows-iowaamp39s-joni-ernst-doesnamp39t-know-beans-about-soy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tweets fake news story from satirical conservative website]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Friday tweeted a fake news story published by the Babylon Bee, a satirical website for Christian conservatives, mocking Twitter for blocking users from sharing an unconfirmed report about Joe Biden's son.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tweets-fake-news-story-from-satirical-conservative-website/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tweets-fake-news-story-from-satirical-conservative-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is ranked-choice voting a better way to decide elections?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maine will soon become the first state to use a system that allows voters to rank presidential candidates, rather than pick just one. Would this a better voting method for the whole country?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-ranked-choice-voting-a-better-way-to-decide-elections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-ranked-choice-voting-a-better-way-to-decide-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evangelicals opposed to Trump step out of the shadows with new groups and ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of evangelical groups have formed to encourage Christians to reject President Trump and vote for Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/evangelicals-opposed-to-trump-step-out-of-the-shadows-with-new-groups-and-ads/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/evangelicals-opposed-to-trump-step-out-of-the-shadows-with-new-groups-and-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBC&amp;#39;s Savannah Guthrie Grills Trump Opposite ABC&amp;#39;s Mild Biden Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[George Stephanopoulos of ABC had it easy, steering an old-school Washington veteran through policy plans against a patriotic backdrop, while Savannah Guthrie of NBC had to navigate the stormy waters of QAnon, white supremacy and whether the virus-stricken president had pneumonia. (Despite repeated inquiries, he would not say.)Viewers of Thursday's dueling network town halls with President Donald Trump and Joe Biden -- which aired simultaneously in prime time, much to civic-minded critics' chagri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nbcamp39s-savannah-guthrie-grills-trump-opposite-abcamp39s-mild-biden-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nbcamp39s-savannah-guthrie-grills-trump-opposite-abcamp39s-mild-biden-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 9 states with Oct. 16-19 registration deadlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are the details you&rsquo;ll need to vote in nine states with deadlines coming up Friday, Oct. 16, Sunday, Oct. 18, and Monday, Oct. 19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-9-states-with-oct-16-19-registration-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-9-states-with-oct-16-19-registration-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t owe Russia money,’ Trump says while refusing to detail foreign debts]]></title><description><![CDATA[He declined to release definitive information about his financial situation when asked about leaked tax returns that appear to show he owes hundreds of millions of dollars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/i-dont-owe-russia-money-trump-says-while-refusing-to-detail-foreign-debts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/i-dont-owe-russia-money-trump-says-while-refusing-to-detail-foreign-debts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t owe Russia money,’ Trump says, while refusing to detail any foreign debts]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump declined to release definitive information on his financial situation when asked at Thursday's town hall in Miami about leaked tax returns that appear to show he owes hundreds of millions of dollars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/i-dont-owe-russia-money-trump-says-while-refusing-to-detail-any-foreign-debts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/i-dont-owe-russia-money-trump-says-while-refusing-to-detail-any-foreign-debts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says he’ll announce position on ‘court packing’ before Election Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The town hall Thursday evening was one of two dueling forums featuring Biden and President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-hell-announce-position-on-court-packing-before-election-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-hell-announce-position-on-court-packing-before-election-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says he&amp;#39;ll announce position on &amp;#39;court packing&amp;#39; before Election Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The town hall Thursday evening was one of two dueling forums featuring former Vice President Biden and President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-heamp39ll-announce-position-on-amp39court-packingamp39-before-election-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-heamp39ll-announce-position-on-amp39court-packingamp39-before-election-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pressed by Savannah Guthrie on conspiracy retweets: &amp;#39;You&amp;#39;re not like someone&amp;#39;s crazy uncle&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump clashed repeatedly with Savannah Guthrie at the start of Thursday&rsquo;s town hall on NBC, which had been hastily scheduled after the president pulled out of a previously scheduled debate after contracting COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-pressed-by-savannah-guthrie-on-conspiracy-retweets-amp39youamp39re-not-like-someoneamp39s-crazy-uncleamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-pressed-by-savannah-guthrie-on-conspiracy-retweets-amp39youamp39re-not-like-someoneamp39s-crazy-uncleamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 30 hours of hearings, Barrett remains a blank slate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1987. &ldquo;If anybody in America is ready to go to the Supreme Court, it&rsquo;s Amy Barrett,&rdquo; said Graham. The full Senate will vote on her nomination thereafter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/after-30-hours-of-hearings-barrett-remains-a-blank-slate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/after-30-hours-of-hearings-barrett-remains-a-blank-slate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&ldquo;Fire! Fire! Fire!&amp;#39;: A ship captain faces prosecution after a slaughter at sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chilling case of the Ping Shin 101, which is still unfolding, shows the challenge of prosecuting crimes on the high seas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ldquofire-fire-fireamp39-a-ship-captain-faces-prosecution-after-a-slaughter-at-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ldquofire-fire-fireamp39-a-ship-captain-faces-prosecution-after-a-slaughter-at-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Fire! Fire! Fire!&amp;#39;: A ship captain faces prosecution after a slaughter at sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chilling case of the Ping Shin 101, which is still unfolding, shows the challenge of prosecuting crimes on the high seas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39fire-fire-fireamp39-a-ship-captain-faces-prosecution-after-a-slaughter-at-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39fire-fire-fireamp39-a-ship-captain-faces-prosecution-after-a-slaughter-at-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump heads to Georgia to shore up support in a state Republicans once took for granted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Peach State could be the ultimate swing state this election, with a tight presidential race and two toss-up Senate campaigns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-heads-to-georgia-to-shore-up-support-in-a-state-republicans-once-took-for-granted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-heads-to-georgia-to-shore-up-support-in-a-state-republicans-once-took-for-granted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump doesn&amp;#39;t just need &amp;#39;suburban women&amp;#39; to &amp;#39;like&amp;#39; him. He&amp;#39;s actually doing worse with all white voters than in 2016.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From now until Election Day, Yahoo News and YouGov will deliver weekly reports on how sentiment is shifting among key groups of voters in the final phase of the 2020 presidential campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-doesnamp39t-just-need-amp39suburban-womenamp39-to-amp39likeamp39-him-heamp39s-actually-doing-worse-with-all-white-voters-than-in-2016/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-doesnamp39t-just-need-amp39suburban-womenamp39-to-amp39likeamp39-him-heamp39s-actually-doing-worse-with-all-white-voters-than-in-2016/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: It&amp;#39;s not just &amp;#39;suburban women.&amp;#39; Trump is doing worse with all white voters than in 2016.]]></title><description><![CDATA[From now until Election Day, Yahoo News and YouGov will deliver weekly reports on how sentiment is shifting among key groups of voters in the final phase of the 2020 presidential campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-itamp39s-not-just-amp39suburban-womenamp39-trump-is-doing-worse-with-all-white-voters-than-in-2016/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-itamp39s-not-just-amp39suburban-womenamp39-trump-is-doing-worse-with-all-white-voters-than-in-2016/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Florida hockey game became a COVID-19 &amp;#39;superspreader&amp;#39; event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The game, which took place on June 16, did not lead to any hospitalizations or deaths. But it does represent one of the few documented instances of viral spread stemming from an athletic event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-florida-hockey-game-became-a-covid-19-amp39superspreaderamp39-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-florida-hockey-game-became-a-covid-19-amp39superspreaderamp39-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci says to be safe, his family won&amp;#39;t be gathering for Thanksgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation&rsquo;s top infectious disease expert, is not going to be gathering with his children on Thanksgiving because they are concerned about the threat of the coronavirus, which is surging in more than 30 states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fauci-says-to-be-safe-his-family-wonamp39t-be-gathering-for-thanksgiving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fauci-says-to-be-safe-his-family-wonamp39t-be-gathering-for-thanksgiving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Dr. Fauci says when asked about Trump&amp;#39;s crowded rallies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation's top infectious disease expert remains concerned that large-scale gatherings like President Trump's campaign rallies will lead to more coronavirus outbreaks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-dr-fauci-says-when-asked-about-trumpamp39s-crowded-rallies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-dr-fauci-says-when-asked-about-trumpamp39s-crowded-rallies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci on coronavirus herd immunity: &amp;#39;That is nonsense and very dangerous&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday denounced the concept of herd immunity, calling it &ldquo;nonsense&rdquo; during an interview with Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fauci-on-coronavirus-herd-immunity-amp39that-is-nonsense-and-very-dangerousamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fauci-on-coronavirus-herd-immunity-amp39that-is-nonsense-and-very-dangerousamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continue on Capitol Hill Thursday with testimony from outside witnesses both for and against her nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings: A recap of day 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fourth and final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett wrapped up on Capitol Hill Thursday with testimony from outside witnesses both for and against her nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-4/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two key states have done nothing yet to prevent delays in announcing results in the presidential election]]></title><description><![CDATA[State leaders in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have so far failed to take action to avert looming delays in the counting mail-in ballots that could decide who wins the November presidential election.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/two-key-states-have-done-nothing-yet-to-prevent-delays-in-announcing-results-in-the-presidential-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/two-key-states-have-done-nothing-yet-to-prevent-delays-in-announcing-results-in-the-presidential-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barron Trump also tested positive for COVID-19, first lady says]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s 14-year-old son, Barron, tested positive for COVID-19 but did not show any symptoms, First Lady Melania Trump disclosed Wednesday, about two weeks after it was revealed that she and the president had contracted the disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barron-trump-also-tested-positive-for-covid-19-first-lady-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barron-trump-also-tested-positive-for-covid-19-first-lady-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump embraces herd immunity in wake of his recovery from COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and his administration have returned to pushing the notion that America should fight the pandemic by attempting to achieve so-called &ldquo;herd immunity."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-embraces-herd-immunity-in-wake-of-his-recovery-from-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-embraces-herd-immunity-in-wake-of-his-recovery-from-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems get no satisfaction from Barrett on Voting Rights Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[With what could be a contested presidential election already underway, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declined to say where she stood on the Voting Rights Act and other issues related to voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dems-get-no-satisfaction-from-barrett-on-voting-rights-act/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dems-get-no-satisfaction-from-barrett-on-voting-rights-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrett won’t say if Medicare is constitutional]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the third day of Senate hearings, Democrats continued to press their case that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is hostile to the Affordable Care Act, a central element of their long-shot effort to derail her nomination.While that may not keep Barrett from joining the Supreme Court, it could hurt the prospects of both President Trump and Senate Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-wont-say-if-medicare-is-constitutional/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-wont-say-if-medicare-is-constitutional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrett won&amp;#39;t say if Medicare is constitutional]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the third day of Senate hearings, Democrats continued to press their case that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is hostile to the Affordable Care Act, a central element of their long-shot effort to derail her nomination.While that may not keep Barrett from joining the Supreme Court, it could hurt the prospects of both President Trump and Senate Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-wonamp39t-say-if-medicare-is-constitutional/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-wonamp39t-say-if-medicare-is-constitutional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Yahoo News to discuss the coronavirus pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune in on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 8 a.m. ET.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-dr-anthony-fauci-joins-yahoo-news-to-discuss-the-coronavirus-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-dr-anthony-fauci-joins-yahoo-news-to-discuss-the-coronavirus-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is confirming Barrett worth the possible blowback for the GOP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans have decided to go against public opinion by confirming a new Supreme Court justice before the election. Will they ultimately regret the decision?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-confirming-barrett-worth-the-possible-blowback-for-the-gop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-confirming-barrett-worth-the-possible-blowback-for-the-gop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans win court battles as they go after drop boxes in key states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal judges in the last week have upheld moves by Republicans in Texas and Ohio to limit drop boxes in their states, reversing lower court rulings that would have given voters more options for returning a mail ballot in person before Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-win-court-battles-as-they-go-after-drop-boxes-in-key-states/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-win-court-battles-as-they-go-after-drop-boxes-in-key-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Militias targeting Michigan and Virginia governors show rise of &amp;#39;boogaloo&amp;#39; violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent arrests stemming from the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer seem to offer a perfect example of the growing &mdash; and increasingly violent &mdash; anti-government faction of the 'boogaloo' movement.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/militias-targeting-michigan-and-virginia-governors-show-rise-of-amp39boogalooamp39-violence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/militias-targeting-michigan-and-virginia-governors-show-rise-of-amp39boogalooamp39-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett&amp;#39;s confirmation hearings: A recap of day 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continued Wednesday, with Barrett facing more questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrettamp39s-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-3/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrettamp39s-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continue Wednesday, with Barrett facing more questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 15 races that will decide the Senate, ranked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fight for the Senate is going to come down to a handful of key races that are still too close to call. Here is Yahoo News&rsquo; ranking of the 15 seats that could change hands on Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-15-races-that-will-decide-the-senate-ranked/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-15-races-that-will-decide-the-senate-ranked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris presses Barrett over Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Kamala Harris charged that Amy Coney Barrett had been picked by President Trump solely because she would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-presses-barrett-over-republican-efforts-to-repeal-obamacare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-presses-barrett-over-republican-efforts-to-repeal-obamacare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump blitzes Pennsylvania, bashes Biden amid push to hold Keystone State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's path to victory narrows considerably if he's unable to win Pennsylvania, after prevailing by 44,000 votes in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-blitzes-pennsylvania-bashes-biden-amid-push-to-hold-keystone-state/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-blitzes-pennsylvania-bashes-biden-amid-push-to-hold-keystone-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelosi calls CNN&amp;#39;s Blitzer an &amp;#39;apologist&amp;#39; for the GOP  in heated exchange over stimulus bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., accused CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer of being &ldquo;an apologist&rdquo; for Republicans as the two parties seek the upper hand in negotiations over a new round of stimulus to aid Americans suffering economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-calls-cnnamp39s-blitzer-an-amp39apologistamp39-for-the-gop-in-heated-exchange-over-stimulus-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-calls-cnnamp39s-blitzer-an-amp39apologistamp39-for-the-gop-in-heated-exchange-over-stimulus-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats use Barrett hearings to savage Republican Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats know that Amy Coney Barrett is almost certain to be confirmed to the Supreme Court.Using evidence ranging from Trump&rsquo;s tweets to the GOP platform, they have tried to depict Barrett as a symbol of misguided Republican policies.Were she to be confirmed, Democrats argue, she would help enshrine unpopular or damaging policy positions for generations to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-use-barrett-hearings-to-savage-republican-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-use-barrett-hearings-to-savage-republican-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under questioning by senators, Barrett yields nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[On her first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett gave little sense of how she would rule on crucial cases if she is confirmed to the high court.Senate Democrats contend that Barrett, who is favored by conservative groups like the Federalist Society, will back President Trump on those and other issues, such as gun rights and corporate power.Barrett, who in 2017 was confirmed to a federal appellate court, promised she would be guided by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/under-questioning-by-senators-barrett-yields-nothing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/under-questioning-by-senators-barrett-yields-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrett grilled on views about felons&amp;#39; right to own guns &mdash; and to vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Day Two of her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faced scrutiny over one of her most noteworthy past opinions on whether felons should be banned from owning a firearm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-grilled-on-views-about-felonsamp39-right-to-own-guns-mdash-and-to-vote/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-grilled-on-views-about-felonsamp39-right-to-own-guns-mdash-and-to-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who&amp;#39;s who in Joe Biden&amp;#39;s inner circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re wondering what a new president is going to focus on, it&rsquo;s a good idea to take a look at the people who will make policy judgments on a day-to-day basis.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whoamp39s-who-in-joe-bidenamp39s-inner-circle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whoamp39s-who-in-joe-bidenamp39s-inner-circle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stop playing games with our lives’: Americans on financial brink plead with politicians to pass bill for second stimulus checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many Americans across the country, the prospect of getting a second stimulus check from the government is a matter of life and death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/stop-playing-games-with-our-lives-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-second-stimulus-checks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/stop-playing-games-with-our-lives-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-second-stimulus-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Stop playing games with our lives&amp;#39;: Americans on financial brink plead with politicians to pass bill for second stimulus checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many Americans across the country, the prospect of getting a second stimulus check from the government is a matter of life and death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stop-playing-games-with-our-livesamp39-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-second-stimulus-checks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stop-playing-games-with-our-livesamp39-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-second-stimulus-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Stop playing games with our lives&amp;#39;: Americans on financial brink plead with politicians to pass bill for 2nd stimulus checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many Americans across the country, the prospect of getting a second stimulus check from the government is a matter of life or death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stop-playing-games-with-our-livesamp39-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-2nd-stimulus-checks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stop-playing-games-with-our-livesamp39-americans-on-financial-brink-plead-with-politicians-to-pass-bill-for-2nd-stimulus-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump presses attack on Fauci in dispute over campaign ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation's leading expert in infectious diseases has asked for a video that takes his words out of context to be removed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-presses-attack-on-fauci-in-dispute-over-campaign-ad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-presses-attack-on-fauci-in-dispute-over-campaign-ad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings: A recap of day 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continued on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, as Barrett faced more than 10 hours of questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, downplaying risk, says he&amp;#39;s ready to &amp;#39;kiss everyone&amp;#39; at his first campaign trail rally since COVID-19 diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump in his return to the campaign trail in Florida on Monday evening boasted he has recovered from COVID-19 and is impervious to the disease that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-downplaying-risk-says-heamp39s-ready-to-amp39kiss-everyoneamp39-at-his-first-campaign-trail-rally-since-covid-19-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-downplaying-risk-says-heamp39s-ready-to-amp39kiss-everyoneamp39-at-his-first-campaign-trail-rally-since-covid-19-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 10 states with Oct. 13-15 registration deadlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a variety of ways to vote. Below are all the details you&rsquo;ll need to do so in 10 states with deadlines coming up Tuesday, Oct. 13, Wednesday, Oct. 14, and Thursday, Oct. 15.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-10-states-with-oct-13-15-registration-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-10-states-with-oct-13-15-registration-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 10 states with Oct. 13-14 registration deadlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a variety of ways to vote. Below are all the details you&rsquo;ll need to do so in 10 states with deadlines coming up Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Wednesday, Oct. 14.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-10-states-with-oct-13-14-registration-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-10-states-with-oct-13-14-registration-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A deadlocked Senate greets Amy Coney Barrett]]></title><description><![CDATA[There had once been better days on Capitol Hill.Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, reminded the panel that Ruth Bader Ginsburg &mdash; who died last month &mdash; had been confirmed in a 96-to-3 vote in 1993.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what happened between then and now,&rdquo; a somber Graham said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-deadlocked-senate-greets-amy-coney-barrett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-deadlocked-senate-greets-amy-coney-barrett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The case for a woman-focused economic recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus recession. Is focusing on eliminating the gender gap the best path to recovery for the whole country?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-case-for-a-woman-focused-economic-recovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-case-for-a-woman-focused-economic-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska&amp;#39;s Senate race rocked by leaked videos, China ties and even a dead bear]]></title><description><![CDATA[The race is tight and has faced a series of eccentric controversies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/alaskaamp39s-senate-race-rocked-by-leaked-videos-china-ties-and-even-a-dead-bear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/alaskaamp39s-senate-race-rocked-by-leaked-videos-china-ties-and-even-a-dead-bear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: As opposition to Trump’s pandemic approach grows, most voters want Senate to pass stimulus before considering Amy Coney Barrett]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Senate begins confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, two-thirds of voters say Congress should focus instead on passing more COVID-19 relief for struggling workers and businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-as-opposition-to-trumps-pandemic-approach-grows-most-voters-want-senate-to-pass-stimulus-before-considering-amy-coney-barrett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-as-opposition-to-trumps-pandemic-approach-grows-most-voters-want-senate-to-pass-stimulus-before-considering-amy-coney-barrett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: As opposition to Trump&amp;#39;s pandemic approach grows, most voters want Senate to pass stimulus before considering Amy Coney Barrett]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Senate begins confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, two-thirds of voters say Congress should focus instead on passing more COVID-19 relief for struggling workers and businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-as-opposition-to-trumpamp39s-pandemic-approach-grows-most-voters-want-senate-to-pass-stimulus-before-considering-amy-coney-barrett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-as-opposition-to-trumpamp39s-pandemic-approach-grows-most-voters-want-senate-to-pass-stimulus-before-considering-amy-coney-barrett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s new pitch to voters: Blue states are &amp;#39;going to hell&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trailing badly in new national polls, President Trump tried out audacious new appeal to voters during his epic live-tweeting on Monday of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett: Parts of American are &ldquo;going to hell: Vote Trump!&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-new-pitch-to-voters-blue-states-are-amp39going-to-hellamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-new-pitch-to-voters-blue-states-are-amp39going-to-hellamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrett nomination hearing begins as Democrats focus on health care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic senators are focused on the potential of a Barrett confirmation resulting in the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-nomination-hearing-begins-as-democrats-focus-on-health-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barrett-nomination-hearing-begins-as-democrats-focus-on-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings: A recap of day 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began Monday on Capitol Hill, where Barrett appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-1/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings-a-recap-of-day-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett get underway Monday at 9 a.m. ET, when she will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett&amp;#39;s nomination shows how, on judges, Trump has already won]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett beginning on Monday, Republicans hope to shift focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and back to what they hope is a winning closing argument in the final weeks of the presidential election season: Trump&rsquo;s confirmation of conservative judges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrettamp39s-nomination-shows-how-on-judges-trump-has-already-won/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrettamp39s-nomination-shows-how-on-judges-trump-has-already-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How another president tried to hide his illness during a pandemic — and the disaster it created]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump's White House and medical team have been criticized for not being transparent enough about the president's condition after he tested positive for COVID-19. But this isn't the first president to contract a deadly pandemic virus. President Woodrow Wilson's personal physician tried to downplay the severity of the president's illness during a crucial moment in American history when he became sick during the 1918 influenza pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-another-president-tried-to-hide-his-illness-during-a-pandemic-and-the-disaster-it-created/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-another-president-tried-to-hide-his-illness-during-a-pandemic-and-the-disaster-it-created/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a president tried to hide his illness during a pandemic — and the disaster it created]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump's White House and medical team have been criticized for not being transparent enough about the president's condition after he tested positive for COVID-19. But this isn't the first president to contract a deadly pandemic virus. President Woodrow Wilson's personal physician tried to downplay the severity of the president's illness during a crucial moment in American history when he became sick during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-president-tried-to-hide-his-illness-during-a-pandemic-and-the-disaster-it-created/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-president-tried-to-hide-his-illness-during-a-pandemic-and-the-disaster-it-created/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should fracking be banned?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fracking has helped make the U.S. the world's top oil producer. But that economic benefit comes at an environmental cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-fracking-be-banned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-fracking-be-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Barr discovers that he is not immune to Trump&amp;#39;s wrath]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barr&rsquo;s immunity came to an abrupt end earlier this week, with the president criticizing the attorney general in astonishingly frank terms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/william-barr-discovers-that-he-is-not-immune-to-trumpamp39s-wrath/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/william-barr-discovers-that-he-is-not-immune-to-trumpamp39s-wrath/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Barr discovers that he is not immune to Trump’s wrath]]></title><description><![CDATA[For two years, William Barr has served President Trump with exemplary loyalty.Whether it came to Robert Mueller&rsquo;s report about Russian electoral interference or last year&rsquo;s impeachment trial, the U.S. attorney general always stood by the president, so much so that some wondered if he was acting more as the president&rsquo;s private attorney than as the nation&rsquo;s chief legal officer.As other cabinet members departed, voluntarily or under pressure, as rumors circulated that Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-barr-discovers-that-he-is-not-immune-to-trumps-wrath/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-barr-discovers-that-he-is-not-immune-to-trumps-wrath/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin is battling America’s worst coronavirus outbreak, and the state’s broken politics is partially to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, Wisconsin is battling the worst coronavirus outbreak in America. The question is why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-is-battling-americas-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-and-the-states-broken-politics-is-partially-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-is-battling-americas-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-and-the-states-broken-politics-is-partially-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin is battling America&amp;#39;s worst coronavirus outbreak, and the state&amp;#39;s broken politics is partially to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state GOP&rsquo;s relentless campaign to delegitimize pandemic precautions as partisan overreach has restricted the government&rsquo;s ability to address a worsening crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-is-battling-americaamp39s-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-and-the-stateamp39s-broken-politics-is-partially-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-is-battling-americaamp39s-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-and-the-stateamp39s-broken-politics-is-partially-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin is battling America&amp;#39;s worst coronavirus outbreak, and the state&amp;#39;s broken politics are partly to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state GOP&rsquo;s relentless campaign to delegitimize pandemic precautions as partisan overreach has restricted the government&rsquo;s ability to address a worsening crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-is-battling-americaamp39s-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-and-the-stateamp39s-broken-politics-are-partly-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-is-battling-americaamp39s-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-and-the-stateamp39s-broken-politics-are-partly-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a Lift]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump forced the State Department on Friday to commit to releasing at least some of Hillary Clinton's emails before next month's election, resurrecting a 4-year-old issue in hopes that it would prove as helpful to his political prospects as it was when he defeated her in 2016.Trailing badly in the polls and eager to change the subject from the coronavirus, Trump succeeded in compelling Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to announce that he would make public the emails]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-less-than-a-month-away-trump-leans-on-barr-and-pompeo-for-a-lift/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/election-less-than-a-month-away-trump-leans-on-barr-and-pompeo-for-a-lift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign enlists Black mayors in get-out-the-vote ad push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s presidential campaign announced Saturday a seven-figure multi-media advertising buy for a spot featuring over a dozen Black mayors of major cities urging Black Americans to vote &mdash; for Biden and Kamala Harris, naturally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-enlists-black-mayors-in-get-out-the-vote-ad-push/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-enlists-black-mayors-in-get-out-the-vote-ad-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second presidential debate canceled after Trump refuses to hold it virtually]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday tat it had officially canceled the Oct. 15 debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden after Trump declined to go along with the plan to hold it virtually.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/second-presidential-debate-canceled-after-trump-refuses-to-hold-it-virtually/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/second-presidential-debate-canceled-after-trump-refuses-to-hold-it-virtually/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronavirus pushes Trump into a &amp;#39;fiasco vortex&amp;#39; as events spin out of administration&amp;#39;s control]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronavirus outbreak at the White House, which seems to expand by the hour, has plunged Trump&rsquo;s presidency into what leading Washington crisis relations expert Eric Dezenhall calls &ldquo;the fiasco vortex,&rdquo; a phenomenon in which crisis overtakes a public figure, destroying any attempts to impose a favorable cast on developments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/coronavirus-pushes-trump-into-a-amp39fiasco-vortexamp39-as-events-spin-out-of-administrationamp39s-control/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/coronavirus-pushes-trump-into-a-amp39fiasco-vortexamp39-as-events-spin-out-of-administrationamp39s-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump hails his COVID ‘cure’ as leading medical journal calls him ‘dangerously incompetent’ on pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump continued to hail an experimental monoclonal antibody treatment as a &ldquo;cure&rdquo; for COVID-19, telling conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh in a Friday interview that it sped his recovery from the disease and was &ldquo;better than a vaccine.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-hails-his-covid-cure-as-leading-medical-journal-calls-him-dangerously-incompetent-on-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-hails-his-covid-cure-as-leading-medical-journal-calls-him-dangerously-incompetent-on-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump hails his COVID &amp;#39;cure&amp;#39; as leading medical journal calls him &amp;#39;dangerously incompetent&amp;#39; on pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump continued to hail an experimental monoclonal antibody treatment as a &ldquo;cure&rdquo; for COVID-19, telling radio host Rush Limbaugh that it sped his recovery from the disease and was &ldquo;better than a vaccine.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-hails-his-covid-amp39cureamp39-as-leading-medical-journal-calls-him-amp39dangerously-incompetentamp39-on-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-hails-his-covid-amp39cureamp39-as-leading-medical-journal-calls-him-amp39dangerously-incompetentamp39-on-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t believe Trump’s hype about ‘missing’ ballots, Republican election official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The often-repeated claim that millions of ballots that have gone missing recently is misleading and exaggerated, one state's top election official said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dont-believe-trumps-hype-about-missing-ballots-republican-election-official-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dont-believe-trumps-hype-about-missing-ballots-republican-election-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don&amp;#39;t believe Trump&amp;#39;s hype about &amp;#39;missing&amp;#39; ballots, Republican election official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The often-repeated claim that millions of ballots have gone missing recently is misleading and exaggerated, one state's top election official said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/donamp39t-believe-trumpamp39s-hype-about-amp39missingamp39-ballots-republican-election-official-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/donamp39t-believe-trumpamp39s-hype-about-amp39missingamp39-ballots-republican-election-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Black life that mattered: A small town in Texas unites for justice for Jonathan Price after police kill ‘an amazing person’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Price, a Black man, was killed by a white police officer after breaking up a domestic dispute on Oct. 3 in his hometown of Wolfe City, Texas. Many people within the small town are realizing that racism is not just a big-city issue, but a country-wide problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/another-black-life-that-mattered-a-small-town-in-texas-unites-for-justice-for-jonathan-price-after-police-kill-an-amazing-person/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/another-black-life-that-mattered-a-small-town-in-texas-unites-for-justice-for-jonathan-price-after-police-kill-an-amazing-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Black life that mattered: A small town in Texas unites for justice for Jonathan Price after police kill &amp;#39;an amazing person&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Price, a Black man, was killed by a white police officer after reportedly breaking up a domestic dispute on Oct. 3 in his hometown of Wolfe City, Texas. Many people within the small town are realizing that racism is not just a big-city issue, but a countrywide problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/another-black-life-that-mattered-a-small-town-in-texas-unites-for-justice-for-jonathan-price-after-police-kill-amp39an-amazing-personamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/another-black-life-that-mattered-a-small-town-in-texas-unites-for-justice-for-jonathan-price-after-police-kill-amp39an-amazing-personamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Biden campaign is reaching out to Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders with targeted ad campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s presidential campaign announced on Friday a paid media campaign targeting Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities that will include digital radio and print ads airing nationally and in 16 key states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-biden-campaign-is-reaching-out-to-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-with-targeted-ad-campaign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-biden-campaign-is-reaching-out-to-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-with-targeted-ad-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pelosi introduces bill under 25th Amendment for commission to evaluate fitness of future presidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This is not about President Trump,&rdquo; Pelosi said. &ldquo;He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-introduces-bill-under-25th-amendment-for-commission-to-evaluate-fitness-of-future-presidents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-introduces-bill-under-25th-amendment-for-commission-to-evaluate-fitness-of-future-presidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore the CDC’s school reopening guidelines in augmented reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has promoted preparing schools for the safe return of students to the classroom this fall amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic across the United States. The CDC has shared its recommended strategies to slow the spread of COVID-19 in schools, which includes measures like social distancing, wearing masks and practicing proper hand hygiene.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/explore-the-cdcs-school-reopening-guidelines-in-augmented-reality/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/explore-the-cdcs-school-reopening-guidelines-in-augmented-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign policy experts rebuke Trump administration for policies that emboldened rivals, alienated allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of academic experts in international relations is calling President Donald Trump&rsquo;s handling of foreign policy &ldquo;largely as a failure,&rdquo; identifying specific examples of his botched global engagements and calling for new leadership just weeks before election day.The statement, provided to Yahoo News, includes nearly 50 foreign policy scholars from a range of schools across the country, including Harvard, the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the Fletcher Sch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/foreign-policy-experts-rebuke-trump-administration-for-policies-that-emboldened-rivals-alienated-allies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/foreign-policy-experts-rebuke-trump-administration-for-policies-that-emboldened-rivals-alienated-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In campaign&amp;#39;s final stretch, Democrats claw their way back in Pennsylvania]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Donald Trump shocked Keystone State Democrats in 2016, the Biden campaign is trying to reach every county, big and small, to flip the result back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-campaignamp39s-final-stretch-democrats-claw-their-way-back-in-pennsylvania/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-campaignamp39s-final-stretch-democrats-claw-their-way-back-in-pennsylvania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 5 states with registration deadlines looming]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a variety of ways to vote. Below are all the details you&rsquo;ll need to do so in five states with deadlines coming up Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-5-states-with-registration-deadlines-looming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-5-states-with-registration-deadlines-looming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote in 5 states with Oct. 9-10 registration deadlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a variety of ways to vote. Below are all the details you&rsquo;ll need to do so in five states with deadlines coming up Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-5-states-with-oct-9-10-registration-deadlines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-in-5-states-with-oct-9-10-registration-deadlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump clings to bogus claim that he saved 2.2 million Americans from death by COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[For months, President Trump has pushed the dubious idea that he and his administration saved the lives of &ldquo;potentially 2.2 million people&rdquo; during the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-clings-to-bogus-claim-that-he-saved-22-million-americans-from-death-by-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-clings-to-bogus-claim-that-he-saved-22-million-americans-from-death-by-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump would &amp;#39;rant&amp;#39; about politics and media at COVID task force meetings, aide says]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump would interrupt coronavirus task force meetings with &ldquo;rants&rdquo; about his coverage on Fox News, causing aides to &ldquo;look down at the floor&rdquo; in embarrassment, says a former member of the task force.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-would-amp39rantamp39-about-politics-and-media-at-covid-task-force-meetings-aide-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-would-amp39rantamp39-about-politics-and-media-at-covid-task-force-meetings-aide-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s promise to withdraw from Afghanistan &amp;#39;by Christmas&amp;#39; reflects foreign policy disarray]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump's tweet on bringing home troops from Afghanistan contradicted a statement by his own national security adviser from just a few hours earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-promise-to-withdraw-from-afghanistan-amp39by-christmasamp39-reflects-foreign-policy-disarray/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-promise-to-withdraw-from-afghanistan-amp39by-christmasamp39-reflects-foreign-policy-disarray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: FBI warned over summer that pandemic was reenergizing militia movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost four months before the FBI arrested six men plotting to kidnap Michigan&rsquo;s governor, the bureau warned local and state law enforcement about a surge in militia extremists seeking to target government officials, particularly those they blamed for pandemic restrictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-fbi-warned-over-summer-that-pandemic-was-reenergizing-militia-movement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-fbi-warned-over-summer-that-pandemic-was-reenergizing-militia-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weeks after grand jury decision, the Breonna Taylor case is far from over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Troubling details about the shooting of Breonna Taylor and an ongoing effort by a grand juror to be allowed to speak publicly about the case signal the case didn&rsquo;t end with the grand jury report on Sept. 23.