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US reported record 1.87m new Covid-19 cases in JulyAnti-abortion centers received at least $4m from bailout fundsJoin us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET. Register nowSign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.43pm BST Randomized Covid-19 testing will reportedly begin across the executive complex. “Failure to report to testing will be considered a refusal to test,” according to an email sent to staff on Monday morning, Politico reported. NEW: White House staff received an email this morning notifying them of random Covid-19 testing beginning today across the executive complex. Per the email, “Failure to report to testing will be considered a refusal to test.” 3.38pm BST Trump is atwitter this morning, airing his usually stream of mixed-caps and all-caps grievances against political enemies, real and perceived.In his latest missile about the coronavirus pandemic, Trump attacked two of the nation’s most prominent female leaders responsible for navigating the coronavirus pandemic: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Dr Deborah Birx, who leads the White House’s coronavirus task force. So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic! Continue reading…

• US reported record 1.87m new Covid-19 cases in July
• Anti-abortion centers received at least $4m from bailout funds
• Join us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET. Register now
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3.43pm BST

Randomized Covid-19 testing will reportedly begin across the executive complex.

“Failure to report to testing will be considered a refusal to test,” according to an email sent to staff on Monday morning, Politico reported.

NEW: White House staff received an email this morning notifying them of random Covid-19 testing beginning today across the executive complex. Per the email, “Failure to report to testing will be considered a refusal to test.”

3.38pm BST

Trump is atwitter this morning, airing his usually stream of mixed-caps and all-caps grievances against political enemies, real and perceived.

In his latest missile about the coronavirus pandemic, Trump attacked two of the nation’s most prominent female leaders responsible for navigating the coronavirus pandemic: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Dr Deborah Birx, who leads the White House’s coronavirus task force.

So Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!

Continue reading…