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Trump’s Immigration Suspension Doesn’t Prevent Unemployment or COVID-19 Spread
Trump’s temporary immigration suspension protects U.S. employers, not their employees who live paycheck to paycheck.
Kelli Ward’s Call for “Reopen” Protesters to Dress as Nurses Reveals GOP Cruelty
Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward told people to dress like health workers and attend anti-stay-at-home rallies.
Head of Postal Union Says Mailed Ballots Are Best Way to Secure 2020 Election
Trump’s attacks on the U.S. postal service could threaten efforts to vote by mail.
Pence’s Barefaced Mayo Clinic Tour Proves He Still Does Not Take COVID Seriously
Pence’s refusal to wear a mask at the hospital showed just how little thought the White House gives to public health.
Trump Encourages School Openings, But Majority of Americans Think It’s Unsafe
Tennessee restaurants reopened on Monday, the day after the state reported its single-highest day of new COVID-19 cases.
Trump Ignored More Than a Dozen Early COVID Briefings — But Now Blames China
Trump, who doesn't read his daily briefings, likely received oral warnings about coronavirus in mid- to late-January.
Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.
Trump and McConnell are putting their boots to the neck of every state they deem ideologically unfit.
Future of COVID Briefings Unclear as Trump Pushes for a Different Focus
The focus of future briefings, if they continue to happen, may be on the economy rather than the threat of coronavirus.
As Trump Touts Dangerous “Cures,” Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments
Trump suggested that injecting disinfectants could help those with COVID-19. Doing so could lead to injury or death.
COVID Deaths in US Will Soon Surpass Number of Americans Killed in Vietnam War
Before the weekend, known U.S. COVID deaths will surpass 58,000 -- the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War.