Trump Puts Blame For Wildfires On Newsom's Shoulders

Trump Puts Blame For Wildfires On Newsom's Shoulders

The Los Angeles area has been devastated by wildfires over the past week. As officials work to get the two biggest fires contained, president-elect Trump blames Governor Gavin Newsom for the disaster's scale.

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Former Staffer Accuses Joe Biden Of Sexual Assault

Former Staffer Accuses Joe Biden Of Sexual Assault

Note: This podcast contains an explicit description of an alleged sexual assault.Tara Reade, a former junior staffer in Joe Biden's Senate office, has accused the presumptive Democratic presidential n...

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Weekly Roundup: April 17th, 2020

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5.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the four-week total to 22 million — nearly wiping out all the job gains made since the Great Recession. Retail spending, another ...

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Trump, Governors Weigh How To Reopen Country

President Trump is impatient to get the country reopened. The administration's public health experts and the governors of California and New York say testing will have to become more widespread for th...

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Obama Endorses Biden For President—So What?

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Trump Promised Corporate Partnerships To Fight The Virus. They Haven't Materialized.

Trump Promised Corporate Partnerships To Fight The Virus. They Haven't Materialized.

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Weekly Roundup: April 10th, 2020

Weekly Roundup: April 10th, 2020

In a White House briefing Friday, the top medical experts from the coronavirus task force said the social distancing measures appeared to be constraining the outbreak. President Trump said that he wou...

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17 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last 3 Weeks

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