How coronavirus has reshaped Democratic plans for 2020
4 years, 9 months ago

How coronavirus has reshaped Democratic plans for 2020

CNN  

Washington CNN — A new reality is dawning for Democrats: The November election will likely hinge on the way American voters see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus. “We’re paying the price for Donald Trump’s malpractice, and we deserve a president who will rebuild the American middle class while restoring competence and empathy to the Oval Office,” said Andrew Bates, a Biden spokesman. “The American people have seen President Trump respond to this crisis with unprecedented leadership, and they will respond with their votes in November.” One of the biggest concerns among Democrats is that Trump, because of the platform the White House offers, is spending hours on national television every day, compared to Biden’s one-off interviews from the basement studio he built in his Delaware home. “Americans want to see their President out front and leading in a time of crisis and that’s exactly what President Trump is doing,” Murtaugh of the Trump campaign said.

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Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember

Salon  

At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump asked the crowd a question Ronald Reagan also asked voters in the 1980 election against Jimmy Carter, and one many presidents before have asked. “People are still framing questions like that as if where we were four years ago was not in the early stages of a …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 8 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

Coronavirus is no longer a top issue for Americans. That’s good news for Republicans
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is no longer a top issue for Americans. That’s good news for Republicans

CNN  

CNN — This week was more of a normal week for news – something we haven’t had in a long time. The fact that the coronavirus pandemic, now in its third year, is no longer a top news story is where we begin this week’s statistical journey. Americans may be losing interest in Russian invasion of Ukraine Unlike the coronavirus …

White House outlines new plan to combat COVID in US
2 years, 10 months ago

White House outlines new plan to combat COVID in US

Al Jazeera  

New preparedness plan requires more funding to restock the nation’s stockpile of tests, antiviral pills and masks. US President Joe Biden‘s administration has laid out a new national blueprint to combat COVID-19, including any possible future outbreaks of new variants, without shutting down schools and businesses. It said the additional funding would help restock the nation’s stockpile of tests, antiviral …

COVID leaves lasting scars as Biden marks first year in office
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID leaves lasting scars as Biden marks first year in office

Al Jazeera  

Victims’ families say they are still grappling with deep pain as US President Joe Biden vows to keep fighting the coronavirus. “For many of us, it’s been too much to bear,” Biden said during a news conference at the White House on the eve of his presidency’s official one-year mark on Thursday. “We’re in a very different place now, though; …

Trevor Noah Thinks Republicans Are Behaving Just Like COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Trevor Noah Thinks Republicans Are Behaving Just Like COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Trevor Noah suggested Tuesday that some Republicans are mutating like the coronavirus. GOP talking points on the pandemic have changed since former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat, Noah noted on “The Daily Show.” Republicans — including the ex-president’s son Eric Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz — had predicted that COVID-19 would not be talked about after …

White House virologist was reassigned from Covid to election fraud by 2020 obsessed Trump, new emails reveal
3 years, 3 months ago

White House virologist was reassigned from Covid to election fraud by 2020 obsessed Trump, new emails reveal

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A virologist responsible for the White House’s response to the …

Trump’s close advisers urge him to make PSA to persuade his followers to get the Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s close advisers urge him to make PSA to persuade his followers to get the Covid-19 vaccine

CNN  

CNN — With polls showing that about half of Republicans are unenthusiastic about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, some of former President Donald Trump’s advisers are encouraging him to make a public service announcement urging his followers to roll up their sleeves, according to two former senior Trump administration officials. “Vaccines are widely regarded as one of Trump’s greatest accomplishments, and …

CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed
3 years, 10 months ago

CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed

CNN  

CNN — After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. As Biden prepares to stand before the country in a prime-time address marking the one-year anniversary of widespread lockdowns in the United States, most Americans say they have a …

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on the verge clearing Congress with a final vote Wednesday, offering a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic. If it makes it to his desk, Mr. Biden — who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority — could sign …

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it. And on the latter task, projecting too much optimism can be as risky as offering too little, requiring what one public health expert calls a “necessarily mixed message.” At …

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns
3 years, 10 months ago

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns

LA Times  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries …

500,000 dead Americans: One year of COVID exposes the rot of GOP ideology
3 years, 10 months ago

