Pelosi Mandates Masks in US House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives begins a new mandated face mask policy Thursday, following an order from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was facing increasing pressure to address safety concerns in one of the nation’s most high-profile office complexes.  Pelosi issued the order late Wednesday after U.S. FILE – Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert studies notes during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July 28, 2020.Gohmert said in an interview with CNN last month he did not wear a mask because he was being tested regularly for the coronavirus.  “I don’t have the coronavirus, turns out as of yesterday I’ve never had it,”more

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Trump Suggests Delaying US Presidential Election

U.S. President Donald Trump says he does not want to wait “weeks, months or even years” for the results of this November’s election because of problems he predicts will occur with mailed-in ballots.”I don’t want a delay,” Trump told reporters Thursday afternoon at the White House. “But I also don’t want to have to wait for three months and then find out that the ballots are all missing, and the election doesn’t mean anything. … Smart people know it. Stupid people may not know it.”Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can “Trump has attemptedmore

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