Category: Left

Fallout From Trump’s Disinfectant Comments Continues

Fallout From Trump’s Disinfectant Comments Continues

Worry and criticism continues to reverberate over Donald Trump's comments from late last week in which he seemed to suggest that Americans could inject themselves with--or otherwise consume--household disinfectant products as an intervention against COVID-19.
Rep. Tim Ryan Calls for $2,000 a Month for Americans for at Least 6 Months: ‘Shot in the Arm The Average Person Needs’

Rep. Tim Ryan Calls for $2,000 a Month for Americans for at Least 6 Months: ‘Shot in the Arm The Average Person Needs’

The US government should be providing most Americans with $2,000 per month, for at least six months, to help them through the deepening economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Democratic congressman and one-time presidential candidate.
We Still Don’t Know How and Where the Coronavirus Originated

We Still Don’t Know How and Where the Coronavirus Originated

Researchers are racing against time to produce medicines and vaccines against the virus and the COVID-19 disease, but they are still not sure of the origins of the virus, other than it appears to have emerged first in China.
Trump Should Be Criminally Liable for his ‘Medical’ Advice Which Can Kill

Trump Should Be Criminally Liable for his ‘Medical’ Advice Which Can Kill

Aside from the 25th Amendment, if anyone loses their life following Trump's deadly advice, the loved ones they leave behind should organize a class action suit against the president.
NY Gov Calls McConnell’s ‘Go Broke’ Comments on Blue States ‘Dumb’ and ‘Offensive’

NY Gov Calls McConnell’s ‘Go Broke’ Comments on Blue States ‘Dumb’ and ‘Offensive’

New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D), one of the strongest advocates of Congress providing state governments financial aid to help deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's idea of allowing blue states to go bankrupt "politically repugnant."
Gov. Cuomo on Reopening Prematurely: I’m Not Caving in to Political Pressure and Watch People Die

Gov. Cuomo on Reopening Prematurely: I’m Not Caving in to Political Pressure and Watch People Die

With several states beginning to reopen despite a continuing COVID-19 pandemic, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) said that he won't be pressured into reopening his state prematurely.
Sen. Van Hollen: Rent Payment ‘Assistance’ Will Likely Be Part of 4th Stimulus Package

Sen. Van Hollen: Rent Payment ‘Assistance’ Will Likely Be Part of 4th Stimulus Package

Sen. Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, revealed that the creation of a "rental assistance fund" would be included in the fourth economic relief bill titled CARES Act II.
Illinois Governor Blasts Trump for ‘Fomenting Protests’: Some People May Die Because of These Mass Demonstrations

Illinois Governor Blasts Trump for ‘Fomenting Protests’: Some People May Die Because of These Mass Demonstrations

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker fired back against Donald Trump, saying that at a time when he should be uniting Americans, Trump is dividing them.
Kerry: Trump Pushing Reopening Is Playing ‘Russian Roulette’ with American Lives

Kerry: Trump Pushing Reopening Is Playing ‘Russian Roulette’ with American Lives

Donald Trump is acting irresponsibly, putting the lives of the American people in jeopardy by not providing adequate testing for the novel coronavirus, according to former secretary of state John Kerry.
Dr Sanjay Gupta on Reopening Georgia: ‘It’s a Bad Idea’

Dr Sanjay Gupta on Reopening Georgia: ‘It’s a Bad Idea’

Dr Sanjay Gupta, CNN's longtime medical correspondent, is among those voicing concern over Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to begin to begin reopening the state within days.