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A handful of governors, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, still refuse to issue stay-at-home orders for their states despite surging infections and deaths.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said that the constant downplaying of the coronavirus from Trump and Fox News contributed to the severity of the outbreak.

When Trump apparently misinterprets a graph and says things are looking great outside of New York and New Jersey, he's ignoring the trends in other states.

Former President Barack Obama appeared to criticize President Donald Trump’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday. Obama tweeted about the pandemic without mentioning Trump by name. The former president shared a Los Angeles Times article about clean air rules. The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations that Obama introduced. The rules required automakers to manufacture … Continue reading "Barack Obama Subtly Criticizes Trump and Calls on Voters to ‘Demand Better’ in 2020 Elections"

Small businesses can borrow up to 250 percent of their average monthly payroll expenses, up to a total of $10 million.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has claimed impeachment distracted the federal government from the Coronavirus. The Kentucky Republican suggested the impeachment trial made dealing with the global pandemic more difficult. McConnell spoke to conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday and took the opportunity to link impeachment to the pandemic. Hewitt praised Republican Senator Tom … Continue reading "Mitch McConnell Claims Impeachment ‘Diverted the Attention of the Government’ from Coronavirus"

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says she hasn’t spoken to President Donald Trump since the State of the Union. The California Democrat made the claim on MSNBC on Tuesday. “I’ve always spoken to presidents on an as needed basis,” she said. “It’s an historic occasion when the Speaker and the President speak. It’s history.” … Continue reading "Nancy Pelosi Says She Hasn’t Talked to Trump Since Ripping Up His State of the Union Speech"

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) says the White House sent the wrong kind of medical masks in its latest PPE shipment after personally telling him President Donald Trump’s administration would send 300,000 masks to his state. “While we do not have a final count on this yet, I can say with certainty that what they … Continue reading "Illinois Governor Says White House Sent Wrong Kind of Medical Masks In Latest PPE Shipment"

New York City is the epicenter of the outbreak, but it is not the entire country.

Former Vice President Al Gore (D) criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying his earlier comments on the comments misled the public and exacerbated an already harsh situation. “I’m afraid many [Americans] have been misled into thinking that some of his earlier statements about using the word hoax — and he used … Continue reading "Al Gore Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Response: “You Can’t Gaslight a Virus”"

The New York Times reports that President Donald Trump only changed his mind on reopening the economy in time for Easter after seeing polls that indicated doing so would damage his chances at reelection. Indeed, a recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that 59 percent of Americans think that Easter, which falls on April 12, would … Continue reading "Trump Changed His Mind on Reopening the Economy After Polls Showed It Could Hurt His Reelection Chances"

Bruce Aylward’s Taiwan question-dodging stunt is just the latest in a long line of instances of the WHO putting politics ahead of good policy.

Our officials' lies have now damaged both the public's trust in any future top-down guidance, and backfired on their efforts to 'flatten the curve.'

Lindell just spent three days converting a 200,000-square-foot factory into a facility to produce millions of masks for American health care workers.

No media or Nancy Pelosi false narratives or phony Joe Biden campaign ad can change the truth about the real chronology of the coronavirus.

Among the many lasting cultural changes this pandemic is poised to bring about will be serious shifts in the entertainment industry.

The media don’t seem to understand federalism—that governors, not the president, are the proper authorities to manage quarantines and disaster response.

While Christians do our part to slow the spread of the Wuhan virus, we should welcome this unexpected Lenten exercise as a wake-up call to shake us out of complacency.

For many, it’s emotionally difficult to find their bearings in the middle of the storm, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. But there is always hope.

The WHO peddled false narratives from the Chinese Communist Party as the pandemic mushroomed, and was mimicked by health officials, media, and politicians. It all undoubtedly contributed to the spread of the virus.

Politicians used the largest spending bill in U.S. history to force through a wide variety of earmarks and partisan boondoggles on the backs of future taxpayers.

This season of homeschooling may be short for your family, but it can be a deeply gratifying time of getting to know your child, yourself, and this curiously wonderful world we live in.

With the announcement of Rosario Dawson to portray a beloved character, fans are optimistic the widely acclaimed series will continue to journey deeper into Star Wars mythology.

Donald Trump's failed management of this health crisis will almost certainly result in thousands of Americans needlessly dying.

If Donald Trump was truly listening to doctors, he would stop trying to dismantle Obamacare in the middle of a global pandemic. 

Trump's announcement comes at a time when governors across the U.S. have been struggling to secure life-saving medical equipment for their states.

