The Date Debaters
What A Day9 Okt 2020

The Date Debaters

Thirteen men were charged yesterday in connection to an alleged violent plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This is unsurprising when you consider Trump’s “LIBERATE MICHIGAN” tweets from earlier in the year that encouraged armed protestors to mount anti-government and anti-COVID restriction rallies.

The fate of next week’s debate is in question after an extended back-and-forth between the Trump and Biden campaigns, which concluded with Trump insisting that he should be allowed to debate in person next week, even though he could still be contagious. House speaker Nancy Pelosi will introduce legislation today to create a “Commission on Presidential Capacity” that would evaluate the president’s mental and physical health for office.

And in headlines: Hurricane Delta is set to be 2020’s tenth named hurricane to hit the US, incarcerated inmates can now apply for stimulus checks, and Google’s parent company introduces Waymo. Plus, Crooked's own Tommy Vietor fills in for Gideon.

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CARES Act Relief for Incarcerated People (Deadline 10/30/2020)

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RFK Jr. Is Putting American Lives At Risk

RFK Jr. Is Putting American Lives At Risk

If you got a COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna or Pfizer, congratulations, you got a vaccine that uses mRNA to teach your cells how to fight the disease. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert ...

8 Aug 202523min

The Truth About El Salvador's Mega Prison

The Truth About El Salvador's Mega Prison

We’re starting to hear the horror stories from some of the Venezuelan men who the Trump Administration deported to the Salvadoran super-max prison known as CECOT. Many of the migrants, who were abrupt...

7 Aug 202521min

The Voting Rights Act Is Again Under Attack

The Voting Rights Act Is Again Under Attack

The Voting Rights Act turns 60 today. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, with the goal of ensuring that Black Americans could actually ...

6 Aug 202526min

Amid Bad Jobs Report, Trump White House Leans Into Politics

Amid Bad Jobs Report, Trump White House Leans Into Politics

The fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision last week to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics over what he called a ‘rigged’ jobs report continued Monday, as White House officials ru...

5 Aug 202522min

How The Israeli Far Right And Netanyahu Embolden Each Other

How The Israeli Far Right And Netanyahu Embolden Each Other

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Gaza Friday to tour an Israeli-backed aid site, amid growing global outcry over the country’s handling of its wa...

4 Aug 202524min

Why Red And Blue States Are Waging A Redistricting War

Why Red And Blue States Are Waging A Redistricting War

Republicans in the Texas State House released their plans to redraw the state’s congressional map this week. It’s a nakedly partisan gambit to maximize GOP wins in next year’s midterm elections, all a...

1 Aug 202525min

Loyalty Over Competence At Trump's Justice Department

Loyalty Over Competence At Trump's Justice Department

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge, a lifetime appointment to a perch one rung below the U.S. Supreme Court. Bove, who served as President Donald Trump’s person...

31 Jul 202523min

Trump's Tariff Deadline Is Two Days Away

Trump's Tariff Deadline Is Two Days Away

Friday is President Donald Trump’s alleged tariff deadline, the day when dozens of countries either have to reach a new trade deal with the U.S. or face the possibility of sky-high duties on their imp...

30 Jul 202522min

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