500,000 dead Americans: One year of COVID exposes the rot of GOP ideology

Salon  

The U.S. is expected to cross a grim milestone on Monday that was unimagined by even the worst projections from the beginning of the pandemic nearly one year ago: Half a million dead from COVID-19. While Republicans love to quibble to muddy the waters around pandemic failure assessment, there is no denying that Donald Trump's approach to the coronavirus — …

‘Overwhelm the problem': Inside Biden’s war on COVID-19
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Overwhelm the problem': Inside Biden’s war on COVID-19

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The meetings begin each day not long after dawn. Where the last administration addressed the pandemic with the vernacular of a natural disaster — using the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mantra of a “federally supported, state managed and locally executed” response — President Joe Biden’s team is borrowing from the Pentagon and the doctrine of overwhelming force. “We’re …

As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move on COVID relief alone
3 years, 11 months ago

As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move on COVID relief alone

LA Times  

President Biden meets Republican senators to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. As President Biden met with 10 Republican senators Monday to test the waters of bipartisanship on coronavirus relief, Democrats on Capitol Hill took the first step toward fast-tracking the administration’s $1.9-trillion proposal through a legislative …

The Sheer Relief of a President Who Takes COVID Seriously
55 years ago

The Sheer Relief of a President Who Takes COVID Seriously

Slate  

After being sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, before a sparse, spaced-out crowd and a mall filled out with American flags instead of people, Joe Biden will sign an executive order requiring everyone to wear masks and social distance on federal property. I’ve typed out sentences like that so many times over the course of the …

Transition: Biden’s team finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government
3 years, 11 months ago

Transition: Biden’s team finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden’s transition team found a culture of coronavirus skepticism within Donald Trump’s federal government as they prepared to take office, sources close to the Biden transition told CNN, with political appointees loyal to the President reflecting his dismissiveness of public health guidelines and sometimes mocking career employees for wearing masks. The Biden transition was subject to some …

Biden: We’ll ‘manage the hell’ out of feds’ COVID response
4 years ago

Biden: We’ll ‘manage the hell’ out of feds’ COVID response

Associated Press  

— President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It’s part of a broader COVID strategy that “Some wonder if we are reaching too far,” Biden said. “Let me be clear, I’m convinced we can get it done.” The real …

‘He's Going To Be More Unleashed And Unhinged Than Ever’
4 years ago

‘He's Going To Be More Unleashed And Unhinged Than Ever’

Huff Post  

President Donald Trump had been laying the groundwork for the insurrection at the Capitol for years, according to historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, who says this "cultivation" of far-right extremists has been "entwined with this victim cult." BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images This week a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results …

Opinion: America’s Covid vaccine campaign is not a disaster
4 years ago

Opinion: America’s Covid vaccine campaign is not a disaster

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz - I therefore would like to comment on the current profound disappointment many in the United States – from President-elect Joe Biden to prominent physicians, to talking heads parading across our screens …

Biden criticises pace of Trump’s COVID vaccine roll-out
4 years ago

Biden criticises pace of Trump’s COVID vaccine roll-out

Al Jazeera  

The president-elect says that at the current pace it will ‘take years, not months’ to get all Americans vaccinated. President-elect Joe Biden criticised the Trump administration’s roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, saying that its “plan to distribute vaccines is falling behind, far behind”. “The pace of the vaccination programme is moving now, if it continues to move as it …

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve
4 years ago

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve

The Independent  

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Despite his boasts, Trump again is no deal-maker as Congress seeks pandemic relief bill
4 years ago

Despite his boasts, Trump again is no deal-maker as Congress seeks pandemic relief bill

LA Times  

As Congress’ Democratic and Republican leaders for the past week tortuously negotiated a long-awaited $900-billion coronavirus relief package, President Trump remained mostly out of sight at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, tweeting falsely that he’d won reelection and hosting holiday parties despite a worsening pandemic. And that is where things often got hairy for us.” At the outset of …

Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages
4 years ago

Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages

CNN  

CNN — When the history of the pandemic is written, one of the great mysteries will be what President Donald Trump was doing in the waning days of his presidency as the number of Covid-19 deaths in the US soared past 3,000 each day, the virus spread unchecked and Congress dithered over the details of an emergency relief package that …

