Tag: COVID-19

New Jersey health commissioner presents $2.2B budget proposal, answers questions about pandemic response

Washington Examiner · September 15, 2020 11:00 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.

Poor ratings on coronavirus response drag down perception of US abroad

David Hogberg · September 15, 2020 10:44 pm

FILE-In this Sept. 13, 2020 taken photo a car drives past the place name sign in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel.

‘Model case of stupidity’: Authorities in Germany say US woman spread coronavirus to dozens

Zach Halaschak · September 15, 2020 10:40 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan react on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

CNN weirdly focuses on mask-shaming while covering historic Middle East peace agreement

Becket Adams · September 15, 2020 10:05 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.

Governor considers changing West Virginia’s color-coded school system again

Washington Examiner · September 15, 2020 10:00 pm

In this Aug. 7, 2020 file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont addresses the media in Westport, Conn. During a Coronavirus briefing on Thursday, August, 20, 2020, Lamont said he Connecticut Department of Labor will be applying for a federal program that could lead to $300 in additional weekly unemployment benefits for certain recipients who've lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Connecticut to introduce fines for those not wearing masks or socially distancing

Zach Halaschak · September 15, 2020 9:10 pm

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort says government should halt unemployment benefits

Mica Soellner · September 15, 2020 8:51 pm

Senate GOP eyes House bipartisan group’s coronavirus spending plan

Susan Ferrechio · September 15, 2020 8:30 pm

LSU interim head coach Ed Orgeron works the sideline in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Alabama won 10-0.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron says ‘most’ of football team has contracted COVID-19

Spencer Neale · September 15, 2020 7:12 pm

Pictured are President Trump, left, and Joe Biden, right.

Beltway Confidential

Scientific American backs Biden over the coronavirus — but what would he have done differently than Trump?

Tiana Lowe Doescher · September 15, 2020 4:52 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the Republican health care bill, a top-flight priority the party nearly left for dead six weeks ago, passes the House. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

CNBC’s Jim Cramer throws ‘Crazy Nancy’ nickname at Pelosi during interview

Mike Brest · September 15, 2020 4:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

Mounting health crises prove coronavirus lockdowns threaten the common good

Jeremy Beaman · September 15, 2020 4:47 pm