991 people in the United States died due to COVID-19 within the past 24 hours, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This follows the previous day in which 932 people in the U.S. had died due to COVID-19. This is the first instance of consecutive days…
Electoral College Must Vote Per State’s Popular Vote, Supreme Court Rules
July 6, 2020
“A State can require… that the elector pledge to cast his Electoral College ballot for his party’s presidential nominee, thus tracking the State’s popular vote”, the Supreme Court ruled today. In the United States, when citizens cast ballots for presidential candidates, their votes go toward selecting members of the Electoral…
U.S. Responds to China Military Exercises in South China Sea with Military Exercises in the Area
July 6, 2020
Navy aircraft carriers, the USS Nimitz and USS Reagan, conducted dual carrier operations in the South China Sea this Fourth of July, “launching fighter jets from the middle of the ocean at night”. The United States decided to conduct these air defense and strike exercises in response to the People’s…
U.S. Detains Chinese Shipment for Alleged Forced Labor of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China
July 1, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detained a shipment of over $800,000 dollars worth of products “suspected to be made with human hair today that originated in Xinjiang, China”. The U.S. detained the products as they were suspected to be made with the forced labor and imprisonment of Muslim Uyghurs…