Tag: COVID-19

New York registers 1,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time in over two months

Spencer Neale · September 26, 2020 6:42 pm

A Samaritanâs Purse crew works on building a 68 bed emergency field hospital specially equipped with a respiratory unit in New Yorkâs Central Park across from The Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Texas hospital sees ‘alarming’ increase in juvenile suicide patients, nearly one per day last month

Andrew Mark Miller · September 26, 2020 4:56 pm

The Obama administration heavily criticized journalist Bob Woodward after he called Obama's efforts to blame sequestration on the Republicans "partisan message management." (Photo: Chris Usher, AP/CBS news)

Woodward wants reporter to apologize for questioning decision to withhold Trump coronavirus comments

Mike Brest · September 26, 2020 3:06 pm

Conservatives say Supreme Court threat to Obamacare is remote even with new Trump justice

Cassidy Morrison · September 26, 2020 10:30 am

Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Vice President Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump listen as Flora Westrbrooks describes how her business was destroyed during unrest in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd

Pence backs decision not to charge police in Breonna Taylor death

Rob Crilly · September 25, 2020 11:40 pm

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Emma Ewing, a sophomore at Temple University, directs cars at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. The site, which opened Friday afternoon, is the first city-run drive-through location where people can be swabbed to determine if they have the coronavirus. At the time of opening, it was only for people with symptoms who are over 50 and healthcare workers with symptoms.

US tops 7M COVID-19 cases

Cassidy Morrison · September 25, 2020 10:55 pm

Election worker Kenneth Conkle processes mail-in ballot requests, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kan. The office has processed more than 100,000 mail-in ballot requests so far as more people than normal are expected to vote by mail due to concerns about the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Democrats frantically move away from pushing mail-in voting to in person

Emily Brooks · September 25, 2020 9:29 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

House Democrats eye messaging bills ahead of election getaway

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2020 9:22 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a pre-legislative news conference.

Florida governor to preempt local restaurant pandemic rules and wants a student ‘bill of rights’

Washington Examiner · September 25, 2020 9:00 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for the Winter Olympics and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, amid soaring tensions with Ukraine.

Beltway Confidential

China is arguably the most important election issue, but it’s not a topic for the first debate

Zachary Faria · September 25, 2020 7:02 pm

Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis gestures as he debates.

Gov. Ron DeSantis reopens Florida, allowing bars and restaurants to operate at full capacity

Spencer Neale · September 25, 2020 5:55 pm

‘We need help, like, yesterday’: Restaurants plead for more congressional aid

Jay Heflin · September 25, 2020 3:55 pm