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/weeks-after-grand-jury-decision-the-breonna-taylor-case-is-far-from-over/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/weeks-after-grand-jury-decision-the-breonna-taylor-case-is-far-from-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC: White men still aren’t washing their hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Americans are washing their hands much more amid the pandemic, the CDC reports that young white men are the picture of handwashing recalcitrance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-white-men-still-arent-washing-their-hands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-white-men-still-arent-washing-their-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC: White men still aren&amp;#39;t washing their hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Americans are washing their hands much more amid the pandemic, the CDC reports that young white men are the picture of handwashing recalcitrance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-white-men-still-arenamp39t-washing-their-hands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-white-men-still-arenamp39t-washing-their-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump still fighting last election, rips Barr and Pompeo for not pursuing Clinton hard enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president on Thursday attacked two of his closest associates for not doing enough to bring down his political opponents, as he continues to pursue his obsession with the 2016 election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-still-fighting-last-election-rips-barr-and-pompeo-for-not-pursuing-clinton-hard-enough/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-still-fighting-last-election-rips-barr-and-pompeo-for-not-pursuing-clinton-hard-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will happen to the economy without more stimulus?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President instructed his administration to halt negotiations on a new stimulus package until after the election. How will the economy hold up if Congress doesn't pass more aid?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-will-happen-to-the-economy-without-more-stimulus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-will-happen-to-the-economy-without-more-stimulus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump claims he won’t participate in virtual debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to waste my time doing a virtual debate,&rdquo; the president said shortly after organizers announced the Oct. 15 town hall would be held remotely. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate, it&rsquo;s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-he-wont-participate-in-virtual-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-he-wont-participate-in-virtual-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump claims he won&amp;#39;t participate in virtual debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to waste my time doing a virtual debate,&rdquo; the president said shortly after organizers announced the Oct. 15 town hall would be held remotely. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate, it&rsquo;s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-he-wonamp39t-participate-in-virtual-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-he-wonamp39t-participate-in-virtual-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four takeaways from a weirdly ‘normal’ vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debate between Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris almost made 2020 seem like a normal campaign. Almost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/four-takeaways-from-a-weirdly-normal-vice-presidential-debate-between-mike-pence-and-kamala-harris/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/four-takeaways-from-a-weirdly-normal-vice-presidential-debate-between-mike-pence-and-kamala-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 takeaways from a weirdly normal vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debate between Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris almost made 2020 seem like a normal campaign. Almost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-a-weirdly-normal-vice-presidential-debate-between-mike-pence-and-kamala-harris/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-a-weirdly-normal-vice-presidential-debate-between-mike-pence-and-kamala-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence denies U.S. is ‘systemically racist’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vice president said this despite criticizing Sen. Kamala Harris for her policies as a prosecutor disproportionately affecting people of color.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-denies-us-is-systemically-racist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-denies-us-is-systemically-racist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence denies U.S. is &amp;#39;systemically racist&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vice president said this despite criticizing Sen. Kamala Harris for her policies as a prosecutor disproportionately affecting people of color.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-denies-us-is-amp39systemically-racistamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-denies-us-is-amp39systemically-racistamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly evades coronavirus shields, lands on Pence’s head, steals debate spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fly came to rest on the vice president&rsquo;s short-cropped silver mane one hour and thirteen minutes into the debate. It stole the show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fly-evades-coronavirus-shields-lands-on-pences-head-steals-debate-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fly-evades-coronavirus-shields-lands-on-pences-head-steals-debate-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris: Justice was not done in Breonna Taylor case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor, said during the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night that she does not believe justice was done in the Breonna Taylor case, which concluded with no homicide charges for the three officers involved in the deadly shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-justice-was-not-done-in-breonna-taylor-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-justice-was-not-done-in-breonna-taylor-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In debate, Kamala Harris says she won&amp;#39;t take a COVID vaccine just on Trump&amp;#39;s say-so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Kamala Harris said during Wednesday night&rsquo;s vice presidential debate with Vice President Mike Pence that she didn&rsquo;t trust the administration&rsquo;s push to rush a coronavirus vaccine into production.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-debate-kamala-harris-says-she-wonamp39t-take-a-covid-vaccine-just-on-trumpamp39s-say-so/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-debate-kamala-harris-says-she-wonamp39t-take-a-covid-vaccine-just-on-trumpamp39s-say-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris blasts Trump’s response to pandemic: ‘They knew what was happening, and they didn’t tell you’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;They knew and they covered it up,&rdquo; Harris continued. &ldquo;The vice president is the head of the task force,&rdquo; Harris continued, &ldquo;and knew on January 28 how serious this was, and thanks to Bob Woodward, we learned that they knew about it.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-blasts-trumps-response-to-pandemic-they-knew-what-was-happening-and-they-didnt-tell-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-blasts-trumps-response-to-pandemic-they-knew-what-was-happening-and-they-didnt-tell-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says catching COVID-19 was a &amp;#39;blessing from God&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump released a new video from the White House Wednesday in which he said that his contraction of COVID-19 was a &ldquo;blessing from God."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-catching-covid-19-was-a-amp39blessing-from-godamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-catching-covid-19-was-a-amp39blessing-from-godamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McMaster trashes Trump&amp;#39;s Afghan peace plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s former national security adviser launched a blistering attack on the Trump administration&rsquo;s Afghanistan peace negotiations Wednesday, accusing the administration of making &ldquo;a tremendous mistake."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcmaster-trashes-trumpamp39s-afghan-peace-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcmaster-trashes-trumpamp39s-afghan-peace-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican experts are in agreement: The 2020 election is not rigged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican voting experts have overwhelmingly rejected President Trump&rsquo;s claims that the 2020 election is going to be rigged, giving firsthand accounts to Yahoo News that frame the president&rsquo;s rhetoric as a form of disinformation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-experts-are-in-agreement-the-2020-election-is-not-rigged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-experts-are-in-agreement-the-2020-election-is-not-rigged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former intelligence officials condemn Trump administration&amp;#39;s selective releases about Russia investigation as a risk to sensitive sources]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Trump administration declassifies selective CIA documents regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, former intelligence officials are expressing concern that the releases are politically motivated and potentially damaging for national security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-intelligence-officials-condemn-trump-administrationamp39s-selective-releases-about-russia-investigation-as-a-risk-to-sensitive-sources/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-intelligence-officials-condemn-trump-administrationamp39s-selective-releases-about-russia-investigation-as-a-risk-to-sensitive-sources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Watch and fact-check the vice presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News will provide live fact checking and analysis during Wednesday night&rsquo;s vice presidential debate, highlighting false and misleading claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-watch-and-fact-check-the-vice-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-watch-and-fact-check-the-vice-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Fact-checking the vice presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing a live fact check of Wednesday night&rsquo;s vice presidential debate, highlighting false and misleading claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-fact-checking-the-vice-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-fact-checking-the-vice-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact-checking the vice presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is providing a live fact check of Wednesday night&rsquo;s vice presidential debate, highlighting false and misleading claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-checking-the-vice-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-checking-the-vice-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump spends a morning at home tweeting his heart out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plummeting in the polls and confined to the White House with nothing on his public schedule, President Trump spent much of Wednesday morning in a frenzy of tweets and retweets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-spends-a-morning-at-home-tweeting-his-heart-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-spends-a-morning-at-home-tweeting-his-heart-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump spends a morning at home tweeting his brains out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plummeting in the polls and confined to the White House with nothing on his public schedule, President Trump spent much of Wednesday morningin a frenzy of tweets and retweets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-spends-a-morning-at-home-tweeting-his-brains-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-spends-a-morning-at-home-tweeting-his-brains-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence will defend mixed coronavirus record at Wednesday’s debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Democrats have endlessly assailed Trump&rsquo;s pandemic response, Pence could prove an elusive target. While he's associated with the administration&rsquo;s much-criticized response to the pandemic, he ultimately answers to a domineering micromanager of a boss who offers subordinates little independence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-will-defend-mixed-coronavirus-record-at-wednesdays-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-will-defend-mixed-coronavirus-record-at-wednesdays-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence will defend mixed coronavirus record at Wednesday&amp;#39;s debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Democrats have endlessly assailed Trump&rsquo;s pandemic response, Pence could prove an elusive target. While he's associated with the administration&rsquo;s much-criticized response to the pandemic, he answers to a boss who offers subordinates little independence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-will-defend-mixed-coronavirus-record-at-wednesdayamp39s-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-will-defend-mixed-coronavirus-record-at-wednesdayamp39s-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are all the stories Trump has cited as evidence of a rigged election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though President Trump has referenced incidents across the country that he claimed were proof Democrats are trying to cheat their way to an election victory, even the top voting experts in the Republican Party say it&rsquo;s impossible to rig the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/here-are-all-the-stories-trump-has-cited-as-evidence-of-a-rigged-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/here-are-all-the-stories-trump-has-cited-as-evidence-of-a-rigged-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s wink toward white supremacism raises the age-old question: Which side are you on?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon quickly removed from its site Proud Boys merchandise emblazoned with the President&rsquo;s words: &ldquo;Stand Down and Stand By.&rdquo; &ldquo;No. 1, Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-wink-toward-white-supremacism-raises-the-age-old-question-which-side-are-you-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-wink-toward-white-supremacism-raises-the-age-old-question-which-side-are-you-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s wink toward white supremacism raises the age-old question: Which side are you on?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When President Trump refused to denounce the Proud Boys, it was tantamount to a call to arms to a group that personified the sordid history of racist mob violence in America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-wink-toward-white-supremacism-raises-the-age-old-question-which-side-are-you-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-wink-toward-white-supremacism-raises-the-age-old-question-which-side-are-you-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the vice presidential debate live on Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris will face off in their first and only debate at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-vice-presidential-debate-live-on-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-vice-presidential-debate-live-on-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham, in a dead heat with Senate challenger, pleads for help]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Carolina senator has been one of President Trump's most ardent supporters, which has helped inspire a flood of Democratic money to his opponent Jaime Harrison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lindsey-graham-in-a-dead-heat-with-senate-challenger-pleads-for-help/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lindsey-graham-in-a-dead-heat-with-senate-challenger-pleads-for-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired Gen. Hayden, former CIA director under Bush, backs Biden over Trump in powerful new ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If there&rsquo;s another term for President Trump,&rdquo; Hayden says, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what happens to America.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/retired-gen-hayden-former-cia-director-under-bush-backs-biden-over-trump-in-powerful-new-ad/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/retired-gen-hayden-former-cia-director-under-bush-backs-biden-over-trump-in-powerful-new-ad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ret. Gen. Hayden, former CIA director under Bush, backs Biden over Trump in powerful new ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If there&rsquo;s another term for President Trump,&rdquo; Hayden says, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what happens to America.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ret-gen-hayden-former-cia-director-under-bush-backs-biden-over-trump-in-powerful-new-ad/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ret-gen-hayden-former-cia-director-under-bush-backs-biden-over-trump-in-powerful-new-ad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden: If Trump still has COVID-19 &amp;#39;we shouldn&rsquo;t have a debate&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that if President Trump is still testing positive for COVID-19 that the two candidates &ldquo;shouldn&rsquo;t have a debate.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-if-trump-still-has-covid-19-amp39we-shouldnrsquot-have-a-debateamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-if-trump-still-has-covid-19-amp39we-shouldnrsquot-have-a-debateamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says Trump &amp;#39;turned his back&amp;#39; on Americans by pulling out of COVID-19 relief talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden sharply criticized President Trump's decision to pull out of negotiations with House Democrats on fiscal relief for Americans impacted by the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trump-amp39turned-his-backamp39-on-americans-by-pulling-out-of-covid-19-relief-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trump-amp39turned-his-backamp39-on-americans-by-pulling-out-of-covid-19-relief-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virus strikes Coast Guard admiral, forcing top military brass to quarantine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the Pentagon&rsquo;s most senior military leaders are in home quarantine after the Coast Guard&rsquo;s No. 2 officer tested positive for COVID-19, the Defense Department announced on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/virus-strikes-coast-guard-admiral-forcing-top-military-brass-to-quarantine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/virus-strikes-coast-guard-admiral-forcing-top-military-brass-to-quarantine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For years the CIA sought intel on the health of world leaders. Now foreign countries are likely spying on Trump.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CIA has long tracked health information about both allies and adversaries and their leaders, according to former CIA officers who spoke with Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-years-the-cia-sought-intel-on-the-health-of-world-leaders-now-foreign-countries-are-likely-spying-on-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-years-the-cia-sought-intel-on-the-health-of-world-leaders-now-foreign-countries-are-likely-spying-on-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Some of the many times Trump has appeared in public without covering his face]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most pressing questions raised by President Trump falling ill with COVID-19 has been when, exactly, he contracted the coronavirus. It&rsquo;s impossible to know for sure, in part because he has had so many interactions with aides, family members, political figures and strangers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/photos-some-of-the-many-times-trump-has-appeared-in-public-without-covering-his-face/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/photos-some-of-the-many-times-trump-has-appeared-in-public-without-covering-his-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How high are the stakes in the vice presidential debate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In most elections the vice presidential debate is largely treated as an afterthought. This year may be different.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-high-are-the-stakes-in-the-vice-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-high-are-the-stakes-in-the-vice-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump likely remains infectious for COVID-19 — and may still be for the next debate with Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump likely remains infectious for COVID-19 and could continue to be so for the next scheduled debate with former Vice President Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-likely-remains-infectious-for-covid-19-and-may-still-be-for-the-next-debate-with-biden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-likely-remains-infectious-for-covid-19-and-may-still-be-for-the-next-debate-with-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-debate and hospitalization, Trump falls further behind Biden in national polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the 2020 election exactly one month away, former Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Trump in every national poll, opening up a significant advantage surveys taken since the first presidential debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/post-debate-and-hospitalization-trump-falls-further-behind-biden-in-national-polls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/post-debate-and-hospitalization-trump-falls-further-behind-biden-in-national-polls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts call for including pregnant women in COVID vaccine trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best way to defeat the pandemic is with a safe vaccine that can protect a large share of the population, especially people at higher risk of exposure, such as frontline health workers, and those more vulnerable, such as the elderly and, some health experts maintain, pregnant women.The data on whether pregnancy increases the risk for coronavirus infection or leads to more complications is incomplete, but there are preliminary indications that it is a potential risk factor.According to the Wor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/experts-call-for-including-pregnant-women-in-covid-vaccine-trials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/experts-call-for-including-pregnant-women-in-covid-vaccine-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts call for including pregnant women in COVID-19 vaccine trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best way to defeat the pandemic is with a safe vaccine that can protect a large share of the population, especially people at higher risk of exposure, such as frontline health workers, and those more vulnerable, such as the elderly and, some health experts maintain, pregnant women.The data on whether pregnancy increases the risk for coronavirus infection or leads to more complications is incomplete, but there are preliminary indications that it is a potential risk factor.According to the Wor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/experts-call-for-including-pregnant-women-in-covid-19-vaccine-trials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/experts-call-for-including-pregnant-women-in-covid-19-vaccine-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;A worrisome trend&amp;#39;: Rising murder rate is a national problem, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the prevailing narrative that murders and violent crime are mostly problems facing populous, Democratic-run cities like New York City and Chicago, data shows the reality is far more complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39a-worrisome-trendamp39-rising-murder-rate-is-a-national-problem-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39a-worrisome-trendamp39-rising-murder-rate-is-a-national-problem-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump falsely accuses Biden of support for abortion ‘up until the time of birth, and beyond’]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Tuesday responded to Joe Biden&rsquo;s vow to make the Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion the &ldquo;law of the land&rdquo; with a tweet falsely suggesting Biden wants to kill babies after they are born.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-accuses-biden-of-support-for-abortion-up-until-the-time-of-birth-and-beyond/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-accuses-biden-of-support-for-abortion-up-until-the-time-of-birth-and-beyond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump falsely accuses Biden of support for abortion &amp;#39;up until the time of birth, and beyond&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Tuesday responded to Joe Biden&rsquo;s vow to make the Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion the &ldquo;law of the land&rdquo; with a tweet falsely suggesting Biden wants to kill babies after they are born.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-accuses-biden-of-support-for-abortion-amp39up-until-the-time-of-birth-and-beyondamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-falsely-accuses-biden-of-support-for-abortion-amp39up-until-the-time-of-birth-and-beyondamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump loses support among three key demographics after debate and COVID-19 diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[From now until Election Day, Yahoo News and YouGov will deliver weekly reports on how sentiment is shifting among key groups of voters in the final phase of the 2020 presidential campaign.One of the main reasons Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election is because voters who disapproved of both Trump and his rival, Hillary Clinton, broke for Trump by about 18 percentage points."In practice, though, it might have given Trump the White House."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-loses-support-among-three-key-demographics-after-debate-and-covid-19-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-loses-support-among-three-key-demographics-after-debate-and-covid-19-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump loses support among 3 key demographics after debate, COVID-19 diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters who disapprove of both candidates, those who voted for different parties in 2016 and 2018, and college-educated white women are moving toward Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-loses-support-among-3-key-demographics-after-debate-covid-19-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-loses-support-among-3-key-demographics-after-debate-covid-19-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama makes her closing argument: ‘Vote for Joe Biden like your lives depend on it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a video posted by the Biden campaign on Tuesday morning, the former first lady criticized President Trump for his pandemic response and sowing division along racial lines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-obama-makes-her-closing-argument-vote-for-joe-biden-like-your-lives-depend-on-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-obama-makes-her-closing-argument-vote-for-joe-biden-like-your-lives-depend-on-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama makes her closing argument: &amp;#39;Vote for Joe Biden like your lives depend on it&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a video posted by the Biden campaign on Tuesday morning, the former first lady criticized President Trump for his pandemic response and sowing division along racial lines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-obama-makes-her-closing-argument-amp39vote-for-joe-biden-like-your-lives-depend-on-itamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-obama-makes-her-closing-argument-amp39vote-for-joe-biden-like-your-lives-depend-on-itamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump returns to comparing COVID-19 to the flu: &amp;#39;We have learned to live with it&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Tuesday continued to downplay the threat of the coronavirus after his release from the hospital, falsely suggesting that the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans is &ldquo;far less lethal&rdquo; than the seasonal flu.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-returns-to-comparing-covid-19-to-the-flu-amp39we-have-learned-to-live-with-itamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-returns-to-comparing-covid-19-to-the-flu-amp39we-have-learned-to-live-with-itamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump in 2016 considered Pence a ‘loser,’ says a former top campaign official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump for months resisted naming Mike Pence as his vice president during the 2016 campaign because he considered him a &ldquo;loser,&rdquo; according to a forthcoming book and interview with Rick Gates, the president&rsquo;s former deputy campaign manager.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-2016-considered-pence-a-loser-says-a-former-top-campaign-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-2016-considered-pence-a-loser-says-a-former-top-campaign-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump in 2016 considered Pence a &amp;#39;loser,&amp;#39; says a former top campaign official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump for months resisted naming Mike Pence as his vice president during the 2016 campaign because he considered him a &ldquo;loser,&rdquo; according to a forthcoming book and interview with Rick Gates, the president&rsquo;s former deputy campaign manager.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-2016-considered-pence-a-amp39loseramp39-says-a-former-top-campaign-official/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-2016-considered-pence-a-amp39loseramp39-says-a-former-top-campaign-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says Trump’s behavior may have put him at risk of COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a serious problem,&rdquo; Biden said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumps-behavior-may-have-put-him-at-risk-of-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumps-behavior-may-have-put-him-at-risk-of-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says Trump&amp;#39;s behavior may have put president at risk of COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying masks don&rsquo;t matter, social distance doesn&rsquo;t matter, are responsible for what happens to them,&rdquo; Biden said during an NBC News town hall in Miami.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumpamp39s-behavior-may-have-put-president-at-risk-of-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumpamp39s-behavior-may-have-put-president-at-risk-of-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the date of Trump&amp;#39;s last negative COVID-19 test matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions remain as to when the president last tested negative for COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-the-date-of-trumpamp39s-last-negative-covid-19-test-matters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-the-date-of-trumpamp39s-last-negative-covid-19-test-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump fell ill, Republican report praised his leadership on pandemic response]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rosy report contrasted sharply with the reality of a White House in turmoil, not to mention of a nation that widely disapproved of Trump&rsquo;s coronavirus response even before he himself fell ill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-fell-ill-republican-report-praised-his-leadership-on-pandemic-response/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-fell-ill-republican-report-praised-his-leadership-on-pandemic-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump fell ill, Republican report praised his &amp;#39;steadfast leadership&amp;#39; on pandemic response]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rosy report contrasted sharply with the reality of a White House in turmoil, not to mention of a nation that widely disapproved of Trump&rsquo;s coronavirus response even before he himself fell ill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-fell-ill-republican-report-praised-his-amp39steadfast-leadershipamp39-on-pandemic-response/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-fell-ill-republican-report-praised-his-amp39steadfast-leadershipamp39-on-pandemic-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump fell ill, Republican report praised his &amp;#39;decisive leadership&amp;#39; on pandemic response]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rosy report contrasted sharply with the reality of a White House in turmoil, not to mention of a nation that widely disapproved of Trump&rsquo;s coronavirus response even before he himself fell ill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-fell-ill-republican-report-praised-his-amp39decisive-leadershipamp39-on-pandemic-response/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-fell-ill-republican-report-praised-his-amp39decisive-leadershipamp39-on-pandemic-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC finally acknowledges airborne spread of coronavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late September, the CDC was forced to delete a guidance describing the airborne qualities of the coronavirus. The new guidance comes as President Trump remains hospitalized with what could be a serious case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-finally-acknowledges-airborne-spread-of-coronavirus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-finally-acknowledges-airborne-spread-of-coronavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump leaves hospital after 3 days of coronavirus treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening to return to the White House, three days after being admitted to the hospital for treatment of complications from COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-leaves-hospital-after-3-days-of-coronavirus-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-leaves-hospital-after-3-days-of-coronavirus-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump announces he&amp;#39;s leaving hospital after three days of coronavirus treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president made the announcement on Twitter after being helicoptered to Walter Reed National Military Center on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-announces-heamp39s-leaving-hospital-after-three-days-of-coronavirus-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-announces-heamp39s-leaving-hospital-after-three-days-of-coronavirus-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump announces he&amp;#39;s leaving hospital after 3 days of coronavirus treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M.,&rdquo; the president announced on Twitter Monday afternoon. &ldquo;Feeling really good! Don&rsquo;t be afraid of Covid. Don&rsquo;t let it dominate your life.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-announces-heamp39s-leaving-hospital-after-3-days-of-coronavirus-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-announces-heamp39s-leaving-hospital-after-3-days-of-coronavirus-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Don&amp;#39;t be afraid of it,&amp;#39; Trump says of COVID-19 after leaving hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening to return to the White House, three days after being admitted to the hospital for treatment of complications from COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39donamp39t-be-afraid-of-itamp39-trump-says-of-covid-19-after-leaving-hospital/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39donamp39t-be-afraid-of-itamp39-trump-says-of-covid-19-after-leaving-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team Trump tries new spin: Biden lacks &amp;#39;firsthand experience&amp;#39; with COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Donald Trump hospitalized with COVID-19 as the 2020 campaign enters its final month, the president&rsquo;s staffers have begun trotting out a new message to try to resurrect his flagging poll numbers: that catching the deadly disease is a strength, not a weakness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/team-trump-tries-new-spin-biden-lacks-amp39firsthand-experienceamp39-with-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/team-trump-tries-new-spin-biden-lacks-amp39firsthand-experienceamp39-with-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How damaging is Trump&amp;#39;s illness to his reelection chances?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump trails Joe Biden in polls with less than a month to go before election day. Will his illness make it impossible for him to mount a comeback?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-damaging-is-trumpamp39s-illness-to-his-reelection-chances/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-damaging-is-trumpamp39s-illness-to-his-reelection-chances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis end his hopes for reelection?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump trails Joe Biden in polls with less than a month to go before election day. Will his illness make it impossible for him to mount a comeback?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-end-his-hopes-for-reelection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-end-his-hopes-for-reelection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[McEnany announced on Monday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest member of the Trump administration or campaign to be infected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus, adding to toll on White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[McEnany announced on Monday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the latest member of the Trump administration or campaign to be infected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-adding-to-toll-on-white-house/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-adding-to-toll-on-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s doctor admits he avoided saying president was on oxygen]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an optimistic briefing on President Trump&rsquo;s condition Sunday morning, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley admitted to reporters he had tried to conceal the fact that the president had received oxygen at the White House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-doctor-admits-he-avoided-saying-president-was-on-oxygen/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-doctor-admits-he-avoided-saying-president-was-on-oxygen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a pair of new Yahoo News/YouGov polls conducted immediately before and after President Trump disclosed his COVID-19 diagnosis, Joe Biden expanded his lead in the 2020 election by winning last Tuesday&rsquo;s debate &mdash; then maintained that same lead as a spate of new coronavirus cases started to surface in and around the White House, further undermining voters&rsquo; confidence in the president&rsquo;s handling of the pandemic.The first survey, conducted from Oct. 1 to 2, found]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-biden-expands-lead-to-8-points-as-voters-blame-trump-for-covid-19-carelessness-and-chaotic-debate/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-biden-expands-lead-to-8-points-as-voters-blame-trump-for-covid-19-carelessness-and-chaotic-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House reassurances about Trump&amp;#39;s condition stir doubts instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information released to show that President Trump is winning his battle with COVID-19 have only raised more questions about an episode clouded by suspicion, rumors and confusion.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-reassurances-about-trumpamp39s-condition-stir-doubts-instead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-reassurances-about-trumpamp39s-condition-stir-doubts-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Trump&amp;#39;s illness a coronavirus wake up call for Americans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout the pandemic, a significant share of the public has doubted the severity of COVID-19. Will the president becoming infected change that?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-trumpamp39s-illness-a-coronavirus-wake-up-call-for-americans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/is-trumpamp39s-illness-a-coronavirus-wake-up-call-for-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;I think I&amp;#39;ll be back soon&amp;#39;: Trump delivers video address from Walter Reed]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump released a video statement on Saturday from Walter Reed medical center, where he is being treated for COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-think-iamp39ll-be-back-soonamp39-trump-delivers-video-address-from-walter-reed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-think-iamp39ll-be-back-soonamp39-trump-delivers-video-address-from-walter-reed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From both sides, thoughts and prayers for Trump, some more heartfelt than others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans from across the political spectrum are offering prayers to the president as he battles COVID-19. Sadly, the virus hasn&rsquo;t shown itself to be particularly susceptible to prayer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/from-both-sides-thoughts-and-prayers-for-trump-some-more-heartfelt-than-others/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/from-both-sides-thoughts-and-prayers-for-trump-some-more-heartfelt-than-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New California probation law celebrated by reform group founded by Jay-Z, Meek Mill and Michael Rubin]]></title><description><![CDATA[REFORM Alliance, the criminal justice reform organization co-founded by Shawn &ldquo;Jay-Z&rdquo; Carter, rapper Meek Mill, entrepreneur Michael Rubin and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft among others, just passed its first significant reform law in the U.S., which dramatically changes California&rsquo;s probation system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-california-probation-law-celebrated-by-reform-group-founded-by-jay-z-meek-mill-and-michael-rubin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-california-probation-law-celebrated-by-reform-group-founded-by-jay-z-meek-mill-and-michael-rubin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New California probation law celebrated by reform group founded by Jay-Z and Meek Mill]]></title><description><![CDATA[REFORM Alliance, the criminal justice reform organization co-founded by Shawn &ldquo;Jay-Z&rdquo; Carter, rapper Meek Mill, entrepreneur Michael Rubin and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft among others, just passed its first significant reform law in the U.S., which dramatically changes California&rsquo;s probation system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-california-probation-law-celebrated-by-reform-group-founded-by-jay-z-and-meek-mill/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-california-probation-law-celebrated-by-reform-group-founded-by-jay-z-and-meek-mill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump &amp;#39;doing very well,&amp;#39; his doctors say &mdash; but many questions remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s doctors said Saturday that he was &ldquo;doing very well&rdquo; as he continues to be treated at Walter Reed Medical Center after being diagnosed with COVID-19. But the press briefing left more questions about the president&rsquo;s health than answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-amp39doing-very-wellamp39-his-doctors-say-mdash-but-many-questions-remain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-amp39doing-very-wellamp39-his-doctors-say-mdash-but-many-questions-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will banning gas-powered cars help curb climate change?]]></title><description><![CDATA[California recently announced a plan to ban sales of gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. Does the move go too far, or not far enough?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-banning-gas-powered-cars-help-curb-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-banning-gas-powered-cars-help-curb-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellyanne Conway tests positive for COVID, with ‘mild’ symptoms, as epidemic spreads through Trump circles]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 earlier int he day. "As always, my heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic," Kellyanne Conway tweeted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-tests-positive-for-covid-with-mild-symptoms-as-epidemic-spreads-through-trump-circles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-tests-positive-for-covid-with-mild-symptoms-as-epidemic-spreads-through-trump-circles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellyanne Conway tests positive for COVID, with ‘mild’ symptoms, as epidemic spreads through Trump circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump tested positive for COVID-19 earlier int he day. "As always, my heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic," Kellyanne Conway tweeted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-tests-positive-for-covid-with-mild-symptoms-as-epidemic-spreads-through-trump-circle/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-tests-positive-for-covid-with-mild-symptoms-as-epidemic-spreads-through-trump-circle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Trump hospitalized for COVID-19, experimental therapeutics show some promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[While there is currently no cure for COVID-19, Dr. Uch&eacute; Blackstock, a Yahoo News medical contributor and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, says there are therapeutics that President Trump's medical team could try if his condition worsens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/with-trump-hospitalized-for-covid-19-experimental-therapeutics-show-some-promise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/with-trump-hospitalized-for-covid-19-experimental-therapeutics-show-some-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Shooting like crazy&amp;#39;: Chaotic scene described in Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released recordings of the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case portray a wildly chaotic and dangerous shooting at the Louisville apartment complex in March, and a shellshocked boyfriend processing his girlfriend&rsquo;s death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39shooting-like-crazyamp39-chaotic-scene-described-in-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-recordings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39shooting-like-crazyamp39-chaotic-scene-described-in-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-recordings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As COVID spread through White House, top Trump allies and family members mingled at events in D.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos posted on social media show that the Trump Victory Finance Committee, a joint fundraising effort run by the Republican National Committee and Trump&rsquo;s campaign, held a series of events at Trump&rsquo;s Washington hotel on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-covid-spread-through-white-house-top-trump-allies-and-family-members-mingled-at-events-in-dc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-covid-spread-through-white-house-top-trump-allies-and-family-members-mingled-at-events-in-dc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump taken to Walter Reed hospital for tests following COVID-19 diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump was taken to Walter Reed Hospital on Friday hours after the president announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by exposure to the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-taken-to-walter-reed-hospital-for-tests-following-covid-19-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-taken-to-walter-reed-hospital-for-tests-following-covid-19-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump in hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday hours after he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump arrived for debate too late to be tested for COVID, Wallace says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Wallace, moderator of the first presidential debate, said that President Trump and his campaign staff arrived in Cleveland for Tuesday&rsquo;s debate without enough time to be tested for coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-arrived-for-debate-too-late-to-be-tested-for-covid-wallace-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-arrived-for-debate-too-late-to-be-tested-for-covid-wallace-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Azar says Trump family ‘is a different situation than the rest of us’ on COVID safety measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was at pains to defend not only the administration&rsquo;s response, but the president&rsquo;s behavior.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/azar-says-trump-family-is-a-different-situation-than-the-rest-of-us-on-covid-safety-measures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/azar-says-trump-family-is-a-different-situation-than-the-rest-of-us-on-covid-safety-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Azar says Trump family &amp;#39;is a different situation than the rest of us&amp;#39; on COVID safety measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was at pains to defend not only the administration&rsquo;s response, but the president&rsquo;s behavior.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/azar-says-trump-family-amp39is-a-different-situation-than-the-rest-of-usamp39-on-covid-safety-measures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/azar-says-trump-family-amp39is-a-different-situation-than-the-rest-of-usamp39-on-covid-safety-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News of Trump&amp;#39;s illness another blow to U.S. prestige on the global stage, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s positive test for COVID-19 may not spark any sudden moves by foreign adversaries, but the news will be another blow to U.S. prestige on the global stage, according to national security experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/news-of-trumpamp39s-illness-another-blow-to-us-prestige-on-the-global-stage-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/news-of-trumpamp39s-illness-another-blow-to-us-prestige-on-the-global-stage-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump faces serious risks from COVID-19, says medical expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his mid-70s and apparently overweight, President Trump faces a COVID-19 mortality risk of between 9 and 10 percent, Yahoo News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel said.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-faces-serious-risks-from-covid-19-says-medical-expert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-faces-serious-risks-from-covid-19-says-medical-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s COVID diagnosis prompts his campaign to go virtual]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign announced that it is postponing some events and moving others to a virtual format, a recognition that the president&rsquo;s coronavirus diagnosis will require him to quarantine and avoid public settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-covid-diagnosis-prompts-his-campaign-to-go-virtual/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-covid-diagnosis-prompts-his-campaign-to-go-virtual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s COVID diagnosis prompts his campaign to go virtual]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s campaign announced it is postponing some events and moving others to a virtual format, a recognition that his coronavirus diagnosis will require him to quarantine and avoid public settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-covid-diagnosis-prompts-his-campaign-to-go-virtual/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-covid-diagnosis-prompts-his-campaign-to-go-virtual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future of presidential debates unclear after Trump tests positive for COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that President Trump has the coronavirus, will there be any more debates this year?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/future-of-presidential-debates-unclear-after-trump-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/future-of-presidential-debates-unclear-after-trump-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisville small businesses caught in the middle as Breonna Taylor protests continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Normally bustling with people and commerce, downtown Louisville is now the site of very little activity. The small number of businesses that remained open during the coronavirus pandemic feel even more rarified since protests erupted on Wed., Sept. 28 over the decision in Breonna Taylor&rsquo;s case.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/louisville-small-businesses-caught-in-the-middle-as-breonna-taylor-protests-continue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/louisville-small-businesses-caught-in-the-middle-as-breonna-taylor-protests-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bannon to Trump: Less racial resentment, more economic populism in next debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Bannon believes Tuesday's debate was a missed opportunity for Trump to make the case to people who are not already committed supporters. Though he concedes, &ldquo;Would I have liked a little more populism? Maybe."