Clashes broke out and major cities imposed curfews as America began another night of unrest on Saturday with angry demonstrators ignoring warnings from US President Donald Trump that his government would stop violent protests over police brutality "cold".Los Angeles, Atlanta and Philadelphia were among several cities to order people to stay indoors after thousands took…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Harvard University rejected calls from President Trump on Tuesday to return coronavirus relief money to the federal government, maintaining that the funds from a higher education program under the CARES Act are being used to provide direct assistance to students facing financial…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended his party on Friday as MSNBC anchor Willie Geist pressed him on Democrats' reluctance to approve relief for small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic."Senator Schumer, as you just laid out, that PPP [paycheck protection] program…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to