1/ #July4th is about resisting #tyranny and claiming legal/political agency in spite of a hostile power. It is about the expansion of rights to more people. This is #Liberalism with a Capitol "L"
JUST IN: The new #coronavirus has caused 51 additional deaths and another 467 infections in #Pennsylvania, state health officials said Thursday. https://t.co/9GKY5xtYpi
.@Darrell_Clarke: @PHLCouncil is closely following the demonstrations and calls for reform in how policing is conducted in Philadelphia.
We hear you. Council is listening, and Council is acting.
https://t.co/sy5JZPQg24
President Trump is expected to discuss ways to address "historic economic, health and justice disparities in American communities" at an event in Dallas today, a White House official says.
He's also set to hold his first in-person fundraiser in months.
https://t.co/1HZ6Qf0uqB
Many Civil War monuments present a twisted version of history. They inaccurately paint Confederate generals as heroes and enslaved people as being happy to work in servitude. Our deep dive on "monumental lies" from 2018: https://t.co/AVukuiU7Qf
At 6:34 ET: An American scholar spent 3 1/2 years in an Iranian prison - and tells his story for the first time. @MorningEdition@NPR https://t.co/Acy5J2j0g9
New York Gov. Cuomo says he supports New York City's statue of Christopher Columbus because it represents the "Italian-American contribution in New York" https://t.co/K04TRsLs2D
"Because of everything that's going on, people are finally starting to listen."
LeBron James has partnered with other black athletes and entertainers to start a group aimed at protecting the voting rights of African Americans, The New York Times reported. https://t.co/2CVwEudPmg
Happy birthday to one of my heroes — someone who believed our right to vote was more important than his own life. Thanks for making good trouble for 80 years, @repjohnlewis.
Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history.