Trump Staples Words Together to Say He’s “Tested Very Positively” for COVID-19
President Donald Trump, while speaking to reporters outside the White House on Thursday, attempted to describe the results of his latest coronavirus test. That exceedingly simple task proved too much for our president, who rejected a straightforward reply to instead offer this incoherent string of words: Pres. Trump on his coronavirus test today: “I tested…
The Trump Administration Just Extended Its COVID-19 Border Restrictions—Indefinitely
The San Ysidro border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, in late April.Francisco Vega/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Trump administration indefinitely extended its coronavirus border restrictions Tuesday, finalizing a rule that has allowed the government to turn away asylum seekers and other immigrants for public health…
Shelter-in-Place Orders Saved Nearly 250,000 Lives
Wong Maye-E/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Finally, some good news: Despite months of botched coronavirus testing, limited treatment options and flip-flopping on masks, new research suggests something is working to flatten the curve—stay-at-home orders. According to an analysis by the Urban Health Collaborative at Drexel University’s Dornsife…
As States Reopen, Concern Grows Over Data Manipulation
Austin Mcafee/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The rush to lift lockdown measures, even as COVID-19 continues to pose major problems across the country, is sparking new concern over whether some states are using misleading data in order to justify reopening. In Georgia, where Republican Gov. Brian…
Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine Preventatively
SMG/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For weeks, President Trump has been touting the anti-malarial medication hydroxychloroquine as a “miracle drug” for treating COVID-19. On Monday, he admitted that he has been taking it prophylactically for a week and a half. “A lot of good things have…
A Watchdog Asks Why the Trump Administration Removed a Key Requirement for Pandemic Loans
Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A congressional oversight panel wants to know why the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve are no longer requiring businesses seeking coronavirus relief loans to attest that the pandemic was the source of their financial woes. The CARES Act, passed…