COVID-19

Texans Recovering From COVID-19 Needed Oxygen. Then the Power Went Out.
By and | March 9, 2021 11:05 a.m.
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/07/08: New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing at 3rd Avenue office. Governor announced that final decision on reopening of schools will be made on the first week of August. He reiterated that under the constitution the state is responsible to open/close schools and not federal government. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) Publisher Stopped Promoting Cuomo’s Book Due To Nursing Homes Inquiry
By | March 9, 2021 8:27 a.m.
Where Things Stand: America’s Rivals See A Weapon In Vaccine Hesitancy Prime Badge
By | March 8, 2021 1:25 p.m.

Russian intelligence, it appears, are attempting to sow distrust in the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine in order to bolster the sale of its own supply.

According to a new Wall Street Journal report, the State Department’s Global Engagement Center has identified at least four publications that have been used as Russian intel fronts in the past that are publishing articles questioning the safety of the Pfizer vaccine and other Western vaccine companies. Read More 

CDC Comes Around To Issuing Guidance For What The Vaccinated Can Do
By | March 8, 2021 12:06 p.m.
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), speaks during a news conference in Washington. The NRA, the powerful U.S. gun rights lobby, went on the offensive on Friday arguing that schools should have armed guards. Here’s How Governors Are Defending Their Own Approaches To Lifting COVID Restrictions
By | March 7, 2021 5:30 p.m.
WH COVID Czar Concerned With Vaccine Inequity In ‘Disproportionately’ Hard Hit Areas
By | March 7, 2021 2:24 p.m.
DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 8: Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks with reporters after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 7th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Whitmer will face off against republican gubernatoral nominee Bill Schuette in November. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Pandemic Power Play: GOP Tries To Block Whitmer From Using COVID Aid
State Republicans plan on using only part of the federal aid package, diverting that money to "property tax relief."
By | March 5, 2021 4:46 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - AUGUST 11: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a collegiate athletics roundtable about fall sports at the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility on the campus of Florida State University on August 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ron DeSantis Where Things Stand: Top FL Dem Urges FBI To Probe DeSantis Vaccine Favoritism Prime Badge
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By | March 5, 2021 1:18 p.m.

A small update on the pattern that Matt Shuham highlighted yesterday involving the COVID-19 vaccine, GOP donors and Florida’s Republican governor: The state’s highest ranking elected Democrat is calling on the FBI to investigate the matter.

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 27: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media and members of the National Guard at the Javits Convention Center which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 27, 2020 in New York City. across the country schools, businesses and places of work have either been shut down or are restricting hours of operation as health officials try to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) Cuomo Aides Hid Higher Nursing Home Death Toll In Rewritten Report
By | March 5, 2021 8:30 a.m.
A Pattern Emerges In Florida: Vaccine Sites Appear To Benefit DeSantis Donors Prime Badge
By | March 4, 2021 1:59 p.m.
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