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Jun 25 2020
News
Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon
With novel coronavirus infections setting a single-day national record Wednesday, health experts are taking little solace from one of the few bright spots in the current resurgence: Deaths are not rising in lockstep with caseloads.
But that may be just a matter of time.
“Deaths always lag considerably behind cases,” Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease specialist
Washington Post
Aug 12 2020
Analysis
Trump Is Hobbling the Mail the Old-Fashioned Way
On the eve of a highly consequential presidential election, when millions of citizens are eager to protect their health by voting by mail, the United States Postal Service bears the burden of expediting a secure election free of partisan tampering. But the officials with power over the agency appear bent on doing exactly the opposite—that is, returning to an old tradition of politicizing the
The Atlantic
May 07 2020
News
Justice Department Drops Case against Michael Flynn
The Justice Department has moved to withdraw its case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing “newly discovered and disclosed information,” according to a new court filing.
The move, first reported by The Associated Press, comes less than an hour after the top prosecutor on the case, Brandon Van Grack, submitted his withdrawal from the case. The decision
National Review (News)
Sep 28 2019
Opinion
A Difficult Time to Be a Republican
Publicly predicting Donald Trump’s impeachment started for me on April 5, 2018. That’s when I wrote: “Trump 2020 could be the first presidential reelection campaign to fight impeachment.” In a piece headlined “Trump 2020 Campaign Forecast: 99 Percent Chance of Thunder and Lightning," it was my No. 3 reason for the anticipated turmoil:
"Conceivably, President Trump could concurrently
Guest Writer - Right
Dec 13 2019
News
General election 2019: Let the healing begin, urges victorious PM
Boris Johnson has said he hopes his party's "extraordinary" election win will bring "closure" to the Brexit debate and "let the healing begin".
Speaking in Downing Street, he said he would seek to repay the trust placed in him by Labour supporters who had voted Conservative for the first time.
He said he would not ignore those who opposed Brexit as he builds with Europe a
BBC News
Sep 22 2020
News
Trump administration reimposes "public charge" immigration wealth test following court orders
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it is reimposing its "public charge" wealth test for green cards that had been blocked during the pandemic, a move likely to alarm advocates, who have warned about the policy's impact on immigrant communities ravaged by the coronavirus.
The 2019 rule, which gives officials more power to deny permanent residency to applicants the government deems
CBS News (Online)
Aug 01 2020
Background
No, Trump Won’t Roll Back Gay Rights
If you believe many voices raised in recent days, gay people are sure to suffer terrible setbacks under the incoming Trump administration. New York magazine claims to have seen “the future of LGBT rights under President Trump” and “it’s not pretty.” The “assault on LGBTQ equality is already underway,” announces the Huffington Post, and so on. While Trump’s most prominent gay supporter, tech
Cato Institute
Jul 13 2020
Humor
Genius Trump Wears Mask Causing Media To Question Effectiveness Of Masks
President Trump really is playing 11D Settlers of Catan while the rest of us are playing 2D Tiddlywinks.
Wanting the nation to begin questioning the effectiveness of masks at stopping the spread of coronavirus, Trump put on a mask during a visit to a medical center, causing the media to investigate whether or not masks really work. Liberals everywhere were seen burning their masks and
Babylon Bee (Humor)
Apr 11 2020
News
Inside America’s Two-Decade Failure to Prepare for Coronavirus
The nation’s health secretary was warned about a possible pandemic — and, he admits now, he didn’t take that first warning seriously enough. But he studied with experts at the Centers of Disease Control. He read papers on virology. He took his concerns to the president. And months later, the administration unveiled a plan to tackle the virus emerging out of Asia, investing in therapies and
Politico
Jul 07 2017
News
Trump Misleads on Russian Meddling: Why 17 Intelligence Agencies Don’t Need to Agree
President Trump said on Thursday that only “three or four” of the United States’ 17 intelligence agencies had concluded that Russia interfered in the presidential election — a statement that while technically accurate, is misleading and suggests widespread dissent among American intelligence agencies when none has emerged.
New York Times (News)