Daily Archives: Wed, May 6th, 2020
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White House Press Secretary Claims Democrats Are Not “Acting in Good Faith” Regarding Fauci’s Testimony

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany pushed back against criticism of the White House’s decision to block Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, from testifying before a House panel about the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “The House, however, and specifically Chairwoman Nita Lowey’s committee,…
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Oklahoma Republicans Move to Reverse State Supreme Court Ruling on Absentee Ballots

After the Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruled that residents casting absentee ballots in the upcoming elections will not have to get their ballots notarized, House Republicans passed an amended bill to reinstate the notary requirement. The amendment, Senate Bill 210, was authored by Representative Chris Kannady (R-Oklahoma City). Kannady argued that voter fraud would have…
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Yale Epidemiologist: U.S. Handling of Coronavirus “Awfully Close to Genocide by Default”

An epidemiologist didn’t hold back in his assessment of the U.S. response to Coronavirus on Wednesday. Yale’s Gregg Gonsalves said the approach came close to genocide. Gonsalves sent a series of tweets slamming the U.S. government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. He’s not the first person to use the word “genocide” in his criticism. “How…
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Former CDC Director on Trump Reopening the Country: “If You Have Money and You’re White, You Can Do Well”

A former CDC director has offered a blunt assessment of President Donald Trump reopening the U.S economy. Richard Besser said minority communities were at greater risk. Besser was acting head of the Centers for Disease Control for part of Barack Obama’s first term. He told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the country lacked the capacity to…

Adam Schiff calls out Trump's Iran lies
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Adam Schiff Says Republicans Have Become “A Cult of the President” And Won’t Acknowledge Facts

In an interview with Mother Jones, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Investigative Committee, said his Republican colleagues have become “a cult of” President Donald Trump and won’t acknowledge facts. Asked what he imagined after Trump was acquitted during his impeachment trial in February and how that “square[s] with what’s happening now,” Schiff responded:…
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Texas Governor Admitted Reopening Economy Would Spread Coronavirus During Private Call with Lawmakers

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) admitted during a private call with lawmakers that reopening the economy would spread the coronavirus even as he publicly announced that he would end an executive stay-at-home order. The news was first reported by The Daily Beast; a spokesperson for Abbott confirmed the call is authentic. “How do we know reopening businesses won’t…
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House Democrat Introduces Legislation to Forgive Student Loans for Frontline Healthcare Workers

The Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act has been introduced by Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and cosigned by nine other House Democrats to forgive federal and private loans for all medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. “Health care workers are worrying about their own health and how it will…

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