Trump says new recommendations on face masks are coming
President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration will soon release nationwide recommendations on wearing face masks after initially telling…
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Fact-checking coronavirus briefing: Trump says scarves ‘better’ than masks, exaggerates Europe travel restriction
President Donald Trump made fewer false claims than usual at Thursday’s coronavirus briefing, ceding the floor to administration officials for…
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Coronavirus pandemic intensifies Democrats’ vote-by-mail push and ignites longstanding fight over voting rights
The coronavirus crisis has prompted new calls to expand access to voting ahead of November’s election and intensified the long-running partisan…
Continue Reading Fauci: ‘I don’t understand why’ every state hasn’t issued stay-at-home orders
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Thursday he doesn’t understand why every state hasn’t issued stay-at-home orders as…
Continue Reading Here’s what you think of coronavirus if you watch Fox News
Every cable network is covering the coronavirus wall-to-wall. And has been doing so for weeks now. But while the coverage is constant across cable TV…
Continue Reading Fact check: Georgia governor says we only just learned people without symptoms could spread coronavirus. Experts have been saying that for months
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said on Wednesday that new information on the spread of coronavirus influenced his decision to issue a stay-at-home order. In…
Continue Reading Dr. Birx: ‘Not every American is following’ the coronavirus guidelines
Dr. Deborah Birx said she can tell by looking at the US curve of coronavirus cases that not every American is following the guidelines set out by the…
Continue Reading Trump passes the buck as deadly ventilator shortage looms
President Donald Trump is pinning the blame on states for a shortage of ventilators that governors warn could effectively condemn coronavirus…
Continue Reading Democratic National Convention pushed back to August
The Democratic National Convention has been pushed back to the week of August 17 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the committee tasked with…
Continue Reading Cyber criminals are trying to wreak havoc during global pandemic
First responders hit with malicious software. Ransomware deployed against medical facilities. Average citizens duped by stimulus check scams.…
Continue Reading HHS redistributes medical supplies seized from seller suspected of hoarding
The Health and Human Services Department said Thursday it had distributed some 192,000 N95 respirator masks and a large haul of other scarce medical…
Continue Reading Yang says Asian Americans being attacked over coronavirus is ‘a heartbreaking phenomenon’
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Thursday it is a “heartbreaking phenomenon” that Asian Americans have been the…
Continue Reading Top doctor says White House coronavirus task force still missing 50% of testing data
Dr. Deborah Birx said that the White House coronavirus task force is missing 50% of the data for coronavirus tests that have been conducted. Birx,…
Continue Reading Russian coronavirus aid delivery to US prompts confusion and criticism
Former State Department officials were “mystified” and “bemused” by the United States’ purchase of medical supplies…
Continue Reading Federal judge declines to postpone Wisconsin’s April 7 primary but extends absentee voting
Wisconsin’s primary remains on schedule for Tuesday after a federal judge declined to postpone the contest. Unlike several other states and…
Continue Reading DoD working to get 100,000 body bags in anticipation of increasing coronavirus deaths
As fatalities climb from the spread of coronavirus, the Department of Defense has moved to procure 100,000 body bags to accommodate increased demand…
Continue Reading How Fauci and Birx got Trump to listen to science
It’s the piece of advice long-timers offer nearly every new arrival to President Donald Trump’s ranks: bring visual aids. Luckily for…
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How Fauci and Birx got Trump to listen to science
It’s the piece of advice long-timers offer nearly every new arrival to President Donald Trump’s ranks: bring visual aids. Luckily for…
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How Fauci and Birx got Trump to listen to science
It’s the piece of advice long-timers offer nearly every new arrival to President Donald Trump’s ranks: bring visual aids. Luckily for…
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You have a lot to be proud of, Sen. Sanders. Now it’s time to go
Bernie Sanders has a lot to be proud of. Five years ago, the shambling, stoop-shouldered septuagenarian launched a quixotic campaign for the…
Continue Reading You have a lot to be proud of, Sen. Sanders. Now it’s time to go
Bernie Sanders has a lot to be proud of. Five years ago, the shambling, stoop-shouldered septuagenarian launched a quixotic campaign for the…
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Trump invokes Defense Production Act for ventilator equipment and N95 masks
The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump is invoking the Defense Production Act to clear up supply-chain issues encountered in…
Continue Reading Trump invokes Defense Production Act for ventilator equipment and N95 masks
The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump is invoking the Defense Production Act to clear up supply-chain issues encountered in…
Continue Reading Coronavirus has already permanently changed our economy and the way we live
The US government effectively shut down the US economy in its effort to keep Americans at home and, hopefully, slow the spread of Covid-19. The…
Continue Reading Trump again tests negative for coronavirus, White House says
President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus a second time, he announced Thursday. “This morning, the President was…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor calls for ‘postmortem’ of federal response to coronavirus
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday called for an assessment of the federal response to the coronavirus once the crisis itself is…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump falsely claims plane and train passengers are being tested for the coronavirus
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that airplane and train passengers are being given “very strong tests” for the…
Continue Reading Pelosi announces House committee on coronavirus crisis to exercise oversight of pandemic response
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced the creation of a new bipartisan House select committee on the coronavirus crisis that will exercise…
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Pelosi announces House committee on coronavirus crisis to exercise oversight of pandemic response
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced the creation of a new bipartisan House select committee on the coronavirus crisis that will exercise…
Continue Reading Some Americans could wait 20 weeks to receive stimulus checks, IRS tells House Democrats
Americans likely won’t begin to see direct payments from the coronavirus stimulus bill until at least April 13 and it could take 20 weeks for…
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