GOP silent as congressman jokes about giving Justice Ginsburg coronavirus
Self-quarantined Republican Rep. Paul Gosar thinks it’s hilarious to imagine infecting an 87-year-old Supreme Court justice.
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2020Self-quarantined Republican Rep. Paul Gosar thinks it’s hilarious to imagine infecting an 87-year-old Supreme Court justice.
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2020‘The president should be keeping us safe. He shouldn’t be amplifying the risk,’ a public health expert from Georgetown University said.
By Associated Press - March 11, 2020‘Anyone who thinks they’re going to go more quickly than that, I believe, will be cutting corners that would be detrimental.’
By Dan Desai Martin - March 11, 2020There are currently no detainees at ICE or Customs and Border Protection facilities who have tested positive for COVID-19.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 10, 2020CDC Director Robert Redfield debunked multiple false statements by the president during a hearing this week.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2020Donald Trump has repeatedly downplayed concerns about the coronavirus and his administration’s response to it.
By Oliver Willis - March 10, 2020Mexico currently has seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 — the United States has more than 200.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 10, 2020The administration is currently trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act through a court challenge.
By Emily Singer - March 10, 2020Kevin McCarthy called the novel coronavirus the ‘Chinese coronavirus’ — a racist name public health advisers have warned against using.
By Emily Singer - March 10, 2020A number of schools across the country are also canceling athletic events and study abroad programs as the number of COVID-19 cases grows.
By Josh Israel - March 09, 2020Donald Trump has tried to blame the media and Democrats for widespread concerns about coronavirus.
By Oliver Willis - March 09, 2020Trump tried to minimize fears about coronavirus by comparing it to flu season.
By Oliver Willis - March 09, 2020Trump criticized Obama in 2014 for golfing when just a few people were being treated for Ebola in the United States.
By Emily Singer - March 09, 2020The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly dropped more than 2,000 points as investors panic over the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus.
By Associated Press - March 09, 2020While Trump pushes for tax cuts for businesses amid coronavirus fears, Democrats are focused on protecting the economic security of workers.
By Emily Singer - March 09, 2020The Trump administration has been criticized for its inadequate response to the coronavirus outbreak.
By Oliver Willis - March 09, 2020Donald Trump is back to focusing on Obama and the so-called ‘deep state’ as he continues to mishandle the coronavirus response.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 09, 2020Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar were among those notified over the weekend that they had met with the infected individual.
By Associated Press - March 09, 2020Trump won’t stop saying everything is fine as coronavirus spreads.
By Associated Press - March 09, 2020The briefing room had gone dark, after Trump killed off the daily White House briefing a year ago.
By Associated Press - March 08, 2020‘Jails are, you know, just prime opportunities for something like this to spread,’ Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington said.
By Associated Press - March 07, 2020Immigrant detention facilities are known to be overcrowded and unsanitary — but officials don’t appear to have plans to address the problem.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 06, 2020Comments from Trump’s economic adviser run counter to efforts by health experts asking the public to actively prepare for outbreaks in their communities.
By Oliver Willis - March 06, 2020Trump and members of his administration see bright spots for themselves as the world confronts a deadly new coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - March 06, 2020Pompeo is disregarding World Health Organization guidance advising against using geographic locations to name diseases.
By Emily Singer - March 06, 2020Donald Trump previously said the coronavirus had a ‘positive impact.’
By Oliver Willis - March 06, 2020There was no Obama-era rule limiting people from developing coronavirus tests as Trump falsely claimed.
By Associated Press - March 06, 2020‘I don’t know what he was talking about,’ the South Carolina senator said of Trump’s recent lies about the outbreak.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 05, 2020Trump spread harmful misinformation about the coronavirus on Sean Hannity’s show Wednesday night.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2020The bill provides money to develop vaccines and treatments, among other things.
By Associated Press - March 05, 2020