Trump-Linked Lobbyist Brian Ballard Is Now Pushing Coronavirus-Related Products
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Washington, even when shut down by coronavirus, is still Washington. And K Street, even remotely, is open for business, selling help to firms seeking stimulus money or approval for products related to the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, this means that some of the characters in…
Trump Ally in Europe Uses COVID-19 Fears to Grab Power
President Donald Trump welcomes visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2019. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, Hungary’s parliament awarded its nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, the power to rule by decree until…
Doctors Are Being Told That Wearing Masks “Might Freak Out Patients”
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As hospitals face a wave of patients with COVID-19, Dr. Christopher Garofalo, a family physician in Massachusetts, has become increasingly concerned about physicians working without masks and other protective equipment. In private Facebook groups for doctors, Garofalo asked them to share their experiences—and he…
Other Countries Are Spending More Than Us On Coronavirus Rescue Packages
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Congress recently passed a $2.2 trillion rescue package to deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. How does that compare to what other countries are doing? Here’s a very rough answer: These comparisons are hard to make since every country…
President Trump Argues That More Voting Means More Republican Losses
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump just flat-out admitted that Republicans will lose elections if more people vote. “The things they had in there were crazy,” Trump said on Monday morning, discussing voting provisions pushed by Democrats in a coronavirus response package. “They had things, levels of…
Our Recent Pandemic History Hurt Our Response to COVID-19
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been, if anything, far worse than President Trump on the coronavirus front. Keep hugging and kissing! Go to restaurants! Keep the economy going! But that’s finally changed: As virus cases have begun surging, the president…