Trump Says There’s Plenty of PPE. So Why Did This Union for Nurses Have to Find Its Own?
Leonard Ortiz/Orange County Register via Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Wednesday, President Trump held an event at the White House to salute nurses. But the gathering turned awkward when Sophia Adams, a nurse who heads the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, said that the supply…
The Trump Administration’s Already Confused Response to the Coronavirus Just Got Worse
Michael Reynolds/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Trump administration was considering winding down its coronavirus task force, according to Olivia Troye, an adviser to Vice President Mike Pence. In a flurry of confusion that underscores the approach to messaging that has…
Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Tried to Assert His Independence. It Didn’t Always Go Well.
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) defended President Trump fiercely during the impeachment inquiry. Now he is Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence.Drew Angerer/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) might be President Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies, but that doesn’t…
This Washington Post Story Shows Just How Little Trump Cared About Public Health in COVID-19 Response
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In a chronicle of “desperation and dysfunction,” the Washington Post ran a story describing the tensions and events inside the White House between March 29 and last week, as Trump remained “fixated on the economy” while others in the administration…
Bush Calls for Political Unity to Fight Coronavirus. Naturally, Trump Complained About Impeachment.
Gerald Herbert/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Former President George W. Bush, in a rare message for the Call for Unity campaign, is urging Americans across the political spectrum to come together in order to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “In the final analysis, we are not partisan…
“Devastatingly Worrisome”: Birx Warns Against Lockdown Protests
Michael Reynolds/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.White House coronavirus task force coordinator Deborah Birx called the scenes of angry protesters swarming Michigan’s State Capitol building last week “devastatingly worrisome.” She warned that protesters—some of whom were seen openly carrying firearms and showing off swastikas and confederate…