White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the [...]
Despite calls for global cooperation, US and China fight over leading coronavirus response
The U.S. and Chinese governments have increasingly turned the novel coronavirus pandemic into a contest over their primacy as the world's leading humanitarian force, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighting U.S. contributions to global [...]
Major retailers have opened only 5 drive-thru testing locations, none available to the general public
He invited chief executives from Target, Walgreens, Walmart and CVS to the microphone and showered them with praise over the new effort. The President told attendees he envisioned consumers driving up, getting swabbed and having [...]
Governors Fight Back Against Coronavirus Chaos: ‘It’s Like Being on eBay With 50 Other States’
A chorus of governors from across the political spectrum is publicly challenging the Trump administration’s assertion that the United States is well-stocked and well-prepared to test people for the coronavirus and care for the sickest [...]
Inside Trump's Coronavirus Theatrics on War Powers, Ventilators and GM
On Friday, Mar. 27, President Donald Trump took what appeared to be bold, decisive action in the fight against the new coronavirus. Reaching for wartime powers under the Defense Production Act, Trump ordered the federal [...]
With 2020 race all but halted over coronavirus, Biden quietly widens lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters, even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice president’s [...]
FACT CHECK: Is Russia Really Sending Medical Supplies To The United States?
During his briefing with the coronavirus task force on Monday, President Trump said Russia has sent medical equipment to the United States to combat the growing pandemic. "And I have to say, we've had great [...]
The Wall That Didn’t Stop the Coronavirus
Three weeks ago, with much of the United States already gearing up to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the Trump administration’s chief immigration judge sent out a stern order to immigration courts nationwide to [...]
Where Are the Senate Battleground States? Look at the Ads
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Political unity or neutrality at a time of crisis – Cowichan Valley Citizen
Political unity or neutrality at a time of crisis Over these last few weeks, my wife and I, both nurses who work in our community are having to, like many of us, drastically change our [...]
Campaigning in the age of pandemic: Biden and Sanders as amateur video hosts
Joe Biden has chaired powerful Senate committees, negotiated with foreign leaders as vice president and is the likely Democratic presidential nominee. Bernie Sanders ran the largest city in Vermont, has represented his state in Washington [...]
Federal prisons will confine inmates to cells for 2 weeks due to coronavirus
Beginning Wednesday, inmates will be confined to their cells for a two-week period, with exceptions for certain programs and services like mental health treatment and education. Limited group gatherings -- like access to prison stores, [...]
The White House Is Warning The US Could Expect At Least 100,000 Deaths From Coronavirus Despite Social Distancing
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Appeals court reinstates Texas abortion restrictions imposed due to coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A federal appeals court Tuesday stayed a Texas federal judge's ruling that blocked Gov. Gregg Abbott's order closing abortion clinics [...]
Trump’s Coronavirus Claim Is His Biggest Lie Yet – And It Could Be Working
WASHINGTON ― Having sold himself as a great business and military leader despite bankrupt casinos and bone spurs, President Donald Trump faces his greatest challenge yet: making Americans forget the two months he dismissed concerns [...]
Great Timing: Trump’s Gutting of Fuel Efficiency Rule Will “Likely Contribute to Thousands of Premature Deaths”
Right, okay, sure. Obviously. “As I was pulling downwards to try and remove the magnets, they clipped on to each other and I lost my grip. And those two magnets ended up in my left [...]
After the pandemic subsides, the U.S. must learn from its mistakes
When America has recovered from the coronavirus crisis and people are back to work, Rep. Adam B. Schiff thinks Congress should consider a 9/11-style independent commission to examine why the nation was so unprepared for [...]
Coronavirus is just getting started. And your bills are due
A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. First, the Covid-19 outbreak is not going anywhere. Monday saw a new record [...]
Obama Fires At Trump Over Coronavirus. Cruz Turns Attack Straight Toward Biden, Pelosi.
Apparently Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has watched the classic film “The Hunt for Red October,” in which the Soviet submarine V. K. Konovalov launches a torpedo at the defecting Red October submarine but the torpedo ultimately [...]
Informal discussions begin on 9/11-style commission on coronavirus response
WASHINGTON — Informal discussions have begun on Capitol Hill about possibly creating a panel to scrutinize the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic that would be modeled on the commission that investigated the 9/11 [...]
