Category: Politics

OK City Mayor: My Gut Says May 1 Is Too Early to Reopen
Not everyone in Red State America is matching in step with a quick reopening of their economies in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Protesters and Patriots. They Are Not the Same.
What has been on display in Lansing, Michigan last week (and in other state capitals since) is not life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness.

Gov. Whitmer: Reopen Demonstrations ‘Force Us to Stay’ in Shutdown Posture Longer
The protests against the state stay-at-home orders which have been springing up across the United States over the last couple of weeks will have the perverse effect of forcing governors to maintain the lockdown conditions in place even longer, according to Gov Gretchen Whitmer, who's state of Michigan has been the site of such protests.

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’
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
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, 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.

Treasury Secretary Threatens ‘Severe Consequences’ to Big Businesses That Don’t Return PPP Loans
On Tuesday, the Senate passed a new coronavirus relief bill totaling around $480 billion

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.

