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Atlanta's WNBA team supports Black Lives Matter after pushback from co-owner, a US senator
The players of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream jointly signed a statement supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, which they assert is a "statement of humanity" rather than a political position.
[ cnn.com ]Pelosi blasts Roger Stone commutation as 'an act of staggering corruption' as Trump defends move
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump's decision to commute the prison sentence of his long-time friend and political adviser Roger Stone as "an act of staggering corruption."
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The rage behind Trump's action on Roger Stone
President Donald Trump, thrown back on his heels by a growing number of events, circumstances and political adversaries he cannot master, snatched back a bit of control Friday by commuting the sentence of Roger Stone, one of his earliest and most steadfast political allies.
[ cnn.com ]Debunking 12 lies and falsehoods from the White House statement on Roger Stone
President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend and political adviser Roger Stone on Friday, days before Stone was required to begin his 40-month prison term for lying to Congress about the Trump campaign's ties to WikiLeaks.
[ cnn.com ]The President's friend and former political adviser was set to report to a federal prison next week
President Donald Trump is publicly teasing clemency for his friend and former political adviser, Roger Stone, days before Stone is set to report to a federal prison in Georgia. At least half a dozen people close to the President told CNN it's widely believed he'll pardon or commute Stone's sentence, though the timing is still unclear.
[ cnn.com ]Facebook considers banning political ads in days before US election
Facebook is considering banning political advertising on its platform in the days leading up to the US presidential election in November, a person familiar with the discussions told CNN. The potential ban has been under consideration since last fall, the person said.
[ cnn.com ]Lemon on Fauci's revelation: Gee, I wonder how that happened
Dr. Anthony Fauci says we're seeing divisiveness politically in the US while trying to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. CNN's Don Lemon shows why that should surprise no one.
[ cnn.com ]Hong Kong was a 'safe harbor' for tech companies shut out of China. Not anymore
For decades, Silicon Valley giants shut out of China by the country's massive censorship apparatus have continued to operate in Hong Kong thanks to the city's unique political status that guaranteed it a free internet.
[ cnn.com ]HSBC may have to choose between East and West as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
HSBC has carved out a lucrative role in global banking over the past 155 years by straddling the line between East and West. Now, a political firestorm over the bank's hometown of Hong Kong could force the bank to choose sides.
[ cnn.com ]Covid-19 creates headaches for Republicans racing to stage Florida convention
The surge in coronavirus cases in Florida is creating fresh headaches for Republicans who are scrambling to raise money and quickly organize a political convention in the state after President Donald Trump abandoned plans to accept his party's nomination in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[ cnn.com ]Mississippians could vote to strike a Jim Crow-era voting process in November
Mississippians in November will decide whether to change a Jim Crow-era voting provision that critics say suppresses Black political power.
[ cnn.com ]Why this area may seal Trump's 2020 fate
• Robert Redford: Who gets my vote in 2020 • Democrats hold $30 million ad advantage in battle for Senate control • Who will be Trump's political heir?
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Trump's strategy is working, and dooming him
Gallup's new poll on President Donald Trump's political standing shows two things:
[ cnn.com ]The mask decision that will haunt Trump's reelection bid
As coronavirus cases surge and governors begin agitating for a national mandate on wearing masks, President Donald Trump is showing few signs he'll budge on an issue that has come to epitomize a national pandemic response rooted in denial and which now threatens his political future.
[ cnn.com ]US should lead, not lecture, on China's crackdown in Hong Kong
The United States government has attacked China's new security law for Hong Kong as undermining political freedoms. Anyone who cares about democratic values should see that there is merit to that criticism. But on an issue that directly targets China's core sovereign interests, it is all too easy for Beijing to dismiss Washington because police forces across the US have been caught in photographs and videos violating the rights of American citizens.
[ cnn.com ]Trump hoping for Supreme Court vacancy as way to boost a flagging campaign
As the Supreme Court hands his administration successive defeats at the same time his political standing craters, President Donald Trump has begun to raise both publicly and privately the potential boon another nomination to the panel this year might provide.
[ cnn.com ]China passes sweeping Hong Kong national security law: Report
Beijing has reportedly passed a wide-reaching national security law for Hong Kong, which many fear could be used to override existing legal processes and further erode the city's civil and political freedoms.
[ cnn.com ]Pence and GOP lawmakers urge Americans to wear masks despite some governors resisting mandates
Senior Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said Sunday that he thinks it would "help" if President Donald Trump wore a mask because it would eliminate political stigma around doing so as the coronavirus continues to spread across the US.
[ cnn.com ]Pressure mounts on DeSantis as Covid-19 cases spike in Florida
With coronavirus cases climbing in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has dodged mounting pressure to pause the state's reopening, a position that reflects both the Republican leader's past defiance in the face of the pandemic and his political positioning.
[ cnn.com ]In Texas, questions grow about a lesser-known US Attorney ousted by Barr
Over Memorial Day weekend, Attorney General William Barr removed a low-profile US attorney in Texas following the public airing of a dispute over an investigation into Walmart -- a move that didn't draw the same attention as the firing of the high-profile US attorney in Manhattan, but is now raising new questions about political interference inside the Justice Department.
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