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-to-trump-less-racial-resentment-more-economic-populism-in-next-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-to-trump-less-racial-resentment-more-economic-populism-in-next-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid rush to confirm Barrett to court, two key Republican senators tests positive for COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two GOP Senators who sit on the Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on President Trump&rsquo;s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced Friday that they have tested positive for COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-two-key-republican-senators-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-two-key-republican-senators-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid rush to confirm Barrett to court, two key Republican senators test positive for COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two GOP Senators who sit on the Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on President Trump&rsquo;s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced Friday that they have tested positive for COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-two-key-republican-senators-test-positive-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-two-key-republican-senators-test-positive-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid rush to confirm Barrett to court, a key Republican senator tests positive for COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on President Trump&rsquo;s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-a-key-republican-senator-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-a-key-republican-senator-tests-positive-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid rush to confirm Barrett to court, a key Republican senator tests positive for COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on President Trump&rsquo;s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-a-key-republican-senator-tests-positive-for-covid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-rush-to-confirm-barrett-to-court-a-key-republican-senator-tests-positive-for-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top White House staffers still not wearing masks]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON&mdash;Hours after President Trump announced he had tested positive for coronavirus, some of his own top aides were still appearing in public without protective masks, including most prominently White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, the conservative former North Carolina congressman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/top-white-house-staffers-still-not-wearing-masks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/top-white-house-staffers-still-not-wearing-masks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s history of downplaying COVID risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump, who says he has now tested positive for coronavirus, has a history of playing down coronavirus risks and scoffing at the need for precautions.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-history-of-downplaying-covid-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-history-of-downplaying-covid-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s history of downplaying COVID risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump, who has now tested positive for the coronavirus, has a history of playing down its risks and scoffing at the need for precautions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-history-of-downplaying-covid-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-history-of-downplaying-covid-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s COVID diagnosis throws presidential campaign into uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[She asked campaign staff to avoid social media posts about the president&rsquo;s diagnosis unless asked to by senior campaign staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-covid-diagnosis-throws-presidential-campaign-into-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-covid-diagnosis-throws-presidential-campaign-into-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s COVID-19 diagnosis throws presidential campaign into uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the questions that have immediately emerged, the most serious revolved around what happens to the nation&rsquo;s government if a nominee for president is incapacitated or dies so close to an election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-covid-19-diagnosis-throws-presidential-campaign-into-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-covid-19-diagnosis-throws-presidential-campaign-into-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence negative for COVID, vice president’s office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the announcement that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday that Pence and his wife Karen had tested negative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-negative-for-covid-vice-presidents-office-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-negative-for-covid-vice-presidents-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence negative for COVID-19, vice president’s office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the announcement that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday that Pence and his wife, Karen, had tested negative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-negative-for-covid-19-vice-presidents-office-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-negative-for-covid-19-vice-presidents-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence negative for COVID-19, vice president&amp;#39;s office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the announcement that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday that Pence and his wife, Karen, had tested negative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-negative-for-covid-19-vice-presidentamp39s-office-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-negative-for-covid-19-vice-presidentamp39s-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump says he and the first lady have ‘tested positive for COVID-19’]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump announced on Twitter that he and first lady Melania Trump "tested positive for COVID-19." He added: "We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-he-and-the-first-lady-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-he-and-the-first-lady-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump says he and the first lady have &amp;#39;tested positive for COVID-19&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump announced on Twitter that he and first lady Melania Trump "tested positive for COVID-19." He added: "We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-he-and-the-first-lady-have-amp39tested-positive-for-covid-19amp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-he-and-the-first-lady-have-amp39tested-positive-for-covid-19amp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Coronavirus has been a gift to dictators]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The pandemic has brought a health crisis, an economic crisis &mdash; all that has been recognized. But it&rsquo;s also bringing a human rights and democracy crisis,&rdquo;&nbsp;said Michael Abramowitz, president of Freedom House, in an interview on &ldquo;Skullduggery.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/report-coronavirus-has-been-a-gift-to-dictators/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/report-coronavirus-has-been-a-gift-to-dictators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump campaign calls debate commission leaders ‘swamp monsters’ after group floats rule changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two top members of President Trump&rsquo;s reelection campaign accused the Commission of Presidential Debates of being biased in favor of Joe Biden on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-calls-debate-commission-leaders-swamp-monsters-after-group-floats-rule-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-calls-debate-commission-leaders-swamp-monsters-after-group-floats-rule-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats, preferring to risk COVID than losing to Trump, are shifting away from voting by mail]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Trump has waged a war on the legitimacy of voting by mail, many Democrats have decided to cast their ballots in person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-preferring-to-risk-covid-than-losing-to-trump-are-shifting-away-from-voting-by-mail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-preferring-to-risk-covid-than-losing-to-trump-are-shifting-away-from-voting-by-mail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s false claims of rigged voting are &amp;#39;a perilous thing,&amp;#39; says top Republican expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The handful of mistakes made by election officials this year do not represent a deeper problem and are not evidence of cheating, said one of the leading Republican authorities on elections for the past four decades. He added that President Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric about the election is &ldquo;perilous.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-false-claims-of-rigged-voting-are-amp39a-perilous-thingamp39-says-top-republican-expert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-false-claims-of-rigged-voting-are-amp39a-perilous-thingamp39-says-top-republican-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we may learn from Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The almost unprecedented effort by one grand juror to force the release of records of the proceedings that returned no indictments in the death of Breonna Taylor could shed light on a typically secret process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-we-may-learn-from-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-recordings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-we-may-learn-from-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-recordings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the presidential debates be saved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first presidential debate was called the "worst debate in American history." Can changes to the rules or format make the next two events worthwhile?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-the-presidential-debates-be-saved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-the-presidential-debates-be-saved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the presidential debates be fixed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first presidential debate was called the "worst debate in American history." Can changes to the rules or format make the next two events worthwhile?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-the-presidential-debates-be-fixed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-the-presidential-debates-be-fixed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activists pressure debate moderator to question Pence, Harris on LGBTQ issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a dozen LGBTQ and progressive groups zeroed in on stances taken by the Trump administration as racist, misogynistic and transphobic, and urged both moderator Susan Page and the debate commission to press Pence on his record.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/activists-pressure-debate-moderator-to-question-pence-harris-on-lgbtq-issues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/activists-pressure-debate-moderator-to-question-pence-harris-on-lgbtq-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Free Press Coalition&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;10 Most Urgent&amp;#39; list, October 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is a member of the One Free Press Coalition and is publishing the group&rsquo;s latest &ldquo;10 Most Urgent&rdquo; list below to highlight the increasingly dangerous climate for journalism and free expression around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/one-free-press-coalitionamp39s-amp3910-most-urgentamp39-list-october-2020/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/one-free-press-coalitionamp39s-amp3910-most-urgentamp39-list-october-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For some tech workers seeking green cards, the wait just got a little shorter. But it still is measured in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[High skilled Indian workers and their families make up three-quarters of the more than one million prospective immigrants in the United States who are currently stuck in what&rsquo;s known as the employment-based green card backlog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-some-tech-workers-seeking-green-cards-the-wait-just-got-a-little-shorter-but-it-still-is-measured-in-decades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-some-tech-workers-seeking-green-cards-the-wait-just-got-a-little-shorter-but-it-still-is-measured-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critics warn Trump&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;poll watcher&amp;#39; rhetoric is a potential voter suppression tactic]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s call for his supporters to watch for cheating at the polls this fall is raising concerns about voter intimidation and voter suppression.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/critics-warn-trumpamp39s-amp39poll-watcheramp39-rhetoric-is-a-potential-voter-suppression-tactic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/critics-warn-trumpamp39s-amp39poll-watcheramp39-rhetoric-is-a-potential-voter-suppression-tactic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission on Presidential Debates vows &amp;#39;additional structure&amp;#39; to prevent repeat of Tuesday night&amp;#39;s fiasco]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that it would impose &ldquo;additional structure&rdquo; so as to &ldquo;maintain order&rdquo; at the two forums between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden remaining before Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/commission-on-presidential-debates-vows-amp39additional-structureamp39-to-prevent-repeat-of-tuesday-nightamp39s-fiasco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/commission-on-presidential-debates-vows-amp39additional-structureamp39-to-prevent-repeat-of-tuesday-nightamp39s-fiasco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden’s spotlight on son’s addiction earns praise from advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[One moment of empathy from Joe Biden broke through the muddle Tuesday and was lauded by addiction specialists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidens-spotlight-on-sons-addiction-earns-praise-from-advocates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidens-spotlight-on-sons-addiction-earns-praise-from-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden&amp;#39;s spotlight on son&amp;#39;s addiction earns praise from advocates]]></title><description><![CDATA[One moment of empathy from Joe Biden broke through the muddle Tuesday and was lauded by addiction specialists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-spotlight-on-sonamp39s-addiction-earns-praise-from-advocates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-spotlight-on-sonamp39s-addiction-earns-praise-from-advocates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Scott suggests Trump &amp;#39;misspoke&amp;#39; when refusing to condemn white supremacists at debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I think he misspoke,&rdquo; Scott said Wednesday when asked about the president&rsquo;s comments. &ldquo;I think he should correct it. If he doesn&rsquo;t correct it I guess he didn&rsquo;t misspeak.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-suggests-trump-amp39misspokeamp39-when-refusing-to-condemn-white-supremacists-at-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-suggests-trump-amp39misspokeamp39-when-refusing-to-condemn-white-supremacists-at-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here&amp;#39;s why former intelligence officials are worried about Trump&amp;#39;s massive debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intelligence professionals declared themselves stunned because of what those debts imply about the president&rsquo;s vulnerability to foreign influence. &ldquo;Financial vulnerabilities are at the top of the list when you pursue targets, period,&rdquo; a former senior CIA official said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/hereamp39s-why-former-intelligence-officials-are-worried-about-trumpamp39s-massive-debt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/hereamp39s-why-former-intelligence-officials-are-worried-about-trumpamp39s-massive-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can American democracy survive a contested election?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump's repeated refusal to say he'll accept the results of the election have raised fears of a drag-out fight for the White House that could threaten the stability of America's political system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-american-democracy-survive-a-contested-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-american-democracy-survive-a-contested-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 takeaways from the most juvenile presidential debate in U.S. history]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of anticipation, Donald Trump and Joe Biden finally met onstage in Cleveland, Ohio Tuesday night for the first presidential debate of 2020 &mdash; perhaps the single most important moment of the fall campaign.&ldquo;Foodfight&rdquo; is probably the more fitting term &mdash; with one candidate, Trump, determined to sling a nonstop stream of misleading attacks and mockery at his Democratic opponent, and the other, Biden, often struggling to reach the end of a sentence without getting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-the-most-juvenile-presidential-debate-in-us-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-the-most-juvenile-presidential-debate-in-us-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump admits greenhouse gases contribute to climate change ‘to an extent’]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump acknowledged that man-made greenhouse gases contributes to climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admits-greenhouse-gases-contribute-to-climate-change-to-an-extent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admits-greenhouse-gases-contribute-to-climate-change-to-an-extent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump admits greenhouse gases contribute to climate change &amp;#39;to an extent&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump acknowledged that human-generated greenhouse gases contributes to climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admits-greenhouse-gases-contribute-to-climate-change-amp39to-an-extentamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admits-greenhouse-gases-contribute-to-climate-change-amp39to-an-extentamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he’s paid ‘millions’ in taxes but rejects Biden’s demands to release his returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump claimed he paid &ldquo;millions&rdquo; as former Vice President Joe Biden, pointed out he has refused to make his tax returns public during their debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-hes-paid-millions-in-taxes-but-rejects-bidens-demands-to-release-his-returns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-hes-paid-millions-in-taxes-but-rejects-bidens-demands-to-release-his-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he&amp;#39;s paid &amp;#39;millions&amp;#39; in taxes but rejects Biden&rsquo;s demands to release his returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump claimed he paid &ldquo;millions&rdquo; in taxes, as former Vice President Joe Biden pointed out during their debate Tuesday that Trump has refused to make his tax returns public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-heamp39s-paid-amp39millionsamp39-in-taxes-but-rejects-bidenrsquos-demands-to-release-his-returns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-heamp39s-paid-amp39millionsamp39-in-taxes-but-rejects-bidenrsquos-demands-to-release-his-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tries to undermine the legitimacy of the election with baseless claims at debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump made several false claims about the accuracy and integrity of American elections during the first presidential debate on Tuesday night.&ldquo;This is going to be fraud like you&rsquo;ve never seen,&rdquo; Trump said of the upcoming election.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s trying to scare people into thinking it&rsquo;s not going to be legitimate,&rdquo; Democrat Joe Biden told the debate audience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tries-to-undermine-the-legitimacy-of-the-election-with-baseless-claims-at-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tries-to-undermine-the-legitimacy-of-the-election-with-baseless-claims-at-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Stand by and stand back&rsquo;: Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists in Tuesday&rsquo;s presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump was offered the opportunity to condemn white supremacists and right-wing militias but instead pivoted to criticizing leftist protesters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stand-by-and-stand-backrsquo-trump-refuses-to-condemn-white-supremacists-in-tuesdayrsquos-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stand-by-and-stand-backrsquo-trump-refuses-to-condemn-white-supremacists-in-tuesdayrsquos-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Stand back and stand by&amp;#39;: Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists in Tuesday&amp;#39;s presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump was offered the opportunity to condemn white supremacists and right-wing militias but instead pivoted to criticizing leftist protesters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stand-back-and-stand-byamp39-trump-refuses-to-condemn-white-supremacists-in-tuesdayamp39s-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39stand-back-and-stand-byamp39-trump-refuses-to-condemn-white-supremacists-in-tuesdayamp39s-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bleach,’ shorthand for Trump’s confused response to COVID, comes back to haunt him in debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, harshly criticized President Trump&rsquo;s handling of the coronavirus at Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, attempting to channel the frustration of the majority of Americans, who disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s response to the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bleach-shorthand-for-trumps-confused-response-to-covid-comes-back-to-haunt-him-in-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bleach-shorthand-for-trumps-confused-response-to-covid-comes-back-to-haunt-him-in-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bleach,’ shorthand for Trump’s confused response to COVID, comes back to haunt him at debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, harshly criticized President Trump&rsquo;s handling of the coronavirus at Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, attempting to channel the frustration of the 56 percent of Americans who disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s response to the coronavirus,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bleach-shorthand-for-trumps-confused-response-to-covid-comes-back-to-haunt-him-at-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bleach-shorthand-for-trumps-confused-response-to-covid-comes-back-to-haunt-him-at-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Bleach,&amp;#39; shorthand for Trump&amp;#39;s confused response to COVID, comes back to haunt him in debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, harshly criticized President Trump&rsquo;s handling of the coronavirus at Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, attempting to channel the frustration of the majority of Americans, who disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s response to the coronavirus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39bleachamp39-shorthand-for-trumpamp39s-confused-response-to-covid-comes-back-to-haunt-him-in-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39bleachamp39-shorthand-for-trumpamp39s-confused-response-to-covid-comes-back-to-haunt-him-in-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential debate derails as Trump hammers Biden&amp;#39;s son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday night&rsquo;s chaotic presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden spun further out of control as the pair engaged in a shouting match that at times rendered answers inaudible and sidelined any attempts to address the moderator&rsquo;s questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-debate-derails-as-trump-hammers-bidenamp39s-son/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-debate-derails-as-trump-hammers-bidenamp39s-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential debate derails as Trump hammers Biden about his son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday night&rsquo;s chaotic presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden spun out of control as the pair engaged in a shouting match that rendered answers inaudible and sidelined any attempts to address the moderator&rsquo;s questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-debate-derails-as-trump-hammers-biden-about-his-son/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-debate-derails-as-trump-hammers-biden-about-his-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At debate, Trump talks over Biden, who fires back: ‘Would you shut up, man?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump seemed determined to rattle former Vice President Joe Biden at Tuesday&rsquo;s presidential debate, repeatedly talking over him and leading Biden to shoot back, &nbsp;&ldquo;Would you shut up man?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/at-debate-trump-talks-over-biden-who-fires-back-would-you-shut-up-man/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/at-debate-trump-talks-over-biden-who-fires-back-would-you-shut-up-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At debate, Trump talks over Biden, who fires back: ‘Will you shut up, man?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump seemed determined to rattle former Vice President Joe Biden at Tuesday&rsquo;s presidential debate, repeatedly talking over him and leading Biden to shoot back, &ldquo;Will you shut up man?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/at-debate-trump-talks-over-biden-who-fires-back-will-you-shut-up-man/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/at-debate-trump-talks-over-biden-who-fires-back-will-you-shut-up-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At debate, Trump talks over Biden, who fires back: &amp;#39;Will you shut up, man?&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump seemed determined to rattle former Vice President Joe Biden at Tuesday&rsquo;s presidential debate, repeatedly talking over him and leading Biden to shoot back, &ldquo;Will you shut up, man?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/at-debate-trump-talks-over-biden-who-fires-back-amp39will-you-shut-up-manamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/at-debate-trump-talks-over-biden-who-fires-back-amp39will-you-shut-up-manamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump mocks Biden for wearing masks: &amp;#39;Every time you see him, he&amp;#39;s got a mask&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the presidential debate on Tuesday, President Trump mocked Joe Biden for frequently wearing a mask as he answered a question about downplaying the effectiveness of wearing a face covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-mocks-biden-for-wearing-masks-amp39every-time-you-see-him-heamp39s-got-a-maskamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-mocks-biden-for-wearing-masks-amp39every-time-you-see-him-heamp39s-got-a-maskamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden hits Trump on health care: ‘He has no plan’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump insisted he would protect pre-existing conditions despite supporting a lawsuit that would remove them for tens of millions of Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-hits-trump-on-health-care-he-has-no-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-hits-trump-on-health-care-he-has-no-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden hits Trump on health care: &amp;#39;He has no plan&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump insisted he would protect preexisting conditions despite supporting a lawsuit that would remove existing protections for tens of millions of Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-hits-trump-on-health-care-amp39he-has-no-planamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-hits-trump-on-health-care-amp39he-has-no-planamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran GOP strategist predicts Trump&amp;#39;s debate performance will suffer thanks to tax bombshell]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOP political consultant Mike Murphy predicts President Trump will be distracted at tonight's debate as a result of reports on his taxes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/veteran-gop-strategist-predicts-trumpamp39s-debate-performance-will-suffer-thanks-to-tax-bombshell/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/veteran-gop-strategist-predicts-trumpamp39s-debate-performance-will-suffer-thanks-to-tax-bombshell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Watch and fact-check the 1st presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News will be providing a live fact check during Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, highlighting false, misleading or dubious claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-watch-and-fact-check-the-1st-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-watch-and-fact-check-the-1st-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Fact-checking the 1st presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News provided a live fact check during Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, highlighting false, misleading or dubious claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-fact-checking-the-1st-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-fact-checking-the-1st-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Fact-checking a chaotic 1st presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News provided a live fact check during Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate, highlighting false, misleading or dubious claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-fact-checking-a-chaotic-1st-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-fact-checking-a-chaotic-1st-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact-checking a chaotic 1st presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News provided a live fact check during Tuesday night&rsquo;s presidential debate, highlighting false and misleading claims made by the candidates in real time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-checking-a-chaotic-1st-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-checking-a-chaotic-1st-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleges must do more to stop coronavirus spread, CDC says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The coronavirus is spreading among young people on college campuses, a trend that college administrators and the public health officials working with them must do more to prevent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colleges-must-do-more-to-stop-coronavirus-spread-cdc-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colleges-must-do-more-to-stop-coronavirus-spread-cdc-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump promised 300 million N95 masks by September. He isn&amp;#39;t even close.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is falling far short of its goal of having 300 million N95 respirators available in time for the flu season, according to internal documents reviewed by Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-promised-300-million-n95-masks-by-september-he-isnamp39t-even-close/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-promised-300-million-n95-masks-by-september-he-isnamp39t-even-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kentucky’s Black Republican attorney general comes under fire in Breonna Taylor probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the continuing fallout from the death of Breonna Taylor, many residents of Louisville appear to view Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is Black, as an obstacle to justice in the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kentuckys-black-republican-attorney-general-comes-under-fire-in-breonna-taylor-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kentuckys-black-republican-attorney-general-comes-under-fire-in-breonna-taylor-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kentucky&amp;#39;s Black Republican attorney general comes under fire in Breonna Taylor probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the continuing fallout from the death of Breonna Taylor, many residents of Louisville appear to view Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is Black, as an obstacle to justice in the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kentuckyamp39s-black-republican-attorney-general-comes-under-fire-in-breonna-taylor-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kentuckyamp39s-black-republican-attorney-general-comes-under-fire-in-breonna-taylor-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the presidential debate live tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's how to watch the presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-presidential-debate-live-tonight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-presidential-debate-live-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the presidential debate live on Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live on Yahoo: Here's how to watch the presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-presidential-debate-live-on-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-watch-the-presidential-debate-live-on-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should the Supreme Court have term limits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would limiting Supreme Court justices to 18 year terms help prevent the brutal political battles that arise when a seat becomes available?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-the-supreme-court-have-term-limits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-the-supreme-court-have-term-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio could be Biden&amp;#39;s best shot at keeping Trump from contesting the 2020 election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last week, three separate polls have shown Joe Biden leading President Trump by as much as 5 percentage points in Ohio &mdash; a surprising turn of events after Hillary Clinton lost there by 8 points in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-could-be-bidenamp39s-best-shot-at-keeping-trump-from-contesting-the-2020-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-could-be-bidenamp39s-best-shot-at-keeping-trump-from-contesting-the-2020-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ritchie Torres won a battle for the Bronx in the heat of the pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 32-year-old is set to head to Congress to represent a South Bronx district that was hit hard by the coronavirus. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-ritchie-torres-won-a-battle-for-the-bronx-in-the-heat-of-the-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-ritchie-torres-won-a-battle-for-the-bronx-in-the-heat-of-the-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three presidential debates that changed history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every so often, a presidential debate becomes a turning point in a campaign. Here are three debates from the last 60 years and how they changed the race.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/three-presidential-debates-that-changed-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/three-presidential-debates-that-changed-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch live: ‘Invisible Wounds: A Town Hall on Reframing Veteran Mental Health’]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Wounded Warrior Project, in partnership with Yahoo News, will host a live stream event around veteran mental health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-live-invisible-wounds-a-town-hall-on-reframing-veteran-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-live-invisible-wounds-a-town-hall-on-reframing-veteran-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invisible Wounds of War: A Town Hall on Reframing Veteran Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Wounded Warrior Project, in partnership with Yahoo News, hosted a live stream event around veteran mental health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/invisible-wounds-of-war-a-town-hall-on-reframing-veteran-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/invisible-wounds-of-war-a-town-hall-on-reframing-veteran-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House announces major improvements in coronavirus testing (again)]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We are now at an inflection point in testing,&rdquo; said Adm. Brett Giroir, a high- ranking Department of Health Human Services official who is in charge of testing on the White House coronavirus task force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-announces-major-improvements-in-coronavirus-testing-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-announces-major-improvements-in-coronavirus-testing-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you need to know about Tuesday&amp;#39;s presidential debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biden hopes to convince Americans that the country needs a new president before it can recover from this year&rsquo;s calamities. Trump, meanwhile, will try to take the fight to his opponent and stage yet another political comeback.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-you-need-to-know-about-tuesdayamp39s-presidential-debate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-you-need-to-know-about-tuesdayamp39s-presidential-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC study on COVID in kids bolsters case for elementary-school reopening]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study adds nuance to prior findings that the risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, increases with age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-study-on-covid-in-kids-bolsters-case-for-elementary-school-reopening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-study-on-covid-in-kids-bolsters-case-for-elementary-school-reopening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC study on COVID-19 in kids bolsters case for elementary school reopening]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study adds nuance to prior findings that the risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, increases with age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-study-on-covid-19-in-kids-bolsters-case-for-elementary-school-reopening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-study-on-covid-19-in-kids-bolsters-case-for-elementary-school-reopening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;This is the ACA fight&amp;#39;: Democrats&amp;#39; victory on Obamacare in 2018 could be key to Supreme Court battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats see the prospect of some 23 million Americans losing their health coverage as their most potent argument against Amy Coney Barrett&rsquo;s nomination. It is an argument made all the more powerful, they insist, by the continuing ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39this-is-the-aca-fightamp39-democratsamp39-victory-on-obamacare-in-2018-could-be-key-to-supreme-court-battle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39this-is-the-aca-fightamp39-democratsamp39-victory-on-obamacare-in-2018-could-be-key-to-supreme-court-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s ‘biggest fear’ is ‘massive’ IRS bills and potential tax fraud charges, says Michael Cohen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Cohen, President Trump&rsquo;s longtime former personal attorney believes the president is terrified of receiving a large bill from the IRS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-biggest-fear-is-massive-irs-bills-and-potential-tax-fraud-charges-says-michael-cohen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-biggest-fear-is-massive-irs-bills-and-potential-tax-fraud-charges-says-michael-cohen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s &amp;#39;biggest fear&amp;#39; is &amp;#39;massive&amp;#39; IRS bills and potential tax fraud charges, says Michael Cohen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Cohen, President Trump&rsquo;s longtime former personal attorney, believes the president is terrified of receiving a large bill from the IRS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumprsquos-amp39biggest-fearamp39-is-amp39massiveamp39-irs-bills-and-potential-tax-fraud-charges-says-michael-cohen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumprsquos-amp39biggest-fearamp39-is-amp39massiveamp39-irs-bills-and-potential-tax-fraud-charges-says-michael-cohen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the &amp;#39;Frontliners&amp;#39; of the coronavirus pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Frontliners,&rdquo; a new limited series from Ryot in partnership with Yahoo News, tells the story of the pandemic from the point of view of individuals doing what they can to help their communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/meet-the-amp39frontlinersamp39-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/meet-the-amp39frontlinersamp39-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign jumps on Trump tax-return story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new ad contrasts the president's reported federal income tax payment of $750 to the thousands paid by other professions such as nurses and teachers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-jumps-on-trump-tax-return-story/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-jumps-on-trump-tax-return-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex, Army and Air Force officials say they believe the pandemic is adding stress to an already strained force. Such a move would be part of a broader effort to make the wellbeing of soldier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/military-suicides-up-as-much-as-20-in-covid-era/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/military-suicides-up-as-much-as-20-in-covid-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden warns that Trump&amp;#39;s Supreme Court pick could end health care protections &amp;#39;in the midst of a pandemic&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden warned Saturday that Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump&rsquo;s nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg&rsquo;s Supreme Court seat, would help dismantle the Affordable Care Act if she is confirmed by the Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-warns-that-trumpamp39s-supreme-court-pick-could-end-health-care-protections-amp39in-the-midst-of-a-pandemicamp39/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-warns-that-trumpamp39s-supreme-court-pick-could-end-health-care-protections-amp39in-the-midst-of-a-pandemicamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett: 5 things to know about the Supreme Court nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump announced Saturday that he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a respected jurist and conservative darling, to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrett-5-things-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-nominee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrett-5-things-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump names Amy Coney Barrett as his third Supreme Court pick]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Saturday announced that he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Sept. 18.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-amy-coney-barrett-as-his-third-supreme-court-pick/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-amy-coney-barrett-as-his-third-supreme-court-pick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump names Amy Coney Barrett as his 3rd Supreme Court pick]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Saturday announced that he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Sept. 18.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-amy-coney-barrett-as-his-3rd-supreme-court-pick/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-amy-coney-barrett-as-his-3rd-supreme-court-pick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential debate: Who has most to gain — and lose?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and Joe Biden meet in the first of three presidential debates on Tuesday. Will Biden expand his polling lead or will Trump tighten the race?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-debate-who-has-most-to-gain-and-lose/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-debate-who-has-most-to-gain-and-lose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We feel like we’ve lost’: Breonna Taylor grand jury decision deepens wounds in Louisville]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of demonstrating and demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, supporters in Louisville are left grappling with the stinging aftermath of the investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/we-feel-like-weve-lost-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-decision-deepens-wounds-in-louisville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/we-feel-like-weve-lost-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-decision-deepens-wounds-in-louisville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;We feel like we&amp;#39;ve lost&amp;#39;: Breonna Taylor grand jury decision deepens wounds in Louisville]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of demonstrating and demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, supporters in Louisville, Ky., are left grappling with the stinging aftermath of the investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39we-feel-like-weamp39ve-lostamp39-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-decision-deepens-wounds-in-louisville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39we-feel-like-weamp39ve-lostamp39-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-decision-deepens-wounds-in-louisville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaq: We need sports ‘to give these children something to do’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal is on a mission to help student athletes across the country return to the competitive sports they love as soon as possible amidst the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/shaq-we-need-sports-to-give-these-children-something-to-do/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/shaq-we-need-sports-to-give-these-children-something-to-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaq: We need sports &amp;#39;to give these children something to do&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal is on a mission to help student-athletes across the country return to the competitive sports they love as soon as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/shaq-we-need-sports-amp39to-give-these-children-something-to-doamp39/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/shaq-we-need-sports-amp39to-give-these-children-something-to-doamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrat says Republican ad claiming he protects pedophiles is aimed at QAnon followers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Tom Malinowski, locked in a tight reelection race, says an attack ad meant to appeal to QAnon sympathizers has been unleashed on him by Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrat-says-republican-ad-claiming-he-protects-pedophiles-is-aimed-at-qanon-followers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrat-says-republican-ad-claiming-he-protects-pedophiles-is-aimed-at-qanon-followers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s attempts to undermine election integrity unnerve the country]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump is engaged in an ongoing campaign to erode confidence in the legitimacy of the upcoming presidential election.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-attempts-to-undermine-election-integrity-unnerve-the-country/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-attempts-to-undermine-election-integrity-unnerve-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers for family of Breonna Taylor demand that Kentucky AG release grand jury transcripts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for the family of Breonna Taylor are calling on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to release the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lawyers-for-family-of-breonna-taylor-demand-that-kentucky-ag-release-grand-jury-transcripts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/lawyers-for-family-of-breonna-taylor-demand-that-kentucky-ag-release-grand-jury-transcripts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to feel confident that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Americans are questioning the safety and effectiveness of a planned coronavirus vaccine, and are wary of a trial and approval process that seems to be moving very quickly. Doctors and public health experts explain how the public can feel confident about the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine when it&rsquo;s available &mdash; which may be crucial to defeating the virus and returning to normal life in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-feel-confident-that-a-covid-19-vaccine-is-safe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-feel-confident-that-a-covid-19-vaccine-is-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court favorite Amy Barrett thinks politics have no business in the courtroom. Critics aren&amp;#39;t convinced.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Amy Coney Barrett is indeed nominated, and if that conviction &mdash; expressed long before becoming a Supreme Court favorite &mdash; holds, Barrett&rsquo;s tenure could lead to a profound disenchantment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-favorite-amy-barrett-thinks-politics-have-no-business-in-the-courtroom-critics-arenamp39t-convinced/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-favorite-amy-barrett-thinks-politics-have-no-business-in-the-courtroom-critics-arenamp39t-convinced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbara Lagoa: 5 things to know about Trump&amp;#39;s potential Supreme Court nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president, who is set to unveil his pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday, is reportedly considering five finalists, including the 52-year-old federal judge from Miami.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barbara-lagoa-5-things-to-know-about-trumpamp39s-potential-supreme-court-nominee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/barbara-lagoa-5-things-to-know-about-trumpamp39s-potential-supreme-court-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilot arranges special World War II flyover above his 98-year-old dad&amp;#39;s house]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art Kahley was known best as a beloved band director, but his Army service in World War II forever shaped him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pilot-arranges-special-world-war-ii-flyover-above-his-98-year-old-dadamp39s-house/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pilot-arranges-special-world-war-ii-flyover-above-his-98-year-old-dadamp39s-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett: 5 things to know about the potential Supreme Court nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the public waits for President Trump to announce his pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, there&rsquo;s a buzz growing around Amy Coney Barrett, a respected jurist and conservative darling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrett-5-things-to-know-about-the-potential-supreme-court-nominee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amy-coney-barrett-5-things-to-know-about-the-potential-supreme-court-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump promises to preserve Obamacare protections he’s trying to eliminate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president announced a series of executive orders that will do little to alterhealth care for most Americans during an event in North Carolina.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-promises-to-preserve-obamacare-protections-hes-trying-to-eliminate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-promises-to-preserve-obamacare-protections-hes-trying-to-eliminate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders says Trump is trying to undermine the election to stay in power]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first major public speech since bowing out of the presidential race, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday that President Trump is trying to undermine the legitimacy of the upcoming election."Today the peaceful transition of power, the bedrock of American democracy, is being threatened like never before,&rdquo; Sanders said at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.The speech came less than a day after Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power at a Wednesday press conf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-says-trump-is-trying-to-undermine-the-election-to-stay-in-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-says-trump-is-trying-to-undermine-the-election-to-stay-in-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odds of coronavirus infection greatly increase with poverty, CDC says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings confirm a growing body of research that suggests the coronavirus is more likely to afflict people of color and low-income communities than it is wealthier white people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/odds-of-coronavirus-infection-greatly-increase-with-poverty-cdc-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/odds-of-coronavirus-infection-greatly-increase-with-poverty-cdc-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo News/YouGov Poll: Presidential race tightens even as most voters oppose GOP&amp;#39;s push to replace Ginsburg before election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s lead over Donald Trump has shrunk from 10 points two weeks ago to 5 points today, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.