41 House Republicans oppose work-from-home rule they’ve used themselves
A total of 136 GOP lawmakers are demanding an end to proxy voting.
By Josh Israel - June 16, 2021A total of 136 GOP lawmakers are demanding an end to proxy voting.
By Josh Israel - June 16, 2021Donald Trump told Pennsylvanians that Democrats would somehow both end and expand lockdowns after the election.
By Josh Israel - October 14, 2020Donald Trump is still holding Independence Day events with music, fireworks, and ‘military demonstrations.’
By Emily Singer - July 01, 2020Steve Mnuchin also said that safety rules shouldn’t be reinstated, even if COVID-19 cases spike.
By Josh Israel - June 11, 2020Donald Trump doesn’t even agree with himself on the pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 27, 2020New polling finds a surge of support for gun safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2020‘They have provided no plan. There’s no question among anybody that people are going to get sick. Republicans own that chaos,’ Gov. Tony Evers said.
By Associated Press - May 14, 2020One health official said that the risks to employees ‘is going to increase the more people are working.’
By Associated Press - May 13, 2020‘The impacts of COVID 19 no longer warrant the suspension of our constitutional rights,’ stated a county sheriff in Washington state.
By Josh Israel - May 12, 2020Donald Trump continues to urge people to demonstrate against states’ stay-at-home orders.
By Josh Israel - May 11, 2020Republican officials across the country have urged reopening businesses despite public health experts’ advice that doing so too quickly will result in more cases of the virus.
By Josh Israel - May 06, 2020Pockets of America far from New York City are seeing ominous trends.
By Associated Press - May 06, 2020The state is encouraging employers to report workers who do not come back to reopened jobs out of fear of the coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - May 05, 2020‘They designate them as essential workers and then treat them as disposable,’ Joe Biden said.
By Associated Press - May 04, 2020Some business owners plan to wait until state and local officials are on the same page.
By Associated Press - May 03, 2020‘At least the people in my state are just gonna stop complying,’ Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said.
By Josh Israel - May 01, 2020‘I don’t want people to get used to this,’ Trump told reporters. ‘I see the new normal being what it was three months ago.’
By Associated Press - April 30, 2020Gov. Kim Reynolds will force workers to choose between their health and their livelihood.
By Emily Singer - April 29, 2020Republicans up for tough reelection fights this fall are playing it safe by staying away from protests or from being overly vocal about reopening things.
By Associated Press - April 24, 2020A new poll found 80% of Americans support strict orders to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - April 23, 2020State legislators in Virginia and Wisconsin are suing to overturn orders designed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - April 22, 2020Gov. Pete Ricketts’ request for a ‘major federal disaster’ declaration was approved weeks ago, but he is still refusing to issue a statewide stay-at-home order.
By Josh Israel - April 21, 2020As Donald Trump pushes for states to reopen by May 1, his Defense Department just extended troop travel limitations until the end of June.
By Josh Israel - April 21, 2020The Republican Party of Virginia accused Gov. Ralph Northam of ‘tyrannical rule’ for requiring social distancing.
By Josh Israel - April 20, 2020Without the extra help, officials insist, states cannot possibly be ready to resume normal everyday activities.
By Associated Press - April 18, 2020Sen. John Kennedy wants to reopen the economy as soon as possible, in spite of the rising coronavirus death toll.
By Josh Israel - April 16, 2020State Sen. Amanda Chase thinks Gov. Ralph Northam will keep the state closed so protesters don’t storm the Capitol.
By Josh Israel - April 15, 2020Employees have blamed the lack of social distancing protocols inside and outside of the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls for the outbreak.
By Josh Israel - April 15, 2020South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has refused to issue a stay-at-home order, saying people are ‘primarily responsible’ for their own safety.
By Josh Israel - April 14, 2020The White House has so far refused to issue a national lockdown but now claims Trump alone can end state-imposed orders.
By Josh Israel - April 13, 2020