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Political money flows as both parties gear up for court fight
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg set off a wave of political fundraising on Saturday, leading both Democrats and Republicans to ready tens of millions in spending ahead of the fight to replace the late Supreme Court justice.
[ cnn.com ]Right-wing media uses misleading local story to suggest coronavirus cover-up
A version of this story is also appearing in the Reliable Sources newsletter. Click here to sign up for free. If you don't get your news from right-wing media, it is likely that you haven't heard about this story. But for those who do rely on outlets such as Fox News or Breitbart for information, a scandal of towering proportions has been brewing in Nashville, Tennessee.
[ cnn.com ]Fact-checking Mark Meadows's misleading statements on mask efficacy
As the US continues to combat the coronavirus, wearing a mask has become a politicized issue. A day after Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggested masks might be even more important than a vaccine in the fight against the virus, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows argued that masks don't actually make a difference in stopping the spread of the virus.
[ cnn.com ]Fact check: Trump makes at least 25 false claims at Wisconsin rally
As former Vice President Joe Biden was participating in a CNN town hall in Moosic, Pennsylvania, on Thursday night, and making a handful of false or misleading claims, President Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin.
[ cnn.com ]Brianna Keilar calls out Fox News guest's Covid-19 misinformation
CNN's Brianna Keilar says "misinformation is a virus unto itself and Fox News is the vector." She breaks down the misleading and false claims on the coronavius pandemic broadcast by the network.
[ cnn.com ]Eric Trump says he's willing to be interviewed by the New York AG's office but not until after election
• Fact check: Biden ad misleadingly suggests Trump called Covid-19 a 'hoax'
[ cnn.com ]Fact check: Biden's misleading ad about Trump and Covid-19
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Barr's undermining of the election is downright dangerous
By repeating false and misleading statements about the potential for voter fraud and post-election violence, Attorney General William Barr has stepped out of his role as the nation's chief law enforcement officer and marred the 2020 elections. This parroting of President Donald Trump's unsupported rhetoric is irresponsible and dangerous, turning the job of the Department of Justice as the protector of voting rights on its head.
[ cnn.com ]Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false or misleading claims at ABC town hall
President Donald Trump got a rare grilling at an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
[ cnn.com ]Twitter and Facebook shut down accounts linked to youth conservative group's misleading social media campaign
Twitter and Facebook have shut down accounts on their platforms reportedly linked to a misleading social media campaign run by Turning Point Action, an offshoot of popular conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA.
[ cnn.com ]Red and Blue America took different roads
America has been coming apart at the seams, with Democrats and Republicans increasingly unable of communicating with one another. Red states and blue states, as decided in the 2016 election, have confronted each other in incomprehension, and are leading very different lives with very different economic conditions. Reuniting America requires a forward-looking path of sustainable development that benefits all regions, including the states that have been hard hit by the long-term decline in manufacturing jobs.
[ cnn.com ]2 major Antarctic glaciers are tearing loose
Satellite images show that two important glaciers in the Antarctic are sustaining rapid damage at their most vulnerable points, leading to the breaking up of vital ice shelves with major consequences for global sea level rise.
[ cnn.com ]QAnon fans spread fake claims about real fires in Oregon
Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports the pleas come as law enforcement agencies described 911 dispatchers being overrun with calls about a false online rumor promoted by the anonymous account behind the QAnon conspiracy theories.
[ cnn.com ]Fact-check: Trump White House promotes misleading expectations for election night results
While election officials across the country try to prepare Americans for the chance of a prolonged vote-counting process this year, President Donald Trump and his allies have drawn a line in the sand and say they want to see a winner declared on election night.
[ cnn.com ]Prosecutor resigns from Trump law enforcement commission
One of the four leading prosecutors chosen to be on President Donald Trump's law enforcement commission resigned last week after expressing "serious" concerns that the intention of the commission was not to bridge the gap between communities of color and law enforcement.
[ cnn.com ]QAnon fans spread fake claims about real wildfires in Oregon
Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state. The pleas come as law enforcement agencies described 911 dispatchers being overrun with calls about a false online rumor that "Antifa" members had been arrested for setting the fires — a claim promoted by the anonymous account behind the QAnon conspiracy theories.
[ cnn.com ]Americans need to 'hunker down' this fall and winter as Covid-19 pandemic will likely worsen, Fauci says
Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert.
[ cnn.com ]Diana Rigg worried I'd get hit by lightning
The recent death of Diana Rigg was announced, in some quarters, by a headline noting that a Game of Thrones actress had died at age 82. Such headlines, I have to presume, were written by people too young, or too unobservant, to have taken note of some of that pioneer-feminist-leading lady's iconic, amazing roles.
[ cnn.com ]Famed Republican lawyer pens scathing op-ed about Trump
Ben Ginsberg, a prominent Republican election lawyer, tells CNN's Brianna Keilar why President Trump's claims on voter fraud and mail-in-voting are misleading.
[ cnn.com ]Whistleblower alleges top Trump appointees abused authority by telling officials to alter intelligence to match Trump claims
A whistleblower is alleging that top political appointees in the Department of Homeland Security repeatedly instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments to ensure they matched up with misleading public comments from President Donald Trump about Antifa and "anarchist" groups, according to documents reviewed by CNN and a source familiar with the situation.
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