Some of the sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt will be quarantined in hotel rooms in Guam as the number of coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier approaches 100, a deteriorating situation that led the shop’s commanding officer to issue a stark warning to top Navy leadership about the need to get sailors off the…… MORE
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Pence seeks to blame CDC and China for any delay in US coronavirus response — not Trump’s initial failure to face reality
Vice President Mike Pence sought to cast blame on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and China Wednesday when asked why the US was so late in understanding the enormity of the coronavirus pandemic. “I will be very candid with you and say that in mid-January the CDC was still assessing that the risk…… MORE
Devin Nunes needs to stop talking about the coronavirus. Like, immediately.
On the same day that President Donald Trump acknowledged that somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans were likely to die because of the coronavirus, California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes went on Fox News to offer a very, uh, different perspective. “Let’s stop looking at the death counters and let’s talk about how we can keep…… MORE
Nunes again questions need for social distancing as experts warn coronavirus worst is yet to come
California Rep. Devin Nunes on Tuesday complained that his state’s decision to close schools is “way overkill” and unnecessarily harms the economy despite experts’ urgent calls to maintain social distancing to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The comments by the Republican congressman, who has repeatedly questioned experts’ guidance, were made hours after President Donald…… MORE
House Democrats focus on how trillions of dollars are being spent
House Democrats are beginning their review of how the US government is implementing trillions of dollars of taxpayer money approved by Congress — and are starting to discuss probing what went wrong with the initial federal response. The focus at the moment is to scrutinize whether the federal government is effectively spending the money —…… MORE
‘I think he gets it now’: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio searches for his footing in coronavirus crisis
New York City announced its first confirmed case of Covid-19, the infection caused by coronavirus, on March 1. That same day, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his health commissioner put out statements reassuring the city that its political and public health leadership was “prepared” for what came next. They were not. One month…… MORE
Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to work out at Supreme Court private gym, her trainer says
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is continuing her workouts at the Supreme Court gym amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to her longtime personal trainer. Bryant Johnson, Ginsburg’s trainer, told the news outlet Law360 on Tuesday that Ginsburg, 87 and a four-time cancer survivor, does not want to stop her sessions. “Everybody’s been shut down. The only…… MORE
Why Donald Trump shouldn’t get credit for (finally) realizing coronavirus is actually deadly serious
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed to get it. He stood in front of his coronavirus task force and, in somber terms, told the public that the next two weeks would see more illness and more death. He acknowledged that the death toll, if America keeps to its current social distancing guidelines, will likely fall…… MORE
Joe Biden casts doubt on Democratic convention happening as planned
Joe Biden on Tuesday said it is difficult to imagine the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for July, taking place as planned amid the coronavirus pandemic. Asked during an interview on MSNBC if he can see Democrats from all over the country congregating inside a hot arena just 104 days from now, Biden replied, “It’s hard…… MORE
White House task force could soon recommend Americans wear masks
Most members of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force have come to agree that Americans should begin wearing face coverings in public and could issue formal guidance on the matter soon, people familiar with the matter said. Trump signaled he was open to the idea during Tuesday’s White House briefing and members of the task…… MORE
