As the world and the United States shatter the daily records of COVID-19 infections, President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos continue to push for public schools to reopen in the fall without a plan to adhere to CDC guidelines. “We need to be doing this safely,” responds emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen. “We’ve already seen what happens when we use shortcuts.
Parenting advice on material girls, teething woes, and speech delays.
Companies have started to make their workers go back to the office for no good reason.
Republican experts who have led the party’s thinking on Obamacare alternatives acknowledge the conservative agenda is out of step with public demands.
By making itself look absurd, Harvard is giving the rest of higher ed a little more breathing room.
California, Florida and Texas all saw record surges in the last week.
Jill Biden, a longtime educator, said her husband would defer to scientists on safe plans to reopen schools.
Those in the administration who are grappling with the pandemic’s resurgence have had little access to the White House’s megaphone.
No matter where the virus strikes, communities of color bear the brunt.
“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases,” Dr. Bruce Dart said.
Parenting advice on home changes, adoption names, and angry mothers.
She’s always said funny stuff about herself, but these comments have become quite negative.
We’re economists, and our analysis suggests Congress is seriously underfunding efforts to combat Covid-19.
An extension would give taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their returns, though they would still have to pay what they owe by July 15.
The acting chair of the CEA will leave Trump without another senior economist as discussions start about a new economic aid package.
“We have a long road ahead of us to get those people back to work,” Jerome Powell said earlier this week.
“Significant uncertainty remains about the timing and strength of the recovery,” Powell said.
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma, constituting nearly half the state, is Native American land, recognizing a 19th century U.S. treaty with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee, joined the court’s liberal wing in a narrow 5-4 ruling that found state authorities cannot criminally prosecute Indigenous peoples under state or local laws.
In a new book, Mary Trump — the president’s niece — describes Donald Trump as a “sociopath” who grew up in a dysfunctional family that fostered his greed and cruelty. Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert, is seeking to block the sale of the book on the grounds that it violates a confidentiality agreement, but publisher Simon & Schuster says 600,000 copies of the book have already been distributed ahead of its July 14 publishing date.
In a pair of 7-2 rulings, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s claim of absolute immunity under the law. The court ruled a Manhattan grand jury could have access to the president’s tax returns, but it remains unlikely any of Trump’s tax records will be seen before the election. “Legally, Trump had a big loss,” says investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, founder and editor of DCReport.org. “Politically, he got a big win out of this court.
As Brazil faces the world’s second-worst COVID-19 outbreak after the United States, Trump ally and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive, after months of downplaying the severity of the pandemic. Brazil has gone almost two months with no health minister.
“Thank you to the healthcare workers, essential workers and everyone who made this possible,” a city council member said.
On Friday, the Washington, D.C. NFL team announced it would conduct a “thorough review” of its name as pressure mounts from activists and advocates for the team to finally get a name that isn’t a racist, derogatory word. According to a recent report from ESPN journalist Adam Schefter, based on the team’s internal discussions it will keep its colors (gold and burgundy); however, its potential new name would not have Native American imagery.
Far be it from the run-of-the-mill Fox News host to be grounded in truth, but cohosts on the network’s “The Five” talk show stooped to particularly erroneous lows in defending Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue and President Donald Trump on Friday.
There have been frequent calls to boycott the Latin food company after Unanue practically pledged his allegiance to Trump despite the president’s many racist comments and policies harming Mexican immigrants.
Trump viewed the island devastated by Hurricane Maria as a “businessman” weighing the value of an asset, Elaine Duke said.
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