When Republican David Perdue ran for the Senate six years ago, he spoke proudly of his years as a corporate executive in Asia. He made no apologies for having said that he “spent most of my career” relying on the outsourcing of jobs. He fended off attacks that he had enriched himself as companies he led relied on offshore production, and he won the Georgia seat.
But as Perdue seeks reelection, in a contest that will determine which party controls the Senate, he has sought to shift the focus away from such work as he allies himself with President Trump, who has blasted corporate executives who move jobs overseas. Read More...
MILWAUKEE — T-shirts declaring “I’m voting for the convicted felon” in five different styles filled a table at a gift stand. The crowd roared at a mention of the Manhattan district attorney who prosecuted Donald Trump.
But the court cases hanging over Trump’s bid for a second term seemed almost like an afterthought for many who gathered in Milwaukee this week to formally nominate him at the Republican National Convention. An attempt on Trump’s life at a rally last weekend had taken the spotlight, and to many Republicans here, the threat of criminal charges derailing the former president’s electoral chances seemed to shrink by the day. Read More...
The Bombing of Germany | Timeline Air War from 1939-1945 September 1, 1939 WWII Begins
Germany invades Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany.
May 15, 1940
In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr area of Germany, specifically civilian industrial targets that are known to aid the German war effort.
June 20, 1941
As U.S. participation in World War II looks more likely, Secretary of War Henry Stimson establishes the Army Air Forces, a reorganization of the previous Air Corps that enables increased autonomy within the U. Read More...