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The day’s most anticipated moment was the election of a new president. But messengers also tackled a slate of resolutions on racial issues, abortion and the Equality Act, a sweeping piece of legislation in Congress that would extend civil rights protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity while eroding some religious liberty …

Former President Donald Trump returned to the political stage with a speech at the North Carolina Republican Convention on Saturday, solidifying his continued symbolic leadership of the party despite his repeated falsehoods about the 2020 election, and allowing him to exert influence amid an ongoing social media ban. Mr. Trump said in a written statement …

The confluence of suddenly developing events put pressure on Pence and President Donald Trump to put on a show of leadership at a grave national moment — on a night lined up as an assault on Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Pence will step into the leading role Wednesday evening as the party looks to push …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pompeo’s planned speech to the Republican National Convention this week has sparked a fury of criticism for breaking decades of precedent for sitting secretaries of state avoiding overt partisan political activity. Despite State Department assurances that Pompeo will be speaking in his personal capacity and won’t violate prohibitions on federal employees …

August 20, 2020 at 7:41 AM EDT Election officials race to expand voting options as Postal Service crisis spurs alarm Election officials are racing to install more ballot drop boxes and secure large venues for Election Day voting, part of an urgent push to reassure Americans worried about trusting their ballots to a U.S. Postal …

Medicare for All activist urges voters to choose Democratic nominee. August 19, 2020, 3:32 AM 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Minutes after he received enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed one of the top policy proposals: a revamp of the nation’s healthcare. In …

coronavirus, For the first time in months, a crowd gathered at Canberra’s convention centre last week as an Australian-first trial of social distancing technology kept everyone a safe distance apart. Social distancing is here to stay until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available, and industries are looking to adapt to the new way of life. …

US Democrats have urged elected leaders and party delegates to skip the national convention in August as coronavirus cases surge, the New York Times reported, in what the paper says is “a sign of the ever-shrinking aspirations for their big campaign event in the face of the spreading virus”. In an email to congressional aides, …

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Editor’s note: This article was written before social distancing measures were enforced by the Chief Public Health Office. People involved in P.E.I.’s agriculture industry had a chance to learn about gene-editing for better foods and thermal imaging drones during last month’s P.E.I. Soil and Crop Improvement Association Conference. Put on by the P.E.I. …

Milwaukee (WQOW) – The Democratic National Convention previously slated for July has been backed up by a month because of the coronavirus. According to the Democratic National Convention Committee, the convention will now take place the week of August 17. It will still take place in Milwaukee. “In our current climate of uncertainty, we believe …