It’s official: U.S. recession began in February
The economists said employment peaked in February and fell sharply afterward, marking the beginning of the downturn....
Judge issues order halting Lee statue removal for 10 days
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam last week ordered the statue of Lee taken down, citing the pain felt across the country over the death of George Floyd. Go to Source Author: By Associated Press...
Judge issues order halting Lee statue removal for 10 days
A judge in Richmond has issued an injunction preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee for 10 days. The temporary injunction order issued Monday says the state is a party to a deed recorded in March 1890 in which...
Daniel Radcliffe responds to J.K. Rowling’s tweets about gender identity
The boy who lived is speaking out. Link...
Barr says Trump went to bunker for security. Trump said he inspected it
The president had said he went to the underground bunker for an “inspection.”...
Trent Lott fired by top lobbying firm
Squire Patton Boggs gave no reason for the sudden departure, but Lott said in an interview he was negotiating to join another firm. Go to Source Author: By Theodoric Meyer...
Trent Lott fired by top lobbying firm
The prominent Washington law and lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs fired former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, one of its top lobbyists, on Monday as Lott was preparing to decamp for another firm. The firm gave no reason for the Mississippi Republican’s sudden departure and declined to answer questions...
New Orleans Saints star Malcolm Jenkins on George Floyd, racism and police reform
New Orleans Saints safety and former Philadelphia Eagles star Malcolm Jenkins joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the death of George Floyd, police reform, the NFL and teammate Drew Brees....
President Trump slams calls to defund police as Democrats unveil police reform legislation
President Trump says he’s “appalled” by calls to defund police departments in the wake of intense protests across the country, and his campaign accused former Vice President Joe Biden of supporting the movement. Biden later told CBS News he does not support defunding police. Meanwhile, Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation...
The mystery of which US businesses are profiting from the coronavirus bailout
Government refuses to say which large companies have taken money, while small firms on the margins have been left in the dark Businesses have taken at least half a trillion dollars in coronavirus aid from the American public, and the government is refusing to disclose which companies are getting...