
What the Surgeon General gets wrong about African Americans and Covid-19
“When America catches a cold, black folks catch pneumonia.” Growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, my father, Cleveland Sellers Jr.,…
Continue Reading“When America catches a cold, black folks catch pneumonia.” Growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, my father, Cleveland Sellers Jr.,…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Trump has directed a halt to payments to World Health Organization while the U.S. reviews coronavirus warnings regarding…
Continue ReadingThe governor of California, the first state to put a coronavirus stay-at-home order in place, told his 40 million residents that the key to going…
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors is ready to ship its first round of ventilators for the treatment of patients with Covid-19 starting Tuesday, the company said in a…
Continue ReadingThe big news out of the Wisconsin primary, which announced its results on Monday, wasn’t that Joe Biden had beaten Bernie Sanders in the state.…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Liz Cheney, the third highest ranking House Republican, pushed back against a false claim by President Donald Trump that he has…
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci is again publicly cautioning against President Donald Trump’s aggressive calls to reopen the US, telling The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingThe past few months have not been particularly good for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. His utter lack of decisiveness and his misstatements in dealing…
Continue ReadingA sailor who tested positive for Covid-19 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of coronavirus, the US Navy said Monday. The Navy did not disclose…
Continue ReadingConnecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday said to not let “verbal hand grenades” from President Donald Trump distract from efforts to combat…
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Michelle Obama and the non-partisan organization she co-chairs on Monday threw its support behind Democratic legislation seeking to…
Continue ReadingThe government is exerting more and more control over Americans’ daily life as it races to control the Covid-19 pandemic. Orders to shelter in…
Continue ReadingAll 50 US states have recorded at least one coronavirus death, after Wyoming’s governor on Monday announced a man there had died from the…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump lashed out at criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis during a grievance-fueled appearance from the White House…
Continue ReadingAn influential coronavirus model cited by the White House predicts the pandemic will “peter out” in May, but experts are wary about its…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis during a…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump said Monday that he will ask for a delay to the 2020 Census to make sure it is completed safely and accurately. “During…
Continue ReadingStates on the country’s East and West coasts are forming their own regional pacts to work together on how to reopen from the stay-at-home…
Continue ReadingWith the novel coronavirus killing Americans from coast to coast, President Donald Trump is hearing complaints from some of his supporters about Dr.…
Continue ReadingWith the novel coronavirus killing Americans from coast to coast, President Donald Trump is hearing complaints from some of his supporters about Dr.…
Continue ReadingEven coronavirus hasn’t cooled the years-old simmering animosity between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The…
Continue ReadingA new ad from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that attempts to portray former Vice President Joe Biden as being overly friendly…
Continue ReadingNew York state reached a tragic milestone this week: It now has more Covid-19 patients than any country in the world, aside from the United States.…
Continue ReadingA Chinese naval flotilla headed into the Pacific over the weekend, evidence that the People’s Liberation Army Navy has done a much better job…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC (AP) — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed…
Continue ReadingNew York state reached a tragic milestone this week: It now has more Covid-19 patients than any country in the world, aside from the United States.…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX, Arizona— The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion:…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump tweeted well-wishes to Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday, noting that this year’s is “much different”…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump urged Americans eight days ago to brace for the “toughest week” of the coronavirus pandemic — but for Trump…
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