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Mar 21 2020
News
U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic
Taken together, the reports and warnings painted an early picture of a virus that showed the characteristics of a globe-encircling pandemic that could require governments to take swift actions to contain it. But despite that constant flow of reporting, Trump continued publicly and privately to play down the threat the virus posed to Americans. Lawmakers, too, did not grapple with the virus in
Washington Post
Mar 21 2020
Fact Check
Dems Misconstrue Trump Budget Remarks
After President Donald Trump said, “I don’t know anything about” the disbanding of a White House pandemic response office, the Democrats claimed that he “lied” and pointed to Trump’s earlier remarks about “some of the people we cut” as evidence. But those remarks were in response to a question about proposed budget cuts — not the anti-pandemic team in question.
Several Democrats have
FactCheck.org
Apr 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Loss and Transformation: Connecting with Others Amid COVID-19
Anxiety and loss are dominant themes in our lives as the path of COVID-19 careens through our communities. Underneath this, I keep hearing about bright spots and possibilities. That we might discover that we can improve medical care, climate care, work practice, education, provide necessities for people who are struggling...We might even discover and embrace the realization that we are all in
Joan Blades
Jul 21 2021
News
Republicans poised to filibuster as Dems rush to vote on unfinished infrastructure deal
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is barreling toward a vote set for Wednesday on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, despite lawmakers having not finished writing the proposal.
The New York Democrat scheduled the vote on a legislative shell, saying they would add in later the details of the infrastructure spending and how to pay for it.
“The Senate
Washington Times
Mar 20 2020
News
Stimulus price tag of $1.2T falls way short, some experts say
Economic experts are warning that the $1.2 trillion stimulus proposal under negotiation in the Senate may fall well short of addressing the massive fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan, drafted by Senate Republicans, would include direct payments to many Americans, as well as $300 billion in loans to help struggling businesses stay afloat and a $200 billion facility for
The Hill
May 22 2020
News
San Francisco sanctions once-shunned homeless encampments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is joining other U.S. cities in authorizing homeless tent encampments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move officials have long resisted but are now reluctantly embracing to safeguard homeless people.
About 80 tents are now neatly spaced out on a wide street near San Francisco City Hall as part of a “safe sleeping village” opened last week.
Associated Press
Apr 08 2020
News
Wisconsin Election
“Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.” (AP News)
“The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to reverse an order extending the absentee ballot deadline for voting in the Wisconsin elections…
The Flip Side
Jun 16 2020
News
U.S. Retail Sales Rose Record 18% in May
Renewed shopping drove a record 17.7% increase in retail sales in May, though total spending remained below levels before coronavirus.
May’s jump in retail spending marked the biggest monthly increase in records dating back to 1992, and followed the largest monthly drop on record in April, a revised 14.7% seasonally adjusted decline, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Retail sales
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 21 2021
News
Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 shutdown ‘hypocrisy’ energizes GOP challengers for 2022
Tudor Dixon missed out on a final face-to-face goodbye with her grandmother amid the coronavirus pandemic and the strict nursing home visitation rules Michigan imposed.
Ms. Dixon now wants to take down the woman she blames: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat whose handling of the pandemic made her a top target for Republicans in next year’s elections.
“They didn’t even open the
Washington Times
Apr 08 2021
News
Trump-era grievances could get second life at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's most conservative justices are signaling an interest in issues closely associated with former President Trump, from rules on social media platforms to how elections are governed.
Justice Clarence Thomas this week opined on how Twitter might be more strictly regulated after it banned Trump from its platform and predicted the court would soon be called upon to address
The Hill