Rand Paul Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The senator announced his results Sunday morning. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tested positive for Coronavirus, according to his Twitter account on Sunday morning. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Just Declined US Coronavirus Help Because of a Conspiracy Theory
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei speaks during his meeting with students in Tehran, Iran on October 18, 2017.Photo by Iranian Leader’s Press Office – Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader declined US aid in fighting the coronavirus, citing a baseless conspiracy about the American government intentionally creating the virus. “I do not know how real…
Trump’s Justice Department Proposes Indefinite Detention in Emergencies—Like the Coronavirus Outbreak
Mark Wilson/Getty As part of proposed legislation being pushed in response to the coronavirus, Trump’s Justice Department has asked Congress to allow the indefinite detention of people during emergencies, according to a Politico report published Saturday. It’s not likely the House’s Democratic majority will support this proposal, which would give federal judges the authority to pause court proceedings…
In Coronavirus Crackdown, Ohio Orders Clinics to Stop Abortions
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.Justin Merriman/Getty In the face the worsening coronavirus outbreak, Ohio ordered abortion clinics to stop operating as part of a state clampdown on medical procedures it has deemed “non-essential” or “elective.” “You and your facility are ordered to immediately stop performing non-essential and elective surgical abortions,” wrote Jonathan Fulkerson, an Ohio…
“We’re Going to Pray From God That This Does Work”: Trump Keeps Promoting Unproven Drugs
Tasos Katopodis/Getty On Saturday afternoon, President Trump again used the platform of a White House coronavirus briefing to push two unproven drugs as a treatment, feeding into a swirl of medical misinformation and increasing the distance between his ad-hoc views and those of his scientist advisers. When asked about the anti-malaria drug chloroquine as a…
Please Take Medical Advice From Your Doctor, Not the President
Tasos Katopodis/Getty President Trump is many things—businessman, reality TV host, expert on Robert Pattinson’s relationship choices—but one thing he most certainly is not is a medical authority. Remember: This is the same person who refuses to exercise because he thinks it exhausts the body’s finite amount of energy. With that context, let’s examine the latest…