5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return of Trump and the war on public health
Trump returns to the White House as the tenth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic once again inundates hospitals, while the last vestiges of public health are set for destruction.
Trump admin considers order to pause virus research linked to Covid-19
The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to temporarily halt federal funding for certain 'gain-of-function' virus research, although some pathogens, like H5N1, may be exempt from this
Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
More than half of federal employees were either teleworking regularly or fully remote” by May 2024, the report notes.
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GOP lawmakers criticize federal telework as possible return-to-office looms
Republicans' renewed probe into federal telework sets the stage for how President-elect Donald Trump may approach a possible return-to-office mandate for feds.
GOP lawmakers pledge to investigate Biden's last-minute pardons: 'Call them all before Congress'
Republican lawmakers are in an uproar over President Biden's decision to pardon allies targeted by President-elect Trump's circle.
Former state Rep. Carolina Amesty charged with stealing COVID-19 relief funds
U.S. prosecutors are charging former state Rep. Carolina Amesty with stealing from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief funds, the latest humiliating turn in the career of a woman once viewed as a rising star in the Florida GOP.
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Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Cheney, Milley to protect against Trump inquiries
President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.
Idaho Legislature considers ban on mask mandates aimed at stopping the spread of disease
The newly proposed law would prohibit any government entities in Idaho from mandating face masks to limit disease spread.
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How Biden's domestic policy record stacks up against public perception
Within months of becoming president, Biden along with congressional Democrats delivered $1.9 trillion toward powering the United States out of the COVID-19 pandemic ... but Republicans blocked the measure. GOP lawmakers counter that Biden's student ...
RFK Jr. petitioned FDA in 2021 to revoke authorization of all COVID vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans began returning to a sense of normalcy after pandemic lockdowns.
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Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
The House Oversight Committee probed remote work policies in the Biden administration after pandemic restrictions ... The SHOW Up Act, which passed the GOP-controlled House two years ago but ...
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.