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More blue states move toward reopening

By Cassidy Morrison
Right Now

Tuesday May 05, 2020
'This is a socialist playbook': Pennsylvania lawmaker compares Wolf's lack of coronavirus transparency to Nazi Germany

Tuesday May 05, 2020
University of Texas investigated for links to Wuhan lab

Tuesday May 05, 2020
Mark Cuban: Trump and Congress ‘ain’t doing shit’ other than trying to ‘blame’ others for coronavirus

Tuesday May 05, 2020
Ellen DeGeneres suggests parents don't 'love their children unconditionally' if they don't support gender transitions

Tuesday May 05, 2020
Trump says he'll be at 'a big disadvantage' if he can't hold rallies before election

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Left vs. Far-Left: Allegations against Biden divide Dems

By Naomi Lim

Amash the latest GOP Trump critic to get run out of Congress

By W. James Antle III
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May 05, 2020 08:40 AM
'They’re all LOSERS': Trump lambastes Never Trump Republicans over negative coronavirus ad

May 04, 2020 03:58 PM
Treasury to borrow $3 trillion in second quarter, far more than during financial crisis

May 04, 2020 07:19 PM
Senate Democrats stand by Biden: ‘Credible and convincing' defense against sexual assault claim

May 04, 2020 06:37 PM
Jim Jordan demands FBI Director Christopher Wray answer for 'targeting' of Michael Flynn

May 04, 2020 02:22 PM
Coronavirus pandemic leads federal government and states to suspend access to public records

May 04, 2020 06:57 PM
Three charged with murder of Michigan security guard following dispute over face mask

May 04, 2020 03:42 PM
White House disavows administration forecast of 3,000 coronavirus deaths a day by June

May 04, 2020 05:25 PM
RNC chairwoman: Networks that ignored Biden allegation should be barred from presidential debates
Beltway Confidential

The mother of a newborn just died from the coronavirus, and the government is to blame

The government could have prevented her death with a sensible approach to criminal justice during a pandemic.
Why progressive Republicans should make a post-Trump comeback

A wartime president and his new chief of staff

Pulitzer awards 1619 Project, erroneous history and all
Editorial

China's coronavirus lies pile up

Editor's Picks

Conflicted public increasingly willing to test limits of stay-at-home orders

White House sees British trade talks as 'chance to cement anti-China alliance'

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Business

Travel industry seeks to separate workers from travelers to stop the spread of coronavirus

Jay Heflin

Monday May 04, 2020

A diverse group of travel-related businesses have urged the industry to separate employees from customers when possible to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.
Restaurants and barbershops leading the way in coronavirus black markets

Kerry Picket

Monday May 04, 2020

Though much of the country remains locked down amid the coronavirus pandemic, black markets for food, drink, haircuts, and other goods are flourishing.
Record gun sales for second month, over 7M this year

Paul Bedard

Monday May 04, 2020

Gun sales maintained a record pace for a second straight month as people in the United States rushed to arm up amid safety concerns over the growing coronavirus pandemic and the likely nomination by Democrats of the most anti-gun ticket in history.

Policy Defense & National Security

Esper fears pandemic will force Pentagon to make deep cuts to invest in new technology

By Jamie McIntyre

THE COVID-19 EFFECT: Defense Secretary Mark Esper is looking ahead to when the coronavirus pandemic is just a bad memory, and he sees a future in which the Pentagon will be forced to retire weapons systems and tactics developed over the past decades in order to fund a broad range of new technologies to prepare for an entirely different kind of warfare.

May 04, 2020 05:13 PM
Afghanistan troop withdrawal may hinge on power-sharing deal

May 04, 2020 02:44 PM
‘Modern-day slavery’: Chinese Communists send Uighur camp detainees to other regions

May 04, 2020 02:00 PM
Defense secretary to follow Fauci’s advice to keep troops safe

May 04, 2020 11:18 AM
Carl Bernstein reports 'top' FBI officials dismiss Flynn entrapment claims

Policy Healthcare

Don’t stop immigration, expand visas for healthcare workers

By Benjamin Powell

President Trump has signed an executive order halting legal immigration to the United States for 60 days. He claims the order will help protect us from the COVID-19 virus pandemic and protect the jobs of U.S. workers. He’s wrong on both counts.

May 04, 2020 12:37 PM
Liberal group warns that no states are ready to reopen economy

May 04, 2020 06:00 AM
Majority don't understand what 'Medicare for all' means

May 02, 2020 12:26 PM
Denmark: Coronavirus spread has not accelerated following reopening of economy

May 02, 2020 10:44 AM
Polish military doctors help fight coronavirus alongside Illinois National Guard

Policy Energy

California targets two energy companies for gasoline price gouging

By Abby Smith

California is suing two multinational energy companies for manipulating gasoline markets, contributing to a “mystery surcharge” that the state’s consumers experience at the pump.

Daily on Energy: White House officials flagged legal concerns days before fuel economy rule’s release

Josh Siegel

Monday May 04, 2020

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How natural gas is withstanding the energy market collapse

Josh Siegel

Saturday May 02, 2020

Natural gas is withstanding the coronavirus-fueled economic crash in a way that its closely associated relative, oil, isn’t.

Policy Finance

Mark Cuban: Trump and Congress ‘ain’t doing shit’ other than trying to ‘blame’ others for coronavirus

By Mike Brest

Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban attacked President Trump and Congress for what he sees as a failure of leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.

'They’re all LOSERS': Trump lambastes Never Trump Republicans over negative coronavirus ad

Mike Brest

Tuesday May 05, 2020

President Trump excoriated a group of anti-Trump conservatives on social media hours after it debuted an advertisement accusing the president of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic.

Nursing homes are running out of time

Mark Goldfeder and Ira Bedzow

Tuesday May 05, 2020

As of today, nearly 12,000 people have died from the coronavirus at skilled nursing facilities across the United States. Tens of thousands more residents, in thousands of homes across the country, have also been infected. These are the confirmed cases, the actual numbers are likely much higher, and these elderly patients are the most susceptible to the virus and the most likely to have comorbidities. Supplies are running low and staffing is impossible, as those caretakers who have been infected or exposed must themselves be quarantined for safety.