The week in 16 headlines
Likely still positive for Covid-19, President Donald Trump left Walter Reed on Monday and continuously touted the therapies he received from the world-class health care facility.
Philadelphia judge rejects Trump’s poll-watcher lawsuit
A local judge on Friday rejected an effort by the Trump campaign to send poll watchers to voting sites in Philadelphia, ruling that the campaign’s attempted poll-watching isn’t allowed under state law.
2020 election live updates: Trump says he may hold rallies this weekend; doctor said he’s completed COVID therapy
President Trump said he is going to try to hold rallies in Florida and Pennsylvania this weekend.
Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana on already battered coast; more than 300k power-outages reported
Delta made landfall Friday in Louisiana. The state is still reeling from Laura, which killed at least 26.
‘They’re domestic terrorists’: Michigan governor objects to calling men charged in kidnapping plot ‘militias’
Whitmer herself referred to the alleged domestic terrorist groups as “militia groups” twice Thursday.
Mitch McConnell: A COVID-19 relief deal is ‘unlikely’ before Election Day
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments about the 25th Amendment “absolutely absurd.”
Broadway extends shutdown to May 30 amid coronavirus pandemic
Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume. The Broadway League announced a ticket sale suspension through May 30, 2021.
New York Jets are sent home after player’s presumptive positive COVID-19 test
The Arizona Cardinals, who the Jets are hosting this Sunday, are scheduled to leave for New York on Friday, but that might be in jeopardy.
What Kamala Harris put up with
Kamala Harris, a Black woman, was expected to not only follow the explicit rules of the debate, but also the unspoken rules of gender and race.
Mother, sisters of Alvin Cole, who was fatally shot by Wisconsin police this year, arrested during protests
Wauwatosa police arrested Alvin Cole’s mother, Tracy, and his sisters, Taleavia and Tristiana, about two hours after a curfew in the city took effect.
Trump says Whitmer didn’t say ‘thank you’ after thwarted kidnapped plot. She did thank law enforcement
Whitmer thanked law enforcement in her press conference on Thursday but criticized Trump for his responses to hate groups.
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