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Former Attorney General Eric Holder advocated for Democrats to be as "tough" as Republicans during a speech at a campaign event in Georgia Sunday, saying the party should fight just as hard for its ideals, reports CNN.
"'When they go low, we go high.' No. No. When they go low, we kick them. ... That's what this new Democratic Party is about. We are proud as hell to be Democrats."— Eric Holder
The United States' alarming rise in coronavirus cases isn't due to increased testing — particularly not where cases have grown fastest over the last month.
Why it matters: The U.S. doesn't yet know what it looks like when a pandemic rages on relatively unchecked after the health system has become overwhelmed. It may be about to find out.
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Because of the coronavirus and people's buying habits moving online, retail stores are closing everywhere — often for good.
Why it matters: Malls are going belly up. Familiar names like J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus and J. Crew have filed for bankruptcy. Increasingly, Americans' shopping choices will boil down to a handful of internet Everything Stores and survival-of-the-fittest national chains.
Collins appears on the Build live interview series in November 2019. Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
The Biden campaign is launching a new initiative today that will draft Hollywood celebrities for Instagram Live chats with campaign officials and other Biden supporters.
Why it matters: The campaign, called #TeamJoeTalks, is an attempt to open up a new front on social media, drawing on celebrities’ Instagram followers to help find and motivate voters while large parts of the country remain locked down.