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Mar 05 2021
Opinion
Joe Biden could be the most transformative president in 75 years
Americans believe by hefty majorities that we can solve our national problems and that the federal government should play a major role in areas including infrastructure, health care, environment, poverty reduction and economy. This broad support provides a foundation for Joe Biden to become the most transformative president since Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Biden has the chance to lead a
CNN (Opinion)
Aug 20 2021
Analysis
The rush to redefine America’s political identities
Like a starting gun at a foot race, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data Aug. 12 on population shifts in each state based on its 2020 survey. The data dump has triggered a once-a-decade scramble by all 50 states to redraw their electoral boundaries, which will influence the makeup of state legislatures and the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Most states may finish by Jan. 1
Christian Science Monitor
Aug 20 2021
Data
More Americans now say government should take steps to restrict false information online than in 2018
Amid rising concerns over misinformation online – including surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially vaccines – Americans are now a bit more open to the idea of the U.S. government taking steps to restrict false information online. And a majority of the public continues to favor technology companies taking such action, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Roughly half of
Pew Research Center
Mar 26 2021
News
Ex-CDC director says he believes coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab
Former CDC Director Robert Redfield told CNN on Friday that he believes the coronavirus "escaped" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and that it was spreading as early as September or October of 2019 — though he stressed that it was his "opinion."
Why it matters: It's a stunning assertion, offered with little evidence, by the man who led the U.S. government's public health agency
Axios
Jul 22 2021
News
Delta variant sweeps through states that dialed back health powers
The Delta strain of the coronavirus is racing across the country, driving a surge of new cases and hospitalizations. But local and state officials this time have fewer options to slow the spread.
In Texas, where Covid hospitalizations are up 30 percent and deaths up 10 percent over the past week, Gov. Greg Abbott recently barred counties, cities and school districts from requiring masks
Politico
Aug 06 2021
News
Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support
Since President Joe Biden asked the Pentagon last week to look at adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the military’s mandatory shots, former Army lawyer Greg T. Rinckey has fielded a deluge of calls.
His firm, Tully Rinckey, has heard from hundreds of soldiers, Marines and sailors wanting to know their rights and whether they could take any legal action if ordered to get inoculated for the
Associated Press
May 10 2021
News
Rep. Cori Bush scorched for referring to women as ‘birthing people:' She's reducing mothers 'to a function'
Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush riled up her online critics on Thursday when she referred to women as "birthing people" during a congressional hearing.
The "squad" member was heavily ridiculed after she publicly refrained from using the word "women" during a Democratic oversight committee hearing where she recounted her personal experience with difficult pregnancies to raise
Fox News Digital
May 10 2021
News
Black moms are more likely to die in childbirth. Will Congress do anything about it?
Lawmakers pushing to address the nation’s rising maternal death rate — particularly among Black women — heard testimony Thursday on what Congress can do to address the problem The rate of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. is the worst of any industrialized country, and the number of such deaths has steadily risen over the last 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Los Angeles Times
Aug 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
How COVID-19 Compares to Other Leading Causes of Death
COVID-19 has become a constant in the news cycle, but with so many competing narratives and sensationalism on both sides, it can be hard to get an understanding of where the numbers lie and what the risks are for different groups. Here is a breakdown of where things stand.
Total Deaths Related to COVID-19
As of August 20th, 2021, the CDC reports that over 623,000 deaths have
Andrew Weinzierl
Nov 03 2021
News
Biden says payments to migrants separated under Trump 'not going to happen'
President Joe Biden denied reports that his administration was in talks to offer immigrant families separated under the Trump administration $450,000 per person as compensation.
“That’s not going to happen,” Biden told reporters on Wednesday following remarks at the White House.
Biden conceded that reports of such payments could spur further immigration but called the allegation
Washington Examiner