Brad Parscale, a senior adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, said he was “stepping away” from the campaign on Wednesday, Politico reported. Parscale was involuntarily detained by police this weekend after his wife called 911 and said he pulled out a firearm and threatened to harm himself. According to a police report, his wife Candice also…
Migrant farm laborers with Fresh Harvest working with an H-2A visa rest in their company dormitory on April 28, 2020 in King City, California. Brent Stirton/Getty Images The US Department of Agriculture published a notice on Wednesday announcing plans to stop conducting a wage survey of farm workers. Daniel Costa, an expert at the Economic…
Twitter removed around 130 fake accounts based in Iran that tried to “disrupt the public conversation” during Tuesday’s US presidential debate, the company announced Wednesday. Twitter said the FBI alerted it to the accounts, which ultimately “had very low engagement and did not make an impact on the public conversation.” Twitter is still investigating the…
American and United Airlines will begin furloughing tens of thousands of employees on Thursday as Congress fails to reach a deal on a COVID-19 relief bill. American Airlines is set to furlough 19,000 employees, and United is expecting about 13,000, according to company announcements. The federal Payroll Support Program (PSP) under the CARES Act passed…
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said any bipartisan stimulus agreement would include another round of $1,200 checks for Americans. “We have reached an agreement that if there is a deal, there are direct payments similar to last time that are in the package,” he said of talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Millions of $1,200 federal checks…
Trump on Tuesday night. Scott Olson/Getty Images Pundits were exasperated in their attempts to sum up Tuesday night’s debate, which was dominated by cross talk, shouting, and President Donald Trump constantly cutting off Democratic nominee Joe Biden. “I’m just going to say it like it is: That was a s—show,” CNN’s Dana Bash said. “And…
Walmart is redesigning 200 supercenters across the country, with an eye toward combining shoppers’ digital and in-store experiences. The newly-refurbished stores will feature bolder signage to reflect and encourage app usage, more self-checkout kiosks, and separate sections for toys, electronics, and baby products. “We’ve tried to think through how we help customers discover and get…
Proud Boys are hailing President Donald Trump’s comment for them to “stand back and stand by” during the first presidential debate. Multiple members of the neo-fascist group exploded online in response, posting comments like, “Standing by sir.” Trump addressed the group after being pressed to condemn white supremacists and right-wing violence on Tuesday evening. Visit…
The first presidential debate on Tuesday was a disaster. President Donald Trump spent the vast majority of the night lobbing personal attacks at former Vice President Joe Biden. Moderator Chris Wallace begged Trump to stop interrupting Biden, without much success. Presidential debates in the past have generally been little more than political theater. Tuesday night…
Getty Images There are 35 days until the election. President Donald Trump is down several points in key swing states To continue being the president, Trump will need to significantly advance his case. Many voters are casting ballots right now. Did this debate accomplish that? Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. The math of…