Pfizer won’t seek coronavirus vaccine authorization until after election
The move by Pfizer continues the company’s push to publicly distance itself from the presidential race.
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Chris Christie, out of hospital after battling Covid, urges Trump to go further on masks
“I think we should be even more affirmative about it,” the former New Jersey governor said.
The ‘nerdy virologists’ steering the U.S. vaccine race
The political backdrop could make the first coronavirus gathering of the advisory committee one of the most-watched in FDA history.
How the Pandemic Is Worsening America’s Racial Gaps
Covid isn’t just disproportionately killing people of color; it’s sticking them in a feedback loop that exacerbates economic and racial inequity, says Chicago economist Damon Jones.
Federal deficit triples to $3.1T, Treasury data shows
Government spending exceeded more than $6.5 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, up from $4.4 trillion in fiscal 2019.
Hard-hit small businesses face long winter without lifeline
Some 60 percent of all U.S. businesses that have closed during the pandemic have not reopened.
‘We need to step forward’: Fed leaders call for new focus on race in the economy
The comments from the leading Fed officials were the latest evidence of the central bank’s growing attention to persistent inequality in the economy.
Dark Money & Barrett Nomination: The Link Between Big Polluters & the War on ACA, Roe & LGBT Rights
During confirmation hearings this week for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island opted not to ask the judge any questions. Instead, he gave a 30-minute presentation on how right-wing groups, including the Federalist Society and Judicial Crisis Network, use dark money to shape the nation’s judiciary.
Preserving Roe: West Virginia Mom Tells Abortion Story in Heartfelt Speech Against Amy Coney Barrett
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony this week from Crystal Good, who spoke about her experience of having an abortion and expressed concerns that Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court would limit access to safe, affordable care. During three days of hearings, Judge Barrett has repeatedly refused to answer questions about her views on abortion and the future of Roe v. Wade, despite her public record opposing reproductive rights.
Deeply Troubling: Kristen Clarke on How Rush to Confirm Barrett Endangers Voting & Civil Rights
The Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett ended Thursday with Republicans on the Judiciary Committee scheduling a vote on her nomination for October 22, with a full Senate vote to follow shortly thereafter — less than two weeks before the presidential election, in which the Supreme Court could play a decisive role.
Amy Coney Barrett Won’t Say Climate Change Is Real; Forgets 1st Amendment Protects Right to Protest
We air highlights from the second day of questioning of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, who faced eight hours of questions on Wednesday about her views on issues ranging from climate change to voting rights to gay marriage and abortion, as Republicans race to confirm her ahead of the election and secure a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court for conservatives.
Cornyn says he opposed Trump’s worst moves all along, but only in secret. Yeah, that’s the ticket
As a direct result of being a Trump-backing toady, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, a hack during the best of times, is in serious danger of losing his seat to Democratic opponent MJ Hegar in the November elections. In an attempt to stanch the bleeding, Cornyn met with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s editorial board to (ahem) explain himself.
Trump’s HHS director lies about how U.S. is doing as well as the rest of the world
The Trump administration is a disaster. It was a garbage fire when it began, but that ongoing fire, stoked by the entire Republican Party, has led to an increase in authoritarian use of law enforcement and ICE forces to dehumanize people all across our country.
Lara Trump defends Donald’s continued attacks on Michigan governor as ‘having fun’
During a mostly maskless Michigan rally, malevolent blowhard Donald Trump once again attacked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the state’s pandemic restrictions, despite Whitmer recently being revealed as the primary target of a domestic terrorism plot after Trump’s previous tweeted demands that his followers “LIBERATE” the state. This is because Trump is a malignant grotesquery of a man.
The GOP’s House triage continues as national Republicans cancel ads in Maine seat Trump easily won
Politico’s Ally Mutnick reported on Thursday evening that the conservative Congressional Leadership Fund has cut $450,000 from its planned ad buy in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District for Oct. 14 to Oct. 20 in what she called “a sign of no confidence in GOP nominee Dale Crafts.”
Unfortunately for Crafts, the CLF isn’t alone in making this determination about his prospects for unseating freshman Democratic Rep. Jared Golden.
Watch Pete Buttigieg nail another Fox News interview right when it matters most
Former Democratic presidential hopeful and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg has made a pretty regular and exciting appearance on Fox News Sunday lately. As a surrogate for the Biden-Harris ticket, Buttigieg is doing some important work in reaching Fox News viewers.
Jake Tapper Abruptly Ends Lara Trump Interview After Shocking Biden Remarks
The CNN host called out the Trump campaign adviser for mocking Joe Biden’s stutter.
Fauci Confirms White House Is Controlling When He Speaks To Media
The nation’s top infectious disease expert gives his bluntest interview yet about the rising tensions between him and President Donald Trump’s administration.
Fauci ‘Absolutely Not’ Surprised Trump Got Sick After Flouting Social Distancing Advice
“When I saw that on TV, I said ‘Oh my goodness, nothing good can come out of that,” the doctor said on “60 Minutes.
I Have the Same Problem Every Time I Have Sex. Does This Happen to All Women?
This has always been an issue, come to think of it.
‘Terrible And Unfair’: Trump Already Bashes Next Debate Moderator, Kristen Welker
Earlier this year Trump congratulated Welker on a promotion, and a senior Trump campaign adviser called her “very fair” and an “excellent” choice as moderator.
Trump Campaign Doubles Down On Attacks On Gov. Whitmer After Pushback
The Democratic governor of Michigan was the target of an alleged kidnapping plot involving militant Trump supporters.
SNL Takes a Much-Needed Break From Politics
For a few merciful moments during last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, viewers were offered a rare distraction from the fact that the nation is barreling toward a chaotic election. When Issa Rae, the evening’s host, stepped onto the stage for her opening monologue, I breathed a sigh of relief—in no small part because that meant the “Dueling Town Halls” cold open was over.
An Ode to Agony Aunts
Tim LahanWhat will it be, the thing that finally makes me write to an advice columnist?A quandary of the heart? An out-of-control kink? A high-stakes issue involving wedding invitations? Deeply schooled as I am in the lore of the problem page, I still don’t know which of the standard cries for help I’ll end up emitting.Because they’re all standard—that’s the point. The problems are the same, now and forever. The same dilemmas, the same misunderstandings.
Texas: Images of the Lone Star State
Texas is an enormous place—the second-largest state in the U.S., and larger than the entire country of France. About 29 million people live there, mostly in metropolitan areas in the eastern half of the state, around Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. From the streets of El Paso to the hills of East Texas, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Texas, and some of the wildlife and people calling it home.
New Orleans’s Football Stadium Reflects the State of the City
It sounded like thunder; it felt like heaven.This is what I remember of Sundays at the Superdome in New Orleans after the Saints scored a touchdown. An endless sea of black and gold. Fleur-de-lis paraphernalia that glistened under the stadium lights. More than 60,000 people on their feet, stomping, screaming, and singing; awash in one another’s delirium.