&nbsp;Yet most voters oppose the GOP&rsquo;s pre-election push to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Biden supporters seem more energized than Trump supporters by the issue.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-presidential-race-tightens-even-as-most-voters-oppose-gopamp39s-push-to-replace-ginsburg-before-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/yahoo-newsyougov-poll-presidential-race-tightens-even-as-most-voters-oppose-gopamp39s-push-to-replace-ginsburg-before-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump visits RBG’s casket, is greeted by chants of ‘vote him out!’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president was met with derisive chants while he paid his respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-visits-rbgs-casket-is-greeted-by-chants-of-vote-him-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-visits-rbgs-casket-is-greeted-by-chants-of-vote-him-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump visits RBG&amp;#39;s casket, is greeted by chants of &amp;#39;vote him out!&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president was met with derisive chants while he paid his respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-visits-rbgamp39s-casket-is-greeted-by-chants-of-amp39vote-him-outamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-visits-rbgamp39s-casket-is-greeted-by-chants-of-amp39vote-him-outamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power provokes outrage, rebukes on Capitol Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Capitol Hill, the president&rsquo;s stunning refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election was met with outrage among Democrats &mdash; and implicit condemnation from Republicans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-refusal-to-commit-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-provokes-outrage-rebukes-on-capitol-hill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-refusal-to-commit-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-provokes-outrage-rebukes-on-capitol-hill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After declining for months, U.S. coronavirus cases are rising again. Has the ‘fall wave’ begun?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In some previously hard-hit places &mdash; California, for instance &mdash; it&rsquo;s almost certainly a byproduct of increased testing.In others, such as Texas, college outbreaks are a driving force.Meanwhile, a state like Wisconsin &mdash; where the average positive testing rate has soared from about 6 percent in early August to more than 17 percent today &mdash; seems to have a more widespread problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/after-declining-for-months-us-coronavirus-cases-are-rising-again-has-the-fall-wave-begun/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/after-declining-for-months-us-coronavirus-cases-are-rising-again-has-the-fall-wave-begun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After declining for months, U.S. coronavirus cases are rising again. Has the &amp;#39;fall wave&amp;#39; begun?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though it might be too soon to say whether a fall wave has begun, it&rsquo;s not too soon to see the recent rise in U.S. cases for what it is: a warning.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/after-declining-for-months-us-coronavirus-cases-are-rising-again-has-the-amp39fall-waveamp39-begun/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/after-declining-for-months-us-coronavirus-cases-are-rising-again-has-the-amp39fall-waveamp39-begun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;I gave two legs for this country&amp;#39;: New Biden ad features wounded Army sergeant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s presidential campaign launched a new TV and digital ad Thursday that chastises President Trump for allegedly disparaging members of the U.S. military.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-gave-two-legs-for-this-countryamp39-new-biden-ad-features-wounded-army-sergeant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-gave-two-legs-for-this-countryamp39-new-biden-ad-features-wounded-army-sergeant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says he has not yet been briefed on grand jury decision in Breonna Taylor case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that he had not yet been briefed on the indictment of one of three police officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed in her own home in Louisville, Ky., in March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-he-has-not-yet-been-briefed-on-grand-jury-decision-in-breonna-taylor-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-he-has-not-yet-been-briefed-on-grand-jury-decision-in-breonna-taylor-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden: &amp;#39;We must continue to speak Breonna Taylor&rsquo;s name&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that he had not yet been briefed on the indictment of one of three police officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed in her own home in Louisville, Ky., in March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-amp39we-must-continue-to-speak-breonna-taylorrsquos-nameamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-amp39we-must-continue-to-speak-breonna-taylorrsquos-nameamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden: &amp;#39;We must continue to speak Breonna Taylor&amp;#39;s name&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that he had not yet been briefed on the indictment of one of three police officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed in her own home in Louisville, Ky., in March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-amp39we-must-continue-to-speak-breonna-tayloramp39s-nameamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-amp39we-must-continue-to-speak-breonna-tayloramp39s-nameamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump refused to commit Wednesday to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-refuses-to-commit-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-if-he-loses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-refuses-to-commit-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-if-he-loses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In wake of Gardner’s suicide, special prosecutor offers new details about events leading up to James Scurlock shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Franklin said that he was &ldquo;saddened about Jake Gardner having taken his own life,&rdquo; and said that &ldquo;him doing so deprived the community to be able to have this evidence play out at trial.&rdquo; In what Franklin said would be his &ldquo;last statement concerning Jake Gardner and James Scurlock,&rdquo; the special prosecutor offered new details about the events that led up to the fatal shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-wake-of-gardners-suicide-special-prosecutor-offers-new-details-about-events-leading-up-to-james-scurlock-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-wake-of-gardners-suicide-special-prosecutor-offers-new-details-about-events-leading-up-to-james-scurlock-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In wake of Gardner&amp;#39;s suicide, special prosecutor offers new details about events leading up to James Scurlock shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Franklin said that he was &ldquo;saddened about Jake Gardner having taken his own life,&rdquo; and said that &ldquo;him doing so deprived the community to be able to have this evidence play out at trial.&rdquo; In what Franklin said would be his &ldquo;last statement concerning Jake Gardner and James Scurlock,&rdquo; the special prosecutor offered new details about the events that led up to the fatal shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-wake-of-gardneramp39s-suicide-special-prosecutor-offers-new-details-about-events-leading-up-to-james-scurlock-shooting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-wake-of-gardneramp39s-suicide-special-prosecutor-offers-new-details-about-events-leading-up-to-james-scurlock-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect a clear outcome to the election, Biden senior adviser says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Biden adviser Bob Bauer says he has faith in election officials who are working hard around the country. Bauer does not expect a contested outcome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/expect-a-clear-outcome-to-the-election-biden-senior-adviser-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/expect-a-clear-outcome-to-the-election-biden-senior-adviser-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccination effort will not be complete until July, CDC director says]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I think he made a mistake when he said that,&rdquo; Trump said in response to Redfield&rsquo;s statement at the time. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of public health at Brown University, said that he expected about 150 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to be available by March or April. Dr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/vaccination-effort-will-not-be-complete-until-july-cdc-director-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/vaccination-effort-will-not-be-complete-until-july-cdc-director-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s death charged with ‘wanton endangerment’; family’s lawyer blasts ‘outrageous’ decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grand jury in Jefferson County, Ky., indicted former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, charging him with three counts of wanton endangerment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-involved-in-breonna-taylors-death-charged-with-wanton-endangerment-familys-lawyer-blasts-outrageous-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-involved-in-breonna-taylors-death-charged-with-wanton-endangerment-familys-lawyer-blasts-outrageous-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer involved in Breonna Taylor&rsquo;s death charged with wanton endangerment; family&amp;#39;s lawyer blasts &amp;#39;outrageous&amp;#39; decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grand jury in Jefferson County, Ky., indicted former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, charging him with three counts of wanton endangerment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-involved-in-breonna-taylorrsquos-death-charged-with-wanton-endangerment-familyamp39s-lawyer-blasts-amp39outrageousamp39-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-involved-in-breonna-taylorrsquos-death-charged-with-wanton-endangerment-familyamp39s-lawyer-blasts-amp39outrageousamp39-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer involved in Breonna Taylor&amp;#39;s death charged with wanton endangerment; family&amp;#39;s lawyer blasts &amp;#39;outrageous&amp;#39; decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grand jury in Jefferson County, Ky., indicted former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, charging him with three counts of wanton endangerment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-involved-in-breonna-tayloramp39s-death-charged-with-wanton-endangerment-familyamp39s-lawyer-blasts-amp39outrageousamp39-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-involved-in-breonna-tayloramp39s-death-charged-with-wanton-endangerment-familyamp39s-lawyer-blasts-amp39outrageousamp39-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand jury indicts Louisville officer in death of Breonna Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grand jury indicted Louisville police detective Brett Hankison in the death of Breonna Taylor on Wednesday, charging him with three counts of wanton endangerment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/grand-jury-indicts-louisville-officer-in-death-of-breonna-taylor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/grand-jury-indicts-louisville-officer-in-death-of-breonna-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand jury indicts Louisville officer in connection with death of Breonna Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grand jury indicted Louisville police detective Brett Hankison in connection with the death of Breonna Taylor on Wednesday, charging him with three counts of wanton endangerment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/grand-jury-indicts-louisville-officer-in-connection-with-death-of-breonna-taylor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/grand-jury-indicts-louisville-officer-in-connection-with-death-of-breonna-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Trump’s faithful, the Supreme Court ‘game’ brings excitement as protests spark fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of the people in the packed crowd who gathered to see President Trump&rsquo;s rally at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday night were excited for the looming Supreme Court fight, while also expressing fears about recent protests over racial inequality that have swept the country.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-trumps-faithful-the-supreme-court-game-brings-excitement-as-protests-spark-fear/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/for-trumps-faithful-the-supreme-court-game-brings-excitement-as-protests-spark-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and GOP allies say new Supreme Court justice may be needed to decide the election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House is preparing to backstop any lawsuits tied to the election with a 6-3 majority in the country's highest court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-gop-allies-say-new-supreme-court-justice-may-be-needed-to-decide-the-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-gop-allies-say-new-supreme-court-justice-may-be-needed-to-decide-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Justice Roberts: RBG was a rock star who ‘found her stage’ at the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paid tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg after the arrival of her casket at the Supreme Court, where the body of the iconic liberal justice will lie in repose for two days of public viewing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/chief-justice-roberts-rbg-was-a-rock-star-who-found-her-stage-at-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/chief-justice-roberts-rbg-was-a-rock-star-who-found-her-stage-at-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Justice Roberts: RBG was a rock star who &amp;#39;found her stage&amp;#39; at the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paid tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg after the arrival of her casket at the Supreme Court, where the body of the iconic liberal justice will lie in repose for two days of public viewing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/chief-justice-roberts-rbg-was-a-rock-star-who-amp39found-her-stageamp39-at-the-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/chief-justice-roberts-rbg-was-a-rock-star-who-amp39found-her-stageamp39-at-the-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She took up weightlifting to care for her husband. Now she&amp;#39;s a bodybuilder]]></title><description><![CDATA["When you go through such a devastating health crisis, if you don't get strong both physically and mentally, it's going to be rough," she said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/she-took-up-weightlifting-to-care-for-her-husband-now-sheamp39s-a-bodybuilder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/she-took-up-weightlifting-to-care-for-her-husband-now-sheamp39s-a-bodybuilder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The election impact of the Supreme Court battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s little doubt that an unexpected vacancy on the Supreme Court has upended the presidential campaign. Which party will benefit from the fight to fill the seat is an open question.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-election-impact-of-the-supreme-court-battle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-election-impact-of-the-supreme-court-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump lashes out at Cindy McCain after she endorses Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Never a fan of John,&rdquo; the president tweeted. &ldquo;Cindy can have Sleepy Joe!&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-cindy-mccain-after-she-endorses-biden/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-cindy-mccain-after-she-endorses-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration admits Taliban still hasn&amp;#39;t cut ties with al-Qaida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two senior Trump administration officials indicated Tuesday that the Taliban has yet to fully cut ties with al-Qaida, which the Taliban had agreed to do as part of an agreement with the United States.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-admits-taliban-still-hasnamp39t-cut-ties-with-al-qaida/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-admits-taliban-still-hasnamp39t-cut-ties-with-al-qaida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans can&amp;#39;t be stopped from confirming Trump&amp;#39;s Supreme Court nominee, Senate Democrat says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells &ldquo;Skullduggery&rdquo; Democrats do not have the votes to stop the Republicans from confirming Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement. It could happen before the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-canamp39t-be-stopped-from-confirming-trumpamp39s-supreme-court-nominee-senate-democrat-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-canamp39t-be-stopped-from-confirming-trumpamp39s-supreme-court-nominee-senate-democrat-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In apparent play for QAnon supporters, GOP attack ads claim Democrat lawmakers are defending &amp;#39;sex offenders&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some, harsh attack ads are part of a nationwide &ldquo;QAnon strategy&rdquo; that the Republican campaign committee appears to be deploying to exploit the fears and paranoia fueled by the bizarre conspiracy cult convinced that the Democrats are working with &ldquo;deep state&rdquo; sex traffickers and pedophiles to sabotage Donald Trump&rsquo;s presidency.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-apparent-play-for-qanon-supporters-gop-attack-ads-claim-democrat-lawmakers-are-defending-amp39sex-offendersamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-apparent-play-for-qanon-supporters-gop-attack-ads-claim-democrat-lawmakers-are-defending-amp39sex-offendersamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McConnell told Trump he thinks Barrett is best Supreme Court pick]]></title><description><![CDATA[McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, relayed this advice in a phone call, a GOP consultant familiar with the conversation told Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-told-trump-he-thinks-barrett-is-best-supreme-court-pick/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-told-trump-he-thinks-barrett-is-best-supreme-court-pick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then and now: Republican senators flip-flop on appointing Supreme Court nominee in an election year]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a difference four years can make.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/then-and-now-republican-senators-flip-flop-on-appointing-supreme-court-nominee-in-an-election-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/then-and-now-republican-senators-flip-flop-on-appointing-supreme-court-nominee-in-an-election-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House dismisses criticism of persistent coronavirus supply chain problems as work of &amp;#39;useful idiot&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House is objecting to a new report that concludes that the U.S. continues to struggle with supply chain logistics that have led to shortages of PPE and diagnostic tests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-dismisses-criticism-of-persistent-coronavirus-supply-chain-problems-as-work-of-amp39useful-idiotamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-dismisses-criticism-of-persistent-coronavirus-supply-chain-problems-as-work-of-amp39useful-idiotamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 200,000 Americans have now died of the coronavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States on Tuesday passed another grim COVID-19 milestone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/more-than-200000-americans-have-now-died-of-the-coronavirus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/more-than-200000-americans-have-now-died-of-the-coronavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romney supports holding a vote on Trump&amp;#39;s Supreme Court nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a statement Tuesday, the Utah senator said it wasn't about "fairness."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-supports-holding-a-vote-on-trumpamp39s-supreme-court-nominee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-supports-holding-a-vote-on-trumpamp39s-supreme-court-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA Researchers Develop New &amp;#39;Cyber-Bandage&amp;#39; for Hard-to-Heal Wounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bandage will make healing faster and less painful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/va-researchers-develop-new-amp39cyber-bandageamp39-for-hard-to-heal-wounds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/va-researchers-develop-new-amp39cyber-bandageamp39-for-hard-to-heal-wounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court expansion could follow confirmation of Ginsburg replacement, activist says]]></title><description><![CDATA["Everything is on the table&rdquo; to stop President Trump from creating a hard right majority on the Supreme Court, Nan Aron, president of a leading progressive advocacy group, told Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-expansion-could-follow-confirmation-of-ginsburg-replacement-activist-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-expansion-could-follow-confirmation-of-ginsburg-replacement-activist-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump promise to deny New York, Seattle and Portland federal funds is an empty threat, expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice on Monday designated New York City, Portland and Seattle as jurisdictions that permit &ldquo;anarchy, violence and destruction,&rdquo; a distinction that the Trump administration hopes to use to strip those cities of federal funding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-promise-to-deny-new-york-seattle-and-portland-federal-funds-is-an-empty-threat-expert-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-promise-to-deny-new-york-seattle-and-portland-federal-funds-is-an-empty-threat-expert-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show your National Voter Registration Day pride with Yahoo News’ AR filter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy National Voter Registration Day! Celebrate with us by registering to vote and showing your voting pride with our new AR face filter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/show-your-national-voter-registration-day-pride-with-yahoo-news-ar-filter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/show-your-national-voter-registration-day-pride-with-yahoo-news-ar-filter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As death toll climbs, Biden warns against becoming ‘numb’ to COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Due to Donald Trump&rsquo;s lies and incompetence over the last six months we have seen one of the greatest losses in American history,&rdquo; Biden said. Biden&rsquo;s Monday remarks are the latest addition to his string of speeches that criticize the Trump administration&rsquo;s pandemic response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-death-toll-climbs-biden-warns-against-becoming-numb-to-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-death-toll-climbs-biden-warns-against-becoming-numb-to-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As death toll climbs, Biden warns against becoming &amp;#39;numb&amp;#39; to COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Due to Donald Trump&rsquo;s lies and incompetence over the last six months we have seen one of the greatest losses in American history,&rdquo; Joe Biden said Monday. The remarks are the latest addition to a string of speeches that criticize the Trump administration&rsquo;s pandemic response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-death-toll-climbs-biden-warns-against-becoming-amp39numbamp39-to-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-death-toll-climbs-biden-warns-against-becoming-amp39numbamp39-to-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tells white audience in Minnesota they have &amp;#39;good genes&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president complimented a crowd at his rally on Saturday before denigrating Somali refugees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tells-white-audience-in-minnesota-they-have-amp39good-genesamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tells-white-audience-in-minnesota-they-have-amp39good-genesamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump suggests Democrats manufactured Ginsburg&amp;#39;s final wish]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump cast doubt Monday on the authenticity of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg&rsquo;s &ldquo;most fervent&rdquo; final wish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-democrats-manufactured-ginsburgamp39s-final-wish/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-suggests-democrats-manufactured-ginsburgamp39s-final-wish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives claim Trump is target of ‘color revolution’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Color revolutions&rdquo; is the term used for popular uprisings against authoritarian regimes, such as those that took place in former Soviet countries, such as Ukraine and Georgia in, the early-and-mid-2000s. Though likely an unfamiliar term for most Americans, the recent warnings from Trump allies about an American color revolution set off alarm bells for some experts on the topic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/conservatives-claim-trump-is-target-of-color-revolution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/conservatives-claim-trump-is-target-of-color-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives claim Trump is target of &amp;#39;color revolution&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Color revolutions&rdquo; refers to uprisings against authoritarian regimes, such as those that took place in former Soviet countries in the early and mid-2000s. The recent warnings from Trump allies about an American color revolution set off alarm bells for some experts on the topic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/conservatives-claim-trump-is-target-of-amp39color-revolutionamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/conservatives-claim-trump-is-target-of-amp39color-revolutionamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What&amp;#39;s behind Trump&rsquo;s push for &lsquo;patriotic education&rsquo;?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has called for schools to teach a &ldquo;pro-American curriculum&rdquo; in response to a movement that encourages a greater focus on the role that racism has played in U.S. history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whatamp39s-behind-trumprsquos-push-for-lsquopatriotic-educationrsquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whatamp39s-behind-trumprsquos-push-for-lsquopatriotic-educationrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump on Supreme Court vacancy: &amp;#39;When you have the votes, you can sort of do what you want&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president on Monday defended the Republican plan to bring his pick to replace the Supreme Court vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg to a vote so close to an election when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to do the same in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-on-supreme-court-vacancy-amp39when-you-have-the-votes-you-can-sort-of-do-what-you-wantamp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-on-supreme-court-vacancy-amp39when-you-have-the-votes-you-can-sort-of-do-what-you-wantamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a new conservative Supreme Court justice could could change the course of the U.S. judicial branch for decades to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/everything-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-supreme-court-battle/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/everything-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-supreme-court-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Ginsburg replacement is ‘worth the White House and Senate’: Why, and how, Republicans will push through Trump’s Supreme Court nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now in control of both the White House and Senate, Republicans want badly to nominate and confirm a justice within a matter of weeks. And they are determined to do so.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-ginsburg-replacement-is-worth-the-white-house-and-senate-why-and-how-republicans-will-push-through-trumps-supreme-court-nominee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-ginsburg-replacement-is-worth-the-white-house-and-senate-why-and-how-republicans-will-push-through-trumps-supreme-court-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Ginsburg replacement is &amp;#39;worth the White House and Senate&amp;#39;: Why, and how, Republicans will push through Trump&rsquo;s Supreme Court nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now in control of both the White House and Senate, Republicans want badly to nominate and confirm a justice within a matter of weeks. And they are determined to do so.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-ginsburg-replacement-is-amp39worth-the-white-house-and-senateamp39-why-and-how-republicans-will-push-through-trumprsquos-supreme-court-nominee/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-ginsburg-replacement-is-amp39worth-the-white-house-and-senateamp39-why-and-how-republicans-will-push-through-trumprsquos-supreme-court-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;RBG&amp;#39; director on Ruth Bader Ginsburg&amp;#39;s life, legacy and &amp;#39;Notorious&amp;#39; stardom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julie Cohen, the director of the 2018 Oscar-nominated documentary on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, says the late justice&rsquo;s legacy will carry far beyond the steps of the Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39rbgamp39-director-on-ruth-bader-ginsburgamp39s-life-legacy-and-amp39notoriousamp39-stardom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39rbgamp39-director-on-ruth-bader-ginsburgamp39s-life-legacy-and-amp39notoriousamp39-stardom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will Trump nominate to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Some possible contenders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hours after the announcement that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died Friday evening, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that if President Trump made a nomination, as he is expected to, McConnell would bring it up in the Senate, where Republicans have a 53-47 majority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/who-will-trump-nominate-to-succeed-ruth-bader-ginsburg-some-possible-contenders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/who-will-trump-nominate-to-succeed-ruth-bader-ginsburg-some-possible-contenders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87: Tributes pour in for iconic Supreme Court justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes and remembrances poured in across Washington on Friday night for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the iconic liberal and champion for women's rights who died of complications from pancreatic cancer at 87.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead-at-87-tributes-pour-in-for-iconic-supreme-court-justice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead-at-87-tributes-pour-in-for-iconic-supreme-court-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87: Obama, Bush, Clinton and others pay tribute to Supreme Court justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes and remembrances poured in across Washington on Friday night for the iconic liberal justice and champion for women's rights who died of complications from pancreatic cancer at 87.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead-at-87-obama-bush-clinton-and-others-pay-tribute-to-supreme-court-justice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead-at-87-obama-bush-clinton-and-others-pay-tribute-to-supreme-court-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McConnell vows to move forward with replacing Ginsburg, but does he have the votes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell vowed to hold a vote on a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but the big question is whether he has the votes to confirm a Supreme Court Justice only six weeks before the presidential election.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-vows-to-move-forward-with-replacing-ginsburg-but-does-he-have-the-votes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-vows-to-move-forward-with-replacing-ginsburg-but-does-he-have-the-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he was &amp;#39;saddened&amp;#39; to hear news of Ginsburg&amp;#39;s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an extraordinary moment following his rally in Minnesota on Friday night, the president appeared to be caught off guard when a reporter informed him of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-was-amp39saddenedamp39-to-hear-news-of-ginsburgamp39s-death/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-was-amp39saddenedamp39-to-hear-news-of-ginsburgamp39s-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, caught off guard by news of Ginsburg&amp;#39;s death, says he was &amp;#39;saddened&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an extraordinary moment following his rally in Minnesota on Friday night, the president appeared to be caught off guard when a reporter informed him of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-caught-off-guard-by-news-of-ginsburgamp39s-death-says-he-was-amp39saddenedamp39/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-caught-off-guard-by-news-of-ginsburgamp39s-death-says-he-was-amp39saddenedamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — A look back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appointed to the high court in 1993 by then President Bill Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg quickly became one of the most respected justices in history, one whose intelligence, incisive opinions and dissents on an increasingly conservative court made her a liberal and feminist icon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/photos-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-a-look-back/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/photos-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-a-look-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the liberal justice who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999, died Friday, the court announced in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead-at-87/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead-at-87/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, Supreme Court says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the liberal justice who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999, passed away Friday, the court announced in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-died-supreme-court-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-died-supreme-court-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Trump courts Black voters, critics see a &amp;#39;depression strategy&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the president&rsquo;s team touts its efforts to court a community that Republicans have long ignored, critics describe them as part of a cynical &ldquo;depression strategy&rdquo; designed to minimize Black American turnout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-courts-black-voters-critics-see-a-amp39depression-strategyamp39/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-courts-black-voters-critics-see-a-amp39depression-strategyamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Latino voters could swing the presidential election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden's support among Latinos is lagging in a few crucial swing states, potentially opening a path for President Trump to pull off another electoral college win.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-latino-voters-could-swing-the-presidential-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-latino-voters-could-swing-the-presidential-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court rulings in critical swing states make it easier to vote this November — but may delay results]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Michigan judge ruled Friday that if a mail-in ballot is postmarked by Nov. 2, the day before the election, elections officials must count it if it arrives by the end of the day on Nov. 16.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/court-rulings-in-critical-swing-states-make-it-easier-to-vote-this-november-but-may-delay-results/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/court-rulings-in-critical-swing-states-make-it-easier-to-vote-this-november-but-may-delay-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sources: Russian aggression against U.S. intelligence satellites sparks congressional briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over recent days, officials from the U.S. Space Force and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed congressional committees on an &ldquo;uptick&rdquo; in Russian military activity in space targeting U.S. defense and intelligence satellites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sources-russian-aggression-against-us-intelligence-satellites-sparks-congressional-briefing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sources-russian-aggression-against-us-intelligence-satellites-sparks-congressional-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Only 22 percent of Americans think the 2020 presidential election will be ‘free and fair’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears on the right and the left are different. But the outcome could be the same, particularly if the contest is close: a winner viewed as fundamentally illegitimate by those who didn&rsquo;t vote for him, and a democracy that suffers deep and lasting damage because of it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-only-22-percent-of-americans-think-the-2020-presidential-election-will-be-free-and-fair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-only-22-percent-of-americans-think-the-2020-presidential-election-will-be-free-and-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Only 22% of Americans think the 2020 presidential election will be &amp;#39;free and fair&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Republicans and Democrats harbor grave and growing doubts about whether the upcoming election will accurately reflect the will of the people.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-only-22-of-americans-think-the-2020-presidential-election-will-be-amp39free-and-fairamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-only-22-of-americans-think-the-2020-presidential-election-will-be-amp39free-and-fairamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote safely in a pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voting by mail This year, election and public health experts highly recommend voting by mail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-safely-in-a-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-safely-in-a-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CIA sent a team of 4 operators on a spy mission targeting China. None came back.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2008, CIA operative Stephen Stanek faced a decision: cancel the operation he was running or go forward with it &mdash; as a hurricane barreled through the Philippines with a projection to veer north and miss his team's area of operation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-cia-sent-a-team-of-4-operators-on-a-spy-mission-targeting-china-none-came-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-cia-sent-a-team-of-4-operators-on-a-spy-mission-targeting-china-none-came-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man behind Trump&rsquo;s campaign against &amp;#39;critical race theory&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The programs Rufo targeted are intended to improve communication, defuse tensions and promote equal opportunities among co-workers of different races and ethnicities, and are analogous, or identical to, similar programs that have been a staple of corporate human relations departments for decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-man-behind-trumprsquos-campaign-against-amp39critical-race-theoryamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-man-behind-trumprsquos-campaign-against-amp39critical-race-theoryamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whose voters are &amp;#39;hidden&amp;#39; in polling data? &amp;#39;Shy&amp;#39; Biden voters may actually outnumber Trump&rsquo;s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just 20 percent of Trump voters with mostly Biden-backing neighbors say those neighbors would be surprised by their support for Trump. Among Biden voters in Trump country, however, that number is 10 points higher (30 percent).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whose-voters-are-amp39hiddenamp39-in-polling-data-amp39shyamp39-biden-voters-may-actually-outnumber-trumprsquos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whose-voters-are-amp39hiddenamp39-in-polling-data-amp39shyamp39-biden-voters-may-actually-outnumber-trumprsquos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More women allege coerced hysterectomies at ICE center]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ICE detention center where alleged forced hysterectomies took place has a checkered history of inmate abuse claims. New victims of the prison gynecologist have come forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/more-women-allege-coerced-hysterectomies-at-ice-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/more-women-allege-coerced-hysterectomies-at-ice-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspired by LeBron James, Biden looks to engage Black men on issues — and rapper Jeezy approves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden is hoping that barbershop conversations will equate to an increase in voter turnout for the Democratic presidential nominee among Black men in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/inspired-by-lebron-james-biden-looks-to-engage-black-men-on-issues-and-rapper-jeezy-approves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/inspired-by-lebron-james-biden-looks-to-engage-black-men-on-issues-and-rapper-jeezy-approves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden looks to engage Black men on issues — and rapper Jeezy approves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden is hoping that barbershop conversations will equate to an increase in voter turnout for the Democratic presidential nominee among Black men in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-looks-to-engage-black-men-on-issues-and-rapper-jeezy-approves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-looks-to-engage-black-men-on-issues-and-rapper-jeezy-approves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Trump refuse to leave office? Woodward says ‘anything is possible in Trumpworld’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wide-ranging live interview on the Yahoo News "Skullduggery" podcast Thursday, the "Rage" author said the president's efforts to undermine the public's confidence in the election could result in his refusal to leave office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-trump-refuse-to-leave-office-woodward-says-anything-is-possible-in-trumpworld/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-trump-refuse-to-leave-office-woodward-says-anything-is-possible-in-trumpworld/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Trump refuse to leave office? Woodward says &amp;#39;anything is possible in Trumpworld&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wide-ranging interview on the Yahoo News "Skullduggery" podcast Thursday, Woodward said the president's efforts to undermine the public's confidence in the election could result in his refusal to leave office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-trump-refuse-to-leave-office-woodward-says-amp39anything-is-possible-in-trumpworldamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-trump-refuse-to-leave-office-woodward-says-amp39anything-is-possible-in-trumpworldamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas police officer charged in death of Pamela Turner, a Black woman whose killing was captured on video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Texas police officer was indicted this week in the death of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was killed outside her apartment more than a year ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-police-officer-charged-in-death-of-pamela-turner-a-black-woman-whose-killing-was-captured-on-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-police-officer-charged-in-death-of-pamela-turner-a-black-woman-whose-killing-was-captured-on-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia working to help reelect President Trump, FBI chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia is mounting &ldquo;very active efforts&rdquo; to interfere with the U.S. election to benefit President Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/russia-working-to-help-reelect-president-trump-fbi-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/russia-working-to-help-reelect-president-trump-fbi-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret, troubled history of the military’s ‘pain ray’ weapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR reported Wednesday that a senior military police officer had asked about the possibility of obtaining the nonlethal weapons to use against protesters near the White House in early June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-secret-troubled-history-of-the-militarys-pain-ray-weapon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-secret-troubled-history-of-the-militarys-pain-ray-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret, troubled history of the military&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;pain ray&amp;#39; weapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPR reported Wednesday that a senior military police officer had asked about the possibility of obtaining the nonlethal weapons to use against protesters near the White House in early June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-secret-troubled-history-of-the-militaryamp39s-amp39pain-rayamp39-weapon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-secret-troubled-history-of-the-militaryamp39s-amp39pain-rayamp39-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As smoke lifts on California&amp;#39;s coast, it lingers in Central Valley, where farmworkers have no refuge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hazardous smoke from wildfires across the West is presenting the latest danger for the men and women who pick America&rsquo;s fruit and vegetable crops.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-smoke-lifts-on-californiaamp39s-coast-it-lingers-in-central-valley-where-farmworkers-have-no-refuge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-smoke-lifts-on-californiaamp39s-coast-it-lingers-in-central-valley-where-farmworkers-have-no-refuge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodward says Trump has ‘lost his way not just as a president but as a human being’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wide-ranging live interview on the Yahoo News &ldquo;Skullduggery&rdquo; podcast Thursday, the &ldquo;Rage&rdquo; author said the president does not have the capacity &ldquo;to assess what's real and what's unreal.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-says-trump-has-lost-his-way-not-just-as-a-president-but-as-a-human-being/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-says-trump-has-lost-his-way-not-just-as-a-president-but-as-a-human-being/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodward says Trump has &amp;#39;lost his way, not just as a president but as a human being&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wide-ranging live interview on the Yahoo News &ldquo;Skullduggery&rdquo; podcast Thursday, the &ldquo;Rage&rdquo; author said the president does not have the capacity &ldquo;to assess what's real and what's unreal.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-says-trump-has-amp39lost-his-way-not-just-as-a-president-but-as-a-human-beingamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-says-trump-has-amp39lost-his-way-not-just-as-a-president-but-as-a-human-beingamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measures to control coronavirus have brought flu infections to &amp;#39;historic lows.&amp;#39; Scientists want to keep it that way.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lockdowns and protective measures like the widespread wearing of face masks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have driven influenza infections to record lows, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/measures-to-control-coronavirus-have-brought-flu-infections-to-amp39historic-lowsamp39-scientists-want-to-keep-it-that-way/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/measures-to-control-coronavirus-have-brought-flu-infections-to-amp39historic-lowsamp39-scientists-want-to-keep-it-that-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AP FACT CHECK: Biden distorts Trump&amp;#39;s words on virus &amp;#39;hoax&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is presenting a distorted account of President Donald Trump's words on the coronavirus, wrongly suggesting Trump branded the virus a hoax.In fact, Trump pronounced Democratic criticism of his pandemic response a hoax.Biden tweeted a video mashup of Trump's rhetoric on the crisis, sampling the many times the president has underplayed the severity of the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ap-fact-check-biden-distorts-trumpamp39s-words-on-virus-amp39hoaxamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ap-fact-check-biden-distorts-trumpamp39s-words-on-virus-amp39hoaxamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s belief that colleges are &amp;#39;low risk&amp;#39; may overlook long-term COVID-19 complications]]></title><description><![CDATA[As President Trump continues to insist that college campuses are &ldquo;low risk&rdquo; environments for students, doctors and public health experts caution that coronavirus infection may carry long-term effects even for otherwise healthy young adults.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-belief-that-colleges-are-amp39low-riskamp39-may-overlook-long-term-covid-19-complications/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-belief-that-colleges-are-amp39low-riskamp39-may-overlook-long-term-covid-19-complications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump on COVID vaccine: I know better than the head of CDC]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump said CDC Director Robert Redfield "made a mistake" about when a COVID-19 vaccine would be ready.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-on-covid-vaccine-i-know-better-than-the-head-of-cdc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-on-covid-vaccine-i-know-better-than-the-head-of-cdc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Pennsylvania law could delay presidential election results for days or even weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Pennsylvania has a repeat performance of its primary, America is in trouble. Election results in Pennsylvania&rsquo;s June 2 primary took weeks to be announced. But state officials told Yahoo News they&rsquo;re confident that results won&rsquo;t take as long to be announced in the fall election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-pennsylvania-law-could-delay-presidential-election-results-for-days-or-even-weeks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-pennsylvania-law-could-delay-presidential-election-results-for-days-or-even-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should the voting age be lowered to 16?]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Francisco may soon become the first major American city to lower its voting age to 16. Should the rest of the country follow suit?