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Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: ‘Are you a junkie?’ (Politico)
Joe Biden rebuked a reporter who asked if the former vice president had taken a cognitive test, claiming that asking the question was similar to asking the interviewer if he was using cocaine.
CBS correspondent Errol Barnett prompted the presumptive Democratic nominee to clarify if he had taken a test measuring his mental acuity, leading to a tense exchange. [Read More]
Former NFL player and Utah GOP congressional candidate Burgess Owens told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Friday that the NBA, led by Commissioner Adam Silver, has been proven to be made up of “corporate cowards” whose first priority is access to the Chinese market.
Owens joined the program after host Tucker Carlson reacted to a 16-minute CNN interview of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in which he was asked about the NBA and its players’ advocacy of social justice positions, but not its connections with Beijing. [Read More]
Families Sue to Be Allowed to Send Children to Private Schools in Montgomery County (NBC Washington)
Several parents are suing for the right to send their children to private school in person in Montgomery County, Maryland.
“Online learning is in no way equivalent to face-to-face learning, especially for young children,” said Meagan Rizzo, whose family is one of six that joined the lawsuit.
The families say their children’s private schools had detailed safety plans for in-person learning so they felt comfortable with it. [Read More]
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates condemned Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy for accusing her and other members of the Justice Department of despising President Trump.
Kennedy, a Republican, delivered a contentious line of questioning to Yates, who was testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign. Kennedy asked Yates if the FBI agents responsible for using the uncorroborated Steele dossier “despised” Trump.[Read More]
In Hearing, Senate Democrats Continue To Deny Antifa Exists (The Federalist)
In a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing today, Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli and U.S. Attorney Erin Healy Cox fielded questions about the use of federal agents to quell the riots that have beset Portland for the past two months. Democrats on the committee were committed to asking about anything other than the violence perpetrated by Antifa. Instead, they spent most of their time attacking the federal agents. [Read More]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is begging wealthy New Yorkers to return to the city to save it from economic ruin while fighting off calls from other lawmakers to raise their taxes, a move he fears could permanently drive the top 1 percent out of the city.
Thousands of New York City residents fled Manhattan and Brooklyn earlier this year when the city was the COVID-19 epicenter of the world.
Many flocked to their second homes in the Hamptons or upstate, while others rented or bought new properties, abandoning their expensive city apartments. [Read More]
