Alarm mixed with glee as world is glued to U.S. protest coverage
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday compared the “neck to knee” technique used to kill Floyd to the U.S.…
Backlash to the backlash: Governors, medical officials wary of rush to reopen
“There were only a few hundred protesters,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, a Democrat, said on CBS, referring to agitation…
China’s virus death toll revised up sharply after review
The undercount stemmed from several factors, according to a notification issued by Wuhan’s coronavirus response headquarters and published by the official Xinhua News Agency. The reasons included the deaths of…Continue Reading →
President Cuomo — What Are the Odds?
Then there are bets on the slim-chance characters like Hillary Clinton—“silly money,” says Paul Krishnamurty, a professional gambler and analyst…
Cuomo: ‘We would have a problem’ if Trump tries to reopen New York
The governor’s remarks came after the president asserted Monday that he alone had the power to reopen wide swaths of…
5 Increasingly Hardball Versions of the Next Stimulus
If Democrats push for more of the same in CARES 2, they shouldn’t expect different results. For example, they want to pump money into underfunded state agencies overwhelmed by unemployment…Continue Reading →
Trump has been nudging MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to run for office
It’s hardly their first encounter. Lindell has told associates that the president is encouraging him to run for governor of…
Macron calls for national unity in war against coronavirus
The president saluted the work of healthcare providers whom he described as being on the “frontline” and announced immediate bonuses…
‘You are the owner of your body’: UNFPA chief on gender, Trump and ‘Me Too’
Under the administration of President Donald Trump, the U.S. has axed all federal funding — which previously amounted to roughly $70 million a year — for the UNFPA, exercising the…Continue Reading →
‘The Worst Possible Scenario’: Never Trumpers Wonder What to Do About Bernie
At least one speaker at the summit thought the entire Never Trump panic about Sanders was overblown. “I’ll vote for…