As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus
4 years, 1 month ago

As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. At his summit, the president put heavy emphasis on the faster-than-expected development of the vaccines, calling it “an incredible success,” “a monumental national achievement,” “really amazing” and “somewhat of a miracle.” He’s also claimed credit, though Pfizer developed its …

Biden details plan to combat coronavirus pandemic in first 100 days
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden details plan to combat coronavirus pandemic in first 100 days

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his three-point plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic, an approach in dealing with the virus that continues to contrast with President Donald Trump. The plan, announced as he introduced the team he has designed to get the pandemic under control, would aim to distribute 100 million vaccine shots in his …

‘Merry Christmas’: Biden urges Congress and Trump to rush Covid aid to struggling Americans before the holidays
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Merry Christmas’: Biden urges Congress and Trump to rush Covid aid to struggling Americans before the holidays

The Independent  

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Election 2020 Today: Biden adjusting for a divided Congress
4 years, 1 month ago

Election 2020 Today: Biden adjusting for a divided Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: DANGEROUSLY VIRAL: It took just a day for a cellphone video …

November 23 coronavirus news
4 years, 1 month ago

November 23 coronavirus news

CNN  

President Donald Trump listens as Moncef Slaoui, the head of the US government's effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, speaks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, DC on May 15. “Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the approval, so I …

Trump team admits to keeping Biden officials in dark over Covid vaccine plan
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump team admits to keeping Biden officials in dark over Covid vaccine plan

The Independent  

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US seeing unprecedented coronavirus spread, White House says
4 years, 1 month ago

US seeing unprecedented coronavirus spread, White House says

CNN  

CNN — The United States is seeing the fastest spread yet of the coronavirus, the White House Coronavirus Task Force said in its first public briefing in four months on Thursday. Birx also said “decreasing those friend and family gatherings where people come together and unknowingly spread the virus,” will help slow the spread. “Today there’s extensive data we have …

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution
4 years, 1 month ago

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution

NPR  

White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The White House Coronavirus Task Force and President-elect Joe Biden separately gave updates on the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and how their teams were working to defeat it as health officials on Thursday warned against holiday travel to limit …

Top US doctor warns lack of transition ups COVID-19 threat
4 years, 2 months ago

Top US doctor warns lack of transition ups COVID-19 threat

Al Jazeera  

The US government’s top infectious disease expert is warning that a lack of coordination between outgoing and incoming administrations puts American lives at greater risk from the rapidly spreading coronavirus. President-elect Joe Biden’s top advisers said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s refusal to begin a transition could jeopardise the battle against the pandemic and inhibit vaccine distribution planning. “You …

Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace. Although the president has consistently played down the pandemic, which has killed more than 240,000 Americans and infected more than 10 million people in the US, public health experts expressed worry about …

Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace. Although the president has consistently played down the pandemic, which has killed more than 240,000 Americans and infected more than 10 million people in the U.S., public health experts expressed …

As coronavirus surges, Trump remains focused on election loss
4 years, 2 months ago

As coronavirus surges, Trump remains focused on election loss

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s attention is on his own political future and not on COVID-19 as it rages across the United States. Although the president has consistently played down the pandemic, which has killed more than 240,000 Americans and infected more than 10 million people in the US, public health experts expressed worry about Trump’s silence on the troubling spike in cases, as …

New coronavirus case in White House
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus case in White House

Live Mint  

Another White House staffer has tested positive for coronavirus, US media reported Wednesday, the latest case among Donald Trump's administration since last week's election. Political director Brian Jack's diagnosis came over the weekend, after he attended a November 3 election day event at the White House, CNN and the New York Times reported. Another advisor also tested positive, according to …

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump had predicted in almost every campaign rally that the media would stop talking about the coronavirus pandemic the day after the election. Before the election, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had signaled the way ahead by claiming on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the pandemic could not be controlled. Vice President Mike …

News orgs prove Trump’s outlandish claim wrong as they continue spotlighting coronavirus
4 years, 2 months ago

News orgs prove Trump’s outlandish claim wrong as they continue spotlighting coronavirus

CNN  

CNN Business — A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Wednesday’s WaPo A1 features a map accompanied by a headline that warns, “Surge shows no sign of easing.” CNN’s homepage is featuring a story with a headline that reads, “Coronavirus hospitalizations in US reach an all-time high with more than 60,000.” And NYT’s homepage focuses …

What is Joe Biden's plan to tackle America's COVID-19 crisis?
4 years, 2 months ago

What is Joe Biden's plan to tackle America's COVID-19 crisis?

