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Salon
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United States
Trump now has total control of vast virus-aid fund
Salon - Frank Vogl
The biggest slush fund in history is now at the disposal of the United States Treasury. Owing to its gargantuan size and very loose oversight rules, the new $2.2 trillion law — the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
8 hours ago
Raw Story
Politics
‘No more spending’: Trump and GOP cast doubt on new stimulus after securing $4.5 trillion corporate bailout
Raw Story - Common Dreams
Having secured a multi-trillion-dollar bailout fund for large corporations and minimal relief for the public as the U.S. economy reels from the …
3 hours ago
MSNBC
Politics
Trump says more than he should've about voter turnout, GOP losses
MSNBC - Steve Benen
The recently passed economic aid package did not mandate mail-in balloting in 2020 elections, but as the Associated Press recently reported, it did …
7 hours ago
Associated Press
flipped into Politics
Science
McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted attention' from coronavirus
Associated Press - By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump's impeachment trial distracted the federal government from the novel coronavirus as it reached the United States in
1 hour ago
Politics
McConnell rewrites history to blame massive fail on coronavirus on (checks notes) impeachment
dailykos.com - Joan McCarter
Sen. “Moscow” Mitch McConnell went on the Hugh Hewitt radio show Tuesday, as he often does when he wants to be especially awful. He was exceptionally …
5 hours ago
Politics
With Oil At $20, Texas Tells OPEC: “You Don’t Cut, We’ll Cut”
investing.com - Investing.com
COVID-19 has changed almost every way the world works. Governments are paying people to stay at home. Landlords are telling tenants to use rent money …
9 hours ago
Salon
flipped into News & Politics
Politics
Trump admits "you'd never have a Republican elected in this country again" if voting access expanded
Salon - Jon Queally
This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and share widely. President Donald Trump on Monday
9 hours ago
Reuters India
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United States
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi will not take coronavirus test
Reuters India - by Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she does not plan to be tested for coronavirus despite her proximity to the latest lawmaker diagnosed with the illness. "In terms
10 hours ago
The Washington Post
flipped into Opinions
United States
Want proof that Republicans want to suppress voters? Just ask Trump.
The Washington Post - Jennifer Rubin
The Brennan Center for Justice provides a handy chart of states that do not widely use voting by mail. The states in which less than 3 percent of voters use voting-by-mail vote overwhelmingly Republican
2 hours ago
NBC News
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News
McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted' attention from coronavirus concerns
NBC News - By Tim Fitzsimons
The Senate leader also accused Democrats of wanting to "turn the President’s handling of all this into a political liability for him." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday suggested
3 hours ago
California
Scalise backs bill revoking $25M from Kennedy Center following layoffs
washingtonexaminer.com - by Dominick Mastrangelo
Rep. Steve Scalise said he would support a bill demanding the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to give back the $25 million it is set to receive …
5 hours ago
Reuters UK
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Politics
Trump calls for $2 trillion infrastructure bill to help economy during coronavirus crisis
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily coronavirus response briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald
4 hours ago
News
Members Of Congress Got Tested For The Coronavirus Despite Not Showing Symptoms, And Now We Know How
buzzfeednews.com - Emma Loop
Widespread guidelines have said only those with symptoms should get tested due to nationwide shortages. The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to …
3 hours ago
National Review
Donald Trump
A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Manufacture | National Review
National Review - Rich Lowry
Trump critics and the media whipped up entertaining controversies when they had the luxury to do so. Now a real crisis is here. On January 21, the …
8 hours ago
Fox News
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Politics
Trump calls for $2T infrastructure bill as 'Phase 4' of coronavirus response
Fox News - Brooke Singman
President Trump on Tuesday called for a $2 trillion infrastructure bill to serve as “Phase 4” of the federal government’s coronavirus response efforts, just days after Congress approved a massive stimulus
5 hours ago
Associated Press
Politics
ABC's Karl calls Rubio's tweet on media outrageous, hurtful
Associated Press - AP
NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the White House Correspondents' Association on Monday called on Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to apologize for a tweet saying some media members “can't contain their delight”
22 hours ago
GQ
Health
Coronavirus Makes American Gerontocracy Even More Dangerous
GQ - Luke Darby
Last week, Republican senator Rand Paul of Kentucky announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus, despite not showing any symptoms. In the six days between taking his test and getting results,
3 hours ago
Salon
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Politics
Kevin McCarthy's opponent says blatant racism is "definitely" a reason to take him down
Salon - Matthew Rozsa
Kevin McCarthy and Kim Mangone (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/Kim Mangone Official Campaign) When Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., first announced that he would run for House speaker in 2015 (after the departure
11 hours ago
United States
Joe Biden is blowing this campaign in more ways than one
ledger-enquirer.com - Andrew Malcolm
He’s the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. But Bernie Sanders, his lone remaining primary opponent, won’t quit. All …
10 hours ago
Politics
Matt Gaetz Blasts Mitch McConnell For Leaving Richard Burr As Intelligence Chaiir
crooksandliars.com - David
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to revoke Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) chairmanship of the Intelligence …
20 hours ago
NPR
United States
Who Are We? We're Finding Out Together
NPR - Natalie Escobar, Leah Donnella
Once a decade, every household in the United States is required by law to participate in the U.S. census. For many people, most of the questions on the census seem pretty straightforward: How many people
8 hours ago
Politics
McConnell Says Impeachment ‘Diverted’ Government From Focusing On Coronavirus
dailycaller.com - Henry Rodgers
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said that Democrats’ efforts to impeach President Donald Trump distracted the government from …
5 hours ago
POLITICO
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Politics
McConnell and Pelosi draw coronavirus battle lines
POLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT
The majority leader warns that he won't allow Democrats "to achieve unrelated policy items they wouldn't otherwise be able to pass." Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi are on another coronavirus collision
4 hours ago
United States
How Pelosi and the Democrats Plan to Give a Lot of Money to Millionaires
townhall.com - Matt Vespa
With the Wuhan coronavirus reaping havoc to the U.S. economy, the Trump White House put together a $2 trillion relief package that was needlessly …
14 hours ago
Politics
Pelosi floats undoing SALT deduction cap in next coronavirus bill
thehill.com - Naomi Jagoda
Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiMnuchin emerges as key asset in Trump's war against coronavirus Graham: Pelosi comment on Trump is 'most shameful, …
19 hours ago
McClatchy News
United States
IRS slow to tell taxpayers how to get stimulus checks: People ‘need these payments ASAP’
McClatchy News - Kate Irby
The Internal Revenue Service has not released information on how people should prepare to get the checks Congress promised when it passed a $2.2 …
8 hours ago
Seeking Alpha
Business
Congress should 'wait and see' on further coronavirus moves, McConnell says
Seeking Alpha - Liz Kiesche
U.S. lawmakers should "wait and see" whether a fourth legislative package is needed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, …
6 hours ago
Bloomberg Law
United States
Trump Judicial Pick Would Undercut Obamacare, Liberal Groups Say
Bloomberg Law - By Madison Alder
Liberal leaning advocacy and health groups are urging senators to oppose confirming the latest White House pick for one of the most conservative …
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Vanity Fair
Health
Republicans Could Kill Obamacare In the Middle of Coronavirus Recovery
Vanity Fair - Charlotte Klein
America’s public health system, already stretched thin by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, could look even shakier come spring 2021. According to the Daily Beast, 18 Republican attorneys general
1 hour ago
CNBC
Business
Department of Defense watchdog appointed Inspector General for $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package
CNBC - Lauren Hirsch
The Defense Department's internal watchdog will serve as newly named chair of The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a body created to …
22 hours ago