Tag: COVID-19

Philadelphia imposes strict coronavirus measures

David Hogberg · November 16, 2020 8:26 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Obama official admits to contracting COVID-19 despite following all precautions, setting off torrent of people fearing the same

Michael Lee · November 16, 2020 7:52 pm

Beltway Confidential

Don’t call it a stimulus

Timothy P. Carney · November 16, 2020 7:23 pm

Beltway Confidential

Shifting coronavirus goal posts make public cooperation less likely this time around

Kaylee McGhee White · November 16, 2020 7:16 pm

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va.

Jim Justice expands face covering mandate, requires businesses to enforce in West Virginia

Washington Examiner · November 16, 2020 7:00 pm

2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, stand on stage during of the Democratic presidential candidate debate in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the first Democratic presidential candidate to lose the state of Michigan in 28 years, by a slim 11,000 votes. The party seems to understand it can't take Michigan for granted this time around.

WATCH LIVE: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deliver addresses on economy

Washington Examiner Staff · November 16, 2020 6:19 pm

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Monday banning state employees from using taxpayer funds to travel to North Carolina on nonessential work.

Beltway Confidential

Coronavirus hysteria has only gotten worse since the election

Eddie Scarry · November 16, 2020 6:19 pm

Washington Secrets

Liberal Media Scream: Sam Donaldson says Rush Limbaugh has COVID ‘blood on the hands’

Paul Bedard · November 16, 2020 6:06 pm

Beltway Confidential

It’s about time for some lame-duck legislating

Ryan Ellis · November 16, 2020 6:06 pm

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had been seeking a waiver of $10 billion since 2012, said in a statement that an "agreement in principle" had been reached. The agreement with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius still has to be finalized.

Andrew Cuomo announces coronavirus ’emergency summit’ with five other governors

Washington Examiner · November 16, 2020 6:00 pm

President Donald Trump supporters cheer as Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones speaks, accompanied by Republican Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Atlanta.

Washington Secrets

New House Republicans rip mask mandate, Marjorie Taylor Greene says mandate is ‘draconian’ and ‘tyrannical’

Paul Bedard · November 16, 2020 5:06 pm

West Coast states announce two-week travel advisory to contain COVID-19 spread

Washington Examiner · November 16, 2020 5:00 pm