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-the-voting-age-be-lowered-to-16/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/should-the-voting-age-be-lowered-to-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists protest as Trump picks climate change skeptic for key NOAA post]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has tapped a climate skeptic to help run the federal agency charged with overseeing the government&rsquo;s research on climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientists-protest-as-trump-picks-climate-change-skeptic-for-key-noaa-post/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientists-protest-as-trump-picks-climate-change-skeptic-for-key-noaa-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump appointees not influencing coronavirus science, CDC chief promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Testifying before Congress on Wednesday, Dr. Robert Redfield strongly disputed that the CDC&rsquo;s scientific research has been influenced by political appointees attempting to bring those findings in line with President Trump&rsquo;s views.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-appointees-not-influencing-coronavirus-science-cdc-chief-promises/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-appointees-not-influencing-coronavirus-science-cdc-chief-promises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC chief says masks better at stopping coronavirus than a vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine,&rdquo; Redfield said, referring to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. &ldquo;if I don't get an immune response, the vaccine's not going to protect me. This face mask will."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-chief-says-masks-better-at-stopping-coronavirus-than-a-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cdc-chief-says-masks-better-at-stopping-coronavirus-than-a-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodward to join Yahoo News&amp;#39; Skullduggery podcast for an in-depth interview about his new Trump book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune in here on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 12:30 p.m. ET.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-to-join-yahoo-newsamp39-skullduggery-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-to-join-yahoo-newsamp39-skullduggery-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodward to join Yahoo News&amp;#39; &amp;#39;Skullduggery&amp;#39; podcast for an in-depth interview about his new Trump book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune in here on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 12:30 p.m. ET.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-to-join-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-to-join-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodward joins Yahoo News&amp;#39; &amp;#39;Skullduggery&amp;#39; podcast for an in-depth interview about his new Trump book]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author and investigative journalist sat down with the Yahoo News &ldquo;Skullduggery&rdquo; podcast for a wide-ranging discussion conversation about &ldquo;Rage,&rdquo; his new book on the Trump presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-joins-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/woodward-joins-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: Bob Woodward join Yahoo News&amp;#39; &amp;#39;Skullduggery&amp;#39; podcast for an in-depth interview about his new Trump book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune in here on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 12:30 p.m. ET.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-bob-woodward-join-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-bob-woodward-join-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Woodward to join Yahoo News&amp;#39; Skullduggery podcast for an in-depth interview about his new Trump book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune in here on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 12:30 p.m. ET.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bob-woodward-to-join-yahoo-newsamp39-skullduggery-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bob-woodward-to-join-yahoo-newsamp39-skullduggery-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Woodward joins Yahoo News&amp;#39; &amp;#39;Skullduggery&amp;#39; podcast for an in-depth interview about his new Trump book]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author and investigative journalist sat down with the Yahoo News &ldquo;Skullduggery&rdquo; podcast for a wide-ranging discussion conversation about &ldquo;Rage,&rdquo; his new book on the Trump presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bob-woodward-joins-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bob-woodward-joins-yahoo-newsamp39-amp39skullduggeryamp39-podcast-for-an-in-depth-interview-about-his-new-trump-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can coronavirus vaccine mistrust be overcome?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large number of Americans say they won't feel safe taking a vaccine for coronavirus once one is available. Can their lack of trust be fixed or will vaccine skepticism make herd immunity impossible?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-coronavirus-vaccine-mistrust-be-overcome/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/can-coronavirus-vaccine-mistrust-be-overcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breonna Taylor&amp;#39;s mother reaches $12M settlement, police reform agreement with Louisville]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed by police in her Louisville apartment earlier this year, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the city for $12 million and includes an agreement to implement a number of police reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/breonna-tayloramp39s-mother-reaches-12m-settlement-police-reform-agreement-with-louisville/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/breonna-tayloramp39s-mother-reaches-12m-settlement-police-reform-agreement-with-louisville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke reaches the East Coast — while still smothering the Northwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[For weeks, residents across the West Coast have been checking forecasts to find out when the suffocating, hazardous wildfire smoke will shift and allow them to once again open their doors and windows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wildfire-smoke-reaches-the-east-coast-while-still-smothering-the-northwest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wildfire-smoke-reaches-the-east-coast-while-still-smothering-the-northwest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police called to home of boy with toy gun in virtual class. ‘I could have been burying my son today,’ mom says.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Black seventh grader from Colorado had the police called to his house for playing with a toy gun during virtual art class. His mom, Dani Elliott, believes that if anyone did anything wrong, it was the school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/police-called-to-home-of-boy-with-toy-gun-in-virtual-class-i-could-have-been-burying-my-son-today-mom-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/police-called-to-home-of-boy-with-toy-gun-in-virtual-class-i-could-have-been-burying-my-son-today-mom-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police called to home of boy with toy gun in virtual class. &amp;#39;I could have been burying my son today,&amp;#39; mom says.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Black seventh grader from Colorado had the police called to his house for playing with a toy gun during virtual art class. His mom, Dani Elliott, believes that if anyone did anything wrong, it was the school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/police-called-to-home-of-boy-with-toy-gun-in-virtual-class-amp39i-could-have-been-burying-my-son-todayamp39-mom-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/police-called-to-home-of-boy-with-toy-gun-in-virtual-class-amp39i-could-have-been-burying-my-son-todayamp39-mom-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Caputo was brought in to streamline coronavirus messaging. He has fostered chaos instead.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A disciple of Nixonian &ldquo;dirty trickster&rdquo; Roger Stone, Caputo has worked for Oliver North, Russian energy giant Gazprom and, most recently, Trump, joining his presidential campaign back when few were taking that campaign seriously.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michael-caputo-was-brought-in-to-streamline-coronavirus-messaging-he-has-fostered-chaos-instead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michael-caputo-was-brought-in-to-streamline-coronavirus-messaging-he-has-fostered-chaos-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientific American backs Biden in its first presidential endorsement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The magazine on Tuesday announced the first presidential endorsement in its 175-year history. Its editors said they felt "compelled" to do so because President Trump&rsquo;s rejection of science has cost tens of thousands of American lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientific-american-backs-biden-in-its-first-presidential-endorsement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientific-american-backs-biden-in-its-first-presidential-endorsement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientific American backs Biden in its 1st presidential endorsement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The magazine on Tuesday announced the first presidential endorsement in its 175-year history. Its editors said they felt "compelled" to do so because President Trump&rsquo;s rejection of science has cost tens of thousands of American lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientific-american-backs-biden-in-its-1st-presidential-endorsement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientific-american-backs-biden-in-its-1st-presidential-endorsement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientific American backs Biden in first-ever presidential endorsement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The magazine on Tuesday announced the first presidential endorsement in its 175-year history. Its editors said they felt "compelled" to do so because President Trump&rsquo;s rejection of science has cost tens of thousands of American lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientific-american-backs-biden-in-first-ever-presidential-endorsement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scientific-american-backs-biden-in-first-ever-presidential-endorsement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Biden’s Latino problem goes beyond Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden is heading to Florida on Tuesday amid worries about his campaign&rsquo;s Latino outreach operation. Recent polls there have seen Biden&rsquo;s lead dwindle to just about 1 percent, in large part due to soft support among Latinos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-bidens-latino-problem-goes-beyond-florida/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-bidens-latino-problem-goes-beyond-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden foreign policy adviser hails Trump for forging Israel-UAE deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top adviser to Joe Biden applauded the Trump administration&rsquo;s role in helping to broker the new peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-foreign-policy-adviser-hails-trump-for-forging-israel-uae-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-foreign-policy-adviser-hails-trump-for-forging-israel-uae-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrutiny of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy intensifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scrutiny of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy intensified on Monday amid new reports alleging improper business dealings and persistent charges that the longtime Republican donor is subverting postal operations in order to make mail-in voting difficult in November&rsquo;s presidential election.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scrutiny-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-intensifies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/scrutiny-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-intensifies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: Number of Americans willing to get COVID-19 vaccine falls to new low amid fears Trump is putting politics before safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll reveals that less than a third of Americans (32 percent) say they plan to get vaccinated, a stunning 23-point decline that reflects rising concern about the politicization of the vaccine process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-number-of-americans-willing-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-falls-to-new-low-amid-fears-trump-is-putting-politics-before-safety/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-number-of-americans-willing-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-falls-to-new-low-amid-fears-trump-is-putting-politics-before-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: Number of Americans willing to get a vaccination falls as fears mount that Trump is putting politics before safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll reveals that less than a third of Americans (32 percent) say they plan to get vaccinated, a stunning 23-point decline that reflects rising concern about the politicization of the vaccine process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-number-of-americans-willing-to-get-a-vaccination-falls-as-fears-mount-that-trump-is-putting-politics-before-safety/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-number-of-americans-willing-to-get-a-vaccination-falls-as-fears-mount-that-trump-is-putting-politics-before-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As fires ravage California, Trump gives his climate-change solution: &amp;#39;It&amp;#39;ll start getting cooler&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[California Gov. Gavin Newsom unsuccessfully pressed President Trump on Monday to acknowledge that climate change is making wildfires worse across much of the West.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-fires-ravage-california-trump-gives-his-climate-change-solution-amp39itamp39ll-start-getting-cooleramp39/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-fires-ravage-california-trump-gives-his-climate-change-solution-amp39itamp39ll-start-getting-cooleramp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In U.S. elections, it&amp;#39;s winner take all &mdash; and Blacks are the losers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why not just let the American people choose our president directly, instead of relying on some clumsy work-around to the Constitution known as the Electoral College?&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-us-elections-itamp39s-winner-take-all-mdash-and-blacks-are-the-losers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-us-elections-itamp39s-winner-take-all-mdash-and-blacks-are-the-losers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live event: &amp;#39;Count us in: The census, the election and the Latinx community&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tune in here on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. ET for &ldquo;Count us in,&rdquo; a lively 40-minute discussion aimed at inspiring and informing the Latinx community to stand up and be counted &mdash;&nbsp;in the U.S. census and in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-event-amp39count-us-in-the-census-the-election-and-the-latinx-communityrsquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-event-amp39count-us-in-the-census-the-election-and-the-latinx-communityrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretive Pentagon research program looks to replace human hackers with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Joint Operations Center inside Fort Meade in Maryland is the nerve center for both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency as they do cyber battle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/secretive-pentagon-research-program-looks-to-replace-human-hackers-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/secretive-pentagon-research-program-looks-to-replace-human-hackers-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fallout from Trump&amp;#39;s coronavirus admissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump told journalist Bob Woodward that he was deliberately downplaying the risks of the coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic. What impact will these statements have?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fallout-from-trumpamp39s-coronavirus-admissions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fallout-from-trumpamp39s-coronavirus-admissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump falls 10 points behind Biden amid reports he misled Americans about COVID-19 and disparaged U.S. soldiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has fallen further behind Joe Biden following bombshell reports that the president knowingly misled Americans about the dangers of COVID-19 and privately disparaged dead U.S. soldiers as &ldquo;suckers&rdquo; and &ldquo;losers,&rdquo; according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-falls-10-points-behind-biden-amid-reports-he-misled-americans-about-covid-19-and-disparaged-us-soldiers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-trump-falls-10-points-behind-biden-amid-reports-he-misled-americans-about-covid-19-and-disparaged-us-soldiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bin Laden raid commander, ex-top CIA official warn U.S. pullout would allow Taliban to retake Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of the most senior officials involved in planning the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden warned Thursday that a U.S. pullout from Afghanistan would result in a Taliban takeover within a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bin-laden-raid-commander-ex-top-cia-official-warn-us-pullout-would-allow-taliban-to-retake-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bin-laden-raid-commander-ex-top-cia-official-warn-us-pullout-would-allow-taliban-to-retake-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorneys for George Floyd&amp;#39;s family refute claims he died from drug overdose: &amp;#39;America saw what happened&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys for George Floyd&rsquo;s family on Friday refuted defense claims that Floyd died of complications stemming from a drug overdose while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/attorneys-for-george-floydamp39s-family-refute-claims-he-died-from-drug-overdose-amp39america-saw-what-happenedamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/attorneys-for-george-floydamp39s-family-refute-claims-he-died-from-drug-overdose-amp39america-saw-what-happenedamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children transmit the coronavirus, Utah study suggests, but don&amp;#39;t get sick themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new findings could help shape the debate about how to reopen schools safely as the coronavirus continues to sicken thousands and kill hundreds daily.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/children-transmit-the-coronavirus-utah-study-suggests-but-donamp39t-get-sick-themselves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/children-transmit-the-coronavirus-utah-study-suggests-but-donamp39t-get-sick-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On 9/11, the Trump and Biden campaigns pause to remember terror victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[For at least a few hours Friday, the 2020 presidential race was put on pause to honor 9/11 victims on the 19th anniversary of the terror attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/on-911-the-trump-and-biden-campaigns-pause-to-remember-terror-victims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/on-911-the-trump-and-biden-campaigns-pause-to-remember-terror-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblower&amp;#39;s lawyer says his client was demoted at Homeland Security Dept. for political reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Zaid said Department of Homeland Security whistleblower Brian Murphy was told he was being demoted because it would help acting Secretary Chad Wolf politically.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whistlebloweramp39s-lawyer-says-his-client-was-demoted-at-homeland-security-dept-for-political-reasons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/whistlebloweramp39s-lawyer-says-his-client-was-demoted-at-homeland-security-dept-for-political-reasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign jumps on Woodward interview to pin COVID deaths on Trump&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;playing it down&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the revelations by journalist Bob Woodward of how President Trump misled the American people about the severity of the coronavirus reverberated this week, the Biden campaign did its best to keep the story alive with scathing digital advertising.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-jumps-on-woodward-interview-to-pin-covid-deaths-on-trumpamp39s-amp39playing-it-downamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-jumps-on-woodward-interview-to-pin-covid-deaths-on-trumpamp39s-amp39playing-it-downamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign jumps on Woodward interview to pin COVID deaths on Trump ‘playing it down’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the revelations by journalist Bob Woodward of how President Trump misled the American people about the severity of coronavirus reverberated this week, the Biden campaign did its best to keep the story alive with scathing digital advertising.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-jumps-on-woodward-interview-to-pin-covid-deaths-on-trump-playing-it-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-jumps-on-woodward-interview-to-pin-covid-deaths-on-trump-playing-it-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires closing in on Portland suburbs force massive evacuations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of wildfires in Oregon have forced the evacuation of more than 500,000 residents, prompting Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to declare a state of emergency Friday as two massive blazes converged at the doorstep to his city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wildfires-closing-in-on-portland-suburbs-force-massive-evacuations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/wildfires-closing-in-on-portland-suburbs-force-massive-evacuations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The killing of Elijah McClain and the silent crisis of racism in suburban policing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suburban policing accounts for a disproportionate amount of violence against people of color, with officers rarely punished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-killing-of-elijah-mcclain-and-the-silent-crisis-of-racism-in-suburban-policing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-killing-of-elijah-mcclain-and-the-silent-crisis-of-racism-in-suburban-policing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York speeds to open restaurants for indoor dining despite scientists&amp;#39; concerns over COVID-19 spread]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I am concerned about indoor dining, even at 25% capacity,&rdquo; says Linsey Marr, a leading aerosol scientist at Virginia Tech who was not involved in the new CDC study. &ldquo;Restaurants are the worst of all situations,&rdquo; she says, because people don&rsquo;t wear face masks while eating and drinking. They also tend to talk loudly, which is associated with increased pathogenic spread.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-speeds-to-open-restaurants-for-indoor-dining-despite-scientistsamp39-concerns-over-covid-19-spread/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-speeds-to-open-restaurants-for-indoor-dining-despite-scientistsamp39-concerns-over-covid-19-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York speeds to open restaurants for indoor dining despite scientists’ concerns over COVID-19 spread]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON--Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is one of New York&rsquo;s great culinary thoroughfares, long regarded as the city&rsquo;s &ldquo;true&rdquo; Little Italy, both tastier and more authentic than its heavily touristed counterpart in Lower Manhattan.Like every other segment of New York&rsquo;s restaurant industry, Arthur Avenue was devastated by the coronavirus, which killed some 23,000 people in the city throughout the spring.&ldquo;This is doable,&rdquo; Peter Madonia, head of the Belmont B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-speeds-to-open-restaurants-for-indoor-dining-despite-scientists-concerns-over-covid-19-spread/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-speeds-to-open-restaurants-for-indoor-dining-despite-scientists-concerns-over-covid-19-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Porter, AOC among House freshmen making their mark by grilling witnesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those tuning in to high-profile House hearings often find them most interesting toward the end, when junior representatives start asking questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/katie-porter-aoc-among-house-freshmen-making-their-mark-by-grilling-witnesses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/katie-porter-aoc-among-house-freshmen-making-their-mark-by-grilling-witnesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge orders testimony from Saudi officials in suit over involvement in 9/11 attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a federal judge directed the Saudi Arabian government to make up to 24 current and former&nbsp;officials&nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash; including Prince Bandar, the former&nbsp;&nbsp;ambassador to the United States, and his longtime chief of staff&nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash; available&nbsp;for depositions about their possible knowledge of events that led up to the&nbsp;airplane hijackings of Sept. 11, 2001, which killed almost 3,000 Americans.The order was immediate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-orders-testimony-from-saudi-officials-in-suit-over-involvement-in-911-attacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-orders-testimony-from-saudi-officials-in-suit-over-involvement-in-911-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Californians hold their breath, waiting for relief from worst-ever fire season]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the fourth straight year, fire season, as it is called in California, has millions of residents in the nation&rsquo;s most populous state on edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/californians-hold-their-breath-waiting-for-relief-from-worst-ever-fire-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/californians-hold-their-breath-waiting-for-relief-from-worst-ever-fire-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump claims military leaders fight wars to help companies, but his administration has promoted industry interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s swipe at military leaders for being beholden to the defense industry came from a commander in chief who has demonstrated a marked preference for appointing defense industry executives to senior Pentagon positions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-military-leaders-fight-wars-to-help-companies-but-his-administration-has-promoted-industry-interests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-military-leaders-fight-wars-to-help-companies-but-his-administration-has-promoted-industry-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historian Eddie Glaude&amp;#39;s new book on James Baldwin and racism calls on America to &amp;#39;Begin Again&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Part of the reason why I wrote the book is that I was grappling with my own despair and disillusionment&rdquo; after the election of Donald Trump, Eddie Glaude said in an interview on &ldquo;The Long Game,&rdquo; a Yahoo News podcast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/historian-eddie-glaudeamp39s-new-book-on-james-baldwin-and-racism-calls-on-america-to-amp39begin-againamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/historian-eddie-glaudeamp39s-new-book-on-james-baldwin-and-racism-calls-on-america-to-amp39begin-againamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Black Senate hopefuls look to make history in the South &mdash; and fix healthcare while they&amp;#39;re at it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins from Louisiana and Jaime Harrison from South Carolina envision a &ldquo;new South&rdquo; to address issues they say have been largely ignored by their longtime incumbent opponents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/2-black-senate-hopefuls-look-to-make-history-in-the-south-mdash-and-fix-healthcare-while-theyamp39re-at-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/2-black-senate-hopefuls-look-to-make-history-in-the-south-mdash-and-fix-healthcare-while-theyamp39re-at-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Black Senate hopefuls look to make history in the South &mdash; and fix health care while they&amp;#39;re at it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins from Louisiana and Jaime Harrison from South Carolina envision a &ldquo;new South&rdquo; to address issues they say have been largely ignored by their longtime incumbent opponents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/2-black-senate-hopefuls-look-to-make-history-in-the-south-mdash-and-fix-health-care-while-theyamp39re-at-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/2-black-senate-hopefuls-look-to-make-history-in-the-south-mdash-and-fix-health-care-while-theyamp39re-at-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he sought to avoid ‘panic’ over COVID, but fearmongering is central to his campaign ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president said he downplayed the threat of the coronavirus because he never wants to &ldquo;create panic.&rdquo; But his administration, campaign and Twitter feed stir it at seemingly every turn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-sought-to-avoid-panic-over-covid-but-fearmongering-is-central-to-his-campaign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-sought-to-avoid-panic-over-covid-but-fearmongering-is-central-to-his-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he sought to avoid &amp;#39;panic&amp;#39; over COVID-19, but fearmongering is central to his campaign&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president said he downplayed the threat of the coronavirus because he never wants to &ldquo;create panic.&rdquo; But his administration, campaign and Twitter feed stir it at seemingly every turn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-sought-to-avoid-amp39panicamp39-over-covid-19-but-fearmongering-is-central-to-his-campaignnbsp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-sought-to-avoid-amp39panicamp39-over-covid-19-but-fearmongering-is-central-to-his-campaignnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-COVID heart damage alarms researchers: &amp;#39;There was a black hole&amp;#39; in infected cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[While more studies are needed, researchers and doctors throughout the country are warning of a likely connection between COVID-19 and a serious heart condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/post-covid-heart-damage-alarms-researchers-amp39there-was-a-black-holeamp39-in-infected-cells/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/post-covid-heart-damage-alarms-researchers-amp39there-was-a-black-holeamp39-in-infected-cells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI warns of increasing extremist threats to the 2020 elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI is warning police nationwide to expect an increase in election-related threats &mdash; and potentially, violent attacks &mdash; from domestic violence extremists, according to a recent bulletin reviewed by Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-warns-of-increasing-extremist-threats-to-the-2020-elections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-warns-of-increasing-extremist-threats-to-the-2020-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The letter that shook Twitter&amp;#39;s world]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would President Trump have to do to get banned from Twitter? This episode of Yahoo News&rsquo; &ldquo;Conspiracyland&rdquo; examines that question in the context of Trump pushing painful conspiracies about a former aide to MSNBC host Joe Scarborough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-letter-that-shook-twitteramp39s-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-letter-that-shook-twitteramp39s-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolton responds to Woodward book, says Trump&amp;#39;s decision to downplay virus &amp;#39;almost certainly&amp;#39; cost lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton believes that the president's failure to level with Americans about the gravity of the coronavirus is emblematic of his tendency to make decisions solely on what &ldquo;will affect him politically.&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bolton-responds-to-woodward-book-says-trumpamp39s-decision-to-downplay-virus-amp39almost-certainlyamp39-cost-lives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bolton-responds-to-woodward-book-says-trumpamp39s-decision-to-downplay-virus-amp39almost-certainlyamp39-cost-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new COVID-19 forecast predicts more than 400,000 deaths by the end of 2020. Will the fall wave really be that big?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts have long feared that colder weather and other factors could create a fall wave of the coronavirus with the potential to dwarf previous peaks &mdash; and America&rsquo;s most prominent COVID-19 modelers are projecting just that. So is it time to freak out about the fall? Maybe not just yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-new-covid-19-forecast-predicts-more-than-400000-deaths-by-the-end-of-2020-will-the-fall-wave-really-be-that-big/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-new-covid-19-forecast-predicts-more-than-400000-deaths-by-the-end-of-2020-will-the-fall-wave-really-be-that-big/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHS whistleblower: Intelligence on Russian election interference withheld because it made Trump &amp;#39;look bad&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A whistleblower has alleged that President Trump&rsquo;s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary ordered him to hold back intelligence on Russian election interference because it &ldquo;made the President look bad.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dhs-whistleblower-intelligence-on-russian-election-interference-withheld-because-it-made-trump-amp39look-badamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dhs-whistleblower-intelligence-on-russian-election-interference-withheld-because-it-made-trump-amp39look-badamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touting Operation Legend, Barr says ‘crime is down’ in Chicago. But murders are up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General William Barr says crime is down in Chicago and "Operation Legend" is restoring order to the city. The data, however, shows there may not be much to celebrate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/touting-operation-legend-barr-says-crime-is-down-in-chicago-but-murders-are-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/touting-operation-legend-barr-says-crime-is-down-in-chicago-but-murders-are-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touting Operation Legend, Barr says &amp;#39;crime is down&amp;#39; in Chicago. But murders are up.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General William Barr says crime is down in Chicago and Operation Legend is restoring order to the city. The data, however, shows there may not be much to celebrate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/touting-operation-legend-barr-says-amp39crime-is-downamp39-in-chicago-but-murders-are-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/touting-operation-legend-barr-says-amp39crime-is-downamp39-in-chicago-but-murders-are-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump explains why he downplayed coronavirus risks to the American public]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he misled the American public about the threat of COVID-19 earlier this year in order to "reduce panic" about a virus that has so far killed nearly 200,000 people in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-explains-why-he-downplayed-coronavirus-risks-to-the-american-public/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-explains-why-he-downplayed-coronavirus-risks-to-the-american-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden slams Trump over Woodward book revelations, says president &amp;#39;failed to do his job on purpose&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden responded to a series of bombshell revelations about President Trump on Wednesday, saying that audiotapes recorded by veteran journalist Bob Woodward showed Trump &ldquo;failed to do his job on purpose.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-slams-trump-over-woodward-book-revelations-says-president-amp39failed-to-do-his-job-on-purposeamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-slams-trump-over-woodward-book-revelations-says-president-amp39failed-to-do-his-job-on-purposeamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deadly stuff’: The biggest bombshells from Woodward’s new book on Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as he publicly sought to downplay the threat of the coronavirus to Americans earlier this year, President Trump told author Bob Woodward that he knew the virus was &ldquo;deadly&rdquo; serious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/deadly-stuff-the-biggest-bombshells-from-woodwards-new-book-on-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/deadly-stuff-the-biggest-bombshells-from-woodwards-new-book-on-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Deadly stuff&amp;#39;: The biggest bombshells from Woodward&rsquo;s new book on Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as he publicly sought to downplay the threat of the coronavirus to Americans earlier this year, President Trump told author Bob Woodward that he knew the virus was &ldquo;deadly&rdquo; serious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39deadly-stuffamp39-the-biggest-bombshells-from-woodwardrsquos-new-book-on-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39deadly-stuffamp39-the-biggest-bombshells-from-woodwardrsquos-new-book-on-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The screening operations have been held at select airports since January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-white-house-orders-end-to-covid-19-airport-screenings-for-international-travelers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-white-house-orders-end-to-covid-19-airport-screenings-for-international-travelers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: The White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government on Monday will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for COVID-19, Yahoo News has learned.The screening operations have been held at select airports since January, when the first cases began of the disease began to emerge from Wuhan, China.Since March, incoming international flights from select high-risk countries, which includes much of Europe, China, and Iran, among other regions, have been funneled through 15 designated airports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-the-white-house-orders-end-to-covid-19-airport-screenings-for-international-travelers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-the-white-house-orders-end-to-covid-19-airport-screenings-for-international-travelers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battleground states not ready for presidential election, House Democrats warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key battleground states &ldquo;face the risk of serious problems&rdquo; in the Nov. 3 presidential election, House Democrats warned on Wednesday.The warning comes ahead of a House hearing on electoral integrity, and amid worries over how millions will vote across the nation in the midst of the pandemic.The new report, from the coronavirus subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee, examined election preparedness in Texas, Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/battleground-states-not-ready-for-presidential-election-house-democrats-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/battleground-states-not-ready-for-presidential-election-house-democrats-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Republican Gov. Tom Ridge urges Pennsylvania to speed up mail vote counting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Republican governor of Pennsylvania on Wednesday called on that state&rsquo;s legislature to make a small change to how mail-in ballots are counted that could make a huge difference in how quickly election results are reported in November.Ridge, along with former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, sent an open letter to the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania legislature asking them to allow election clerks to prepare mail ballots for counting before Election Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-republican-gov-tom-ridge-urges-pennsylvania-to-speed-up-mail-vote-counting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-republican-gov-tom-ridge-urges-pennsylvania-to-speed-up-mail-vote-counting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trump&amp;#39;s feud with Scarborough led the president to push unfounded claims of murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough have had a tumultuous relationship that ultimately became one of the bitterest feuds of the Trump presidency &mdash; a clash that is examined in detail in this episode of Yahoo News&rsquo; &ldquo;Conspiracyland.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-trumpamp39s-feud-with-scarborough-led-the-president-to-push-unfounded-claims-of-murder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-trumpamp39s-feud-with-scarborough-led-the-president-to-push-unfounded-claims-of-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump: Kamala Harris &amp;#39;could never be your first woman president&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entering the home stretch of his reelection campaign, President Trump told supporters in North Carolina Tuesday that Democrat Kamala Harris &ldquo;could never be your first woman president.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-kamala-harris-amp39could-never-be-your-first-woman-presidentamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-kamala-harris-amp39could-never-be-your-first-woman-presidentamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Portland and Kenosha say about the return of political violence in America]]></title><description><![CDATA[As recent authoritarian transformations in other countries have shown, there is a route to power through encouraging politicized violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-portland-and-kenosha-say-about-the-return-of-political-violence-in-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-portland-and-kenosha-say-about-the-return-of-political-violence-in-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army chief disputes Trump claim that military leaders want to fight wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville pushed back on President Trump's assertio that senior military leaders are eager to fight wars to benefits defense contractors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/army-chief-disputes-trump-claim-that-military-leaders-want-to-fight-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/army-chief-disputes-trump-claim-that-military-leaders-want-to-fight-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, cheerleader-in-chief for drilling and fracking, proclaims himself &amp;#39;the great environmentalist&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump traveled to Florida on Tuesday and pitched himself as a strong defender of the environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-cheerleader-in-chief-for-drilling-and-fracking-proclaims-himself-amp39the-great-environmentalistamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-cheerleader-in-chief-for-drilling-and-fracking-proclaims-himself-amp39the-great-environmentalistamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rochester police chief and deputies retire over handling of Daniel Prude death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief La'Ron Singletary announced his retirement Tuesday after scrutiny over the death of a Black man in police custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rochester-police-chief-and-deputies-retire-over-handling-of-daniel-prude-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rochester-police-chief-and-deputies-retire-over-handling-of-daniel-prude-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican-controlled Senate committee may still get election security briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the White House recently said Congress&rsquo;s intelligence oversight committees would no longer be personally briefed on foreign threats to elections, it seems the Senate may still get direct access to intelligence officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-controlled-senate-committee-may-still-get-election-security-briefing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-controlled-senate-committee-may-still-get-election-security-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sturgis motorcycle rally was a ‘superspreader event’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A month after 460,000 motorcycle enthusiasts converged on Sturgis, S.D., researchers have found that thousands have been sickened across the nation, leading them to brand the rally a &ldquo;superspreader&rdquo; event that will involve more than $12 billion in health care costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-was-a-superspreader-event/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-was-a-superspreader-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sturgis motorcycle rally was a &amp;#39;superspreader event&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A month after 460,000 motorcycle enthusiasts converged on Sturgis, S.D., researchers have found that thousands have been sickened across the nation, leading them to brand the rally a &ldquo;superspreader&rdquo; event that will involve more than $12 billion in health care costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-was-a-amp39superspreader-eventamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-was-a-amp39superspreader-eventamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sturgis motorcycle rally spread coronavirus across the nation, leading to $12 billion in health care costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A month after 460,000 motorcycle enthusiasts converged on Sturgis, S.D., researchers have found that thousands have been sickened across the nation, leading them to brand the rally a &ldquo;superspreader&rdquo; event that will involve more than $12 billion in health care costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-spread-coronavirus-across-the-nation-leading-to-12-billion-in-health-care-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-spread-coronavirus-across-the-nation-leading-to-12-billion-in-health-care-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and the military: Will the allegations hurt him?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An explosive report accused President Trump of making repeated disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military. Will the allegations hurt his reelection chances?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-the-military-will-the-allegations-hurt-him/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-the-military-will-the-allegations-hurt-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband of Scarborough aide who died in 2001 speaks out about Trump&amp;#39;s conspiracy tweets: &amp;#39;It&amp;#39;s just inhuman&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The widower of a former aide to Joe Scarborough said the conspiracy theories about the death of his wife have caused the family pain and anguish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/husband-of-scarborough-aide-who-died-in-2001-speaks-out-about-trumpamp39s-conspiracy-tweets-amp39itamp39s-just-inhumanamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/husband-of-scarborough-aide-who-died-in-2001-speaks-out-about-trumpamp39s-conspiracy-tweets-amp39itamp39s-just-inhumanamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says troops love him even if Pentagon brass doesn&amp;#39;t]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I'm not saying the military is in love with me, the soldiers are," President Trump said at a Labor Day press conference that included him pushing back on claims that he disparaged soldiers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-troops-love-him-even-if-pentagon-brass-doesnamp39t/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-troops-love-him-even-if-pentagon-brass-doesnamp39t/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 moments from the 1991 Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas hearings and what may await Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a number of similarities between Anita Hill's accusations against Clarence Thomas&nbsp;and Christine Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/6-moments-from-the-1991-anita-hill-and-clarence-thomas-hearings-and-what-may-await-ford/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/6-moments-from-the-1991-anita-hill-and-clarence-thomas-hearings-and-what-may-await-ford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a herd immunity approach to COVID-19 could be a deadly disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the coronavirus pandemic began, herd immunity has been floated as a possible solution, but the controversial strategy is considered downright dangerous by many experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-herd-immunity-approach-to-covid-19-could-be-a-deadly-disaster-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-herd-immunity-approach-to-covid-19-could-be-a-deadly-disaster-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a ‘herd immunity’ approach to COVID-19 could be a deadly disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natural herd immunity has received renewed attention after reportedly being floated by White House pandemic adviser Dr. Scott Atlas as a possible solution to COVID-19. Yahoo News Medical Correspondent Dr. Dara Kass explains why a natural herd immunity approach could have&nbsp;deadly&nbsp;consequences.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-herd-immunity-approach-to-covid-19-could-be-a-deadly-disaster/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-herd-immunity-approach-to-covid-19-could-be-a-deadly-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a &amp;#39;herd immunity&amp;#39; approach to COVID-19 could be a deadly disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the coronavirus pandemic began, herd immunity has been floated as a possible solution, but the controversial strategy is considered downright dangerous by many experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-amp39herd-immunityamp39-approach-to-covid-19-could-be-a-deadly-disaster/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-amp39herd-immunityamp39-approach-to-covid-19-could-be-a-deadly-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;The Gotaway&amp;#39;: Online video produced and posted by the Border Patrol spreads fear of migrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The video was produced by agents from the Border Patrol&rsquo;s El Centro Sector, located in Southern California&rsquo;s Imperial Valley.&nbsp; It has been posted on the El Centro Sector chief&rsquo;s official Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as the national Border Patrol agency&rsquo;s official YouTube page, Facebook and Instagram accounts.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-gotawayamp39-online-video-produced-and-posted-by-the-border-patrol-spreads-fear-of-migrants/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-gotawayamp39-online-video-produced-and-posted-by-the-border-patrol-spreads-fear-of-migrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McGahn&amp;#39;s role in the Mueller investigation comes into focus in book by reporter Michael Schmidt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new book by New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt details the &ldquo;extraordinary collision of events&rdquo; that led White House counsel Don McGahn to become a witness against the president in the Mueller investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcgahnamp39s-role-in-the-mueller-investigation-comes-into-focus-in-book-by-reporter-michael-schmidt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mcgahnamp39s-role-in-the-mueller-investigation-comes-into-focus-in-book-by-reporter-michael-schmidt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump should wait until after the election to announce a COVID-19 vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent days, experts have become increasingly convinced &mdash; and alarmed &mdash; that President Trump is pushing to cut corners and rush the release of a COVID-19 vaccine before Nov. 3 to improve his chances in the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-should-wait-until-after-the-election-to-announce-a-covid-19-vaccine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-should-wait-until-after-the-election-to-announce-a-covid-19-vaccine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is pushing to unveil a COVID-19 vaccine before Election Day. Why he should wait until after.