The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 30 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 30
Trump only pivoted on coronavirus after reportedly being warned of spikes among 'our people' in red states
Trump National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien Has Coronavirus
Hilton cancels ICE reservations after learning they were for detained kids
Trump's national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus
National Guard commander says police suddenly moved on Lafayette Square protesters, used ‘excessive force’ before Trump visit
Workers Will Just 'Sit Home' On Unemployment Aid, Steve Mnuchin Complains : The Treasury secretary with offshore tax havens is certain U.S. taxpayers will be upset when they get extra aid to weather COVID-19.
Anti-fascists linked to zero murders in 25 years
For the first time in years, Texas Democrats running for the U.S. House have more campaign cash than Republicans
Texas Democrats plan 7-figure ad buy to turn state blue
Trump Wished Ghislaine Maxwell 'Well.' For Abuse Survivors Like Me, The Injury Is Profound
Rise and fall of a mini-Trump: With Florida a global epicenter, Ron Desantis can shut up now.
After Two Days of Golfing, Trump Touts His “Strong Focus” on Coronavirus
Poll: Biden notches 7-point lead in North Carolina | The swing state’s Democratic candidates for governor and Senate led their races by even wider margins.
Record number of Black women set to run for U.S. Congress
Trump Hasn't Led in a Single Florida Poll in 4 Months, a State GOP Hasn't Won Presidency Without Since 1924
The $5.3 Trillion Question Behind America’s COVID-19 Failure | That’s the amount of buybacks U.S. corporations funneled to shareholders during the past decade—rather than invest in technologies for the common good.
Child hospitalizations from Covid-19 surge 23% in Florida as schools statewide must reopen
Governors who took the virus seriously from the start get a boost
Trump called the 'wall of moms' that formed to defend Portland protesters from federal agents a 'scam'
Lincoln Project ad features former Navy SEAL: 'Trump is not conservative'
Protests Against Police Brutality and Trump's Secret Police Are Exploding Across the U.S.
John Lewis Is the First Black Lawmaker to Lie in State in the Capitol Rotunda
Senate Republicans, White House seek to reduce weekly unemployment benefit from $600 to $200
Trump is on his way to becoming America’s first dictator
Tom Cotton — a small, fragile white man who wants your vote in November — thinks slavery was a 'necessary evil'

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 30

Posted: 27 Jul 2020 09:06 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

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Trump only pivoted on coronavirus after reportedly being warned of spikes among 'our people' in red states

Posted: 27 Jul 2020 06:25 AM PDT