The President Is Sick and So Is the Economic Recovery
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Warp Speed’s focus on vaccines may have shortchanged antibody treatments
Monoclonal antibodies are a potential treatment that could combat Covid outbreaks before and after a safe and effective vaccine is widely available.
Azar says HHS reviewing $300M pandemic ad campaign amid scrutiny
Trump’s health secretary also refused to address whether the president ordered a slowdown in coronavirus testing.
What we know — and don’t know — about Trump’s coronavirus treatment
The president’s age and weight puts him at higher risk of complications.
Why the Most Influential American Clothier Filed for Bankruptcy
Brooks Brothers popularized the button-down shirt. It clothed nearly every U.S. President.
Pfizer CEO: ‘Disappointed’ in presidential debate, vows no political pressure on Covid shot
Albert Bourla’s memo to staff asserts Pfizer’s independence in the face of strong pressure from the White House to deliver a shot before Election Day.
I Could Spend a Whole Semester Teaching Trump’s Tax Returns
The president’s creative filings illustrate the complexities—and the shortcomings—of our tax system.
Warp Speed’s focus on vaccines may have shortchanged antibody treatments
Monoclonal antibodies are a potential treatment that could combat Covid outbreaks before and after a safe and effective vaccine is widely available.
Azar says HHS reviewing $300M pandemic ad campaign amid scrutiny
Trump’s health secretary also refused to address whether the president ordered a slowdown in coronavirus testing.
What we know — and don’t know — about Trump’s coronavirus treatment
The president’s age and weight puts him at higher risk of complications.
Pfizer CEO: ‘Disappointed’ in presidential debate, vows no political pressure on Covid shot
Albert Bourla’s memo to staff asserts Pfizer’s independence in the face of strong pressure from the White House to deliver a shot before Election Day.
Senate Democrats urge inspector general to probe interference at HHS
The letter was led by Sen. Gary Peters, who oversaw the creation of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee as part of the CARES Act.
Senate Democrats urge inspector general to probe interference at HHS
The letter was led by Sen. Gary Peters, who oversaw the creation of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee as part of the CARES Act.
Help! My Best Friend Is Telling Everyone We’re Dating.
I thought it was clear we were just having a little fun during quarantine.
Did You Wake Up Your Partner to Tell Them Trump Had COVID?
Follow our advice and next time news breaks in the middle of the night, the decision won’t be so hard.
Trump is fuzzy on tax policy as Biden goes all in
Trump has raised various ideas in recent months, though his proposals remain much vaguer than during his 2016 presidential campaign.
2020 is the Year Trump Was Worried About
If presidential elections really turn on how the country is doing, there’s a good reason for the incumbent to sweat.
Trump stokes a new threat to Wall Street: Election chaos
“This does have the potential to incite … the metastasizing of social unrest,” said one market strategist.
Internal memo reassured Trudeau that virus’s economic hit would be ‘manageable’
Critics have argued the Trudeau government lacked preparedness or a sense of urgency before the country was hit by the pandemic’s crises.
Election Season Upended: Trump’s COVID Diagnosis Could Reshape Race, Debates & SCOTUS Fight
President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, throwing the final month of an already unprecedented election season into disarray. What will this latest news mean for the debates and the Supreme Court? And what will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country? We speak to journalist John Nichols about the line of succession, campaigning in the critical swing state of Wisconsin, and more.
Naomi Klein: I Fear Trump Will Exploit His COVID Infection to Further Destabilize the Election
How will President Trump’s revelation that he tested positive for COVID-19 affect the presidential race? Acclaimed journalist, author and activist Naomi Klein warns that the Trump campaign is likely to exploit the news. “We need to be prepared for the president using the fact that he’s having to cancel campaign events for two weeks to try to further delegitimize elections,” she says.
Superspreader-in-Chief: For Months Trump Spread COVID Lies, Now He May Have Spread the Virus Itself
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement came early Friday morning, hours after Bloomberg News reported that Trump adviser Hope Hicks became ill during Trump’s Wednesday night rally in Duluth, Minnesota, and had to be quarantined aboard Air Force One on the return flight to Washington. Hicks went on to test positive for coronavirus early on Thursday, though the White House did not report her illness.
Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Months of Downplaying Virus & Mocking Biden for Wearing Mask
Just days after mocking his presidential rival Joe Biden for regularly wearing masks, President Donald Trump has revealed that he and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19 and are entering 14 days of isolation. For months, Trump has downplayed the severity of the pandemic, which has killed over 200,000 Americans.
Religious group scrubs references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s longtime association with the religious group People of Praise appears to have gone into the memory hole. People of Praise scrubbed many mentions of Barrett from its website when she was under consideration for the Supreme Court seat that went to Brett Kavanaugh, and has now followed up by removing more mentions of Barrett and her family, the Associated Press reports.
Religious group scrubs references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s longtime association with the religious group People of Praise appears to have gone into the memory hole. People of Praise scrubbed many mentions of Barrett from its website when she was under consideration for the Supreme Court seat that went to Brett Kavanaugh, and has now followed up by removing more mentions of Barrett and her family, the Associated Press reports.
Trump leaves hospital to wave at supporters, putting his own staff at risk
In the late afternoon on Sunday, Donald Trump released a minute long video saying he was feeling better and “It’s been a very interesting journey. I learned a lot about Covid. I learned it by really going to school. This is the REAL school. This isn’t the ‘let’s read the book’ school. And I get it. And I understand it. And it’s a very interesting thing.
Trump leaves hospital to wave at supporters, putting his own staff at risk
In the late afternoon on Sunday, Donald Trump released a minute long video saying he was feeling better and “It’s been a very interesting journey. I learned a lot about Covid. I learned it by really going to school. This is the REAL school. This isn’t the ‘let’s read the book’ school. And I get it. And I understand it. And it’s a very interesting thing.
Trump’s team appears to be either blocking Rose Garden contact tracing or incompetent at it
Last week, a White House celebration for Amy Coney Barrett was followed by numerous Rose Garden participants testing positive for COVID-19, including several senators and Donald Trump himself. Despite this, there has still been no apparent effort to do contact tracing to determine the true extent of the resulting disease outbreak.
That’s the implication of this New York Times report, which backs up a Washington Post story published Saturday.
Trump’s team appears to be either blocking Rose Garden contact tracing or incompetent at it
Last week, a White House celebration for Amy Coney Barrett was followed by numerous Rose Garden participants testing positive for COVID-19, including several senators and Donald Trump himself. Despite this, there has still been no apparent effort to do contact tracing to determine the true extent of the resulting disease outbreak.
That’s the implication of this New York Times report, which backs up a Washington Post story published Saturday.