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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on her fellow Democrats on Thursday to “go on the offense” to improve the country’s healthcare system instead of focusing on simply defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

Speaking at a conference for the pro-Obamacare group Families USA, the senator noted that while the ACA has been credited with insuring 20 million Americans who previously had no health coverage, 28 million people remain uninsured nearly eight years after the law was passed.

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“We need to build on that progress and do more to hold America’s insurance companies accountable,” said Warren, who is considered a potential challenger to President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

The senator also touted her support for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All proposal, saying it provides a plan “to give every single person in this country a guarantee of high-quality coverage.”

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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a league-wide protest that has spanned two seasons since he first kneeled down before a game to protest racial violence and police killings in 2016, was awarded Amnesty International’s highest honor on Saturday.

“While taking a knee is a physical display that challenges the merits of who is excluded from the notion of freedom, liberty, and justice for all, the protest is also rooted in a convergence of my moralistic beliefs, and my love for the people.” —Colin KaepernickPresented at a ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Saturday, the secretary general of the human rights group Salil Shetty said Kaepernick earned its Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018 for his “refusal to ignore or accept racial discrimination.”

“Just like the Ambassadors of Conscience before him,” Shetty added, “Colin Kaepernick chooses to speak out and inspire others despite the professional and personal risks. When high profile people choose to take a stand for human rights, it emboldens many others in their struggles against injustice. Kaepernick’s commitment is all the more remarkable because of the alarming levels of vitriol it has attracted from those in power.”

As Amnesty recounted in a statement:

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The British Fashion Council (BFC) on Tuesday announced the second round of recipients of its Fashion Fund, which sees 30 UK designers receive a shared sum of 500,000 pounds, with a maximum payout of 50,000 pounds. Over 350 applications were made for financial support.

At the start of the pandemic the BFC launched an emergency fund of one million pounds that was distributed to viable fashion businesses in need back in May. The BFC said the funds are allocated depending on urgency and capability for a business to come through and thrive post crisis.

In a statement the BFC said it took the decision to support Fashion East designers in creating collections this season to secure the pipeline of creatives from the talent launchpad led by Lulu Kennedy which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. A small number of start-up stage businesses were also supported to create collections for continuity based on their exceptional creativity.

Caroline Rush, Chief Executive BFC said: “The UK leads the way in the number of highly creative, entrepreneurial and responsible SMEs in the global fashion industry. Protecting these businesses through the most challenging period we have all faced has been a priority and the need for funds is still great. We are extremely grateful for each and every one of our funders and hope to continue scaling the fund to help secure the future of the next generation of designer businesses. This is a critical moment to protect British fashion’s global position and reputation in terms of creative designer fashion businesses.”

The recipients for the Fund are:

Camilla Elphick, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, Clothsurgeon, Cottweiler, Danshan, Emilia Wickstead, Eudon Choi, Feng Chen Wang, Fyodor Golan, Goomheo (Fashion East), Helen Kirkum, Liam Hodges, Marques ‘ Almeida, Maximilian (Fashion East), Molly Goddard, Mother of Pearl, Nensi Dojaka (Fashion East), Nicholas Daley, Olubiyi Thomas, Osman Yousefzada, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Prism, Racil, Richard Malone, Roberts | Wood, Rokh, Saul Nash (Fashion East), Sharon Wauchob, Ssōne, Supriya Lele, Teatum Jones, Teija, Thom Sweeney, Wicker Wings

In line with the BFC’s focus on diversity and inclusion, the organisation said ensured all funding panels had increased diversity.

Image via BFC Facebook

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Renault wants to evoke the battling spirit of Ford’s classic battle with Ferrari at Le Mans in the 1960s as it overhauls its strategy for success in Formula 1.

Ford’s ambitious campaign to topple Ferrari as masters of the endurance event was recently the subject of the Ford v Ferrari/Le Mans ’66 film starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale.

It told the story of how the US motor vehicle manufacturer built the Ford GT40 to finally win the race, which for years had been dominated by Ferrari.

Now Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says that this is serving as an inspiration for the current day F1 team as it seeks to turn its own fortunes around which includes a rebranding of the team in 2021 to Alpine.

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In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Abiteboul said that the impetus was coming from new Renault CEO Luca de Meo.

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“He has got a good knowledge of sport, and a good knowledge of the people,” Abiteboul said. “His knowledge of the sport means he values and he appreciate the difficulty and the competitiveness of this sport.

“Even if he is not going to interfere on a day-to-day basis, it’s a game changer for me to know that I have someone in the back expecting that the team delivers.

“If I draw a little bit of a comparison it’s like the movie Ford v Ferrari,” he continued.

“He is approaching it not purely as a business, but also with the emotion and the determination that Ford had in the past when they decided they wanted to beat Ferrari.

A recent run of strong results for Daniel Ricciardo has helped improve the team’s spirits. It remains fifth in the constructors championship and behind its engine customer team McLaren, but one place ahead of the ailing Ferrari.

“It is a sport where only the result of laptime and ultimately the championship matters,” Abiteboul acknowledged. “And in that it’s still not that not good enough.

