Lydia DePillis
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Lydia DePillis
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Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020. The Harvard-trained scientist already had a factory set up. But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense.
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The Small Business Administration refuses to give pandemic relief loans to people who have filed for bankruptcy, even if their businesses can survive.
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Danette Wilder spent years building up her company. Now it has to survive a recession that could put a generation of Black entrepreneurs out of business.
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Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.
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Documents show that officials appointed by Trump who’d otherwise lose their jobs under Biden have been approved for permanent positions in federal agencies.
![New Orleans, LA - April 30, 2020 - Charbroiled oysters are prepared in the parking lot of St. Dominic Church by staff from Drago's Seafood Restaurant.Many local restaurants have resorted to curbside service and orders to-go during the stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (William Widmer for The Washington Post)](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1213788432.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
Trump’s trade agency is taking applications for products that should escape new tariffs. Companies making everything from shoes to hors d’oeuvres are submitting justifications that are … creative.
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Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich has an increasingly prominent role. He still has ties to his family’s investment firm, which is a major beneficiary of the Treasury’s bailout actions.
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Experts from across the political spectrum fear that the Federal Reserve’s new Main Street Lending program won’t reach enough businesses or save enough jobs.