Twitter censors reporting on the successful use of the drug hydroxychloroquine for treating coronavirus patients, which is already approved by the FDA.

Benjamin Weingarten joins Mollie Hemingway to discuss his book "American Ingrate: Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of the Democratic Party."

Trump admitted that if the voting pushed by Democrats in the coronavirus bill were enacted, Republicans wouldn't win another election.

Rachel Maddow said President Trump was lying when he said the U.S. Navy hospital ships would arrive in Los Angeles and New York City in the near future. 

Former Vice President Joe Biden has urged President Donald Trump to be honest and listen to science. The Democrat made the remarks in his new podcast. Biden debuted the ‘Here’s the Deal’ podcast on Monday. He hopes it will help him keep in touch with voters during Coronavirus restrictions. “It’s critical for the President not … Continue reading "Joe Biden Says “The President Needs to Be Honest” and “Follow the Science” in New Podcast"

Trump supporter Bill Mitchell wants Congress to issue a subpoena for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s phone and accused him of contact with Hillary Clinton. “Congress should subpoena Dr. Doom Fauci’s phone records and see how many times he has called Hillary in the past 60 days,” Mitchell said on Twitter. Mitchell has downplayed the severity of … Continue reading "Trump Supporters Want Congress To Subpoena Dr. Fauci’s Phone to See If He’s Been Talking to Hillary Clinton"

President Donald Trump has blamed the state of New York for its ventilator shortage. The President gave a live interview on Fox News on Monday claiming the state was misusing the lifesaving machines. “I think New York should be fine, based on the numbers that we see,” Trump told the network’s morning show. “They should … Continue reading "Trump Blames New York for Ventilator Shortage: “They Should Have More Than Enough”"

Vanity Fair special correspondent Gabriel Sherman, the author of The Loudest Voice in the Room, about Fox News CEO Roger Ailes’s rises and fall at the network, says Fox News’s decision to oust prime time host Trish Regan was done to limit legal liability. The decision came after Fox News downplayed the threat of the coronavirus … Continue reading "Fox News Fears Its Early Downplaying of Coronavirus Could Lead to Lawsuits"

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) announced his state will take charge of coronavirus testing, citing President Donald Trump’s administration’s “profound failing” to roll tests out successfully. “The White House has promised millions of tests for weeks now, and they’re just not here,” Pritzker said at yesterday’s daily press briefing. “I’m not going to wait on … Continue reading "Illinois Will Take Charge of Coronavirus Testing After Trump Admin’s “Profound Failing”"

As coverage of the coronavirus streams 24-7 on the airways, updating cases and casualties as well as policy shifts and other breaking developments, it is understandable Americans might find their attention riveted to day to day events linked to the pandemic, making it hard to even think about larger political contexts or issues raised by … Continue reading "While Trump Seeks Elimination of ACA, Pelosi Re-focuses Americans, Media Heading into 2020"

The incident suggests the Michigan governor’s office is either over its head in handling the pandemic, purposefully playing politics during the crisis, or both.

It is vitally important, literally life and death, that the proper costs and benefits are weighed with the decision on how much and how long to shut down economic activity through the pandemic.

Rather than produce good results for patients, overbearing regulations such as certificate-of-need laws have inflated health-care costs and created a lack of competition, leading to poor care and shortages.

It is implausible to claim a child does not belong in the place she began to exist and the only place she can survive: in the nurture and care her mother’s body naturally provides.

The AP’s statement has no basis in reality. There is currently no body of research that demonstrates people are less likely to take their lives in time of economic hardship.

Imagine what kind of leverage communist China would have over us if Huawei controlled the flow of information on which our increasingly digitized economy and society depends.

Writing thoughts helps us avoid going in unproductive circles of anxiety, which can further reduce the negative effects of stress.

Her peers rushed to defend her, but Alcindor has a track record of partisan commentary and unnecessarily hostile and silly questions.

Even if a mutation produced a COVID-19 strain that was more uniformly like the common cold, it is not obvious that it would successfully displace the current strain.

New estimates from a U.S. government-funded nonprofit reveal the Wuhan virus death rate in the Chinese city to be far higher than China’s official numbers.

House Republican leaders actively participated in Nancy Pelosi’s successful attempt to deny the American people a public vote on the $2 trillion legislation.

Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed an impatience to send Americans back to work and re-open all the businesses currently closed. “We can’t let the cure be worse than the problem,” he has said repeatedly. With this new favorite mantra of his, he is pitting saving people’s lives against saving the economy, coming down in favor … Continue reading "A Brief History of Saving Lives against U.S. Capitalism: From the Great Depression to Coronavirus"

Trump cut off the microphone of PBS Newshour correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and referred to her as "you people" while calling her threatening.

Dr. Ashish Jha, the Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute said that the coronavirus death toll 100,000-200,000 that Trump is celebrating is horrible.

Trump wants to know why doctors need more masks to treat coronavirus patients and thinks that doctors should reuse the masks that they have.

'Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory has been won,' Trump said. 'Therefore we will be extending our guidelines to April 30.'

Trump launched into a conspiracy theory and appeared to accuse hospitals of lying about the number of masks that they need during the coronavirus briefing.

Texas state troopers will stop motorists traveling from Louisiana into Texas, requiring them to provide a designated quarantine location within the state.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blamed Trump's denial and delay for the deaths of Americans and hinted that the House would be investigating in the future.

As Americans are dying by the thousands, Donald Trump lied and bragged about the television ratings that his coronavirus briefings are drawing.

In defending his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic earlier this month, President Donald Trump brought forward an unusual comparison, implying that his predecessor had done a worse job than him during a separate viral outbreak. Speaking with Sean Hannity during an interview on Fox News on March 4, Trump claimed that the swine flu … Continue reading "Trump Implied Obama Failed H1N1 Crisis Over 13,000 Deaths — But Fauci Predicts COVID-19 Could Bring More Than 15 Times That Number"

In the miasma of the Chinese Virus, at least I have my cat.

The ineptitude and general inability of President Donald Trump to function properly and appropriately in his role as chief executive were known well-before these past few weeks, but the coronavirus crisis has seemed to highlight what we’ve already understood for quite some time: if the United States ever faced a real crisis with Trump still … Continue reading "Opinion: There’s A Reasonable Explanation For Why Trump’s Approval Numbers Went Up Last Week — And It’s Nothing To Fret About"

Trump is blaming Obama for lack of Personal Protective Equipment to combat the coronavirus, but his administration sent tons of vital US supplies to China.

Twitter temporarily suspended the Twitter accounts of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Charlie Kirk for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.

When Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker tried to purchase the protective gear necessary for healthcare workers in his state, the problem wasn’t necessarily that the inventories of the equipment he sought didn’t exist. Rather, the obstacle he faced was that the companies warehousing these supplies were sitting on them, letting a bidding war play out between … Continue reading "Opinion: Coronavirus Questions Values of American Economy Itself, as well as Trump’s"

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has banned a report from his coronavirus briefings because she requested that the briefings practice social distancing.

During a week when we became number one for coronavirus cases in the world and when we saw the death toll multiplying at dizzy rates, Trump stuck to happy talk. The current number of 1600-plus deaths is likely to be much larger by the time this column is published. (You can see how much here … Continue reading "Opinion: Trump Proves He is More Monstrous Every Day"

It is not entirely clear if an alarming number of churches flagrantly defying social distancing orders are doing so for the money or for Trump’s reelection efforts, but they are jeopardizing the population as well as their fellow zealots. Regardless the reason for the “pack the churches” crusade, it is driven by Trump’s greed and … Continue reading "Opinion: Defiant evangelicals are part of Trump’s death cult with Americans’ blood on their hands"

The WHO assistant director-general avoided answering questions about Taiwan by pretending not to catch the question a Hong Kong reporter asked repeatedly.

A daily tracking poll on the coronavirus has found that approval of Trump's handling of the epidemic has plunged a net 13 points in less than a week.

Trump says he wants to impose a two-week federal quarantine on some states as his part of his scheme to downplay the spread of the coronavirus.

President Trump has stepped up his game in response to the Chinese Virus. The American people see, and the leftist media can't stand it.

So far, there is no evidence that when Americans ‘need a hospital bed it’s not going to be there or a ventilator, it’s not going to be there,’ says Coronavirus Task Force leader Dr. Deborah Birx.

Biden said that Donald Trump should be taking notes on leadership from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, not lobbing petty, partisan attacks at her.

Limbaugh told his listeners that they should listen to Donald Trump, not experts that have spent their careers grappling with health-related issues.

The rallying effect that had been boosting Donald Trump's approval rating over the past couple weeks is starting to diminish, according to new data.

'It might even be curiously safer for some to join the study than to await probable infection and then try to rely on the general health-care system,' said Nir Eyal, director of the Center for Population-Level Bioethics at Rutgers University.

