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The Attendance at Trump’s Friday Night Minnesota Rally is Pathetic

The electoral map for Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign looks arduous. With a number of states turning increasingly blue, Trump needs to thread a very difficult needle to get to 270 electoral votes. Knowing just how bad the math is for him, the president is doing multiple campaign events each day. Tonight, he is in

Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Social Distancing FRIDAY!

The Late Nighters On Yet Another Effed-Up Week… “Full disclosure: I did not watch much of the convention tonight. And fullest disclosure: I didn’t watch any of it. Because right now in America, we’re facing a global pandemic that has killed 180,000 Americans, heavily-armed Rambo wannabes are murdering people in our streets, the strongest hurricane in the

Jobs, Pensacola, Art Basel: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Dec. 6, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Rebecca Cook/Reuters1. The U.S. added 266,000 jobs in November, a strong gain that offered a counterpoint to renewed anxieties over trade and a weakening global economy.The Labor Department’s…

Starliner, Democratic Party, Holidays: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Dec. 20, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Julio Cortez/Associated Press1. It was a very quiet day in Washington.That would not usually be enough to warrant attention. But after one of the most intense weeks in…

Boeing, Brexit, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Oct. 18, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCreditAnna Moneymaker/The New York Times1. Being presidential is easy, President Trump said: “All you have to do is act like a stiff.”So instead, at his latest campaign rally…