ABC  

The sheer scale and urgency of America's burgeoning public health crisis is difficult to comprehend, let alone fix. The president-elect has announced a COVID-19 advisory board made up of public health experts, who will help coordinate the incoming administration's response to the pandemic. Borrowing a page from former US president Franklin Roosevelt, Biden says he'll create a "Pandemic Testing Board" …

November 9 coronavirus news
4 years, 2 months ago

November 9 coronavirus news

CNN  

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 9. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images US President-elect Joe Biden has hailed the “positive news in this fight” against coronavirus, after Monday’s announcement of “progress made toward a successful vaccine” — but added the process must “be grounded in science and fully transparent.” “Soon, the expectation is the …

Joe Biden announces 12-member task force for coronavirus response
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden announces 12-member task force for coronavirus response

Live Mint  

President-elect Joe Biden said he would appoint a 12-member coronavirus task force on Monday, his first step toward fulfilling one of his biggest campaign promises -- to mount an effective response to the pandemic that has infected millions and damaged the US economy. “I will spare no effort, none, or any commitment, to turn around this pandemic,” Biden said Saturday, …

How Biden plans to change the US Covid-19 pandemic response
4 years, 2 months ago

How Biden plans to change the US Covid-19 pandemic response

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris say they will move the US Covid-19 pandemic response in a dramatically different direction. “I want everyone to know on day one, we’re going to put our plan to control this virus into action.” There were dauntingly high new case numbers last week, and by the time Biden takes office …

US coronavirus again hits over 100,000 daily new cases as Joe Biden preps his coronavirus task force
4 years, 2 months ago

US coronavirus again hits over 100,000 daily new cases as Joe Biden preps his coronavirus task force

CNN  

CNN — While the United States has largely been focused on the slow drip of the presidential election results this week, the Covid-19 pandemic reached startling new heights in the country. “You have to be really worried what January is going to look like, what December is going to look like right now, given the way this is rising.” Officials …

Trump did well in counties with high coronavirus death tolls, according to polling data
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump did well in counties with high coronavirus death tolls, according to polling data

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump appears to …

U.S. presidential election | Trump vs Biden | It’s here: What to watch on Election Day in America
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. presidential election | Trump vs Biden | It’s here: What to watch on Election Day in America

The Hindu  

Election Day is finally here. Here’s what to watch as the final votes for President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are cast: What do Americans want from a President? Trump’s reelection depends on driving up his margins in rural areas and smaller towns and cities — those expansive swaths of red on the county-by-county results map from 2016. …

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country
4 years, 2 months ago

On the day before the US election, the coronavirus pandemic is the worst it has ever been in the country

ABC  

The ebbs and flows of the coronavirus pandemic have set the rhythm in the US in 2020, a year that was expected to focus on the race for the White House. Since the United States recorded its first coronavirus case in January, Donald Trump has declared dozens of times that the virus will simply "go away". At least 31 states …

COVID-19 Isn't Just A Trump Failure. It's a Right-Wing Failure Too.
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Isn't Just A Trump Failure. It's a Right-Wing Failure Too.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Voters are getting exactly the picture they should on the eve of Election Day: President Donald Trump in denial of an ongoing pandemic and actively participating in its spread. A Trumpy Approach To The Virus It is not surprising that a president who seeks economic advice from Lawrence Kudlow, whose record includes predicting Bill Clinton’s tax hikes …

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election

The Quint  

Trump, who recently contracted and then recovered from COVID himself, has been roundly criticised for his handling of the pandemic, not just by his opponents but also voters, a majority of whom say that he handled the crisis poorly, according to AFP. Biden has cited Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus as the primary reason for him not being worthy of …

Opinion: The Covid-19 lessons Trump didn’t learn
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: The Covid-19 lessons Trump didn’t learn

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst. Instead, Trump spewed a near-constant stream of lies, thwarted infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci’s ability to hammer home public health guidance, and undermined faith in the vaccine development process. Despite the President’s efforts to rush a vaccine through “Operation Warp Speed,” the country is still reeling from a surge in …

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