The daily death toll from coronavirus tops 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,000. The disease now also has a name: "COVID-19." 1/22 "To our delight, Princess gave us free internet and added many new movies." A couple blogs while
A new political theory says there is no swing voter, only pro- and anti-Trumpers. For either side to win, fear of America’s future must be stoked. 1/22 ICYMI: Internet trolls and Trump supporters clogged Iowa caucus hotlines for reporting results. 2/22 Going into Tuesday’s primary,
To curtail the spread of coronavirus in China—where infections are doubling every four days—officials have ordered house-to-house searches in Wuhan, moving the sick to massive quarantine centers. 1/20 Chinese authorities appear to be trying to censor the news that the doctor who alerted the medical
Trump’s acquittal gives him a moment of triumph and a shot of momentum, but not the finality he craves. 1/24 Trump quickly makes a mockery of comments by Republican senators Collins, Alexander, and Portman, who thought he might behave better going forward. 2/24 Related/unrelated: New paintings
Partial results from the Iowa caucuses—the outcome of which is now unlikely to change—show Buttigieg and Sanders in the lead, followed by Warren, Biden, Klobuchar, and Yang. 1/15 Today, senators will almost certainly vote to acquit Trump and bring an end to the impeachment trial. 2/15
The Iowa Democratic Party blames a "coding issue" in its reporting app for the delay in last night's presidential caucus results, but says the data recorded by the app is accurate. 1/17 With no actual outcome in place in Iowa, each of the Democratic candidates
By not wanting to hear witnesses, Lamar Alexander has done us all a favor: the trial that wasn’t really a trial will soon be over, “and we will no longer have to listen to it.” 1/25 Republican lawmakers feel trapped by Trump in Washington and by his “cult”
Republican senators appear likely to vote down a motion to call witnesses, which likely means the end of the impeachment trial. 1/18 As of midnight in Brussels, Britain will no longer part part of the EU. Here's what happens next in trade and other negotiations. 2/18
The World Health Organization meets again to consider whether coronavirus—170 dead, 7,000 infected—is a global health emergency. 1/26 Related: Questions about the virus that scientists are struggling to answer. 2/26 Infectious disease mortality rates were declining long before vaccines or antibiotics, thanks to cleaning up
McConnell says he doesn't have the votes to block witnesses at the impeachment trial. 1/20 "By 2016, the nation's political map corresponded neatly to the distribution of prosperity." Explaining the GOP's identity shift. 2/20 As panic over coronavirus spreads, it&