“We had a few years back some good progression,” he said. “[But] that progression sort of stopped, due to what was probably at the time a wrong aerodynamic concept of the car.

“We made the decision to go for quite a different aerodynamic concept, which is always a risk – in particular for an organization size like ours.

“But actually we’ve been able to not only to recover what you lose in changing concept but also progressing, and we see that it’s working.

“The team is starting really to work better together with all the changes that have happened, and we have a better understanding of the car.”

But Abiteboul admitted that the team had not taken advantage of opportunities when they had arisen.

“We have failed to score what we should be scoring and therefore to be where we would like to be,” he said.

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Nevada Sen. Dean HellerDean Arthur HellerOn The Trail: Democrats plan to hammer Trump on Social Security, Medicare Lobbying World Democrats spend big to put Senate in play MORE (R) leads his Democratic challenger by just 1 point in a new poll.

A survey from the Nevada Independent/Mellman Group finds that Heller leads Democratic Rep. Jacky RosenJacklyn (Jacky) Sheryl RosenThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Mnuchin sees ‘strong likelihood’ of another relief package; Warner says some businesses ‘may not come back’ at The Hill’s Advancing America’s Economy summit The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: CDC Director Redfield responds to Navarro criticism; Mnuchin and Powell brief Senate panel Hillicon Valley: Experts raise security concerns about online voting | Musk finds supporter in Trump | Officials warn that Chinese hackers targeting COVID-19 research groups MORE (Nev.) 40-39 in the state, with 21 percent of respondents still undecided about their vote in the upcoming midterms.

Heller is considered one of the most vulnerable senators on the ballot in November, after Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE won Nevada in 2016.

Notably, Rosen leads Heller by 2 percent in the category of voters who “strongly” support a candidate, suggesting an enthusiasm gap that favors Democrats. Thirty percent of respondents “strongly” support Rosen, according to the poll, while just 28 percent “strongly” support Heller.

Heller’s favorability in the state is underwater in the poll, with 40 percent of voters viewing him unfavorably compared to 38 percent who approve of his job performance as senator. Rosen, meanwhile, enjoys a 20 percent favorability rating compared to 15 percent who view her unfavorably.

Heller benefits from name recognition, however. Just 8 percent of Nevada voters say they hadn’t heard of Dean Heller, compared to 34 percent who said they hadn’t heard of Rosen.

A one-term senator who won reelection by just 1 point in 2012, Heller’s seat is viewed as an important target for Democrats seeking to retake the Senate in November. Democrats need a net gain of two seats to flip the upper chamber — a difficult prospect with so many Democratic senators on the ballot in red states.

The Nevada Independent/Mellman Group survey contacted 600 likely Nevada voters between April 12-19 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

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The invisible primary has begun for Democrats plotting a presidential path in 2020.

Would-be candidates are hitting the trail, sharpening their positions, seeking the right political “lane” and holding private conversations with donors about their prospects.

Invisible primaries typically start after the midterm elections, but Democrats thinking about the 2020 race appear to be getting a head start.

The battle to become the Democratic nominee is shaping up for an early start, and political observers say it’s anyone’s to win.

“We live in a world where presidential campaigns are four-year cycles, and many potential candidates don’t have the luxury to delay conversations with potentials donors, validators, [Democratic National Committee] members and operatives until after the midterms,” said Adam Parkhomenko, a Democratic strategist who co-founded Ready for Hillary, the super PAC that helped push Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE into the 2016 race.

Parkhomenko said campaign operatives are already having conversations on behalf of their candidates, whether or not they are sanctioned.

Donor phone lines, meanwhile, are already lighting up, and earlier than ever.

“I think lots of folks are anxious to test the waters and put out feelers about what a race might look like and if they’ll get the support they’ll need,” said one Democratic donor. “Typically those conversations don’t really happen until after the midterm, but I think it’s a different time. The election cycle never ended.”

Candidates can be a bit coy about their intentions in 2018, suggested one top Democratic fundraiser about the conversations.

The fundraiser spoke of unofficial conversations with a number of potential 2020 candidates.

“Nothing official, but lots of wink winks,” the fundraiser said.

Eric Jotkoff, a Democratic strategist who worked on the Obama and Clinton campaigns, said today’s invisible primary is national in scope and focused far beyond the key primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Instead of camping out in those states, candidates are working on digital content and trying to reach a coast-to-coast audience to build their brands.

“Rather than just aiming for a TV hit on [Manchester television station] WMUR or coverage in the Des Moines Register, the process these days is much more national,” Jotkoff said. “Now presidential hopefuls work on digital content they hope goes viral and try to get mentions on ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ in addition to eating fried food at the Iowa State Fair or stopping by the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester.”

To date, would-be candidates such as Sens. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.), Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) and Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) have been out on the stump for 2018 candidates in must-win states including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, a state that went for Trump two years ago that had not supported a Republican since 1984.

Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) has also campaigned alongside 2018 candidates and drew headlines when he appeared with Democrat Doug Jones as he fought and won a special election for a Senate seat in Alabama earlier this year.

Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (D-N.Y.) has also been trying to carve out a name for herself by playing a leading role in sexual harassment issues.

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE — who is considering another bid for the White House — released the book “Promise Me, Dad” and has been crisscrossing the country to talk about Democratic values and the way forward.

On Tuesday, during a speech at an event put on by his own foundation and the Brookings Institution, Biden — speaking about the future of the middle class — gave a possible preview of what his message might be on the trail.

“I love Bernie, but I’m not Bernie Sanders,” Biden said. “I don’t think 500 billionaires are the reason we’re in trouble. The folks at the top aren’t bad guys. But this gap is yawning, and it’s having the effect of pulling us apart. You see the politics of it.”

Some dark-horse candidates also have been making the rounds.

Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spent time this spring doing interviews on TV to promote his new book, “In the Shadows of Statues.”

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti also has been putting out feelers to donors.

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In the donor world, fundraisers are already talking about potential paths to victory.

If Sanders runs, and Warren and Biden don’t, Sanders will be off to a flying start because of his established network, said a fundraiser who spoke to The Hill.

“Just a numbers game,” the fundraiser said, adding that if Warren and Biden run, “then there’s a path for others to break through.”

Bucking the wisdom of his predecessors—who operated on the knowledge that stock prices go up and down, all for a variety of reasons—President Donald Trump has not been shy about taking personal credit for the recent highs of the stock market, but with Monday’s historic drop on Wall Street the president has many people wondering if he’ll take credit (or on who he’ll cast the blame).

As USA Today reports:

“Trump hasn’t just claimed that stocks are up because of him,” CNN added, “he has argued without offering proof that they would have crashed if Hillary Clinton were president.”

Across social media, as the Huffington Post cataloged, countless people were making that connection rather easily after Trump went conspicuously silent on Monday as the market tanked:

According to the latest data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, only around 14 percent of all U.S. families directly own stocks or hold investments like mutual funds, which is why many astute economists issue the reminder in moments like these that “the stock market is not the economy.”

On the other hand, the state of other stock indexes around the world on Tuesday—not to mention that investor jitters, inflation fears, and sell-offs can have real-world ramifications—makes it clear that there are impressive dynamics in the U.S. economy exerting pressure on the globalized system.

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It is “too soon to tell” if the overall economy is heading for real trouble, wrote New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Tuesday.

“But if we are,” he noted, citing Trump and the financial team he has assembled at the Fed and within his administration, “rest assured that we’ll have the worst possible people on the case.”

The non-partisan RAND Corporation’s sweeping new analysis on gun policy in the U.S. reveals that gun violence would be reduced with stricter laws restricting access to firearms—but also stresses that efforts to complete research on the issue have often been stymied by a lack of resources, due to a funding freeze that was pushed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) decades ago.

Despite the lack of research to draw from, RAND’s findings did point to the conclusion that laws to prevent children from accessing firearms can decrease suicides and unintentional injuries or deaths and that universal background checks would lead to a drop in suicides and violent crimes. Concealed-carry and stand-your-ground laws—both backed by the NRA—were also found to increase violent crimes.

However, the group’s two-year effort to understand the precise impact gun control policies—and lack thereof—have had on the safety of American communities, was frequently frustrating, as researchers “consistently found inadequate evidence for the likely effects of different gun policies on a wide range of outcomes,” according to the study, entitled “Gun Policy in America.”

The RAND Corporation points to a 1996 measure passed by Congress, known as the Dickey Amendment, which slashed $2.6 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) budget shortly after the agency published a study on the risks associated with having a gun in the home.

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The Trump presidency continues to spark ethics concerns, with the latest worry concerning a trip this week by President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to India.

The trip, which begins Tuesday, is “intended to help sell more than $1 billion in luxury residential units being built by the Trumps and their local partners,” the New York Times reported.

As multiple news outlets noted, the visit is being promoted by several major Indian newspapers, with front-page ads that feature a picture of Trump Jr. and the words, “Trump is here. Are you invited?” At least one offers the opportunity “for a conversation and dinner” with Trump Jr. for buyers who quickly snatch up Trump Tower properties in Gurgaon, near the capital.

A similar dinner is also being promoted in Kolkata. Historian Patrick French tweeted a photo of one of the advertisements:

In New Delhi, the Guardian reported, Trump Jr. “will be shown around one of the four construction projects in the country licensed by the family company.”

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In the latest sign that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is moving closer to President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported on Thursday that Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization to turn over documents, some of which are related to Russia.

Citing anonymous officials, the Times notes that the subpoena was delivered “in recent weeks,” adding that “Mueller ordered the Trump Organization to hand over all documents related to Russia and other topics he is investigating.”

“It is the first known instance of the special counsel demanding documents directly related to President Trump’s businesses,” the Times reports. “The subpoena is the latest indication that the investigation, which Mr. Trump’s lawyers once regularly assured him would be completed by now, will drag on for at least several more months.”

In an interview with the Times last year, Trump bristled at the notion that the Mueller probe could ultimately reach into his sprawling business empire.

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