Will the Coronavirus Make Voting by Mail the New National Reality?
It seems that the steps to address the spread of the Coronavirus are becoming more intense with every hour. The NBA is putting its season on “hiatus,” as other sports leagues around the world are doing or have done the same. The president is canceling speaking engagements, and banning certain travel from Europe. Everybody is buying…
Rep. Katie Porter Just Got a Trump Administration Official to Promise Free Coronavirus Tests
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, one of the underlying problems that has emerged in the federal government’s bungled response has been the potential costs associated with seeking COVID-19 testing. As Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) explained during a House oversight committee hearing on Thursday, an…
There’s a Global Pandemic but the Trump Administration Will Still Cut Food Stamps
February 10, 2020, New York, NY, USA: Organic produce department in a supermarket in New York on Monday, February 10, 2020. (Ã Richard B. Levine) (Credit Image: © Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts via ZUMA Press)Levine Roberts/AP As new coronavirus cases around the world and in the United States continue to climb, President Donald Trump Wednesday night…
Republican Leader Criticizes “Permanent Paid Sick Leave” in Dems’ Coronavirus Bill
Evan Vucci/AP Late on Wednesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled emergency coronavirus funding legislation, which would guarantee widespread free testing for COVID-19, expanded food assistance and unemployment insurance, and paid sick leave. But on Thursday morning, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced his opposition to the bill, singling out the paid sick…
As Coronavirus Spreads, an Illinois Public Health Agency’s Website is Sidelined by Hackers
Frank Rumpenhorst/DPA via ZUMA Press The website for a public health department serving about 210,000 people in central Illinois, including students at the state’s flagship public university, has been hit with ransomware that could leave it shuttered for up to two weeks. While the perpetrator of the cyber attack has not been identified, the closure…
The Biggest Lie in Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Address
Doug Mills/The New York Times/AP On Wednesday night, Donald Trump announced that he would restrict travel from Europe—excluding the United Kingdom—beginning on Friday, for the next 30 days. “Anything coming from Europe to the United States is what we are discussing,” he said. The president also attempted to reassure the country by saying the United…