How summer could determine the pandemic’s future
With so much confusing data and contradictory political messaging on the reopening before the November elections, there is a road map to follow this summer to know if the fall will be a time of true recovery or deepening despair.
Here…
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Trump tries on MAGA 2.0 for a pandemic era
The president’s political advisers also say there’s reason to believe it’s a winning message. Recent campaign and public polling show Trump slightly outperforming likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on handling of the…
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Senior officials advised against Trump emergency arms sales to Saudis
“There is nothing going on right now that we could point to that would say it was any different than the month before,” the former official said.
Further, some of the weapons included in the sale — $8 billion worth of guided…
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Hillary rakes in millions for Biden — but he’s still far behind Trump
Biden and the Democratic National Committee jointly raised $60.5 million, nearly closing the monthly fundraising gap with Trump and the Republican National Committee, which raised $61.7 million. The majority of the Democratic…
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Emergency relief screw-up hits 5 million student loan borrowers
But that didn’t happen for most federal student loan borrowers whose loans were managed by Great Lakes.
The company, because of a “coding error,” erroneously reported to the credit bureaus that borrowers’ accounts were…
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Divergent death tolls in New York’s Rockaways show Covid-19’s uneven reach
In Far Rockaway, predominantly black and Hispanic New Yorkers head to jobs in nearby nursing homes and medical centers, which are hot spots for the spread of the virus. They earn less than the average Queens resident and are…
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Europe learning the dangers of going back to school after coronavirus
With no easy answers, Europe hasn’t been able to settle on a consistent approach. Germany began reopening schools in April, with older students returning first. In England, it's the opposite, with primary schools poised to begin…
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GOP leaders rebuke Republican House candidate over insulting social media posts
The statements came less than a day after a second News Journos story about Howze’s past social media activity. McCarthy and the NRCC did not comment after the initial story, on May 6, which detailed posts in which Howze called…
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Once Again, Democrats Are Caught In the Trump Trap
But political culture has returned to something close to its pre-pandemic state. People are filled with resentment and malice toward their fellow citizens. They are arguing over eccentric or ephemeral controversies. They are…
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Warren pivots on Medicare for All in bid to become Biden’s VP
Her supporters argue her experience setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and playing a key role on Hillary Clinton’s transition team give her unique expertise in executive branch bureaucracy that could be a useful…
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