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Pelosi endorses $2,000 every month to everybody in next $2 trillion COVID-19 response bill The elements of CARES 2, the next big coronavirus response bill, are finally emerging from the Democratic Congress, where at least the horrendous scope and urgency of the emergency seems to be recognized even if it's not accompanied by urgency. It is... by Joan McCarter 180 comments on Thu May 07, 2020 at 10:00 AM PDT with 190 Recommends
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee seems to be a big blabbermouth, and corrupt to boot Sen. Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina and the No. 1 guy in the Senate for hearing sensitive, classified information about the health and safety of the nation, seemingly can't keep a secret. At least not one that has the potential to make him... by Joan McCarter 69 comments on Thu May 07, 2020 at 07:57 AM PDT with 177 Recommends
The first round of small business loans didn't go where the need was greatest A couple of weeks ago the geographical distribution of the small business loans in the Paycheck Protection Program under the COVID-19 response bill, the CARES Act, raised a lot of eyebrows. It sure seemed on first glance that a disproportionate amount... by Joan McCarter 17 comments on Thu May 07, 2020 at 06:06 AM PDT with 82 Recommends
Health officials privately see waves of new outbreaks resulting from Trump's reopening On May 1, while Donald Trump was crowing to the nation about his great victory over the novel coronavirus and saying he'd "solved every problem," officials in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) were on a... by Joan McCarter 76 comments on Wed May 06, 2020 at 08:25 AM PDT with 144 Recommends
Trump's demands for payroll tax cut blown off by Senate Republicans who have bigger, deadlier plans Donald Trump might want to seize the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to destroy Social Security, but it appears Senate Republicans don't want to have that fight right now. That doesn't mean they're not on board with all the other... by Joan McCarter 52 comments on Wed May 06, 2020 at 07:06 AM PDT with 138 Recommends
Fired vaccine doctor files whistleblower complaint, says administration ignored coronavirus warnings Dr. Rick Bright is back in the news. The vaccine researcher says he was fired from his position in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) because he fought Donald Trump on things like "the broad use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine,... by Joan McCarter 72 comments on Tue May 05, 2020 at 12:57 PM PDT with 171 Recommends