Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday defended Dr. Anthony Fauci following reports that an unnamed White House official issued a memo over the weekend criticizing his past comments on the coronavirus. Continue reading “Graham Defends Fauci After WH Memo: ‘We Don’t Have A Dr. Fauci Problem’”
Jake Tapper Calls Out Cuomo For ‘Crowing’ About COVID Success Given High NY Death Toll
CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday said he found it “perplexing” to see New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) “crowing” about the state’s success in managing the coronavirus given how many people have died in the state due to COVID-19.
Trump and the Greater Rot
This story about sending the National Guard into hospitals is bizarre and telling about our national situation. Six months into this crisis the canonical sources of data on the COVID epidemic in the US are one data project run out of The Atlantic (The COVID Tracking Project) and another run out of Johns Hopkins University. The federal government isn’t really even in the game. These are glorious, impressive, dedicated works of public service and data science. But the fact that they need to exist is, frankly, a disgrace.
Now the Trump administration has decided that hospitals are being lax about reporting data on COVID cases. It appears likely that most hospitals are doing just what they’re told and that the problem is disorganized and inconsistent guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Where Things Stand: Trump Attempts One Final Nail In Sessions’ Career
It feels like a lifetime ago that we religiously covered President Trump’s repeated attacks on his ex-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. It’s laughable now that the “beleaguered” tweet day felt like a critical moment in Trump’s presidency.
Police: Unmasked Man Stabs Masked 77-Year-Old After Argument At Michigan Store
A man who walked into a convenience store in a suburb of Lansing, Michigan without a mask Tuesday morning allegedly stabbed an elderly man who argued with him about it, a Michigan State Police spokesperson said.
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GOP Sen. Kennedy Says Opponents Of Reopening Schools ‘Can Kiss My A**’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) went off on a rant on Monday night about those who oppose having schools reopen in the fall amid the COVID-19 outbreak, which has worsened dramatically in the U.S. over the past several weeks.
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Biden Dramatically Accelerates His Plan For Carbon-Free Power
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America’s energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely carbon pollution-free power by 2035.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will discuss the proposal later Tuesday near his home in Wilmington, Delaware. It marks his latest effort to build out a legislative agenda with measures that could animate progressives who may be skeptical of Biden, who waged a more centrist campaign during the Democratic primary.
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Sluggish COVID Data Collection? Trump Admin Floats Using Nat’l Guard At Hospitals
The Trump administration will reportedly suggest Tuesday that governors lean on the National Guard to speed up the collection of COVID-19 data from hospitals.
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DeSantis Finally Admits ‘There’s A Need For Faster’ COVID-19 Testing As FL Cases Surge
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday lamented that Floridians are not receiving their COVID-19 test results fast enough as the state continues experiencing mass surges in coronavirus cases. Continue reading “DeSantis Finally Admits ‘There’s A Need For Faster’ COVID-19 Testing As FL Cases Surge”
Biden Tweaks Trump With New Ad Buy In Long-Shot Texas
Joe Biden threw down the gauntlet in the Lone Star state Tuesday, dropping his first campaign ad of the general election in Texas on TV and online.
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