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Trump and His Staff Wouldn’t Wear Masks. Now the White House Is a COVID Hotspot.
What is happening in the White House is a perfect allegory for how the Trump administration has handled the pandemic.
Obama Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Response an “Absolute Chaotic Disaster”
The former president expressed grave concern in the way Trump governs to thousands of former staffers on Friday.
1918 Flu Was Linked to a Rise in Nazi Support. Will This Pandemic Be Similar?
As with coronavirus, the 1918 pandemic led to a rise in xenophobia and budget cuts. Then it helped usher in Nazi rule.
Trump Judge Argues the Government Can Execute People Any Way It Wants
Former deputy White House counsel Gregory Katsas gave several thousand dollars to Senate Judiciary Committee members.
Richard Spencer Is Trying to Stage a Comeback Using a Russian Payment Platform
Between the pandemic and election-year polarization, Spencer's “alt-right” could gain new footholds.
The Supreme Court Is Set to Decide If Donald Trump Is Above the Law
Our 45th president has never accepted our constitutional structure of checks and balances.
Congress Members Who Invest in Real Estate Got a Tax Break in the Stimulus Bill
The Trump family and many members of Congress stand to profit from tax changes in the CARES Act.
Trump Officials Ignored Company’s Offer in January to Make Millions of N95 Masks
The Department of Health and Human Services turned down the offer made in the early days of the pandemic.
Why We Shouldn’t Quantify the COVID-19 Pandemic in Terms of 9/11
9/11 fostered an anti-immigrant and racist police state. What we most need post-COVID is a society built on mutual care.
Republicans Say They’d Break Rule They Invented to Derail Obama’s SCOTUS Pick
The GOP obstructed Obama's SCOTUS nominee in 2016, but several said they'd consider a pick by Trump this election year.