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New Research Shows States With Republican Governors Were Slower to Adopt Social Distancing Policies

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the middle of March, as millions of people across the country started to practice social distancing measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Florida’s Spring Breakers did the opposite. Thousands of people, seemingly unfazed by the pandemic,…

White House Extends Social Distancing Guidelines to April 30

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 29: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden for the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on March 29, 2020.Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump, walking back from his earlier aspirations to ease…

The US Sent Tons of Medical Supplies to China Even as Senators Warned of Virus Threat Here

Lee County Emergency Management Coordinator Lee Bowdry, right, drops off boxes full of new N-95 face masks to a medical center warehouse facility in Tupelo, Miss. United States hospitals are facing an unprecedented shortage of masks.Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother…

Report: Trump Wants His Signature on Stimulus Checks

A copy of a check signed by President Donald Trump donating three months of his salary to the Department of Education.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In a move that should surprise no one, President Donald Trump reportedly wants his signature on the checks that…