Tom Coburn should be remembered for all the bills he stopped, no doubt. But he was more than just 'Dr. No.' He was a beloved boss, colleague, and friend.

As the coronavirus outbreak in the United States continues to get worse by the day, Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to lash out at the media.

Trump attacked the press's coronavirus coverage for sourcing after he spent years planting fake news as his own pretend press secretary.

Joe Biden leads Donald Trump 49%-40% as Trump's coronavirus approval bump looks to be a polling mirage that wasn't driven by Trump's approval.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) says her state is not getting urgently needed medical supplies to battle the coronavirus pandemic because contractors are first sending supplies to the federal government. “Well, we’ve entered into a number of contracts, and as we get closer to the date when shipments are supposed to come in, they are … Continue reading "Michigan Governor Says Medical Supplies for Her State Have Been “Canceled” or “Delayed”"

Dr. Deborah Birx has praised President Donald Trump for his interest in the scientific literature about the Coronavirus. Birx told the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) that Trump is also interested in details. The CBN News anchor asked Birx what Trump was doing behind the scenes. “He’s so attentive to the scientific literature and the details … Continue reading "Dr. Birx Claims Trump Is ‘Attentive to the Scientific Literature and the Details’ of Covid-19"

The ball is in voters' court to consider whether his accuser is telling the truth, and what that means for Biden's qualifications as a presidential hopeful.

A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump was too slow to act on the Covid-19 global pandemic. A new poll found that 58% of people thought his response was too slow. The ABC/Washington Post poll showed 51% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus, while 36% strongly approve. Less than half of respondents … Continue reading "Majority of Americans Think Trump Was ‘Too Slow to Take Action’ on Coronavirus"

“Sanctuary Cities” that reject federal law and coordination for illegal immigrants are now begging for federal help to combat the Wuhan virus.

President Donald Trump did not consult every member of the Coronavirus task force before sending a letter about potentially relaxing social distancing measures. CNN’s Jim Acosta reported on Thursday that President Trump sent a letter to governors about easing restrictions without showing the letter to the entire group of experts. “Not all Coronavirus task force … Continue reading "Trump Failed to Consult Every Member of Coronavirus Task Force About Relaxing Social Distancing Measures"

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has made it clear that he is going to delay the passage of the coronavirus aid bill, so Trump wants to kick him out of the Republican Party.

The United States now has the highest rate of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world at 86,000. As the White House grapples with heavy criticism regarding its delayed response, Donald Trump Jr. took to Instagram to share a racist meme about the crisis. “Hahahahaha “The Kung-Flu Kid,” he wrote about a clip of his father … Continue reading "Trump Jr. Posts Racist “Kung Flu Kid” Meme Starring His Father to Instagram"

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) says President Donald Trump “is not looking at the facts” of the coronavirus pandemic after the president said he doesn’t believe New York needs 30,000 ventilators to treat infected patients. New York is the hardest-hit state of the coronavirus pandemic. At least 466 people have died in … Continue reading "Bill de Blasio Says Trump Isn’t “Looking at the Facts” of Coronavirus"

The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would suspend enforcement of environmental regulations because of the coronavirus pandemic. The EPA made the decision following “an influx of requests from businesses for a relaxation of regulations as they face layoffs, personnel restrictions and other problems related to the coronavirus outbreak,” according to The New York Times, which broke … Continue reading "The EPA Says It Is Suspending Enforcement of Environmental Regulations Because of Coronavirus"

American entrepreneurs are finding new ways to manufacture essential masks, ventilators, and other virus-fighting tools. We need to count on them if we want to win this war against the pandemic.

The arrogant attitude that we or they own the answer and that anyone suggesting alternative responses to the coronavirus must be acting from stupidity, malice, or greed must stop.

A New York-based Muslim Brotherhood member videotaped himself urging people to infect police and military members with the virus. The media ignored it, then went gonzo on suggestions white supremacists might do the same.

MSN News recently reported that U.S. hospitals are discussing ‘do not resuscitate’ orders for coronavirus patients, ‘regardless of the wishes of the patient or their family members.’

Many in the media enthusiastically relish the claim that the United States has more people infected with the coronavirus than China does, even though China's numbers are unreliable.

How can we square the government’s willingness to ask us about race and origin with its unwillingness to ask about something as fundamental as citizenship?

America has the best health care system in the world, but as we brace for COVID-19's ongoing effects, we're faced with the reality that we almost certainly will need even more bold and decisive national action.