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent days, experts have become increasingly convinced &mdash; and alarmed &mdash; that President Trump is pushing to cut corners and rush the release of a COVID-19 vaccine before Nov. 3 to improve his chances in the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-pushing-to-unveil-a-covid-19-vaccine-before-election-day-why-he-should-wait-until-after/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-pushing-to-unveil-a-covid-19-vaccine-before-election-day-why-he-should-wait-until-after/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s new coronavirus adviser uses made-up statistics and false claims to praise White House pandemic response]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a contentious interview with the BBC Newshour, the president&rsquo;s new coronavirus adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, said that the United States had actually handled the coronavirus pandemic better than Europe, citing a discredited statistic of unknown origins.In recent days, Dr. Atlas has eclipsed Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx as Trump&rsquo;s most visible, and presumably trusted, coronavirus adviser.Atlas is affiliated with the conservative Hoover Institution at Stanford University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-new-coronavirus-adviser-uses-made-up-statistics-and-false-claims-to-praise-white-house-pandemic-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-new-coronavirus-adviser-uses-made-up-statistics-and-false-claims-to-praise-white-house-pandemic-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s new coronavirus adviser uses made-up statistics and false claims to praise White House pandemic response]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent days, Dr. Atlas has eclipsed Dr. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx as Trump&rsquo;s most visible, and presumably trusted, coronavirus adviser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-new-coronavirus-adviser-uses-made-up-statistics-and-false-claims-to-praise-white-house-pandemic-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-new-coronavirus-adviser-uses-made-up-statistics-and-false-claims-to-praise-white-house-pandemic-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s suggestion to vote twice could put many in legal jeopardy, Stacey Abrams says]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s suggestion that people vote twice could make voters vulnerable to being accused of a crime and lead to longer lines and confusion at the polls, said former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-suggestion-to-vote-twice-could-put-many-in-legal-jeopardy-stacey-abrams-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-suggestion-to-vote-twice-could-put-many-in-legal-jeopardy-stacey-abrams-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden tells QAnon followers to seek mental health counseling before the Affordable Care Act is repealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden offered some advice to the followers of QAnon, the loose knit band of conspiracy theorists convinced the so-called &ldquo;deep state&rdquo; is out to get President Trump: get help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tells-qanon-followers-to-seek-mental-health-counseling-before-the-affordable-care-act-is-repealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tells-qanon-followers-to-seek-mental-health-counseling-before-the-affordable-care-act-is-repealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rochester official says police instigated clash with racial justice protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[City council member Mary Lupien told Yahoo News she was shot in the back with a pepper ball while filming the protests over the death of Daniel Prude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rochester-official-says-police-instigated-clash-with-racial-justice-protesters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rochester-official-says-police-instigated-clash-with-racial-justice-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In crackdown on Portland protests, state troopers are back, ‘deputized’ as federal officers. Why it matters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As unrest has continued into a fourth month in Portland, a detachment of Oregon state troopers specially deputized to act as federal law-enforcement agents has been sent to the city to help keep order.It comes as President Trump and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf are again considering deploying federal officers from various departments to Portland following &nbsp;escalating clashes among pro-Trump activists, armed militants, and left-wing demonstrators, which turned deadly last wee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-crackdown-on-portland-protests-state-troopers-are-back-deputized-as-federal-officers-why-it-matters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-crackdown-on-portland-protests-state-troopers-are-back-deputized-as-federal-officers-why-it-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In crackdown on Portland protests, state troopers are back, &amp;#39;deputized&amp;#39; as federal officers. Why it matters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As unrest has continued into a fourth month in Portland, a detachment of Oregon state troopers specially deputized to act as federal law enforcement agents has been sent to the city to help keep order.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-crackdown-on-portland-protests-state-troopers-are-back-amp39deputizedamp39-as-federal-officers-why-it-matters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-crackdown-on-portland-protests-state-troopers-are-back-amp39deputizedamp39-as-federal-officers-why-it-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the opportunity for police reform already closed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nationwide push to reform America's police departments that emerged from the Black Lives Matter movement has stalled amid partisan pushback and bureaucratic red tape. Has the window for major change been shut already?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/has-the-opportunity-for-police-reform-already-closed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/has-the-opportunity-for-police-reform-already-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A second COVID-19 wave in Spain holds a warning for U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget Spain&rsquo;s stringent and painful three-month lockdown that started in March, crushing the economy, killing tourism and frustrating residents.Vangelis Rosios, a civil engineer whose home is in northeast Spain, said, &ldquo;7,000 or 8,000 new cases a day is too much &mdash; nearly as bad as it was during lockdown.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-second-covid-19-wave-in-spain-holds-a-warning-for-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-second-covid-19-wave-in-spain-holds-a-warning-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 Black families purchased 96 acres of land to create a ‘safe haven’ for Black people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen Black families purchased more than 96 acres of land in Georgia to create safe space free of oppression. Eventually, they hope to grow the areainto an incorporated, self-sustaining community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/19-black-families-purchased-96-acres-of-land-to-create-a-safe-haven-for-black-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/19-black-families-purchased-96-acres-of-land-to-create-a-safe-haven-for-black-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 Black families purchase 96 acres of land to create a ‘safe haven’ for Black people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen Black families purchased more than 96 acres of land in Georgia to create a safe space free of oppression. Eventually, they hope to grow the area into an incorporated, self-sustaining community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/19-black-families-purchase-96-acres-of-land-to-create-a-safe-haven-for-black-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/19-black-families-purchase-96-acres-of-land-to-create-a-safe-haven-for-black-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 Black families purchase 96 acres of land to create a &amp;#39;safe haven&amp;#39; for Black people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen Black families purchased more than 96 acres of land in Georgia to create a safe space free of oppression. Eventually, they hope to grow the area into an incorporated, self-sustaining community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/19-black-families-purchase-96-acres-of-land-to-create-a-amp39safe-havenamp39-for-black-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/19-black-families-purchase-96-acres-of-land-to-create-a-amp39safe-havenamp39-for-black-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Kenosha, Biden says Trump&amp;#39;s rhetoric &amp;#39;legitimizes the dark side of human nature&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a visit to Kenosha, Wisc., on Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden said that President Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric surrounding violent protests &ldquo;legitimizes the dark side of human nature.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-kenosha-biden-says-trumpamp39s-rhetoric-amp39legitimizes-the-dark-side-of-human-natureamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-kenosha-biden-says-trumpamp39s-rhetoric-amp39legitimizes-the-dark-side-of-human-natureamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans complied with coronavirus lockdowns, helping to curb pandemic, new CDC study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people throughout the country followed lockdown orders to avoid contracting &mdash; or spreading &mdash; the coronavirus, a new CDC study found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/americans-complied-with-coronavirus-lockdowns-helping-to-curb-pandemic-new-cdc-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/americans-complied-with-coronavirus-lockdowns-helping-to-curb-pandemic-new-cdc-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Carolina officials outraged by Trump telling citizens to vote twice (for him)]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump encouraging North Carolinians to try to vote twice, an attempt to &ldquo;sow chaos&rdquo; in the state&rsquo;s election, according to the state attorney general.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/north-carolina-officials-outraged-by-trump-telling-citizens-to-vote-twice-for-him/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/north-carolina-officials-outraged-by-trump-telling-citizens-to-vote-twice-for-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The conspiracy theorists are wrong: Doctors are not inflating America’s COVID-19 death toll for cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This is no scandal,&rdquo; Joseph Antos, a scholar in health care, explains. &ldquo;The 20 percent was added by Congress because hospitals have lost revenue from routine care and elective surgeries that they can&rsquo;t provide during this crisis."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-conspiracy-theorists-are-wrong-doctors-are-not-inflating-americas-covid-19-death-toll-for-cash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-conspiracy-theorists-are-wrong-doctors-are-not-inflating-americas-covid-19-death-toll-for-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The conspiracy theorists are wrong: Doctors are not inflating America&amp;#39;s COVID-19 death toll for cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has embraced a false online conspiracy theory that seeks to minimize the danger of COVID-19 by claiming only a few thousand Americans have died from the virus &mdash; not the 185,000 reported by health agencies and hospitals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-conspiracy-theorists-are-wrong-doctors-are-not-inflating-americaamp39s-covid-19-death-toll-for-cash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-conspiracy-theorists-are-wrong-doctors-are-not-inflating-americaamp39s-covid-19-death-toll-for-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Senate primary and the future of the Democratic Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Ed Markey held off a primary challenge from Joe Kennedy III by embracing young, progressive voters. What does his win say about the path for Democratic incumbents in 2022 and beyond?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mass-senate-primary-and-the-future-of-the-democratic-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mass-senate-primary-and-the-future-of-the-democratic-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden proposes live fact checkers for debates with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would like his three upcoming debates with Donald Trump to include a real-time fact-check of both candidates&rsquo; statements, although he admitted it wasn&rsquo;t likely to happen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-proposes-live-fact-checkers-for-debates-with-trump-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-proposes-live-fact-checkers-for-debates-with-trump-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden proposes live fact-checkers for debates with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would like his three upcoming debates with Donald Trump to include a real-time fact-check of both candidates&rsquo; statements, although he admitted it wasn&rsquo;t likely to happen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-proposes-live-fact-checkers-for-debates-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-proposes-live-fact-checkers-for-debates-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal Service report warns of bottlenecks in processing mail-in ballots]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a June 30 special election in Oklahoma, U.S. Postal Service employees in Oklahoma City were so concerned that late-arriving absentee ballots would not be counted, they searched for such ballots by hand.Postal inspectors visiting that dy found some 200 ballots sitting in two trays on the floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/postal-service-report-warns-of-bottlenecks-in-processing-mail-in-ballots/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/postal-service-report-warns-of-bottlenecks-in-processing-mail-in-ballots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden campaign raises a record $364.5 million in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden smashed the record for the most money raised in a single month by a political candidate, hauling in $364.5 million in August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-raises-a-record-3645-million-in-august/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-raises-a-record-3645-million-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden&amp;#39;s evolution away from drug-and-crime warrior mirrors America&amp;#39;s &mdash; and Democrats&amp;#39; &mdash; changing attitudes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Sterling, the executive director of The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, called Joe Biden&rsquo;s former tough on crime rhetoric exaggerated and chilling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-evolution-away-from-drug-and-crime-warrior-mirrors-americaamp39s-mdash-and-democratsamp39-mdash-changing-attitudes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bidenamp39s-evolution-away-from-drug-and-crime-warrior-mirrors-americaamp39s-mdash-and-democratsamp39-mdash-changing-attitudes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Will Kenosha backlash swing suburbanites to Trump? What the data says (so far)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that concern about crime has climbed and patience with protesters has waned among the key bloc of swing voters Trump has been trying to target with talk of &ldquo;agitators&rdquo; and &ldquo;anarchists&rdquo;: suburban Americans.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-will-kenosha-backlash-swing-suburbanites-to-trump-what-the-data-says-so-far/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-will-kenosha-backlash-swing-suburbanites-to-trump-what-the-data-says-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News-YouGov poll: Will Kenosha backlash swing suburbanites to Trump? What the data says (so far)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Yahoo News-YouGov poll shows that concern about crime has climbed and patience with protesters has waned among the key bloc of swing voters Trump has been trying to target with talk of &ldquo;agitators&rdquo; and &ldquo;anarchists&rdquo;: suburban Americans.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-news-yougov-poll-will-kenosha-backlash-swing-suburbanites-to-trump-what-the-data-says-so-far/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-news-yougov-poll-will-kenosha-backlash-swing-suburbanites-to-trump-what-the-data-says-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portland police missing in action against militias]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shooting death of a man in Portland on Saturday night signified an even darker turn in the conflict, as the city has seemingly become a magnet for armed right-wing militias and left-wing agitators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/portland-police-missing-in-action-against-militias/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/portland-police-missing-in-action-against-militias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markey defeats Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Joe Kennedy became the first member of his family to ever lose an election in Massachusetts as the incumbent Sen. Ed Markey retained his seat in the Democratic primary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/markey-defeats-kennedy-in-massachusetts-senate-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/markey-defeats-kennedy-in-massachusetts-senate-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Kenosha, Trump questions the existence of systemic police racism and calls protests ‘domestic terror’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president spoke at a roundtable&nbsp; where he blasted &ldquo;looters, rioters&rdquo; and &ldquo;really bad people&rdquo; who had taken part in the demonstrations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-kenosha-trump-questions-the-existence-of-systemic-police-racism-and-calls-protests-domestic-terror/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-kenosha-trump-questions-the-existence-of-systemic-police-racism-and-calls-protests-domestic-terror/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Kenosha, Trump questions the existence of systemic police racism and calls protests &amp;#39;domestic terror&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president spoke at a roundtable&nbsp; where he blasted &ldquo;looters, rioters&rdquo; and &ldquo;really bad people&rdquo; who had taken part in the demonstrations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-kenosha-trump-questions-the-existence-of-systemic-police-racism-and-calls-protests-amp39domestic-terroramp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-kenosha-trump-questions-the-existence-of-systemic-police-racism-and-calls-protests-amp39domestic-terroramp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Black voters turn out for Joe Biden?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's little doubt that Joe Biden will win an overwhelming share of support from Black voters in November. But the question of how large that voting bloc will be is one of the most important factors in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-black-voters-turn-out-for-joe-biden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/will-black-voters-turn-out-for-joe-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick at-home COVID tests are &amp;#39;utopian,&amp;#39; White House testing czar says: &amp;#39;I live in the real world&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t tell you. It may never happen,&rdquo; assistant health secretary Adm. Brett Giroir said in a call with reporters, responding to a Yahoo News question about when rapid at-home tests would become widely available.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/quick-at-home-covid-tests-are-amp39utopianamp39-white-house-testing-czar-says-amp39i-live-in-the-real-worldamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/quick-at-home-covid-tests-are-amp39utopianamp39-white-house-testing-czar-says-amp39i-live-in-the-real-worldamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump continues claiming someone he knows saw plane ‘loaded with thugs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second time in as many days, President Trump claimed without evidence that a plane filled with left-wing agitators either was or had been traveling somewhere within the U.S.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-continues-claiming-someone-he-knows-saw-plane-loaded-with-thugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-continues-claiming-someone-he-knows-saw-plane-loaded-with-thugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump continues claiming someone he knows saw plane &amp;#39;loaded with thugs&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second time, President Trump claimed without evidence that a plane filled with left-wing agitators had traveled within the U.S.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-continues-claiming-someone-he-knows-saw-plane-amp39loaded-with-thugsamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-continues-claiming-someone-he-knows-saw-plane-amp39loaded-with-thugsamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s health care reform plan is coming last month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump has continually promised that a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is just over the horizon. It's perhaps the most glaring example of Trump setting, and missing, arbitrary deadlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-health-care-reform-plan-is-coming-last-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-health-care-reform-plan-is-coming-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s health care reform plan is coming last month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump has continually promised that a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is just over the horizon. It's perhaps the most glaring example of his setting, and missing, arbitrary deadlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-health-care-reform-plan-is-coming-last-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-health-care-reform-plan-is-coming-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors alarmed as FDA floats &amp;#39;emergency use&amp;#39; of COVID-19 vaccine, bypassing trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a lesser review, it&rsquo;s a lower-quality review, and when you&rsquo;re talking about vaccinating a large chunk of the American population that&rsquo;s not acceptable,&rdquo; said one vaccine expert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/doctors-alarmed-as-fda-floats-amp39emergency-useamp39-of-covid-19-vaccine-bypassing-trials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/doctors-alarmed-as-fda-floats-amp39emergency-useamp39-of-covid-19-vaccine-bypassing-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Free Press Coalition&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;10 Most Urgent&amp;#39; list, September 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo News is a member of the One Free Press Coalition and is publishing the group&rsquo;s latest &ldquo;10 Most Urgent&rdquo; list below to highlight the increasingly dangerous climate for journalism and free expression around the world in an effort to roll back repressive antipress policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/one-free-press-coalitionamp39s-amp3910-most-urgentamp39-list-september-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/one-free-press-coalitionamp39s-amp3910-most-urgentamp39-list-september-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump defends Rittenhouse, the right-wing Kenosha shooter charged with killing 2 protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a news conference Monday, President Trump suggested the 17-year-old accused of killing two people at a protest had acted in self-defense.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-rittenhouse-the-right-wing-kenosha-shooter-charged-with-killing-2-protesters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-rittenhouse-the-right-wing-kenosha-shooter-charged-with-killing-2-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Misinformation&amp;#39; from Fox News helps shape Trump&amp;#39;s views, CNN&amp;#39;s Brian Stelter says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sizable portion of the &ldquo;misinformation&rdquo; released by the Trump White House originates from stories that first appear on Fox News, CNN media critic Brian Stelter told Yahoo News on Monday.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39misinformationamp39-from-fox-news-helps-shape-trumpamp39s-views-cnnamp39s-brian-stelter-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39misinformationamp39-from-fox-news-helps-shape-trumpamp39s-views-cnnamp39s-brian-stelter-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s Kenosha visit highlights his reelection message: Only Trump will keep you safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[With protests continuing to rage in Kenosha, Wisc., over the Aug. 23 police shooting of African-American Jacob Blake, President Trump will travel there Tuesday on a visit the key swing state that will echo his &ldquo;law and order&rdquo; campaign message.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-kenosha-visit-highlights-his-reelection-message-only-trump-will-keep-you-safe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-kenosha-visit-highlights-his-reelection-message-only-trump-will-keep-you-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Biden, on defense from Trump attacks, steps up criticism of violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Ask yourself: Do I look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters? Really?&rdquo; Joe Biden says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-on-defense-from-trump-attacks-steps-up-criticism-of-violence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-on-defense-from-trump-attacks-steps-up-criticism-of-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House ignored warnings as it pushed for reopenings, newly released coronavirus task force reports show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as President Trump spurred states to lift lockdown measures and resume normal economic activity in the early summer, reports from his own White House coronavirus task force were presenting regular evidence that coronavirus infection were rising in many parts of the country.Critics have maintained that by not acting on evidence that the virus was not in remission, Trump and his advisers only prolonged the nation&rsquo;s battle with the pandemic, which has killed more than 180,000 Americans t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-ignored-warnings-as-it-pushed-for-reopenings-newly-released-coronavirus-task-force-reports-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-ignored-warnings-as-it-pushed-for-reopenings-newly-released-coronavirus-task-force-reports-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What talk of ‘abolishing the suburbs’ is really about]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has said that Joe Biden's housing policies would lead to and end of the &ldquo;Suburban Lifestyle Dream.&rdquo; But the debate is about so much more than zoning laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-talk-of-abolishing-the-suburbs-is-really-about/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-talk-of-abolishing-the-suburbs-is-really-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP attack video using disabled activist in doctored footage is deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Steve Scalise's government Twitter account posted the manipulated video in an attempt to push the false claim that Joe Biden wants to defund the police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-attack-video-using-disabled-activist-in-doctored-footage-is-deleted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-attack-video-using-disabled-activist-in-doctored-footage-is-deleted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP attack ad using doctored video of disabled activist is deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Steve Scalise's government Twitter account posted the manipulated video in an attempt to push the false claim that Joe Biden wants to defund the police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-attack-ad-using-doctored-video-of-disabled-activist-is-deleted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-attack-ad-using-doctored-video-of-disabled-activist-is-deleted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP attack ad using disabled activist in doctored video is deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Steve Scalise's government Twitter account posted the manipulated video in an attempt to push the false claim that Joe Biden wants to defund the police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-attack-ad-using-disabled-activist-in-doctored-video-is-deleted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-attack-ad-using-disabled-activist-in-doctored-video-is-deleted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump attacks Portland&amp;#39;s mayor after deadly shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump even shared a post calling Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler "the useless f***ingidiot and comic relief that gets everyone killed in every disaster movie."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attacks-portlandamp39s-mayor-after-deadly-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attacks-portlandamp39s-mayor-after-deadly-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the NBA strike change sports forever?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NBA&rsquo;s Milwaukee Bucks set off an unprecedented collective action in U.S. sports when they refused to take the court in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake. Did the protest permanently alter the role of social justice in sports?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-the-nba-strike-change-sports-forever/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-the-nba-strike-change-sports-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two conventions — one masked, the other mostly not — offer contrasting views on coronavirus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two conventions offered very divergent views for a nation still struggling with a pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/two-conventions-one-masked-the-other-mostly-not-offer-contrasting-views-on-coronavirus/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/two-conventions-one-masked-the-other-mostly-not-offer-contrasting-views-on-coronavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News-YouGov Poll: Biden’s lead over Trump shrinks to 6 points after the RNC — his smallest margin in months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has tightened after this week&rsquo;s Republican National Convention, according to a new Yahoo New-YouGov poll, with Biden&rsquo;s lead shrinking to six points &mdash; his smallest margin in nearly two months.The convention appears to have boosted perceptions of Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;strength&rdquo; and convinced a small number of former Biden supporters to move toward the president.For its latest Yahoo News survey, which was conducted from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-news-yougov-poll-bidens-lead-over-trump-shrinks-to-6-points-after-the-rnc-his-smallest-margin-in-months/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-news-yougov-poll-bidens-lead-over-trump-shrinks-to-6-points-after-the-rnc-his-smallest-margin-in-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is ‘not surprising,’ doctors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers in Hong Kong confirmed the first known case of coronavirus reinfection, but many doctors and public health officials say it isn't that surprising given what we know about waning immunity from other coronaviruses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-reinfection-is-not-surprising-doctors-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-reinfection-is-not-surprising-doctors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis sidelined his health department. Florida paid the price.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida's surgeon general lost all influence after an April 13 briefing, leading to "craziness" within the health department, an official said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ron-desantis-sidelined-his-health-department-florida-paid-the-price/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ron-desantis-sidelined-his-health-department-florida-paid-the-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In wake of shootings, Kenosha mayor backs police brass despite calls for resignations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenosha, Wisc., Mayor John Antaramian told reporters Friday that he has no intention of requesting the resignations of Police Chief Daniel Miskinis or County Sheriff David Beth, despite calls from various civil rights groups for both men to step down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-wake-of-shootings-kenosha-mayor-backs-police-brass-despite-calls-for-resignations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/in-wake-of-shootings-kenosha-mayor-backs-police-brass-despite-calls-for-resignations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: &amp;#39;If Biden wins...&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-resumes-campaign-rallies-and-utters-the-unthinkable-amp39if-biden-winsamp39/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-resumes-campaign-rallies-and-utters-the-unthinkable-amp39if-biden-winsamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats bring out the small guns in hyperlocal key-state push]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic National Committee is deploying some of its convention speakers to tout personal stories in an attempt to boost Joe Biden&rsquo;s chances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-bring-out-the-small-guns-in-hyperlocal-key-state-push/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-bring-out-the-small-guns-in-hyperlocal-key-state-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is ignoring right-wing extremists who &amp;#39;want to start a race war,&amp;#39; former DHS official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former DHS official Elizabeth Neumann says the Trump administration's refusal to discuss right-wing extremism is "dangerous."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-ignoring-right-wing-extremists-who-amp39want-to-start-a-race-waramp39-former-dhs-official-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-ignoring-right-wing-extremists-who-amp39want-to-start-a-race-waramp39-former-dhs-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands commemorate the March on Washington and push for voting rights, police reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and the families of people killed by police in recent years spoke Friday at the Lincoln Memorial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/thousands-commemorate-the-march-on-washington-and-push-for-voting-rights-police-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/thousands-commemorate-the-march-on-washington-and-push-for-voting-rights-police-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You don’t want people to vote,’ Democrat Marcia Fudge tells Republicans]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was Friday afternoon, the end of a long week, and Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Oh., had had enough, frustrated by a Republican colleague&rsquo;s insistence that voting by mail was subject to fraud.&ldquo;Just admit you don&rsquo;t want people to vote,&rdquo; Fudge said.The exchange took place during a hearing titled &ldquo;Voting Safely in a Pandemic,&rdquo; one of two taking place regarding the issue on an otherwise quiet day on Capitol Hill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/you-dont-want-people-to-vote-democrat-marcia-fudge-tells-republicans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/you-dont-want-people-to-vote-democrat-marcia-fudge-tells-republicans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;You don&rsquo;t want people to vote,&amp;#39; Democrat Marcia Fudge tells Republicans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fudge&rsquo;s comments summed up many Democrats&rsquo; concerns about Republican resistance to mail-in voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39you-donrsquot-want-people-to-voteamp39-democrat-marcia-fudge-tells-republicans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39you-donrsquot-want-people-to-voteamp39-democrat-marcia-fudge-tells-republicans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;You don&amp;#39;t want people to vote,&amp;#39; Democrat Marcia Fudge tells Republicans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments by Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge summed up many Democrats&rsquo; concerns about Republican resistance to mail-in voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39you-donamp39t-want-people-to-voteamp39-democrat-marcia-fudge-tells-republicans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39you-donamp39t-want-people-to-voteamp39-democrat-marcia-fudge-tells-republicans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the RNC boost Trump’s reelection odds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump closed out the Republican National Convention with a speech filled with fierce attacks against Joe Biden. Did the controversial event help him gain ground with voters?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-the-rnc-boost-trumps-reelection-odds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-the-rnc-boost-trumps-reelection-odds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNC speakers come out against &amp;#39;cancel culture,&amp;#39; unless Trump does the canceling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican Party has apparently become the party of free speech, which is more than a little strange.This is a president who responded to unflattering coverage in the Washington Post by forcing the Pentagon to literally cancel a contract with Amazon, because it is owned by Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Post.Donald Trump Jr.&nbsp;pronounced the Republican Party &ldquo;the home of free speech.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-speakers-come-out-against-amp39cancel-cultureamp39-unless-trump-does-the-canceling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-speakers-come-out-against-amp39cancel-cultureamp39-unless-trump-does-the-canceling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele says election is a &amp;#39;50-50 race&amp;#39; and that Biden needs to step it up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Steele warned that the presidential race is a dead heat and that Joe Biden needs to offer a more compelling argument for why he should be elected, in an interview on &ldquo;The Long Game,&rdquo; a Yahoo News podcast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-rnc-chairman-michael-steele-says-election-is-a-amp3950-50-raceamp39-and-that-biden-needs-to-step-it-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-rnc-chairman-michael-steele-says-election-is-a-amp3950-50-raceamp39-and-that-biden-needs-to-step-it-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden tops Trump in convention speech TV ratings ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden drew a 17.5 overnight rating for his acceptance speech at last week&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention, per Nielsen, while President Trump&rsquo;s primetime speech at the RNC on Thursday night drew a 14.1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tops-trump-in-convention-speech-tv-ratings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tops-trump-in-convention-speech-tv-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden tops Trump in convention speech ratings ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden drew a 17.5 overnight rating for his acceptance speech at last week&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention, per Nielsen, while President Trump&rsquo;s primetime speech at the RNC on Thursday night drew a 14.1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tops-trump-in-convention-speech-ratings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-tops-trump-in-convention-speech-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California relies on inmate fire crews who say the dangerous job is little better than ‘slave work’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are currently more than 14,000 firefighters struggling to battle roughly 7,000 blazes in California, many working 24-hour shifts. Among those pushed to the limit, as this year&rsquo;s fire season in California burns an area now the size of the state of Delaware, are approximately 3,100 inmates trained as wildland firefighters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/california-relies-on-inmate-fire-crews-who-say-the-dangerous-job-is-little-better-than-slave-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/california-relies-on-inmate-fire-crews-who-say-the-dangerous-job-is-little-better-than-slave-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California relies on inmate fire crews who compare the dangerous job to ‘slave work’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among those working around the clock to contain about 7,000 blazes in California are approximately 3,100 inmates trained as wildland firefighters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/california-relies-on-inmate-fire-crews-who-compare-the-dangerous-job-to-slave-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/california-relies-on-inmate-fire-crews-who-compare-the-dangerous-job-to-slave-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California relies on inmate fire crews who compare the dangerous job to &amp;#39;slave work&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among those working around the clock to contain about 7,000 blazes in California are approximately 3,100 inmates trained as wildland firefighters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/california-relies-on-inmate-fire-crews-who-compare-the-dangerous-job-to-amp39slave-workamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/california-relies-on-inmate-fire-crews-who-compare-the-dangerous-job-to-amp39slave-workamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rust Belt states that will decide election have hamstrung their ability to report results, top GOP election official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top Republican election official in Ohio on Thursday said that other Midwestern states where the presidential election was decided four years ago are in a &ldquo;really terrible situation&rdquo; because they have so far not allowed mail-in ballots to be processed in an expedited way.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rust-belt-states-that-will-decide-election-have-hamstrung-their-ability-to-report-results-top-gop-election-official-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rust-belt-states-that-will-decide-election-have-hamstrung-their-ability-to-report-results-top-gop-election-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP official warns that a single law is going to delay election results in Midwest swing states]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top Republican election official in Ohio on Thursday said that other Midwestern states where the presidential election was decided four years ago are in a &ldquo;really terrible situation&rdquo; because they have so far not allowed mail-in ballots to be processed in an expedited way.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-official-warns-that-a-single-law-is-going-to-delay-election-results-in-midwest-swing-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-official-warns-that-a-single-law-is-going-to-delay-election-results-in-midwest-swing-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump defends record, warns of Biden’s ‘socialist agenda’ in acceptance speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump delivered a lengthy speech defending his record and railing against his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, at the final night of the Republican National Convention on Friday.Speaking from the South Lawn of the White House, Trump broke with longstanding tradition &mdash; and, potentially, ethics rules &mdash; that barred the use of the president&rsquo;s official residence for political events.While describing the election as a contest between two starkly different]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-record-warns-of-bidens-socialist-agenda-in-acceptance-speech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-record-warns-of-bidens-socialist-agenda-in-acceptance-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump defends record, warns of Biden&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;socialist agenda&amp;#39; in acceptance speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump painted an alarmist picture of what's at stake in the election, saying Democrats are bent on &ldquo;tearing down&rdquo; the country by focusing on racial and economic injustice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-record-warns-of-bidenamp39s-amp39socialist-agendaamp39-in-acceptance-speech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-record-warns-of-bidenamp39s-amp39socialist-agendaamp39-in-acceptance-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 takeaways from the RNC&amp;#39;s final night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flouting coronavirus guidelines, Trump&nbsp;delivers defiant acceptance speech. Standout speaker Ann Dorn. Giuliani rails against Black Lives Matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/3-takeaways-from-the-rncamp39s-final-night/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/3-takeaways-from-the-rncamp39s-final-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Cotton attacks Biden with critique that’s been outpaced by events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave a characteristically blistering speech Thursday night on the final night of the party&rsquo;s convention, critiquing Joe Biden on foreign policy and urging Republicans to reject any leader who &ldquo;takes a knee.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-cotton-attacks-biden-with-critique-thats-been-outpaced-by-events/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-cotton-attacks-biden-with-critique-thats-been-outpaced-by-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Cotton attacks Biden with critique that&amp;#39;s been outpaced by events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave a characteristically blistering speech Thursday night on the final night of his party&rsquo;s convention, critiquing Joe Biden on foreign policy and urging Republicans to reject any leader who &ldquo;takes a knee.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-cotton-attacks-biden-with-critique-thatamp39s-been-outpaced-by-events/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-cotton-attacks-biden-with-critique-thatamp39s-been-outpaced-by-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann Dorn, whose husband was killed in St. Louis riots, backs Trump to &amp;#39;shake this country from the nightmare we are witnessing in our cities&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ann Dorn, the widow of a retired St. Louis police captain who was fatally shot by looters in June amid unrest following the death of George Floyd,&nbsp; condemned violent protesters while praising President Trump for offering &ldquo;federal help to restore order in our communities.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ann-dorn-whose-husband-was-killed-in-st-louis-riots-backs-trump-to-amp39shake-this-country-from-the-nightmare-we-are-witnessing-in-our-citiesamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ann-dorn-whose-husband-was-killed-in-st-louis-riots-backs-trump-to-amp39shake-this-country-from-the-nightmare-we-are-witnessing-in-our-citiesamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ivanka Trump addresses father at RNC: ‘I love you for being real’]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s oldest daughter and senior adviser used her speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday to try to humanize her father, and re-cast him as a Washington outsider and unapologetic &ldquo;warrior&rdquo; for &ldquo;forgotten men and women.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ivanka-trump-addresses-father-at-rnc-i-love-you-for-being-real/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ivanka-trump-addresses-father-at-rnc-i-love-you-for-being-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rudy Giuliani says ‘soft on crime’ Democrats threaten suburbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said there will be violence and chaos if President Trump is defeated in a fiery speech at the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday.Giuliani framed the election between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden as &ldquo;a choice between the Democrat policies soft on crime against the Republican program of law and order.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-says-soft-on-crime-democrats-threaten-suburbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-says-soft-on-crime-democrats-threaten-suburbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UFC head Dana White shouts his support for Trump at RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[White used his pre-recorded speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday to give a very loud and often misleading pitch to reelect the president because of his &ldquo;leadership&rdquo; in handling the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ufc-head-dana-white-shouts-his-support-for-trump-at-rnc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ufc-head-dana-white-shouts-his-support-for-trump-at-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alice Marie Johnson hails Trump at RNC: ‘The nearly 22 years I spent in prison were not wasted’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice Marie Johnson, whose cause was championed by Kim Kardashian West and ultimately earned a presidential commutation, spoke Thursday night at the Republican National Convention and touted President Trump&rsquo;s commitment to criminal justice reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/alice-marie-johnson-hails-trump-at-rnc-the-nearly-22-years-i-spent-in-prison-were-not-wasted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/alice-marie-johnson-hails-trump-at-rnc-the-nearly-22-years-i-spent-in-prison-were-not-wasted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alice Marie Johnson hails Trump at RNC: &amp;#39;The nearly 22 years I spent in prison were not wasted&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice Marie Johnson, whose cause was championed by Kim Kardashian and ultimately earned a presidential commutation, spoke Thursday night at the Republican National Convention and touted President Trump&rsquo;s commitment to criminal justice reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/alice-marie-johnson-hails-trump-at-rnc-amp39the-nearly-22-years-i-spent-in-prison-were-not-wastedamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/alice-marie-johnson-hails-trump-at-rnc-amp39the-nearly-22-years-i-spent-in-prison-were-not-wastedamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch RNC live: Trump formally accepts the GOP nomination for president on final night of the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican National Convention draws to a close on Thursday night, with President Trump due to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-trump-formally-accepts-the-gop-nomination-for-president-on-final-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-trump-formally-accepts-the-gop-nomination-for-president-on-final-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump formally accepts the GOP nomination on final night of the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican National Convention drew to a close on Thursday night, with President Trump delivering his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-formally-accepts-the-gop-nomination-on-final-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-formally-accepts-the-gop-nomination-on-final-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential historian Jon Meacham: I endorsed Biden because &amp;#39;this is an existential election&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historian and author Jon Meacham discusses why Trump is unfit for office and how he came to speak at the Democratic National Convention. He also shares his thinking on the Kenosha shootings and statue removals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-historian-jon-meacham-i-endorsed-biden-because-amp39this-is-an-existential-electionamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-historian-jon-meacham-i-endorsed-biden-because-amp39this-is-an-existential-electionamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says Trump’s response to Kenosha is ‘pouring gasoline on the fire’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday castigated President Trump&rsquo;s response to the unrest in Kenosha.