Top GOP senator already threatening to block any more COVID relief next year
Sen. John Thune’s party has blocked coronavirus aid for seven months.
By Josh Israel - December 17, 2020Sen. John Thune’s party has blocked coronavirus aid for seven months.
By Josh Israel - December 17, 2020Internal emails show how a Trump-appointee at Health and Human Services wanted to intentionally let everyone get infected with coronavirus.
By Amy Lieu - December 17, 2020California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the move is an attempt ‘to score cheap political points.’
By Emily Singer - December 17, 2020After months of blocking relief for millions of Americans, McConnell’s fear of losing control of the Senate brings him to the negotiating table.
By Emily Singer - December 17, 2020Masks are ‘an oppressive violation of my rights,’ Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted Tuesday.
By Donna Provencher - December 16, 2020The Republican senator from Arkansas called it ‘unconscionable and heartless’ that states and cities tried to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
By Josh Israel - December 16, 2020The secretary of state had invited more than 900 people to his holiday party, although most did not attend out of concerns about the coronavirus.
By Amy Lieu - December 16, 2020The post-election lame-duck session is the last chance to wrap up the unfinished work this year.
By Associated Press - December 16, 2020The first lady has been inconsistent when it comes to mask-wearing.
By Amy Lieu - December 15, 2020Trump continues to throw holiday parties with no social distancing and few masks, even as cases spike.
By Amy Lieu - December 15, 2020The administration is also cramming in as many federal executions as possible before Donald Trump leaves office.
By Donna Provencher - December 14, 2020A group of labor advocates has filed suit to compel the state to actually protect workers in the middle of a pandemic.
By Amy Lieu - December 11, 2020Mitch McConnell is refusing to put desperately needed virus relief up for a vote.
By Emily Singer - December 11, 2020Other states, too, have volleyed for in-person learning, ignoring federal health guidelines and soaring local case numbers.
By Donna Provencher - December 10, 2020They’re dangerous lies to tell as coronavirus cases soar to an all-time high.
By Donna Provencher - December 10, 2020Hospitals nationwide are in desperate financial straits, short-staffed, and running out of beds.
By Donna Provencher - December 09, 2020The annual accusations of a ‘war on Christmas’ could have deadly results in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Donna Provencher - December 09, 2020Thousands of Americans are dying every day of the coronavirus. They don’t have access to the drugs Giuliani got.
By Josh Israel - December 09, 2020They made enough money to send a $3,000 stimulus check to every single person in the country.
By Emily Singer - December 09, 2020The Trump administration turned down an offer to buy more of Pfizer’s highly effective coronavirus vaccines. Now, the United States can’t get more for months.
By Emily Singer - December 08, 2020A new investigation revealed that Florida’s governor concealed key information about the coronavirus.
By Amy Lieu - December 07, 2020As COVID cases spike nationally, Rep. Jim Banks is very upset that a colleague wore a mask with a cannabis leaf design.
By Josh Israel - December 07, 2020Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) invited a doctor opposed to coronavirus vaccines to testify at a hearing on hydroxychloroquine, which doctors say is not only ineffective but also dangerous.
By Emily Singer - December 07, 2020‘That’s the way it goes. You got to ride with the tide,’ Mickey Ganitch, a 101-year-old Navy veteran, said.
By Associated Press - December 06, 2020COVID-19 has killed over 18,000 people in Gaetz’s home state of Florida.
By Oliver Willis - December 04, 2020‘The labor market got a little bit worse in November. And December likely to be even worse,’ said a leading economist.
By Emily Singer - December 04, 2020Biden just asked Fauci to be the chief medical adviser of his incoming administration.
By Emily Singer - December 04, 2020House Republicans don’t want to allow votes from home that would help prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
By Emily Singer - December 03, 2020The secretary of state is ignoring his own department’s guidance so he can host lavish holiday parties.
By Emily Singer - December 03, 2020Trump’s coronavirus task force told states that the ‘COVID risk to all Americans is at a historic high.’
By Emily Singer - December 02, 2020