China formally adopts a controversial security law, giving it new powers over Hong Kong. In anticipation, the US begins eliminating Hong Kong’s special status. The CDC says the coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and broadly for the US to get it under control. Looking back on January and February,
As of yesterday, there have now been 500,000 confirmed deaths worldwide and 10 million cases of COVID-19—and record-breaking daily new infections. Public health experts dispute Pence and Azar's claims that increased testing, not reopening, is the cause for the uptick in COVID-19 cases.
The White House renews trying to kill the Affordable Care Act in a brief filed with the Supreme Court. Democrats see the effort playing in their favor. The House of Representatives votes to make Washington DC the 51st state; the Senate is not expected to consider the legislation. Pending US
The US has had more than 1 million jobless claims a week for 14 straight weeks. Millions face an “income cliff” if their CARES Act support ends in July. Across the United States, 39,327 new coronavirus infections were on Thursday, topping the previous single-day record of 38,115,
The US experienced its highest single day of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with more than 45,500, breaking its April record. A study finds cable news appearances by the White House’s coronavirus task force have fallen from 61 appearances in March to just one appearance so far in
Dr Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, warns of "a disturbing surge of infection" and "increased community spread" in many southern and western states. The CDC’s director says Covid-19 has "brought this nation to its knees." The US has handled
State and city leaders in the US respond to a surge in coronavirus cases by implementing new rules, scaling back on reopening plans. In many areas, Latinos comprise a dramatically higher percentage of positive COVID-19 tests. The director of the Harvard Global Health Institute says more than 100,000
The WHO reports the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. A dozen states have seen record highs of new COVID-19 cases since Friday. One expert likens the spread to a “forest fire.” The era of the pandemic
"Being Black Is not a Crime," says a full-page ad in the Oklahoma Eagle, meant to be turned into a protest poster. From the Tulsa World’s editorial on Monday: “We don’t know why he chose Tulsa, but we can’t see any way that his
The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's plan to end DACA, concluding the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act by not taking into account the interests of the 700,000 DREAMers. Why all Americans should celebrate Juneteenth: it helps us see all the ways that slavery still shapes this
