As tragic toll from virus rises, so do questions about Trump’s leadership
President Donald Trump‘s White House appears powerless to halt an increasingly tragic trajectory in the coronavirus pandemic as the death toll…
Continue ReadingPolitics
Trump threatens heavy price if Iran conducts ‘sneak attack’ on US troops
President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday, without citing any evidence, that the administration has information that “Iran or its proxies are…
Continue Reading Police and fire departments warn supplies for first responders running dangerously low
When a resident at an elder care facility near Madison, Wisconsin, refused to isolate Monday night after a coronavirus diagnosis, local law…
Continue Reading Sailors from aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus outbreak to quarantine in Guam hotels
Some of the sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt will be quarantined in hotel rooms in Guam as the number of coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump again misleads on ventilator shortages and coronavirus timeline at off-topic briefing
President Donald Trump made another series of false, misleading or dubious claims at a Wednesday coronavirus briefing that began with an off-topic…
Continue Reading Social Security recipients will automatically receive stimulus pay
The Treasury Department, clearing up confusion, has announced Social Security recipients will not have to file a tax return in order to receive the…
Continue Reading When will you get your stimulus cash, and how?
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government is preparing to send out direct payments to help individuals amid the coronavirus pandemic, but those who need…
Continue Reading Documents show backlog of 160,000 coronavirus tests at just one lab company
As the US health care system has scrambled to track the spread of coronavirus, one of the nation’s largest commercial labs has faced a backlog…
Continue Reading
Schumer wants to deal with coronavirus crisis before talking infrastructure recovery plan
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Wednesday dismissed the President’s proposal of a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to counteract the…
Continue Reading Schumer wants to deal with coronavirus crisis before talking infrastructure recovery plan
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Wednesday dismissed the President’s proposal of a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to counteract the…
Continue Reading Biden campaign says it will arrange call with Trump about coronavirus
A phone call between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the leading Democratic contender for his position, is in the works…
Continue Reading Trump uses coronavirus briefing to unveil new military counternarcotics mission
On a day when more than 800 Americans died of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump used his daily briefing on the pandemic to unveil seemingly…
Continue Reading California governor urges state leaders to issue stay-at-home orders: ‘What are you waiting for?’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a pointed question Wednesday for state leaders who haven’t yet issued stay-at-home orders amid the novel…
Continue Reading Source close to coronavirus task force: Despite what White House is saying, tougher measures implemented earlier ‘might have made a difference’
Despite White House claims that President Donald Trump and the administration did everything right in response to the coronavirus, a source close to…
Continue Reading
White House Correspondents Association removes far-right outlet from briefing room rotation
The White House Correspondents Association on Wednesday voted to remove One America News, a small right-wing media organization, from the rotation…
Continue Reading The dangerous disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and the reality for potential coronavirus treatments
There is a glaring messaging gap between President Donald Trump and top public health officials regarding medicines being used to treat coronavirus.…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders calls on Wisconsin to delay primary over coronavirus concerns
Sen. Bernie Sanders has called on Wisconsin to postpone its primary next Tuesday amid concerns that voters and poll workers could be exposed to…
Continue Reading
Trump resists calling for nationwide stay-at-home as U.S. virus cases top 200,000
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of U.S. coronavirus cases surged by more than 14,000 in just a few hours Wednesday as the death toll topped 4,600. As of…
Continue Reading 11 times Donald Trump has ‘belittled’ coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence said something truly unbelievable in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday. “I don’t believe…
Continue Reading Coronavirus is dividing blue cities from their red states
The struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic has opened a new front in the long-running conflict between blue cities and red states. Across a…
Continue Reading Last rounds of protective gear in national stockpile being shipped
The Strategic National Stockpile is deploying the last round of shipments in its inventory, depleting the bulk of its protective gear, according to a…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cites Trump’s changed ‘demeanor’ in issuing stay-at-home order
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear Wednesday when issuing a statewide stay-at-home order that he is taking his cues from one man: President Donald…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to work out at Supreme Court private gym, her trainer says
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is continuing her workouts at the Supreme Court gym amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to her longtime personal…
Continue Reading Gun retailers deemed ‘essential service’ by federal government
As states around the country issue “stay-at-home” orders amid the coronavirus pandemic, firearm and ammunition retailers have been…
Continue Reading Poll: The public’s habits and coronavirus expectations have changed significantly in the last few weeks
A new poll shows a majority of Americans are self-isolating and nearly all of them are concerned about the novel coronavirus pandemic — and…
Continue Reading
Pence seeks to blame CDC and China for any delay in US coronavirus response — not Trump’s initial failure to face reality
Vice President Mike Pence sought to cast blame on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and China Wednesday when asked why the US was so…
Continue Reading Pence seeks to blame CDC and China for any delay in US coronavirus response — not Trump’s initial failure to face reality
Vice President Mike Pence sought to cast blame on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and China Wednesday when asked why the US was so…
Continue Reading White House task force could soon recommend Americans wear masks
Most members of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force have come to agree that Americans should begin wearing face coverings in public…
Continue Reading Illinois becoming desperate for federal government to send medical supplies to fight coronavirus
The state of Illinois is desperate to receive medical supplies to fight the coronavirus outbreak but the Trump administration is barely providing the…
Continue Reading 76% of Americans have never heard of QAnon
QAnon. Ever heard of it? If you’re like most Americans, the answer to that question is “no.” In fact, fully three quarters (76%) of…
Continue Reading