The coronavirus is bringing about a strange revival of neighborhood life, which has been atrophying for a half-century. We should pay attention.

It is true that there are asymptomatic cases not being counted, and we need better testing and studies to refine our data. But this Wall Street Journal article is speculative.

Theoretically, the remedy your grandma gave you when you had a sore throat could be used as a proactive step to help kill the Wuhan coronavirus.

Two new biographies of a pair of America's most innovative men attempt to explain how intense dedication produces remarkable and wondrous results.

Leaders in both parties are pleading for help from the federal government, but this administration is refusing to step up.

Donald Trump may have not created the coronavirus, but his response to this outbreak has made the crisis much worse than it ever should have been.

These statistics show that the U.S. isn't even close to being out of the woods yet, despite the nonsense being peddled during Trump's daily briefings.

After both the U.S. and U.K. governments effectively shut down their citizens and economies, British scientist Neil Ferguson is walking back his doomsday forecasts.

The DOJ announced new drug trafficking charges against Venezuelan leaders Thursday that include the South American nation’s President Nicolas Maduro.

In a time when New York City needs a serious leader, Bill de Blasio has failed on all counts.

Section 2302 of the CARES Act is very costly and administratively burdensome, and it doesn’t achieve the objective of stabilizing our businesses so they can keep the workforce employed.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has said the nation’s response to the Coronavirus must be led by science. The California Democrat spoke to reporters on Thursday about the Covid-19 global pandemic and the $2.2 trillion economic rescue package. The Senate approved the package on Wednesday. “Markets are not gonna succeed unless we take care … Continue reading "Nancy Pelosi on Tackling Coronavirus: ‘Science Is an Answer to Our Prayers’"

Former Vice President Joe Biden has unveiled his ‘emergency action plan to save the economy.’ The plan contains a series of economic and health measures. The Democratic presidential candidate also took aim at President Donald’s response to the Covid-19 global pandemic. “Joe Biden knows that no economic strategy will work if we don’t stop the … Continue reading "Joe Biden Launches ‘Emergency Action Plan’ to Save the U.S. Economy"

In a new Gallup poll released this week, Americans rated the media with the worst response to the Wuhan coronavirus, and it’s not even close.

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has threatened to sue TV stations airing a new political ad in key battleground states. The ad focuses on Trump’s attempts to downplay the Covid-19 global pandemic. Priorities USA, a liberal super PAC, released the ad called ‘Exponential Threat’. It is running on stations in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and … Continue reading "Trump Campaign Threatens Lawsuits Against TV Stations Showing ‘Deceptive’ Coronavirus ‘Hoax’ Ad"

A new CBS/YouGov poll found that 66 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump was not prepared to handle the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, 54 percent believe “are optimistic that his administration will be able to handle the outbreak.” The poll also found that 56 percent of Americans do not trust the president to give … Continue reading "CBS/YouGov Poll: Most Americans Do Not Believe Trump Was Prepared to Handle Pandemic"

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, says President Donald Trump’s plans to reopen the economy by Easter are ill-advised. You’ve got to be realistic,” he told CNN host Chris Cuomo during an appearance on “Prime Time.” “And you’ve … Continue reading "Dr. Fauci Strikes Down Trump’s Economic Plan: “The Virus Makes The Timeline”"

Fox News host Martha MacCallum fact-checked presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway during a live broadcast after Conway accused New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) of “lying to America” when he said he’s “been on top of” the coronavirus response from the start. “I think it shows you the contrast in leadership when you have … Continue reading "Fox News Host Fact Checks Kellyanne Conway Live As She Lies About Trump’s Coronavirus Response"

While America’s first priority in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus must be neutralizing immediate threats to health and safety, the disruption also provides an opportunity to engage in national reflection.

Communist China hampered the dissemination of information that could have prevented a pandemic, and we're spending the resultant quarantine period passing time with a stupid app that censors on the party's behalf.

By the time coronavirus shutdown decisions were finalized, students were forced to rush around in a frantic daze, packing dorm rooms, saying goodbye, and wondering what comes next.

One bright spot in this medical and economic catastrophe is that millions of workers will find that working from home is not only possible, but preferable.

Thanks to new COVID-19 restrictions, women are losing access to their spouses, partners, and doulas where they need them most: in labor.

A virus spawned in a city nearly 7,500 miles from the penultimate station on the seven-train has managed to bully the multi-billion-dollar sport into going on hiatus for the foreseeable future.