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumps-response-to-kenosha-is-pouring-gasoline-on-the-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumps-response-to-kenosha-is-pouring-gasoline-on-the-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says Trump&amp;#39;s response to Kenosha is &amp;#39;pouring gasoline on the fire&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday castigated President Trump&rsquo;s response to the unrest in Kenosha, Wis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumpamp39s-response-to-kenosha-is-amp39pouring-gasoline-on-the-fireamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-trumpamp39s-response-to-kenosha-is-amp39pouring-gasoline-on-the-fireamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocasio-Cortez: ‘NBA players are courageously on strike (withholding labor), NOT boycotting’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strikes and boycotts are not the same thing, as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pointed out early Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-nba-players-are-courageously-on-strike-withholding-labor-not-boycotting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-nba-players-are-courageously-on-strike-withholding-labor-not-boycotting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocasio-Cortez: &amp;#39;NBA players are courageously on strike (withholding labor), NOT boycotting&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strikes and boycotts are not the same thing, as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pointed out Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-amp39nba-players-are-courageously-on-strike-withholding-labor-not-boycottingamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-amp39nba-players-are-courageously-on-strike-withholding-labor-not-boycottingamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch RNC live: Trump to deliver acceptance speech on final night of the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican National Convention draws to a close on Thursday night, with President Trump due to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-trump-to-deliver-acceptance-speech-on-final-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-trump-to-deliver-acceptance-speech-on-final-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence uses death of federal officer to smear protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[During his speech Wednesday night, Pence implied a federal officer had been killed by protesters when the alleged shooter is a right-wing extremist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-uses-death-of-federal-officer-to-smear-protesters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-uses-death-of-federal-officer-to-smear-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Ax Handle Saturday&amp;#39; rally will honor victims of Jacksonville race riot while Trump accepts nomination at White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today President Trump will officially accept the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of the Republican National Convention from the White House lawn. The previously announced venue choice, Jacksonville, Fla., was problematic, particularly among Black Americans. Aug. 27 is the 60th anniversary of a notorious episode in the city: the bloody race riot known as &ldquo;Ax Handle Saturday.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39ax-handle-saturdayamp39-rally-will-honor-victims-of-jacksonville-race-riot-while-trump-accepts-nomination-at-white-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39ax-handle-saturdayamp39-rally-will-honor-victims-of-jacksonville-race-riot-while-trump-accepts-nomination-at-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pence swings hard at Biden on economy and unrest but sidesteps racial justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice President Mike Pence made an aggressive and cutting case for why Americans should vote for President Trump in November, saying that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would not be able to rebuild the economy as effectively and that Americans would be less safe if Trump loses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-swings-hard-at-biden-on-economy-and-unrest-but-sidesteps-racial-justice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-swings-hard-at-biden-on-economy-and-unrest-but-sidesteps-racial-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key takeaways from day 3 of the RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the third night of the Republican National Convention a clearer picture emerged of how President Trump plans to surmount his polling deficit and wage a comeback over the next two months to claim a second White House term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/key-takeaways-from-day-3-of-the-rnc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/key-takeaways-from-day-3-of-the-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican convention is all about saving the U.S. from &amp;#39;socialism&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The not-so-subtle narrative woven throughout many of the primetime speeches this week sought to depict a dystopian version of reality in which Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is running on a radical socialist agenda.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-convention-is-all-about-saving-the-us-from-amp39socialismamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-convention-is-all-about-saving-the-us-from-amp39socialismamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madison Cawthorn, running for Congress at age 25, tells RNC young people can ‘change the world’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old seeking to become one of the youngest members of Congress ever told the Republican National Convention on Wednesday that young people can be &ldquo;radical for freedom,&rdquo; &ldquo;change the world&rdquo; &mdash; and vote to reelect President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/madison-cawthorn-running-for-congress-at-age-25-tells-rnc-young-people-can-change-the-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/madison-cawthorn-running-for-congress-at-age-25-tells-rnc-young-people-can-change-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madison Cawthorn, running for Congress at age 25, tells RNC young people can &amp;#39;change the world&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old seeking to become one of the youngest members of Congress ever told the Republican National Convention on Wednesday that young people can be &ldquo;radical for freedom,&rdquo; &ldquo;change the world&rdquo; &mdash; and vote to reelect President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/madison-cawthorn-running-for-congress-at-age-25-tells-rnc-young-people-can-amp39change-the-worldamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/madison-cawthorn-running-for-congress-at-age-25-tells-rnc-young-people-can-amp39change-the-worldamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans in tight races avoid Trump’s convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are at least nine Republican senators at serious risk of losing reelection in November.&nbsp;But only one of them, Iowa&rsquo;s Joni Ernst, decided that it was in her best interest to share the primetime spotlight with President Trump at this year&rsquo;s Republican National Convention.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-in-tight-races-avoid-trumps-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-in-tight-races-avoid-trumps-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellyanne Conway defends Trump’s record on women in farewell speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Kellyanne Conway, President Trump&rsquo;s former campaign manager and longtime adviser, gave what may be her last speech as a White House official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-defends-trumps-record-on-women-in-farewell-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-defends-trumps-record-on-women-in-farewell-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellyanne Conway defends Trump&amp;#39;s record on women in farewell speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Kellyanne Conway, President Trump&rsquo;s former campaign manager and longtime adviser, gave what may be her last speech as a White House official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-defends-trumpamp39s-record-on-women-in-farewell-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kellyanne-conway-defends-trumpamp39s-record-on-women-in-farewell-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative power broker Matt Schlapp is &amp;#39;disappointed&amp;#39; in George W. Bush for snubbing Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;When you see the socialist agenda that&rsquo;s being put forward by the Democratic Party, I think you can get past some of your personal animosity and support the president, especially when you see what the Democrats want to do to the policy legacy that you care about,&rdquo; Schlapp said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/conservative-power-broker-matt-schlapp-is-amp39disappointedamp39-in-george-w-bush-for-snubbing-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/conservative-power-broker-matt-schlapp-is-amp39disappointedamp39-in-george-w-bush-for-snubbing-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch RNC live: Kellyanne Conway, Mike Pence to speak on night 3 of the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention continues Wednesday night, with Kellyanne Conway, Sen. Joni Ernst and Vice President Mike Pence among the scheduled speakers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-kellyanne-conway-mike-pence-to-speak-on-night-3-of-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-kellyanne-conway-mike-pence-to-speak-on-night-3-of-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Pence closes out night 3 of the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention continued Wednesday night, with Vice President Mike Pence delivering the keynote address amid nationwide protests and unrest over the police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Wisconsin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pence-closes-out-night-3-of-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pence-closes-out-night-3-of-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thousand kids and counselors went to summer camp in Maine. Only 3 got the coronavirus.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out of 1,022 people who attended or worked at several summer camps in Maine that implemented measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, only three tested positive for it, a new study says. And those three cases did not result in secondary infections because proper measures were taken.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-thousand-kids-and-counselors-went-to-summer-camp-in-maine-only-3-got-the-coronavirus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-thousand-kids-and-counselors-went-to-summer-camp-in-maine-only-3-got-the-coronavirus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration defends ‘inexplicable’ changes to coronavirus testing guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top Trump administration official defended new guidelines that say that people without symptoms do not need a coronavirus test, a development that has been widely criticized as unproductive since it was issued on Tuesday.Adm. Brett Giroir, the assistant U.S. secretary for health, also rejected reports that the guidance &mdash; which discards an earlier recommendation that &ldquo;all close contacts&rdquo; of a person infected with COVID-19&nbsp; be tested&nbsp; &mdash; was made because of polit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-defends-inexplicable-changes-to-coronavirus-testing-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-defends-inexplicable-changes-to-coronavirus-testing-guidelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration defends &amp;#39;inexplicable&amp;#39; changes to coronavirus testing guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top Trump administration official defended new guidelines that say that people without symptoms do not need a coronavirus test, a development that has been widely criticized as unproductive since it was issued on Tuesday.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-defends-amp39inexplicableamp39-changes-to-coronavirus-testing-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-administration-defends-amp39inexplicableamp39-changes-to-coronavirus-testing-guidelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden says video of police shooting &amp;#39;makes me sick,&amp;#39; but does not mention shooting deaths in Kenosha overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden called on protesters to seek justice without resorting to further violence. Along with peaceful protests, there have been riots in recent nights, and soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard have been dispatched to quell the unrest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-video-of-police-shooting-amp39makes-me-sickamp39-but-does-not-mention-shooting-deaths-in-kenosha-overnight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-says-video-of-police-shooting-amp39makes-me-sickamp39-but-does-not-mention-shooting-deaths-in-kenosha-overnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen charged with murder in attack on Kenosha protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incident has increased concerns about the presence of armed vigilantes as self-appointed peacekeepers during anti-racism protests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/teen-charged-with-murder-in-attack-on-kenosha-protesters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/teen-charged-with-murder-in-attack-on-kenosha-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI official: No evidence of &amp;#39;coordinated&amp;#39; mail-in voter fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior FBI&nbsp;official&nbsp;said&nbsp;Wednesday that the bureau has &ldquo;not seen to date&rdquo; a &ldquo;coordinated&rdquo; mail-in voter fraud scheme, despite President Trump&rsquo;s and his allies&rsquo; repeated attacks on the long-standing U.S. mail-in voting option and the Postal Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-official-no-evidence-of-amp39coordinatedamp39-mail-in-voter-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-official-no-evidence-of-amp39coordinatedamp39-mail-in-voter-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to Afghanistan, Trump’s policy looks a lot like Biden’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump is reducing the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan to a force of fewer than 5,000 troops.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/when-it-comes-to-afghanistan-trumps-policy-looks-a-lot-like-bidens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/when-it-comes-to-afghanistan-trumps-policy-looks-a-lot-like-bidens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 takeaways from the second night of the RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second night of the Republican National Convention appeared to be largely targeted at blue collar workers whose votes, especially in swing states, are critical to President Trump&rsquo;s reelection prospects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-the-second-night-of-the-rnc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-the-second-night-of-the-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump touts immigrant roots in keynote GOP speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[First lady Melania Trump delivered one of the longest and most personal speeches of her career, speaking at the Republican National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-touts-immigrant-roots-in-keynote-gop-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-touts-immigrant-roots-in-keynote-gop-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Pompeo claims Jerusalem as a “City of God” in convention speech aimed at white evangelicals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking via video link from Jerusalem, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo&rsquo;s speech on the second night of the 2020 Republican convention gave a symbolic nod to white conservative Christians in America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pompeo-claims-jerusalem-as-a-city-of-god-in-convention-speech-aimed-at-white-evangelicals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pompeo-claims-jerusalem-as-a-city-of-god-in-convention-speech-aimed-at-white-evangelicals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Pompeo claims Jerusalem as a &amp;#39;City of God&amp;#39; in convention speech aimed at white evangelicals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking via video link from Jerusalem, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on the second night of the 2020 Republican convention, gave a symbolic nod to white conservative Christians in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pompeo-claims-jerusalem-as-a-amp39city-of-godamp39-in-convention-speech-aimed-at-white-evangelicals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pompeo-claims-jerusalem-as-a-amp39city-of-godamp39-in-convention-speech-aimed-at-white-evangelicals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-abortion and ‘anti-feminist’ activist Abby Johnson endorses Trump at RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood employee, received scrutiny earlier Tuesday for comments she made about police profiling and women voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anti-abortion-and-anti-feminist-activist-abby-johnson-endorses-trump-at-rnc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anti-abortion-and-anti-feminist-activist-abby-johnson-endorses-trump-at-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-abortion and &amp;#39;anti-feminist&amp;#39; activist Abby Johnson endorses Trump at RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood employee, received scrutiny earlier Tuesday for comments she made about police profiling and women voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anti-abortion-and-amp39anti-feministamp39-activist-abby-johnson-endorses-trump-at-rnc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/anti-abortion-and-amp39anti-feministamp39-activist-abby-johnson-endorses-trump-at-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiffany Trump enters political spotlight with fiery campaign speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiffany Trump, who normally shies away from the spotlight, attacked the media in an unusually aggressive Republican National Convention speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tiffany-trump-enters-political-spotlight-with-fiery-campaign-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tiffany-trump-enters-political-spotlight-with-fiery-campaign-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rand Paul claims Trump is the most antiwar president &amp;#39;in a generation&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Rand Paul&rsquo;s praise underscored one of the major themes of a convention that didn&rsquo;t even bother to write a new party platform: how completely President Trump has remade the once-hostile GOP in his own image.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-claims-trump-is-the-most-antiwar-president-amp39in-a-generationamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-claims-trump-is-the-most-antiwar-president-amp39in-a-generationamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rand Paul claims Trump is the most anti-war president ‘in a generation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul&rsquo;s praise underscored one of the major themes of a convention that didn&rsquo;t even bother to write a new party platform: how completely President Trump has remade the once-hostile GOP in his own image.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-claims-trump-is-the-most-anti-war-president-in-a-generation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-claims-trump-is-the-most-anti-war-president-in-a-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicholas Sandmann, teen who faced off with Native American protester in viral video, praises Trump’s battle against ‘cancel culture’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a speech at the Republican convention, the Kentucky high school student who was seen in a red &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; hat standing in front of a Native American activist outside the Lincoln Memorial last year accused the media of trying to &ldquo;cancel&rdquo; him because of his support for President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nicholas-sandmann-teen-who-faced-off-with-native-american-protester-in-viral-video-praises-trumps-battle-against-cancel-culture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nicholas-sandmann-teen-who-faced-off-with-native-american-protester-in-viral-video-praises-trumps-battle-against-cancel-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicholas Sandmann, teen who faced off with Native American protester in viral video, praises Trump&amp;#39;s battle against &amp;#39;cancel culture&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a speech at the Republican convention, the Kentucky high school student who was seen in a red &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; hat standing in front of a Native American activist outside the Lincoln Memorial last year accused the media of trying to &ldquo;cancel&rdquo; him because of his support for President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nicholas-sandmann-teen-who-faced-off-with-native-american-protester-in-viral-video-praises-trumpamp39s-battle-against-amp39cancel-cultureamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nicholas-sandmann-teen-who-faced-off-with-native-american-protester-in-viral-video-praises-trumpamp39s-battle-against-amp39cancel-cultureamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Iron Range of Minnesota, a Democratic mayor endorses Trump at RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eveleth Mayor Bob Vlaisavljevich made the case for Trump in a state the president only narrowly lost in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/from-the-iron-range-of-minnesota-a-democratic-mayor-endorses-trump-at-rnc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/from-the-iron-range-of-minnesota-a-democratic-mayor-endorses-trump-at-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Angel Mom’ who retweeted anti-Semitic conspiracies pulled from RNC schedule at last minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mendoza&rsquo;s original tweet urging her followers to &ldquo;Do yourself a favor and read this thread,&rdquo; has been deleted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/angel-mom-who-retweeted-anti-semitic-conspiracies-pulled-from-rnc-schedule-at-last-minute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/angel-mom-who-retweeted-anti-semitic-conspiracies-pulled-from-rnc-schedule-at-last-minute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump campaign adviser predicts Trump will win states he lost in 2016 — and beat Biden in November]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citizens United chairman David Bossie tells "Skullduggery" that Trump will win in 2020 in part by taking states he lost last time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-adviser-predicts-trump-will-win-states-he-lost-in-2016-and-beat-biden-in-november/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-adviser-predicts-trump-will-win-states-he-lost-in-2016-and-beat-biden-in-november/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch RNC live tonight: Melania Trump addresses Republican National Convention on night two]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention continues on Tuesday, with first lady Melania Trump due to deliver the keynote speech in primetime from the White House Rose Garden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-tonight-melania-trump-addresses-republican-national-convention-on-night-two/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-tonight-melania-trump-addresses-republican-national-convention-on-night-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch RNC live: Melania Trump addresses Republican National Convention on night 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention continues on Tuesday, with first lady Melania Trump due to deliver the keynote speech in primetime from the White House Rose Garden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-melania-trump-addresses-republican-national-convention-on-night-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-melania-trump-addresses-republican-national-convention-on-night-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump delivers Rose Garden keynote to close Republican National Convention&amp;#39;s second night]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention continued Tuesday, with first lady Melania Trump delivering the keynote speech address from the White House Rose Garden in primetime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-delivers-rose-garden-keynote-to-close-republican-national-conventionamp39s-second-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-delivers-rose-garden-keynote-to-close-republican-national-conventionamp39s-second-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump delivers Rose Garden keynote to close night 2 of the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention continued Tuesday, with first lady Melania Trump delivering a 25-minute keynote speech address from the White House Rose Garden in primetime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-delivers-rose-garden-keynote-to-close-night-2-of-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-delivers-rose-garden-keynote-to-close-night-2-of-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacob Blake survived Kenosha police shooting, but he may never walk again, attorneys say]]></title><description><![CDATA[While it's a miracle that Jacob Blake survived, attorney Benjamin Crump said Tuesday, he may never regain the use of his legs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jacob-blake-survived-kenosha-police-shooting-but-he-may-never-walk-again-attorneys-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jacob-blake-survived-kenosha-police-shooting-but-he-may-never-walk-again-attorneys-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacob Blake survived Kenosha police shooting, but he may never walk again, attorney says]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Jacob Blake survived being shot seven times by police in Kenosha, Wis., attorney Benjamin Crump said Tuesday that he may never regain the use of his legs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jacob-blake-survived-kenosha-police-shooting-but-he-may-never-walk-again-attorney-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jacob-blake-survived-kenosha-police-shooting-but-he-may-never-walk-again-attorney-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Never Trumper&amp;#39; Stuart Stevens, longtime GOP operative, says he would even vote for Bernie Sanders to beat Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Stevens, a top strategist for Republican presidential candidates George W. Bush and Mitt Romney, is registering as a Democrat and abandoning the Republican Party because of what Donald Trump has done to it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39never-trumperamp39-stuart-stevens-longtime-gop-operative-says-he-would-even-vote-for-bernie-sanders-to-beat-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39never-trumperamp39-stuart-stevens-longtime-gop-operative-says-he-would-even-vote-for-bernie-sanders-to-beat-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half the country&amp;#39;s voters can use a drop box: Heres the list of states that have them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only about half the country has access to secure drop boxes that give voters an alternative way to return a mail-in ballot without relying on the U.S. Postal Service.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/half-the-countryamp39s-voters-can-use-a-drop-box-heres-the-list-of-states-that-have-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/half-the-countryamp39s-voters-can-use-a-drop-box-heres-the-list-of-states-that-have-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half the country&amp;#39;s voters can use a drop box: Here&amp;#39;s a list of states that have them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only about half the country has access to secure drop boxes that give voters an alternative way to return a mail-in ballot without relying on the U.S. Postal Service.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/half-the-countryamp39s-voters-can-use-a-drop-box-hereamp39s-a-list-of-states-that-have-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/half-the-countryamp39s-voters-can-use-a-drop-box-hereamp39s-a-list-of-states-that-have-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronavirus an afterthought as RNC opens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the speeches that opened the Republican National Convention on Monday evening did not even take place in Charlotte.President Trump had wanted to hold at least part of the RNC in person in Jacksonville, Fla., but the continued spread of the coronavirus forced him to change those plans.The pandemic presented not only a logistical inconvenience but a thematic one, leaving Trump and his supporters to make the case that it was morning in America again, and not another morning filled with grim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/coronavirus-an-afterthought-as-rnc-opens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/coronavirus-an-afterthought-as-rnc-opens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 takeaways from Day One of the RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theme of the first night of the Republican National Convention was &ldquo;America, Land of Promise,&rdquo; a hopeful message belied by speeches that warned of impending national collapse if Donald Trump isn&rsquo;t reelected in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-one-of-the-rnc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-one-of-the-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 takeaways from day 1 of the RNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theme of the first night of the Republican National Convention was &ldquo;America, Land of Promise,&rdquo; a hopeful message belied by speeches that warned of impending national collapse if Donald Trump isn&rsquo;t reelected in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-1-of-the-rnc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-1-of-the-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican convention showcases Black Trump supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first night of the RNC attempted to make the case for why Black voters should support Trump - or at least abstain from voting for Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-convention-showcases-black-trump-supporters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-convention-showcases-black-trump-supporters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Scott, for years a tepid Trump ally, gives the president a boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most prominent Black Republican in the United States closed out the first night of the Republican convention by accusing Democrats of wanting to impose a &ldquo;socialist utopia&rdquo; on the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-for-years-a-tepid-trump-ally-gives-the-president-a-boost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-for-years-a-tepid-trump-ally-gives-the-president-a-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of student killed in Parkland praises Trump for taking ‘action’ on school safety — and not on gun control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Pollack praised President Trump during the first night of the Republican National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/father-of-student-killed-in-parkland-praises-trump-for-taking-action-on-school-safety-and-not-on-gun-control/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/father-of-student-killed-in-parkland-praises-trump-for-taking-action-on-school-safety-and-not-on-gun-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Jr. promises law, order and &amp;#39;a light at the end of the tunnel&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump Jr. implied that economic recovery is within arms&rsquo; reach during his Monday evening address on the first night of the Republican National Convention.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-jr-promises-law-order-and-amp39a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnelamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-jr-promises-law-order-and-amp39a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnelamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nikki Haley blasts Democratic ‘lie’ at RNC: ‘America is not a racist country’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations told the Republican National Convention on Monday night that for many Democrats, "it&rsquo;s now fashionable to say that America is racist."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nikki-haley-blasts-democratic-lie-at-rnc-america-is-not-a-racist-country/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nikki-haley-blasts-democratic-lie-at-rnc-america-is-not-a-racist-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nikki Haley blasts Democratic &amp;#39;lie&amp;#39; at RNC: &amp;#39;America is not a racist country&amp;#39;&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump&rsquo;s former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations told the Republican National Convention on Monday night that for many Democrats, "it&rsquo;s now fashionable to say that America is racist."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nikki-haley-blasts-democratic-amp39lieamp39-at-rnc-amp39america-is-not-a-racist-countryamp39nbsp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/nikki-haley-blasts-democratic-amp39lieamp39-at-rnc-amp39america-is-not-a-racist-countryamp39nbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer survivor at RNC says Trump saved her life with ‘right to try’]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the first night of this year&rsquo;s Republican National Convention, a cancer survivor from California named Natalie Harp essentially accused Democrats of trying to kill her &mdash; and credited President Trump with saving her life.&ldquo;I was told I was a burden to my family and to my country &mdash; and that by choosing to die early, I&rsquo;d actually be saving the lives of others by preserving resources for them rather than wasting them on a lost cause like myself,&rdquo; said Harp, a me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cancer-survivor-at-rnc-says-trump-saved-her-life-with-right-to-try/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cancer-survivor-at-rnc-says-trump-saved-her-life-with-right-to-try/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer survivor at RNC says Trump saved her life with &amp;#39;right to try&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the first night of the Republican National Convention, a cancer survivor from California named Natalie Harp essentially accused Democrats of trying to kill her &mdash; and credited President Trump with saving her life.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cancer-survivor-at-rnc-says-trump-saved-her-life-with-amp39right-to-tryamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cancer-survivor-at-rnc-says-trump-saved-her-life-with-amp39right-to-tryamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Louis couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters back Trump at RNC ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark and Patty McCloskey told the Republican National Convention Monday that the Democratic party is being driven by a &ldquo;out-of-control mob&rdquo; &mdash; and in Joe Biden&rsquo;s America, they&rsquo;re coming for you, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/st-louis-couple-who-pointed-guns-at-blm-protesters-back-trump-at-rnc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/st-louis-couple-who-pointed-guns-at-blm-protesters-back-trump-at-rnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York attorney general unveils investigation into Trump company&amp;#39;s finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court documents made public on Monday reveal that the New York attorney general&rsquo;s office is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into alleged financial improprieties at President Trump&rsquo;s real estate company and is accusing the business of trying to stall the probe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-attorney-general-unveils-investigation-into-trump-companyamp39s-finances/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-attorney-general-unveils-investigation-into-trump-companyamp39s-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ted Cruz is &amp;#39;just a coward&amp;#39; for backing Trump, former aide Rick Tyler says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rick Tyler, a leading Republican analyst and so-calledNever Trumper, told Yahoo News today that his former boss Sen. Ted Cruz is &ldquo;just a coward&rdquo; for publicly supporting Trump even though he knows he&rsquo;s a bad president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ted-cruz-is-amp39just-a-cowardamp39-for-backing-trump-former-aide-rick-tyler-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/ted-cruz-is-amp39just-a-cowardamp39-for-backing-trump-former-aide-rick-tyler-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats accuse Trump appointee of destroying Postal Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats used a Monday hearing on Capitol Hill to savage U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, whom they accused of intentionally sabotaging the nation&rsquo;s postal system in order to help President Trump&rsquo;s re-election prospects."Either through gross incompetence you have ended the 240-year history of delivering the mail reliably on time, or, the second conclusion we can gather is, you're doing this on purpose,&rdquo; said Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., in a particularly heated exchange wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-accuse-trump-appointee-of-destroying-postal-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-accuse-trump-appointee-of-destroying-postal-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Answers sought in Jacob Blake shooting by police in Wisconsin: Unarmed man &amp;quot;was walking away,&amp;quot; lawyer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many questions remained unanswered Monday afternoon, the day after Kenosha, Wisconsin police officers opened fire on an unarmed black man as he opened the door to his car on Sunday evening, firing at least seven shots into his back while his three children were inside the vehicle, according to civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents the man and his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/answers-sought-in-jacob-blake-shooting-by-police-in-wisconsin-unarmed-man-ampquotwas-walking-awayampquot-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/answers-sought-in-jacob-blake-shooting-by-police-in-wisconsin-unarmed-man-ampquotwas-walking-awayampquot-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Answers sought in Jacob Blake shooting by police in Wisconsin: Unarmed man &amp;#39;was walking away,&amp;#39; lawyer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many questions remained unanswered Monday afternoon, the day after Kenosha, Wis., police officers opened fire on an unarmed Black man as he opened the door to his car on Sunday evening, firing at least seven shots into his back while his three children were inside the vehicle, according to civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents the man and his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/answers-sought-in-jacob-blake-shooting-by-police-in-wisconsin-unarmed-man-amp39was-walking-awayamp39-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/answers-sought-in-jacob-blake-shooting-by-police-in-wisconsin-unarmed-man-amp39was-walking-awayamp39-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch live tonight: RNC kicks off with Sen. Tim Scott, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, with President Trump formally accepting the GOP presidential nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-live-tonight-rnc-kicks-off-with-sen-tim-scott-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-live-tonight-rnc-kicks-off-with-sen-tim-scott-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNC kicks off with speeches from Kimberly Guilfoyle, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, with President Trump formally accepting the GOP presidential nomination followed by primetime speeches from former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-kicks-off-with-speeches-from-kimberly-guilfoyle-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-kicks-off-with-speeches-from-kimberly-guilfoyle-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: RNC kicks off with Sen. Tim Scott, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, with President Trump formally accepting the GOP presidential nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-rnc-kicks-off-with-sen-tim-scott-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-rnc-kicks-off-with-sen-tim-scott-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch RNC live tonight: Republican National Convention kicks off with Sen. Tim Scott, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Jr.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, with President Trump formally accepting the GOP presidential nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-tonight-republican-national-convention-kicks-off-with-sen-tim-scott-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-rnc-live-tonight-republican-national-convention-kicks-off-with-sen-tim-scott-nikki-haley-and-donald-trump-jr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will QAnon influence U.S. politics in 2020 and beyond?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The QAnon conspiracy theory has exploded in popularity since its inception in 2017. Is it set to become a force in American politics for yers to come?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-will-qanon-influence-us-politics-in-2020-and-beyond/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-will-qanon-influence-us-politics-in-2020-and-beyond/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Democrats trying to ‘steal’ election in RNC acceptance speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON--In an event that seemed more like a campaign rally than a convention, President Trump used his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination to make unfounded accusations about electoral security, relitigate the Democratic 2020 presidential primary contest and muse about a presidential ticket comprised of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln campaigning on a liberal platform in Texas.&ldquo;This is the greatest scam in the history of politics,&rdquo; Trump said at one poin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-democrats-trying-to-steal-election-in-rnc-acceptance-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-democrats-trying-to-steal-election-in-rnc-acceptance-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Democrats trying to &amp;#39;steal&amp;#39; election in RNC acceptance speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump accepted his party's presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-democrats-trying-to-amp39stealamp39-election-in-rnc-acceptance-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-democrats-trying-to-amp39stealamp39-election-in-rnc-acceptance-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden condemns police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic nominee called for officers in Kenosha, Wisc., to be held accountable in the police shooting of an unarmed Black man on Sunday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-condemns-police-shooting-of-jacob-blake-in-kenosha/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-condemns-police-shooting-of-jacob-blake-in-kenosha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden condemns police shooting in Wisconsin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic nominee called for officers in Kenosha, Wisc., to be held accountable in the police shooting of an unarmed Black man on Sunday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-condemns-police-shooting-in-wisconsin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-condemns-police-shooting-in-wisconsin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds no convention ‘bounce’ for Biden — but he still leads Trump by 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[The virtual, COVID-era event, which most viewers thought went better than expected, still boosted Biden&rsquo;s favorability rating and solidified his support, preserving his big leag over President Trump heading into this week&rsquo;s Republican National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-finds-no-convention-bounce-for-biden-but-he-still-leads-trump-by-11/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-finds-no-convention-bounce-for-biden-but-he-still-leads-trump-by-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds no convention &amp;#39;bounce&amp;#39; for Biden &mdash; but he still leads Trump by 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[The virtual, COVID-era event, which most viewers thought went better than expected, still boosted Biden&rsquo;s favorability rating and solidified his support, preserving his big leag over President Trump heading into this week&rsquo;s Republican National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-finds-no-convention-amp39bounceamp39-for-biden-mdash-but-he-still-leads-trump-by-11/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-finds-no-convention-amp39bounceamp39-for-biden-mdash-but-he-still-leads-trump-by-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump&amp;#39;s election fraud claims &amp;#39;not feasible,&amp;#39; says top Kentucky elections official]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;When I ran for this office last year, I cited 22 specific cases of recent election fraud convictions,&rdquo; said Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a Republican. &ldquo;It does happen, but it doesn't happen on a widespread basis when it does happen. It typically happens in a small town.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-election-fraud-claims-amp39not-feasibleamp39-says-top-kentucky-elections-official/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trumpamp39s-election-fraud-claims-amp39not-feasibleamp39-says-top-kentucky-elections-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to watch for at the Republican National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the Republican message as we enter the final stretch? Can the RNC put on a show? Will a post-Trump star rise?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-to-watch-for-at-the-republican-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/what-to-watch-for-at-the-republican-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do elite universities discriminate against Asian-Americans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Justice Department accused Yale university of holding Asian-American students to an unfair standard compared to other races. Does affirmative action hold Asian-Americans back?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/do-elite-universities-discriminate-against-asian-americans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/do-elite-universities-discriminate-against-asian-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House attacks Trump&amp;#39;s sister, niece over leaked audio tapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sharply criticized President Trump's sister and niece on Sunday, a day after the Washington Post published leaked audio recordings of conversations of the two Trump relatives insulting the president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-attacks-trumpamp39s-sister-niece-over-leaked-audio-tapes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-attacks-trumpamp39s-sister-niece-over-leaked-audio-tapes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;I trusted them.&amp;#39; Some &amp;#39;Build the Wall&amp;#39; donors feel cheated by Bannon. Some don&amp;#39;t care.]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 250,000 people gave money to the We Build the Wall campaign, which raised millions for private construction of a border wall.&nbsp;According to federal prosecutors, they were defrauded by campaign leaders, including Steve Bannon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-trusted-themamp39-some-amp39build-the-wallamp39-donors-feel-cheated-by-bannon-some-donamp39t-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39i-trusted-themamp39-some-amp39build-the-wallamp39-donors-feel-cheated-by-bannon-some-donamp39t-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oleandrin, touted as COVID-19 cure, has no scientific support]]></title><description><![CDATA[The extract from a highly toxic plant is being promoted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, despite no scientific evidence that it is effective in treating or preventing COVID-19. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Dara Kass explains why that's dangerous.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/oleandrin-touted-as-covid-19-cure-has-no-scientific-support/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/oleandrin-touted-as-covid-19-cure-has-no-scientific-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris carries the pride of America’s HBCUs into the race for the White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Kamala Harris is the first alumna of a historically Black college or university on a major party presidential ticket. And while she understands the impact of her VP nomination,it's not the first time Harris has broken barriers. Her confidence and ambition was fostered at Howard University, sometimes described as the "Harvard of the HBCUs," and she's poised to show the world exactly what those institutions are all about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-carries-the-pride-of-americas-hbcus-into-the-race-for-the-white-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-carries-the-pride-of-americas-hbcus-into-the-race-for-the-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: DHS warns of fake election websites potentially tied to criminals, foreign actors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI has identified suspicious websites that look like official election websites but are not legitimate and could be used to interfere with the 2020 vote, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin reviewed by Yahoo News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-dhs-warns-of-fake-election-websites-potentially-tied-to-criminals-foreign-actors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-dhs-warns-of-fake-election-websites-potentially-tied-to-criminals-foreign-actors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Democrats make a compelling case at the DNC?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats made the case to voters over the course of four nights at their party convention. Did the message land or will their pitch fail to persuade voters?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-democrats-make-a-compelling-case-at-the-dnc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/did-democrats-make-a-compelling-case-at-the-dnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young children in daycare did not spread the coronavirus, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reopening of childcare centers in Rhode Island in June and July did not lead to a spread of the coronavirus, says a new CDC study. The results are bound to intensify the debate over how to safely reopen schools, even though childcare centers and schools are not the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/young-children-in-daycare-did-not-spread-the-coronavirus-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/young-children-in-daycare-did-not-spread-the-coronavirus-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Durbin ‘leaning’ to vote to abolish the filibuster should Dems retake control of Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number two Democrat in the Senatesaid he had "been frustrated for a hell of a long time" with the rule that required 60 votes to pass legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/durbin-leaning-to-vote-to-abolish-the-filibuster-should-dems-retake-control-of-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/durbin-leaning-to-vote-to-abolish-the-filibuster-should-dems-retake-control-of-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Durbin &amp;#39;leaning&amp;#39; to vote to abolish the filibuster should Dems retake control of Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate said he had "been frustrated for a hell of a long time" with the rule that requires 60 votes to pass legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/durbin-amp39leaningamp39-to-vote-to-abolish-the-filibuster-should-dems-retake-control-of-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/durbin-amp39leaningamp39-to-vote-to-abolish-the-filibuster-should-dems-retake-control-of-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump previews optimistic convention message of &amp;#39;American greatness&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump gave a preview of the themes his campaign will highlight at his party&rsquo;s convention next week: that America is great, except for the parts of it governed by Democrats, which are &ldquo;totally out of control.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-previews-optimistic-convention-message-of-amp39american-greatnessamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-previews-optimistic-convention-message-of-amp39american-greatnessamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The American public should be able to vote by mail’: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promises ballots will be delivered]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first appearance before Congress, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy tried to tamp down concerns that he was making it more difficult for Americans to vote my mail in the upcoming presidential election, which many will do as the coronavirus continues to spread in their communities.A resident of North Carolina, DeJoy told members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee that he votes by mail himself.