by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2020 | coronavirus, GOP, Headlines, Obit
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain died from the coronavirus. The news was posted on his personal website and reported by Newsmax, a conservative media company he had recently joined. He had been in an Atlanta-area hospital for COVID-19 all month,...
by Jim Heath | Jul 29, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), who has largely opted against wearing a mask around the Capitol, tested positive for COVID-19 today. Gohmert was scheduled to fly to Texas this morning with President Trump and tested positive in a pre-screen at the White House. Gohmert...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Putin
Russian intelligence services have been spreading disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, according to newly declassified intelligence, material that demonstrates how Moscow is continuing to try to influence Americans as the election draws closer. Russian...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Another day, another surreal moment in the world of President Trump, who today defended the doctor whose claimed that hydroxychloroquine is a ‘cure’ for coronavirus after her videos were removed by Twitter and resulted in his son’s account being...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
An Arkansas senator who shared an article that described the coronavirus pandemic as a “hoax” has contracted Covid-19. Republican Jason Rapert, who unsuccessfully introduced a bill to ban gay marriage in the US in 2017, was hospitalized with coronavirus and pneumonia...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
A conservative coronavirus-denier is urging others to take the virus seriously after 14 members of his family were infected and one died when he threw a party to celebrate the birth of a grandchild. Tony Green, a 43-year-old from Dallas, and his partner, threw the...
