
Liberal school board gets a lesson in pandemic politics
CNN
Pandemics create strange bedfellows. The so-called "parents' rights" movement that's lifting Republicans' hopes out in the country has some sway even in liberal San Francisco, where a campaign to recall three school board members will be decided by voters on Tuesday.
The so-called "parents' rights" movement that's lifting Republicans' hopes out in the country has some sway even in liberal San Francisco, where, according to a CNN projection based on preliminary results, a campaign to recall three school board members was successful.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











