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Mar 31 2021
Analysis
Infrastructure was a Trump punchline but is a window into Biden's soul
President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan is no joke.
The huge -- more than $2 trillion -- proposal he will unveil Wednesday covers an expansive and vital policy area that became a Washington punch line in the Trump administration and resulted in painful dashed hopes for previous presidents.
For Biden, infrastructure is about far more than fixing America's creaking and crumbling
CNN DigitalMar 01 2020
Fact Check
Fact-checking President Donald Trump and some Democratic candidates on coronavirus
President Donald Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers about it. That's happening again as he addresses the prospect of a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
The infectious disease risks not only public health but the economy he holds up to voters for his reelection. To date, his comments have largely seemed
Chicago TribuneDec 26 2017
News
Where is Trump’s Cabinet? It's anybody’s guess.
Agency heads are carrying out the Trump administration's agenda largely in secret, in many cases shielding their schedules from public view.
PoliticoApr 20 2020
News
Governors headed for messy fight over coronavirus restrictions
Governors are heading for a clash with their own citizens and local officials as they weigh how and when to reopen the country's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump's own guidelines for easing social distancing restrictions, unveiled on Thursday, leave the final decisions for those matters with state governors. And those governors are facing growing pressure from the
The HillMar 04 2021
News
Pelosi election-overhaul bill passes without a single Republican vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi narrowly secured passage of her signature election-overhaul legislation Wednesday without a single Republican vote, sending the heated debate over how America votes to the Senate where the bill is all-but doomed.
The proposal, which is known as H.R. 1, passed on a 220-210 vote almost entirely along party lines. Although one Democrat voted against the bill, the
Washington TimesJun 30 2020
News
Supreme Court strikes down state ban on taxpayer funding for religious schools
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a ban on taxpayer funding for religious schools, in a narrow but significant win for the school choice movement.
In the 5-4 ruling, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court essentially backed a Montana tax-credit scholarship program that gave residents up to a $150 credit for donating to private scholarship organizations, helping
Fox News DigitalJan 03 2020
Analysis
Our Poll Finds A Majority Of Americans Think The Evidence Supports Trump’s Removal
After the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on Dec. 18, the president’s fate is in the Senate’s hands. The process for the trial still isn’t clear, but there are signs that it will likely be smoother sailing for the president going forward: Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will coordinate with White House counsel, and there’s no indication
538 (ABC News)Mar 30 2021
News
As Covid-19 numbers rise, the CDC chief says she's scared about where US is headed. But it's not too late to change country's course
New Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are beginning to rise in the US again, one of the country's top health leaders said Monday.
The latest findings, shared by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, may just be the start of what experts have for weeks warned about: another surge. A surge that could come just as the country inches closer to
CNN DigitalMar 25 2020
Opinion
Trump can’t guide us through the coronavirus pandemic, but conservatism can help
While many state governors are stepping up to meet the continuing challenges of coronavirus in unprecedented ways, our federal government continues to let us down.
At the White House, we know the president took too long to act, dismissed the seriousness of the pandemic in the earliest days, spread misleading information about test availability and drug treatments at press briefings, and
S.E. CuppApr 24 2021
News
Vaccine passports: Pandemic spurs rise of portable health records
On a snowy April morning, Laurie Riley is heading to Aruba. Prior to the pandemic, she would come to Boston’s Logan Airport with her ticket and passport. Now, she also carries her COVID-19 test results before boarding the flight. She printed them out and also put them on an app in her cellphone, called CommonPass.
In Aruba, the pass will give her access to dedicated immigration lanes
Christian Science Monitor