Category: Politics
Sen. Angus King: ‘2 to 3 Million’ Tests a Day Needed to Mitigate Economic Impact of COVID-19
The Trump administration must expand testing for the novel coronavirus by as much as a factor of 10 in order to bring the nation back towards some sense of normal, according to Sen. Angus King (I-Me).
Trump Insists Coronavirus ‘Is Going to Go Away Without a Vaccine,’ While Excited About NFL Schedule
Although he's previously come under fire for outlandish remarks to the American people, Donald Trump insisted that the novel coronavirus will somehow disappear--even in the absence of any vaccine to combat it.
Trump on Testing: I Don’t Think We Need So Much
At a press briefing on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters that the United States has the “the greatest [coronavirus] testing in the world,” and conducts the “most testing” amid the pandemic.
After the Flynn Case, There’s ‘Lawlessness at the Top of the Nation’s Top Law Enforcement Agency’
Attorney General William "Bill" Barr has come under fire for allowing the Justice Department to drop its case Thursday against former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn after Flynn repeatedly admitted to lying to the FBI.
AOC: ‘We’re Not Going Back to Normal and that Is for Better or for Worse’
With US unemployment soaring to 14.7 percent--and 20.5 million Americans losing their jobs in April alone--all as fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is reimagining what the economy could look like after the pandemic, potentially working for more working-class Americans.
Not Listening To His CDC, Trump Could Cause a ‘9/11 Every Single Day’
Donald Trump's coming under fire for ignoring guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how best to reopen the US economy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Pelosi: Dr. Bright ‘Is a Person of the Highest Integrity and Experience as a Scientist’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is defending a immunologist and former federal official who has filed a whistleblower complaint and will testify next week before a House subcommittee.
Schumer: When Trump Says Open the Government Regardless of Scientific Information That Will Hurt All of Us
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants Donald Trump to temper his eagerness to reopen the US economy with care for what virus testing says about the public health of US populations.
Senator on Evidence Coronavirus Came from a Lab in China: I Want To See It
While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that there is evidence to support the discredited theory that the novel coronavirus actually originated in a biolab in Wuhan, China, a key senator is demanding to see that evidence.
‘The Race Is Slipping Away from Donald Trump’
Public opinion polling and other indicators are pointing to Donald Trump starting in a tough spot as he looks towards competing for a second term this year against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
