Hillary Clinton, the former First Lady and Secretary of State, has endorsed Joe Biden for president. Clinton was the Democratic nominee for president in 2016, where she lost a hotly contested election against Donald Trump. She won the popular vote by roughly three million, but failed to gather the Electoral …
Read MoreChuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, has called for hearings on President Trump’s handling of the four COVID relief bills passed by Congress. On Tuesday, Schumer told reporters that he would call for the hearings as soon as next week. The oversight committees would look into the Trump administration’s handling …
Read MoreSparking further controversy around the 2020 presidential race, the Democratic Party of New York has canceled their primary. This is the first time in history a presidential primary has been cancelled. The Democratic Party gave the official reason for the cancellation as concern over the novel coronavirus. While some pundits …
Read MoreThe US now has one million cases of coronavirus, surpassing every other nation by almost 800,000. At the time of writing, the United States has 1,010,507 positive cases of coronavirus diagnosed, with 56,803 deaths confirmed. The second-highest number of overall cases is in Spain, with a total of 232,128 cases …
Read MoreThanks to the wording of the CARES Act, hospitals that list deaths as being due to COVID-19, or have patients on ventilators, get more relief money. This has led some opponents of COVID-related lockdowns to doubt official reporting. Those skeptical of the numbers argue that medical staff are incentivized to …
Read MoreWashington DC is on the hook for billions of dollars thanks to a Supreme Court decision. Following an 8-1 decision on Monday, DC will pay out $12 billion to health insurers. This money is to be paid to insurers who enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s “Risk Corridor.” The decision, …
Read MoreNancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, has endorsed Joe Biden for president. The news comes as critics of president Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic mount. Speaking on the endorsement, Pelosi stated “As we face coronavirus, Joe has been a voice of reason and resilience, with a clear …
Read MoreThe novel coronavirus has made normal gatherings as unlikely as they are dangerous. However, we live in a collaborative society. People have work meetings to attend, social gatherings to unwind with and family they wish to see. Thankfully, modern technology makes all of this possible through video chatting. Since the …
Read MoreIn the months and weeks leading up to mid-March 2020, some curious things happened. Knowledge of the novel coronavirus in the West grew at a steady pace, but the tone was subdued. “That’ll never come here,” most thought. Some empirical models from prominent universities claimed otherwise. By March, people were …
Read MoreFollowing a contentious debate over their funding, some universities are now turning down COVID relief funds. Specifically, they are returning money from the CARES act, which was partly allocated to universities. Public outcry began after some very wealthy schools like Harvard and Princeton received the money. In a statement, Harvard …
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