&ldquo;I think the American public should be able to vote by mail,&rdquo; DeJoy told the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-american-public-should-be-able-to-vote-by-mail-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-promises-ballots-will-be-delivered/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/the-american-public-should-be-able-to-vote-by-mail-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-promises-ballots-will-be-delivered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;The American public should be able to vote by mail&amp;#39;: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promises ballots will be delivered]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first appearance before Congress, new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy tried to tamp down concerns that he was making it more difficult for Americans to vote by mail in the upcoming presidential election, which many will do as the coronavirus continues to spread in their communities.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-american-public-should-be-able-to-vote-by-mailamp39-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-promises-ballots-will-be-delivered/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39the-american-public-should-be-able-to-vote-by-mailamp39-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-promises-ballots-will-be-delivered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bannon calls his arrest a ‘political hit job’ aimed at intimidating Trump wall supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day after his arrest on federal fraud charges related to a crowdfund campaign to build a private border fence, Trump&rsquo;s former chief strategist told listeners of his daily podcast that the case was engineered to &ldquo;intimidate&rdquo; supporters of the president&rsquo;s wall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-calls-his-arrest-a-political-hit-job-aimed-at-intimidating-trump-wall-supporters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-calls-his-arrest-a-political-hit-job-aimed-at-intimidating-trump-wall-supporters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bannon calls his arrest a &amp;#39;political hit job&amp;#39; aimed at intimidating Trump wall supporters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day after his arrest on federal fraud charges related to a crowdfund campaign to build a private border fence, Trump&rsquo;s former chief strategist told listeners of his daily podcast that the case was engineered to &ldquo;intimidate&rdquo; supporters of the president&rsquo;s wall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-calls-his-arrest-a-amp39political-hit-jobamp39-aimed-at-intimidating-trump-wall-supporters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-calls-his-arrest-a-amp39political-hit-jobamp39-aimed-at-intimidating-trump-wall-supporters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latinos hit hardest by coronavirus, CDC finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[In analyzing 79 counties in 22 states that met hot spot status between June 5 and 18, the CDC found that 96.2 percent of those counties saw Black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American people infected with the coronavirus at rates above their proportion of the population.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/latinos-hit-hardest-by-coronavirus-cdc-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/latinos-hit-hardest-by-coronavirus-cdc-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump strategy on COVID-19 continues to rely on miracles]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of insisting the coronavirus would disappear to no success, the White House has continued that strategy in the lead-up to next week's Republican National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-strategy-on-covid-19-continues-to-rely-on-miracles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-strategy-on-covid-19-continues-to-rely-on-miracles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and GOP pursuit of Russian disinformation &amp;#39;a direct threat to America&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after the Senate Intelligence Committee&rsquo;s explosive new report on the Trump campaign&rsquo;s vulnerability to Russian influence in 2016, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., warns that this presidential election is again at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-gop-pursuit-of-russian-disinformation-amp39a-direct-threat-to-americaamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-gop-pursuit-of-russian-disinformation-amp39a-direct-threat-to-americaamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 takeaways from day 4 of the DNC: Biden makes his case to replace Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first three nights of the Democratic National Convention, speaker after speaker hammered Donald Trump over his handling the coronavirus pandemic as well what they regard as the president&rsquo;s defective character.While they contrasted Trump&rsquo;s failings with what they touted as Joe Biden&rsquo;s decency and good judgement, the bulk of the proceedings leading up to Thursday&rsquo;s acceptance speech for the nomination painted the current state of the union in gloomy terms.Biden acce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-4-of-the-dnc-biden-makes-his-case-to-replace-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-4-of-the-dnc-biden-makes-his-case-to-replace-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden makes his closing argument at Democratic convention: &amp;#39;It didn&amp;#39;t have to be this bad&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden&rsquo;s decades-long journey to the top of the Democratic ticket ended Thursday, when he gave his first official address as the party&rsquo;s nominee to a nearly empty convention center in Wilmington, Delaware.Biden was then elected to two terms as vice president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-makes-his-closing-argument-at-democratic-convention-amp39it-didnamp39t-have-to-be-this-badamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-makes-his-closing-argument-at-democratic-convention-amp39it-didnamp39t-have-to-be-this-badamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brayden Harrington, a fellow stutterer, tells DNC how Biden helped and inspired him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brayden Harrington, a 13-year-old from New Hampshire, spoke at the final night of the Democratic National Convention about how former Vice President Joe Biden helped him with his stutter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/brayden-harrington-a-fellow-stutterer-tells-dnc-how-biden-helped-and-inspired-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/brayden-harrington-a-fellow-stutterer-tells-dnc-how-biden-helped-and-inspired-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fellow stutterer tells DNC how Biden helped and inspired him]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a few minutes before Joe Biden&rsquo;s speech accepting the presidential nomination, Brayden Harrington, a 13 year-old from City TK, New Hampshire, spoke about the special bond he shares with the former vice president: like Biden, he stutters.&ldquo;Without Joe Biden,&rdquo; Brayden said, &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be talking to you right now.&rdquo;Harrington met Biden at a CNN town hall, where Biden talked about his lifelong struggle with s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-fellow-stutterer-tells-dnc-how-biden-helped-and-inspired-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/a-fellow-stutterer-tells-dnc-how-biden-helped-and-inspired-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Voted off the island&amp;#39;: Biden&amp;#39;s former Democratic foes stage reunion show at DNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The content, scrubbed and sanitized for primetime politics, was slightly less colorful than your usual reunion-show fare. No clawing, no cursing, no crying. But there were moments of drama.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39voted-off-the-islandamp39-bidenamp39s-former-democratic-foes-stage-reunion-show-at-dnc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39voted-off-the-islandamp39-bidenamp39s-former-democratic-foes-stage-reunion-show-at-dnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg: ‘Why the hell would we hire Donald Trump for another four years?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former New York City mayor, who spent more than a billion dollars on his short-lived bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, made his case for Joe Biden at the party&rsquo;s virtual convention by blasting the alternative&rsquo;s handling of the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bloomberg-why-the-hell-would-we-hire-donald-trump-for-another-four-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bloomberg-why-the-hell-would-we-hire-donald-trump-for-another-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg: &amp;#39;Why the hell would we hire Donald Trump for another four years?&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former New York City mayor, who spent more than a billion dollars on his short-lived bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, made his case for Joe Biden at the party&rsquo;s virtual convention by blasting the alternative&rsquo;s handling of the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bloomberg-amp39why-the-hell-would-we-hire-donald-trump-for-another-four-yearsamp39/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bloomberg-amp39why-the-hell-would-we-hire-donald-trump-for-another-four-yearsamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duckworth compares Biden to &amp;#39;coward in chief&amp;#39; Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Illinois senator and Army veteran cited the service of Biden's son and Trump's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin during her convention speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/duckworth-compares-biden-to-amp39coward-in-chiefamp39-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/duckworth-compares-biden-to-amp39coward-in-chiefamp39-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As wildfires rage, California Gov. Newsom uses DNC spot to attack Trump on climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[As wildfires raged across much of his state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his slot at the Democratic National Convention Thursday to call attention to climate change, and President Trump&rsquo;s denial of what he has derided as a &ldquo;hoax.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-wildfires-rage-california-gov-newsom-uses-dnc-spot-to-attack-trump-on-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/as-wildfires-rage-california-gov-newsom-uses-dnc-spot-to-attack-trump-on-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Yang gets his moment in the Democratic spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York businessman Andrew Yang kicked off the final night of the Democratic National Convention with a speech that, if nothing else, kept his name alive as part of the future of the Democratic party.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/andrew-yang-gets-his-moment-in-the-democratic-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/andrew-yang-gets-his-moment-in-the-democratic-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joe Biden formally accepts Democratic nomination for president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday night's lineup features Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Andrew Yang, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sens. Cory Booker and Tammy Duckworth, and Joe Biden, who will deliver his acceptance speech for the party's nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-joe-biden-formally-accepts-democratic-nomination-for-president/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-joe-biden-formally-accepts-democratic-nomination-for-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Biden to deliver his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday night's lineup features Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Andrew Yang, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sens. Cory Booker and Tammy Duckworth, and Joe Biden, who will deliver his acceptance speech for the party's nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-biden-to-deliver-his-acceptance-speech-at-the-democratic-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-biden-to-deliver-his-acceptance-speech-at-the-democratic-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden delivers acceptance speech to close out Democratic National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2020 Democratic National Convention drew to a close on Thursday, with Joe Biden delivering a passionate acceptance speech in prime time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-delivers-acceptance-speech-to-close-out-democratic-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-delivers-acceptance-speech-to-close-out-democratic-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Attorney General Eric Holder calls for criminal investigation into Postal Service cutbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Attorney General Eric Holder believes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy should be subject to a criminal investigation for the service cutbacks which have disrupted the mail in the run-up to the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-attorney-general-eric-holder-calls-for-criminal-investigation-into-postal-service-cutbacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-attorney-general-eric-holder-calls-for-criminal-investigation-into-postal-service-cutbacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dem convention shows Biden wants to reassemble Obama&amp;#39;s coalition &mdash; not build a new one]]></title><description><![CDATA[When former President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, it was striking, and telling, to hear which voters he was trying to reach: his voters &mdash; the voters he thinks can carry his former running mate, Joe Biden, to victory.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dem-convention-shows-biden-wants-to-reassemble-obamaamp39s-coalition-mdash-not-build-a-new-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/dem-convention-shows-biden-wants-to-reassemble-obamaamp39s-coalition-mdash-not-build-a-new-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons says says former vice president is guided by faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat who will introduce Joe Biden at the DNC tonight, previews his speech, which will center on Biden's faith.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/longtime-biden-ally-sen-chris-coons-says-says-former-vice-president-is-guided-by-faith/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/longtime-biden-ally-sen-chris-coons-says-says-former-vice-president-is-guided-by-faith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons says former vice president is guided by faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat who will introduce Joe Biden at the DNC tonight, previews his speech, which will center on Biden's faith.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/longtime-biden-ally-sen-chris-coons-says-former-vice-president-is-guided-by-faith/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/longtime-biden-ally-sen-chris-coons-says-former-vice-president-is-guided-by-faith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleges navigate the uncertain world of a pandemic, as students and faculty fear for their safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities have suffered staggering losses in revenue due to the pandemic, and know that bringing students back would at least help alleviate the financial pressure. But many are struggling with how to safely bring students, faculty and staff back to campus.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colleges-navigate-the-uncertain-world-of-a-pandemic-as-students-and-faculty-fear-for-their-safety/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colleges-navigate-the-uncertain-world-of-a-pandemic-as-students-and-faculty-fear-for-their-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Bannon, former top Trump aide, arrested, charged with fraud in fundraising for private border wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former White House adviser Stephen Bannon was arrested Thursday along with three others associated with the crowdfunded &ldquo;We Build the Wall&rdquo; campaign, which raised $25 million to build a wall along the United States border with Mexico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/steve-bannon-former-top-trump-aide-arrested-charged-with-fraud-in-fundraising-for-private-border-wall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/steve-bannon-former-top-trump-aide-arrested-charged-with-fraud-in-fundraising-for-private-border-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 takeaways from day 3 of the DNC: Harris makes history]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theme of the night, &ldquo;A More Perfect Union,&rdquo; put a focus on the ambitious plans the party has for fighting climate change, curbing gun violence, expanding immigration and addressing systemic racial inequality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-3-of-the-dnc-harris-makes-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/5-takeaways-from-day-3-of-the-dnc-harris-makes-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris takes on Trump: &amp;#39;I know a predator when I see one&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[California Sen. Kamala Harris reintroduced herself to America at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, taking aim at President Trump as she celebrated her running mate, Joe Biden.Harris, a former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general, spoke about her time as a prosecutor and her growing up in the Bay Area as the daughter of immigrants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-takes-on-trump-amp39i-know-a-predator-when-i-see-oneamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-takes-on-trump-amp39i-know-a-predator-when-i-see-oneamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama: ‘Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president used his primetime speaking slot at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to deliver a stinging rebuke of the sitting president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-trump-hasnt-grown-into-the-job-because-he-cant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-trump-hasnt-grown-into-the-job-because-he-cant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama: &amp;#39;Trump hasn&rsquo;t grown into the job, because he can&rsquo;t&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president used his primetime speaking slot at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to deliver a stinging rebuke of the sitting president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-amp39trump-hasnrsquot-grown-into-the-job-because-he-canrsquotamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-amp39trump-hasnrsquot-grown-into-the-job-because-he-canrsquotamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama: &amp;#39;Trump hasn&amp;#39;t grown into the job, because he can&amp;#39;t&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former president used his primetime speaking slot at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to deliver a stinging rebuke of the sitting president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-amp39trump-hasnamp39t-grown-into-the-job-because-he-canamp39tamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-amp39trump-hasnamp39t-grown-into-the-job-because-he-canamp39tamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren touts Biden&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;really good plans&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her case for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during her Wednesday night Democratic National Convention speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/warren-touts-bidenamp39s-amp39really-good-plansamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/warren-touts-bidenamp39s-amp39really-good-plansamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton: ‘I wish Donald Trump knew how to be a president’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Hillary Clinton said that she hoped the man who defeated her in the 2016 election would have done a better job as commander in chief.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-i-wish-donald-trump-knew-how-to-be-a-president/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-i-wish-donald-trump-knew-how-to-be-a-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton: &amp;#39;I wish Donald Trump knew how to be a president&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton said that she hoped the man who defeated her in the 2016 election would have done a better job as commander in chief.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-amp39i-wish-donald-trump-knew-how-to-be-a-presidentamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/hillary-clinton-amp39i-wish-donald-trump-knew-how-to-be-a-presidentamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabby Giffords tells Democrats: ‘Fighting makes me strong’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Arizona congresswoman, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, delivered an emotional appeal in support of both new gun legislation and Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gabby-giffords-tells-democrats-fighting-makes-me-strong/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gabby-giffords-tells-democrats-fighting-makes-me-strong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabby Giffords tells Democrats: &amp;#39;Fighting makes me strong&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, delivered an emotional appeal in support of both new gun legislation and Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gabby-giffords-tells-democrats-amp39fighting-makes-me-strongamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/gabby-giffords-tells-democrats-amp39fighting-makes-me-strongamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Debbie Dingell warns Democrats that voter concerns over violence could be more important than trade this election year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell worries the spike in violence in many urban areas, combined with attacks on the police, could be a wedge issue in the presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-debbie-dingell-warns-democrats-that-voter-concerns-over-violence-could-be-more-important-than-trade-this-election-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-debbie-dingell-warns-democrats-that-voter-concerns-over-violence-could-be-more-important-than-trade-this-election-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop celebrating pro-war Republicans and ignoring progressives like AOC, California Rep. Ro Khanna tells Democrats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silicon Valley congressman has become an emissary between the Democratic Party&rsquo;s young, emboldened progressive wing and the mainstream embodied by 77-year-old Joe Biden.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/stop-celebrating-pro-war-republicans-and-ignoring-progressives-like-aoc-california-rep-ro-khanna-tells-democrats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/stop-celebrating-pro-war-republicans-and-ignoring-progressives-like-aoc-california-rep-ro-khanna-tells-democrats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he believes QAnon conspiracy theory supporters &amp;#39;are people that love our country&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a briefing at the White House on Wednesday, President Trump said he doesn't know much about QAnon, a fringe conspiracy movement that was labeled a domestic terrorist threat by the FBI last year. But he claimed he has heard that its supporters love America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-believes-qanon-conspiracy-theory-supporters-amp39are-people-that-love-our-countryamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-believes-qanon-conspiracy-theory-supporters-amp39are-people-that-love-our-countryamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he believes conspiracy fringe group QAnon &amp;#39;are people that love our country&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a briefing at the White House on Wednesday, President Trump said he didn&rsquo;t know much about QAnon, a fringe conspiracy movement that was labeled a domestic terrorist threat by the FBI last year. But he claimed he has heard that its supporters love America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-believes-conspiracy-fringe-group-qanon-amp39are-people-that-love-our-countryamp39/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-believes-conspiracy-fringe-group-qanon-amp39are-people-that-love-our-countryamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Democratic National Convention to feature Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris on night 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday's lineup will feature Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, and Biden&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-democratic-national-convention-to-feature-hillary-clinton-barack-obama-and-kamala-harris-on-night-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-democratic-national-convention-to-feature-hillary-clinton-barack-obama-and-kamala-harris-on-night-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic National Convention: Barack Obama and Kamala Harris cap night 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday night's lineup featured live speeches from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, and Joe Biden&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-national-convention-barack-obama-and-kamala-harris-cap-night-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-national-convention-barack-obama-and-kamala-harris-cap-night-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy-Markey Senate primary heats up as candidates battle on climate and race]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contentious Senate primary in Massachusetts between Rep. Joe Kennedy III and Sen. Ed Markey is turning into a contest over climate change and racial justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kennedy-markey-senate-primary-heats-up-as-candidates-battle-on-climate-and-race/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kennedy-markey-senate-primary-heats-up-as-candidates-battle-on-climate-and-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;His standard playbook&amp;#39;: How Trump spent the week of the DNC on counterprogramming]]></title><description><![CDATA[As leaders on both sides of the political aisle criticized Donald Trump while praising Joe Biden at this week&rsquo;s virtual Democratic National Convention, the president did his best to steal the spotlight with a range of calculated counter-programming events and statements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39his-standard-playbookamp39-how-trump-spent-the-week-of-the-dnc-on-counterprogramming/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39his-standard-playbookamp39-how-trump-spent-the-week-of-the-dnc-on-counterprogramming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would replacing Pence boost Trump’s reelection chances?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With polls showing Joe Biden ahead, would replacing Mike Pence be the kind of shakeup the President Trump needs to win reelection?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/would-replacing-pence-boost-trumps-reelection-chances/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/would-replacing-pence-boost-trumps-reelection-chances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Angus King says Senate intel report shows &amp;#39;serious and disturbing&amp;#39; Russian link to Trump 2016 campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Angus King today ridiculed Senate Intelligence acting chair Sen. Marco Rubio&rsquo;s claim that a report released by the panel this week found &ldquo;absolutelyno evidence of collusion.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-angus-king-says-senate-intel-report-shows-amp39serious-and-disturbingamp39-russian-link-to-trump-2016-campaign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-angus-king-says-senate-intel-report-shows-amp39serious-and-disturbingamp39-russian-link-to-trump-2016-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to vote early, safely and by mail in all 50 states]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to vote early because you&rsquo;re worried about the health risks of standing in line on Election Day, but you&rsquo;re also worried that the U.S. Postal Service won&rsquo;t deliver a mail-in ballot in time to be counted, what should you do?Postmaster General Louis DeJoy attempted to reassure Americans Tuesday about the USPS, announcing that he is not going to make any changes before the election that might hamper or slow mail delivery.In addition, the Postal Service board of governo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-early-safely-and-by-mail-in-all-50-states/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-to-vote-early-safely-and-by-mail-in-all-50-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key takeaways from the second night of the Democratic convention: Jill Biden loves Joe, and so did John McCain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theme of the second night of the Democratic National Convention was &ldquo;leadership matters&rdquo; and the Democratic Party leaned heavily on those with prior government experience to make the case that Joe Biden is better equipped than Donald Trump to handle the responsibility of the presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/key-takeaways-from-the-second-night-of-the-democratic-convention-jill-biden-loves-joe-and-so-did-john-mccain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/key-takeaways-from-the-second-night-of-the-democratic-convention-jill-biden-loves-joe-and-so-did-john-mccain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key takeaways from Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention: Jill Biden loves Joe, and so did John McCain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theme of the second night of the Democratic National Convention was &ldquo;Leadership matters.&rdquo; The party leaned heavily on those with prior government experience to make the case that Joe Biden is better equipped than Donald Trump to handle the responsibility of the presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/key-takeaways-from-day-2-of-the-democratic-national-convention-jill-biden-loves-joe-and-so-did-john-mccain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/key-takeaways-from-day-2-of-the-democratic-national-convention-jill-biden-loves-joe-and-so-did-john-mccain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Biden: Joe’s ‘strength of will is unstoppable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biden continued: "Joe&rsquo;s purpose has always driven him forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-joes-strength-of-will-is-unstoppable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-joes-strength-of-will-is-unstoppable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Biden: Joe&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;strength of will is unstoppable&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Biden made an emotional case for her husband, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, as the ideal candidate to unite the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-joeamp39s-amp39strength-of-will-is-unstoppableamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-joeamp39s-amp39strength-of-will-is-unstoppableamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Each of us must be a hero to our communities’: From a wheelchair, Ady Barkan speaks out for Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health care activist made the progressive case for Biden during the second night of the Democratic National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/each-of-us-must-be-a-hero-to-our-communities-from-a-wheelchair-ady-barkan-speaks-out-for-biden/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/each-of-us-must-be-a-hero-to-our-communities-from-a-wheelchair-ady-barkan-speaks-out-for-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;#39;Each of us must be a hero to our communities&amp;#39;: From a wheelchair, Ady Barkan speaks out for Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health care activist made the progressive case for former Vice President Joe Biden during the second night of the Democratic National Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39each-of-us-must-be-a-hero-to-our-communitiesamp39-from-a-wheelchair-ady-barkan-speaks-out-for-biden/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/amp39each-of-us-must-be-a-hero-to-our-communitiesamp39-from-a-wheelchair-ady-barkan-speaks-out-for-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Powell: ‘Biden will be a president we will all be proud to salute’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who served prominently in Republican George W. Bush's administration, added his voice to the Democratic convention Tuesday night.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colin-powell-biden-will-be-a-president-we-will-all-be-proud-to-salute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colin-powell-biden-will-be-a-president-we-will-all-be-proud-to-salute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Powell: &amp;#39;Biden will be a president we will all be proud to salute&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who served prominently in Republican George W. Bush's administration, added his voice to the Democratic convention Tuesday night.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colin-powell-amp39biden-will-be-a-president-we-will-all-be-proud-to-saluteamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/colin-powell-amp39biden-will-be-a-president-we-will-all-be-proud-to-saluteamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton: ‘You know what Donald Trump will do with four more years: blame, bully, and belittle’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton used his speaking slot at the virtual Democratic National Convention to criticize President Trump for shifting blame amid a coronavirus pandemic that has left more than 170,000 Americans dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-you-know-what-donald-trump-will-do-with-four-more-years-blame-bully-and-belittle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-you-know-what-donald-trump-will-do-with-four-more-years-blame-bully-and-belittle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton: ‘You know what Donald Trump will do with 4 more years: Blame, bully, and belittle’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton used a speech at the virtual DNC to criticize President Trump for shifting blame for the pandemic, which has left more than 170,000 Americans dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-you-know-what-donald-trump-will-do-with-4-more-years-blame-bully-and-belittle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-you-know-what-donald-trump-will-do-with-4-more-years-blame-bully-and-belittle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton: &amp;#39;You know what Donald Trump will do with 4 more years: Blame, bully and belittle&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton used a speech at the virtual DNC to criticize President Trump for shifting blame for the pandemic, which has left more than 170,000 Americans dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-amp39you-know-what-donald-trump-will-do-with-4-more-years-blame-bully-and-belittleamp39/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-clinton-amp39you-know-what-donald-trump-will-do-with-4-more-years-blame-bully-and-belittleamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominates Bernie Sanders at DNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic rising star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seconded the nomination of fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, the senator from Vermont, as the party&rsquo;s presidential pick during the Democratic National Convention roll call vote Tuesday evening, despite Joe Biden being the only candidate left standing.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nominates-bernie-sanders-at-dnc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nominates-bernie-sanders-at-dnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Yates, ousted from DOJ over ‘Muslim ban,’ says Trump has ‘trampled the rule of law’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;He&rsquo;s trampled the rule of law, tried to weaponize the Justice Department to attack his enemies and protect his friends.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sally-yates-ousted-from-doj-over-muslim-ban-says-trump-has-trampled-the-rule-of-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/sally-yates-ousted-from-doj-over-muslim-ban-says-trump-has-trampled-the-rule-of-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Clyburn says he is &amp;#39;not one bit&amp;#39; reassured by Trump administration&rsquo;s reversal on Postal Service cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Majority Whip James Clyburn told Yahoo News on Tuesday that he is &ldquo;not one bit&rdquo; reassured by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy&rsquo;s promise that cost-cutting measures will be postponed until after the November election so that mail-in ballots are delivered on time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jim-clyburn-says-he-is-amp39not-one-bitamp39-reassured-by-trump-administrationrsquos-reversal-on-postal-service-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jim-clyburn-says-he-is-amp39not-one-bitamp39-reassured-by-trump-administrationrsquos-reversal-on-postal-service-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Clyburn says he is &amp;#39;not one bit&amp;#39; reassured by Trump administration&rsquo;s reversal on Postal Service cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Majority Whip James Clyburn told Yahoo News on Tuesday that he is &ldquo;not one bit&rdquo; reassured by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy&rsquo;s promise that cost-cutting measures will be postponed until after the November election so that mail-in ballots are delivered on time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/james-clyburn-says-he-is-amp39not-one-bitamp39-reassured-by-trump-administrationrsquos-reversal-on-postal-service-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/james-clyburn-says-he-is-amp39not-one-bitamp39-reassured-by-trump-administrationrsquos-reversal-on-postal-service-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joe Biden officially becomes the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee at DNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday&rsquo;s lineup includes former President Bill Clinton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and Dr. Jill Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-joe-biden-officially-becomes-the-2020-democratic-presidential-nominee-at-dnc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-joe-biden-officially-becomes-the-2020-democratic-presidential-nominee-at-dnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Biden caps night two of the Democratic National Convention as Joe officially becomes the nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday&rsquo;s lineup included former President Bill Clinton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and Dr. Jill Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-caps-night-two-of-the-democratic-national-convention-as-joe-officially-becomes-the-nominee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-caps-night-two-of-the-democratic-national-convention-as-joe-officially-becomes-the-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Biden caps night 2 of the Democratic National Convention as Joe officially becomes the nominee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday&rsquo;s lineup included former President Bill Clinton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and Dr. Jill Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-caps-night-2-of-the-democratic-national-convention-as-joe-officially-becomes-the-nominee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/jill-biden-caps-night-2-of-the-democratic-national-convention-as-joe-officially-becomes-the-nominee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Democratic National Convention to feature Jill Biden, Bill Clinton and AOC on night 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday&rsquo;s lineup includes former President Bill Clinton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and Dr. Jill Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-democratic-national-convention-to-feature-jill-biden-bill-clinton-and-aoc-on-night-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/live-democratic-national-convention-to-feature-jill-biden-bill-clinton-and-aoc-on-night-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the fight over mail-in voting decide the election?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service havethreatened the agency's ability to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Could the moves be enough to tip the election in President Trump's favor?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/could-the-fight-over-mail-in-voting-decide-the-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/could-the-fight-over-mail-in-voting-decide-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former counterterrorism chief: Trump defeat may prompt right-wing terror attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former head of the National Counterterrorism Center said he would not be surprised if right-wing domestic terrorist groups stage attacks in the United States around this November&rsquo;s presidential election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-counterterrorism-chief-trump-defeat-may-prompt-right-wing-terror-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/former-counterterrorism-chief-trump-defeat-may-prompt-right-wing-terror-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postmaster general says he’ll pause cutbacks that threatened voting — but service slowdowns might persist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The embattled postmaster general is set to testify in front of the Senate on Friday and the House on Monday over concerns about funding and the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/postmaster-general-says-hell-pause-cutbacks-that-threatened-voting-but-service-slowdowns-might-persist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/postmaster-general-says-hell-pause-cutbacks-that-threatened-voting-but-service-slowdowns-might-persist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postmaster general says he&amp;#39;ll pause cutbacks that threatened voting &mdash; but service slowdowns might persist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The embattled postmaster general is set to testify in front of the Senate on Friday and the House on Monday over concerns about funding and the election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/postmaster-general-says-heamp39ll-pause-cutbacks-that-threatened-voting-mdash-but-service-slowdowns-might-persist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/postmaster-general-says-heamp39ll-pause-cutbacks-that-threatened-voting-mdash-but-service-slowdowns-might-persist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to pardon Susan B. Anthony on 100th anniversary of women&amp;#39;s right to vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Famous suffragist Susan B. Anthony will receive a pardon nearly 150 years after she was arrested for voting in the 1872 presidential election, but her legacy was complicated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-pardon-susan-b-anthony-on-100th-anniversary-of-womenamp39s-right-to-vote/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-pardon-susan-b-anthony-on-100th-anniversary-of-womenamp39s-right-to-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate report points to counterintelligence risk from ties between Trump campaign and Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Russia took advantage of members of the Transition Team's relative inexperience in government, opposition to Obama Administration policies, arid Trump's desire to deepen ties with Russia to pursue unofficial channels through which Russia could conduct diplomacy,&rdquo; concluded the committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-report-points-to-counterintelligence-risk-from-ties-between-trump-campaign-and-russia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-report-points-to-counterintelligence-risk-from-ties-between-trump-campaign-and-russia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump and the Republicans have turned college football into a new ‘Normandy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much as with wearing masks and reopening schools, Trump has turned playing football into yet another battle of the culture wars. Such battles make reasoned debate difficult, but they do force nearly every American paying attention to choose a side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-and-the-republicans-have-turned-college-football-into-a-new-normandy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-and-the-republicans-have-turned-college-football-into-a-new-normandy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump and the Republicans have turned college football into a new &amp;#39;Normandy&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much as with wearing masks and reopening schools, Trump has turned playing football into yet another battle of the culture wars. Such battles make reasoned debate difficult, but they do force nearly every American paying attention to choose a side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-and-the-republicans-have-turned-college-football-into-a-new-amp39normandyamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/why-trump-and-the-republicans-have-turned-college-football-into-a-new-amp39normandyamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cities move cautiously on defunding the police — satisfying neither side]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of George Floyd and ensuing &ldquo;Defund the Police&rdquo; rallying cry led to ambitious proposals in cities. The resulting changes, though, have been disappointing for some defund proponents and alarming for others who worry about the fallout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cities-move-cautiously-on-defunding-the-police-satisfying-neither-side/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/cities-move-cautiously-on-defunding-the-police-satisfying-neither-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the ‘QAnon factor’ is playing out in Florida’s GOP primaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I would say I'm not a QAnon because I&rsquo;m not anonymous,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a conspiracy realist.&rdquo; Sherrill isn&rsquo;t the only candidate in Trump&rsquo;s home district who appears to be courting the QAnon vote. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s his home district. Reba Sherrill is one of six candidates seeking the Republican nomination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-the-qanon-factor-is-playing-out-in-floridas-gop-primaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-the-qanon-factor-is-playing-out-in-floridas-gop-primaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the &amp;#39;QAnon factor&amp;#39; is playing out in Florida&amp;#39;s GOP primaries]]></title><description><![CDATA["I would say I'm not a QAnon because I'm not anonymous," she said. "I'm a conspiracy realist." Sherrill isn't the only candidate in Trump's home district who appears to be courting the QAnon vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-the-amp39qanon-factoramp39-is-playing-out-in-floridaamp39s-gop-primaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/how-the-amp39qanon-factoramp39-is-playing-out-in-floridaamp39s-gop-primaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump responds to Michelle Obama&amp;#39;s speech with jab at &amp;#39;your husband&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump responded to Michelle Obama's DNC keynote speech by attacking former President Barack Obama on Twitter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-responds-to-michelle-obamaamp39s-speech-with-jab-at-amp39your-husbandamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-responds-to-michelle-obamaamp39s-speech-with-jab-at-amp39your-husbandamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump responds to Michelle Obama speech with jab at &amp;#39;your husband&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump is apparently watching at least parts of the Democratic National Convention. He tweeted a response to Michelle Obama's keynote speech by attacking former President Obama.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-responds-to-michelle-obama-speech-with-jab-at-amp39your-husbandamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-responds-to-michelle-obama-speech-with-jab-at-amp39your-husbandamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target Trump: 4 takeaways from the first night of the Democratic National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats focused on two dark themes Monday night. The first was the death and devastation they say President Trump has already wrought. The second was the further death and devastation they fear he will unleash if reelected in November.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/target-trump-4-takeaways-from-the-first-night-of-the-democratic-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/target-trump-4-takeaways-from-the-first-night-of-the-democratic-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama warns that Trump ‘cannot meet this moment’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a powerful, heartfelt speech that closed the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama issued her most pointed public criticism of Donald Trump as not up to the job of president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-obama-warns-that-trump-cannot-meet-this-moment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/michelle-obama-warns-that-trump-cannot-meet-this-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders: ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned, Trump golfs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders accused President Trump of &ldquo;leading us down the path of authoritarianism&rdquo; and having a &ldquo;negligent response&rdquo; to coronavirus in his speech at the first night of the DNC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-nero-fiddled-while-rome-burned-trump-golfs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-nero-fiddled-while-rome-burned-trump-golfs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders: &amp;#39;Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfs.&amp;#39;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders accused President Trump of &ldquo;leading us down the path of authoritarianism&rdquo; and having a &ldquo;negligent response&rdquo; to coronavirus in his speech at the first night of the DNC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-amp39nero-fiddled-while-rome-burned-trump-golfsamp39/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/bernie-sanders-amp39nero-fiddled-while-rome-burned-trump-golfsamp39/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kasich makes the Republican case for ditching Trump for Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich delivered a forceful endorsement of Democrat Joe Biden for president during the first night of the Democratic National Convention, lambasting President Trump&rsquo;s time in office without mentioning him by name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kasich-makes-the-republican-case-for-ditching-trump-for-biden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/kasich-makes-the-republican-case-for-ditching-trump-for-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva Longoria plays starring role at DNC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actress Eva Longoria, best known for her roles as Isabella Bra&ntilde;a on the Young and the Restless and Gabrielle Solis in the TV series Desperate Housewives, played a prominent role on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.Longoria was born in Texas to parents who immigrated from Mexico.Longoria served as a moderator for the first night of the convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/eva-longoria-plays-starring-role-at-dnc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/eva-longoria-plays-starring-role-at-dnc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva Longoria plays starring role at Democratic National Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actress Eva Longoria, who co-chaired President Barack Obama's reelection committee in 2012, introduced the first of four nights of the Democratic Party's online convention, based in Milwaukee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/eva-longoria-plays-starring-role-at-democratic-national-convention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/eva-longoria-plays-starring-role-at-democratic-national-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of COVID-19 victim blasts Trump during Democratic Convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristin Urquiza blamed President Trump and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic for her father's death, saying, "his only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/daughter-of-covid-19-victim-blasts-trump-during-democratic-convention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/politics/daughter-of-covid-19-victim-blasts-trump-during-democratic-convention/</guid></item></channel></rss>