
How the government delayed coronavirus testing
A weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had…
Continue ReadingA weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — As the nation’s top health expert said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 could be far…
Continue ReadingBernie Sanders launched his first presidential campaign in near obscurity. He ended his second on Wednesday having inspired a movement that changed…
Continue ReadingFormer Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN poll…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is, at heart, a provocateur. One of his favorite tools to stir up trouble is by embracing of conspiracy theories — and…
Continue ReadingAs states continue to battle one another and the federal government for critically needed medical supplies, governors across the country are…
Continue ReadingWithin weeks of the Grand Princess cruise ship arriving off the California coast — an early harbinger of the coming coronavirus pandemic…
Continue ReadingWith Passover underway and Easter around the corner, the Department of Homeland Security has warned faith communities that they could see an uptick…
Continue ReadingRep. Diana DeGette, a veteran Democrat, said that President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 100 ventilators to Colorado smacks…
Continue ReadingWith health experts warning that warmer months won’t bring an end to coronavirus, officials are developing a framework for what America’s…
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. A seemingly small act…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — U.S. intelligence officials were warning as far back as late November that the novel coronavirus was spreading through…
Continue ReadingFormer President Barack Obama played an active, albeit private, role in the Democratic presidential primary that effectively ended on Wednesday when…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. death tolls nears 15,000, President Donald Trump continued Wednesday to try to shift blame for his response…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Linda Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of…
Continue ReadingSix in 10 Americans now say the economy is in poor shape, up 30 points since last month, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The shift is…
Continue ReadingThe head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday defended the organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, at one point directly…
Continue ReadingThere was a moment during Monday’s coronavirus press briefing when President Donald Trump was asked about a recent government watchdog report…
Continue ReadingThe White House’s communications staff got a shakeup Tuesday with the announcement that Kayleigh McEnany, the Trump 2020 campaign’s press…
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, Queen Elizabeth gave a rare address, broadcast on the BBC, in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The British monarch drew on what she…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s was enjoying a great start to 2020 but that all changed once the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe and the United States. The fast food…
Continue ReadingFor two days in a row, President Donald Trump has downplayed questions about whether he should distance himself from his second-in-line to guard…
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Some of the biggest…
Continue ReadingNew White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeatedly downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in comments made in February and March, a CNN…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said he would “put a hold” on U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, before backtracking and…
Continue ReadingMake no mistake — the conservative justices on the US Supreme Court are making decisions now that could influence the outcome of the November…
Continue ReadingWhen President Donald Trump’s hawkish trade adviser Peter Navarro warned in a late January internal memo that an outbreak of coronavirus in…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by…
Continue ReadingWhite House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving the job without ever having briefed the press. CNN has learned she is returning to the East…
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