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Washington, D.C. — As the nation remains roiled in civil unrest in the immediate wake of police-involved killings of Black Americans such as George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, among many others, a new column by the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows how President Donald Trump’s record on police brutality and his attacks on...
Washington, D.C. — Last night, peaceful protesters were doused with tear gas and hit with flash-bang explosives so that President Donald Trump could hold a photo opportunity in front of St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C. The incident took place shortly after Trump’s shocking declaration that he would take military action against Americans protesting systemic...
Washington, D.C. — This week, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) came under scrutiny after data released by the Georgia Department of Public Health purportedly showed a false decline in Georgia’s confirmed coronavirus cases just weeks after Kemp reopened nonessential businesses across the state against the warnings of public health officials. The decrease in Georgia’s coronavirus cases...
Washington, D.C. — In a new video released today by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D) chronicles President Donald Trump’s failed response to the coronavirus crisis, including the early warning signs that he ignored; the failure to provide resources for widespread testing and personal protective equipment; the...
Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, House Democratic leaders unveiled a new coronavirus relief bill known as the HEROES Act. The package from the House fills a vacuum of leadership left by the president, who has largely abandoned the fight to contain COVID-19 in favor of demanding states reopen against his own task force guidelines. President...
Washington, D.C. — As states around the country begin reopening many workplaces, a new column from the Center for American Progress Action Fund looks at the steps that state and local governments can take to strengthen worker power and ultimately protect the health and well-being of workers. Dangerous conditions in workplaces ranging from meatpacking plants...
Washington, D.C. — In a new video released today by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) urged President Donald Trump to fully deploy the Defense Production Act (DPA) to solve the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for America's health care workers during the coronavirus crisis. The DPA would...
Washington, D.C. — As President Donald Trump signals that the White House’s coronavirus task force will functionally disband in the coming weeks and as governors around the country begin to reopen their states during the height of the coronavirus crisis, new infection projections are beginning to predict an imminent rise in the COVID-19 death toll. Now, the...
Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in a social media campaign to highlight President Donald Trump's failure as commander in chief to keep members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt safe during the coronavirus crisis. According to new reporting, the Pentagon has expanded its investigation into the...
Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress Action Fund is releasing a new video in a social media campaign as the consequences of President Donald Trump’s stream of consciousness and unscientific musings about COVID-19 treatments come into focus. For weeks, President Trump touted the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19, despite...