Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta mayor, has coronavirus, she says
One of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's possible vice-presidential picks announced Monday afternoon that she had tested positive for the coronavirus. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made the announcement on Twitter, adding that she had no reason to suspect she had the virus that causes the COVID-19 respiratory disease. Published July 6, 2020
Frederick Douglass statue defaced in Rochester, New York
A Frederick Douglass statue in a Rochester, New York, park was damaged and removed over the Independence Day weekend, according to news reports backed by social-media pictures from the site. Published July 5, 2020
Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, abandons Trump re-election campaign: Report
One of President Trump's few major Silicon Valley backers in the 2016 campaign reportedly expects to abandon him in 2020. Published July 2, 2020
Corey LaJoie to drive ‘Trump 2020’ car in Brickyard 400 NASCAR race
Corey LaJoie's No. 32 car at the Brickyard 400 is being sponsored by a conservative political action committee and will sport a "Trump 2020" paint scheme. Published July 1, 2020
Walmart pulls ‘All Lives Matter’ merchandise
Walmart bowed to criticism and announced it would stop allowing sales of "All Lives Matter" merchandise. Published June 30, 2020
Mount Rushmore July 4 fireworks ‘glorifying white supremacy,’ Democrats say
Fireworks on July 4 weekend at Mount Rushmore; that's glorifying white supremacy, the Democrats say. Published June 29, 2020
China pig flu strain has pandemic potential: Report
Scientists have found a new flu strain in China that has the potential to become another pandemic on top of the COVID-19 virus, the BBC reported Monday. Published June 29, 2020
Donald Trump says Intel found Russia bounty claims not credible
President Trump said Sunday evening that U.S. intelligence agencies decided not to brief him on reports that Russia had put a bounty on American servicemen because they didn't think the information credible. Published June 28, 2020
Stephanie Regan, Robert Regan’s daughter: ‘Do not vote for my dad’ in Michigan House race
"For the love of god do not vote for my dad." The daughter of a candidate for the Michigan state House wrote those words in a now-viral tweet. Published June 25, 2020
Bill de Blasio plans Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to follow in the footsteps of his Washington D.C. counterpart in trolling President Trump. Published June 24, 2020
Tulsa Athletic soccer team will no longer play ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ before games
A Tulsa soccer team will no longer play "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games because it is insufficiently inclusive "of every race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation." Published June 24, 2020
Kristi Noem, South Dakota governor, vows to defend Mount Rushmore
Monuments to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt have all come under attack by enraged demonstrators in recent weeks. But America's most-famous monument to all four is safe. Published June 24, 2020
Obama administration used ‘kung flu’ in official campaigns
The purportedly-racist pun "kung flu" was used in official campaigns by government agencies under President Barack Obama. Published June 24, 2020
Bubba Wallace rejects ‘garage pull’ explanation: ‘It’s a straight up noose’
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace rejected the explanation that the rope at his garage space at the Talladega track was a garage pull. Published June 23, 2020
Andrew Cuomo defends destruction of U.S. monuments: ‘It’s a healthy expression’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the attacks on monuments "healthy expression" and "good statements." Published June 23, 2020
Rhode Island moves toward changing official state name
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order taking what she called the "first steps" to change the official name of the state. Published June 23, 2020
Secret Service tells media to evacuate White House grounds
The press has been evacuated from the White House grounds. Published June 22, 2020
‘Black House Autonomous Zone’ declared amid Washington, D.C., protests
Demonstrators outside the White House have declared a "Black House Autonomous Zone," in apparent imitation of the secessionist enclave in Seattle. Published June 22, 2020
Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square saved by police amid protests
Police moved into Lafayette Square on Monday evening to protect another historic statue from rioters, this time targeting Andrew Jackson. Published June 22, 2020
AOC cheers TikTok, K-Pop teens Trump rally sabotage
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spiked the football on what was reportedly a well-planned sabotage of President Trump's rally by teenage users of TikTok and fans of Korean popular music. Published June 21, 2020
