The past few weeks have given Americans a crash course in the powers that federal, state and local governments wield during emergencies. Weâve seen businesses closed down, citizens quarantined and travel restricted. When President Trump declared emergencies on March 13 under both the Stafford Act and the National Emergencies Act, he boasted, âI have the […]
The signals have been clear for a long time now. Seeing the economy as the key to his re-election, there is little doubt that Trump is determined to loosen pandemic protocols prematurely and “open America for business,” as soon as the end of April. There are two – and only two directions – where we […]
If you arenât terrified both by Covid-19 and by its economic consequences, you havenât been paying attention. Even though social distancing may be slowing the diseaseâs spread, tens of thousands more Americans will surely die in the months ahead (and official accounts surely understate the true death toll). And the economic lockdown necessary to achieve social distancing […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shavonda Sisson said she requested a mail ballot to vote in Tuesdayâs Democratic primary election in Wisconsin well ahead of the election. When it failed to arrive, the Milwaukee resident decided not to risk voting in person. Sisson, a 39-year-old African American, feared her asthma would make her vulnerable to the deadly […]
Updated at 3:30 p.m. ET Some local officials are disappointed the federal government will end funding for coronavirus testing sites this Friday. In a few places those sites will close as a result. This as criticism continues that not enough testing is available. In the Philadelphia suburbs, Montgomery County has a drive-through site that has tested 250 […]
With concerns mounting over how the country can conduct elections during a pandemic and Democrats pressing for alternatives to in-person voting, President Trump has begun pushing a false argument that has circulated among conservatives for years â that voting by mail is a recipe for fraud. âMail ballots, they cheat,â Mr. Trump said at the White […]
President Trump has zeroed in on the World Health Organization (WHO) as a new target for blame as the coronavirus pandemic grips the United States. The attacks come as Trump faces criticism for his own response to the crisis and fit a pattern in which the president has lashed out at other politicians and organizations to redirect […]
Health officials in South Korea are feeling stumped after dozens of coronavirus sufferers retested positive. In all, 51 victims from the south-central city of Daegu and its surrounding province were diagnosed with the virus after being released from quarantine, stated the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there is one possible reason for […]
