Category: Society

Susan Rice: ‘When the Obama Administration Left Office, We Left the National Strategic Stockpile Fully Stocked’
Contrary to Donald Trump’s claims, the outgoing Obama administration left the National Strategic Stockpile fully stocked and ready to supply the nation in the face of the public health crisis like a pandemic.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney: ‘We Need Money Directly to Cities’
Add the City of Brotherly Love to the states and locales looking for aid to help weather the economic storm brewing as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Stuck With Social Distancing Through 2022, U.S Economy Is ‘Not Reopening Anytime Soon’
Donald Trump and others who want a quick reopening of a US economy shuttered as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak will probably be very disappointed. That's according to a variety of public health professionals and others who foresee a longer road ahead to bring the country--and the world--back to normal.
Gov. Cuomo: ‘I Believe the Worst Is Over if We Continue To Be Smart’
Gov Andrew Cuomo (D), who has been delivering grim news daily from the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic to the nation via his televised coronavirus briefings, clearly was pleased to present something hopeful for a change.

Dr. Fauci: ‘I Hope’ Voters Will Be Able to Physically Go to the Polls in November
While some are anticipating having to administer this year's November elections in some alternate way, Dr Anthony Fauci holds out hope that Americans will be able to go out to their regular polling places come Election Day.

Gov. Cuomo: There’s a Spread of the Coronavirus in the Suburban Communities Around New York City
While much of the attention toward the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Empire State has been in New York City, it's also spread throughout the Big Apple's suburban communities, according to Gov Andrew Cuomo.

Dr. Fauci: The U.S. Should Not ‘Be Pulling Back at All’ When It Comes to Coronavirus Mitigation
Dr Anthony Fauci offered a broad assessment of where the United States stands in the midst of the fight against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic, while urging Americans to stay the course with the social distancing measures much of the nation has been practicing to slow the spread of the virus.

Scarborough: Trump’s ‘Ill-Equipped To Be a Leader of Anything’
Former Florida Republican congressman and host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough excoriated Donald Trump's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic on-air during his program.

Maryland Gov: We Are Hoping to Not Nearly Be as Bad as NY, We Took Actions Several Weeks Earlier
The state of Maryland and the rest of the area around Washington DC could well be the next epicenter of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, but Gov Larry Hogan (R) hopes that he has helped the state put enough measures in place to mitigate the worst.

Gov. Cuomo: We’ll Be Doing More Coronavirus Testing ‘Primarily in African American and Latino Communities’
New York state will ramp up its testing for the novel coronavirus, particularly in African American and Latino communities, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).

