Rand Paul Was Seen at the Senate Pool Hours Before He Got His Positive Coronavirus Test Result
Win McNamee/Getty Images Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who tested positive for the coronavirus Sunday, was reportedly at the Senate gym this morning. According to CNN, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) says senators are seeking medical advice “to determine if any GOP senators need to self-quarantine.” Sen. Mitt Romney says senators are seeking medical advice to determine…
A Top Republican Senator Dumped $1.6 Million in Stock After Early Coronavirus Briefings. Was It Legal?
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images In the final days before the coronavirus pandemic crashed fully onto American shores, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, publicly tried to paint a rosy picture of our chances to fight the virus. He wrote op-eds and released statements, even going so far…
The US Has No Decent Paid Sick Leave Policy. This Bill Attempts to Change That.
Chef preparing vine tomatoes, Antigua, Guatemala, Joe Schmelzer/Cultura Exclusive via Getty As the coronavirus continues to spread to more communities in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control has warned workers to stay home if they are feeling sick. The CDC recommended that employers “actively encourage sick employees to stay home” and maintain flexible…
Inside the Fight to Topple Lindsey Graham—and Trump’s Senate Majority
With a cheery drawl and an expression somewhere between exhausted and dead-eyed, Lindsey Graham spent a Sunday morning in November rattling off the greatest hits of GOP impeachment conspiracy theories before most Americans had finished their second cups of coffee. “When you find out who the whistleblower is, I’m confident you’re going to find out…
Lev Parnas Wants to Be a Resistance Hero
Lev Parnas, center, and his attorney, Joseph Bondy, left, speak outside federal court in New York.Mariela Lombard/AP Last month, Lanny Davis placed a call to Joseph Bondy. Bondy’s legal client, Lev Parnas, had just appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show, and Davis was calling to dispute a claim that Parnas had made about him. But…
Prosecutors Want to Put Roger Stone in Prison for Up to 9 Years
Roger Stone, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on November 15, 2019.Win McNamee/Getty Image The Justice Department released its sentencing memo for Roger Stone on Monday and it’s not looking great for the longtime Trump consigliere: Department prosecutors asked a federal judge for a sentence of up to nine years in prison. Stone was convicted in…