With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic — and orders to practice “social distancing” to break the chain of transmission and save the lives of the most vulnerable — many Americans are taking an unexpected spring break, cooped up in their own homes and apartments. The crisis is acute. Seattle …
Read More »Illinois Governor Blasts 'Completely Unprepared' Trump Administration for Airport Chaos
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s order restricting travel back to the United States to slow the spread of the new coronavirus has led to chaotic scenes and dangerous conditions at several major airports. Disturbing new photos show hundreds of returning travelers crammed together at Chicago’s O’Hare airport and Dallas-Fort Worth airport …
Read More »Billionaire Tom Steyer Drops Out of Presidential Race
Not even bizarre pandering in the form of dancing onstage to Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up” could save billionaire Tom Steyer‘s presidential campaign. After placing third in the state’s primary on Saturday, with only 11 percent of the vote, Steyer announced he would suspend his campaign. “There’s no question today …
Read More »Even Republicans Are Worried the Trump Administration Isn't Ready for a Coronavirus Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday issued a warning that the coronavirus is likely to break out in the United States. “It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country any more but a question of when this will happen,” said Dr. Nancy …
Read More »The New York Times Needle and the Damage Done
WASHINGTON —Back by unpopular demand is the New York Times‘ election-night needle. The paper announced Monday it would be rolling out not one but four different needles to project and predict the results of the Iowa caucus. You probably remember the Times’ needle from the 2016 election. The Times is …
Read More »How Business Leaders in Davos Are Pretending to Take the Climate Crisis Seriously
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO, announced on Thursday that more than 300 companies have signed on to his Trillion Tree Campaign, which aims to plant, restore, or conserve 1 trillion trees by the end of the decade. Benioff broke the news in Davos, Switzerland, at the World …
Read More »Why Is Devin Nunes Named in the House Impeachment Inquiry?
As the ranking Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee conducting the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, Rep. Devin Nunes is supposed to appear in the title pages of committee documents as an honorific — not in the body of a 300-page investigation into presidential abuse of power. But here …
Read More »Up to 500 Climate Change Protesters Occupy Field During Yale-Harvard Football Game
During halftime of Saturday’s Yale-Harvard football game, protesters took the field to make their voices heard on the topic of climate change. According to the New York Times, at its peak, the crowd at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., grew to approximately 500 strong. The protestors called on …
Read More »Trump Wants to Sue Pelosi and Schiff: 'These Are Bad, Bad People'
President Donald Trump told an audience at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC, on Saturday night that he spoke to his lawyers about suing both House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “We’re going to take a look at it. We’re going after these people. These …
Read More »Judge to Trump in Tax Return Case: You're Not Above the Law
Rejecting an “extraordinary claim” of legal immunity by the president, a federal judge has ruled Donald Trump must provide his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney investigating his financial role in the Stormy Daniels hush-money scandal. While this decision could ultimately force Trump’s financial interests into the public eye, …
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