Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Team Trump Gave His Rich Friends—Not You—A Heads Up On How Bad COVID Would Be
Wealthy investors were privately warned about the potential economic devastation of the COVID pandemic. Ordinary Americans were not, and at least 8 million have fallen into poverty.
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Supreme Court Rules You Only Have Until Early Friday to Fill Out the Census
Advocates fear the consequences of stopping the count early could be devastating, particularly for low-income people, people of color, and immigrants.
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Trump Told Americans Not to Be Afraid of COVID-19. These Survivors Say That Was a ‘Slap in the Face.’
“Having been so fully impacted the way we have been, it’s hard to hear somebody else seem nonchalant about it.”
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The Average American Spends 15 Times More on Health Care Than Trump Paid in Federal Income Taxes in 2017
The average person spent $11,172 on health care in 2018, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—15 times the amount Trump paid in federal income taxes a year earlier.
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WATCH: Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Sound Off on the Potential Repeal of the ACA
Up to 133 million Americans have pre-existing conditions covered by the Affordable Care Act. If the Supreme Court overturns the law, the consequences could be disastrous.
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Trump Will Get Top-Notch Care for COVID-19. Not All Americans Can Say the Same.
The care Trump is likely to receive in the coming days will set him apart from most people who’ve contracted the virus, a disproportionate percentage of whom have been Black, Latino, or low-income.
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Suburbs Are Multi-Racial and Home to Women—Trump Openly Supported a Group Who Hates Both Tuesday Night
Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacist and extremist groups like the Proud Boys was meant to win over suburban voters. However, the suburbs are more diverse than ever—and their voting habits reflect that.
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At Debate, Trump Defends Rallies and Not Wearing Masks as COVID-19 Deaths Surge
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night defended holding rallies during the coronavirus pandemic and again minimized the importance of wearing masks.
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3 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Taxes
The president only paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. But that’s only one element of what the documents reveal.
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Election Day Could Turn Out to Be Election Month. Here’s What You Need to Know.
With a surge of mail-in ballots expected due to unease about voting in-person during the coronavirus pandemic, many states may not be able to declare a winner for days, if not weeks, which means the US.
