Trump’s push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans
President Trump has left little doubt through his utterances the past few weeks that he sees himself not only as the Republican standard-bearer but as a leader of a modern grievance movement animated by civic strife and marked by calls for “white power.”
‘White power’ video was a glimpse into political discourse in ‘America’s friendliest’ retirement community
Political arguments in the Villages have led at times to physical confrontations, prompting some septuagenarians to pack pepper spray and stun guns.
Marine One, with President Trump aboard, flies past Mount Rushmore Friday near Keystone, S.D. (AP)
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Mount Rushmore is colossal kitsch, perfect for a populist spectacle
President Trump's speech before the giant faces was an effort to scale up particular grievances into broad national rifts, to claim that protesters who seek equal treatment and dignity for African Americans are not protesting against police violence, but rather seeking to dismantle America, and western culture.
U.S. logs 26th straight day of record average case totals
The virus continued to spiral out of control, particularly in the South, as several states experienced record numbers of confirmed infections and hospitalizations. Florida logged another daily high of new cases, while Arizona set a record for hospitalizations.
A Frosted Cakerie employee sets up seating in Joplin, Mo. (Terra Fondriest for The Post)
A small Missouri city thought it had dodged the coronavirus. Now, it’s hitting home.
It seemed this spring that the pandemic sweeping America had passed Joplin by. Now that it has arrived following a rapid statewide reopening, however, it’s hitting the region with a vengeance.
Election 2020
