by Jim Heath | Jul 7, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has repeatedly dismissed the danger posed by the coronavirus, disclosed today that he has the virus, a development that turbocharged the debate over his cavalier handling of a pandemic that has killed more than 65,000...
by Jim Heath | Jul 6, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran today ordered public schools to reopen in August and offer “the full panoply of services” to students and families. As COVID-19 outbreaks spike in Florida, Corcoran’s mandate said that extending school closures can...
by Jim Heath | Jul 6, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
More than 130,000 Americans have died of coronavirus, as of today – a sobering milestone following a holiday weekend of record numbers of new daily COVID-19 cases in many states. Fourteen states have hit record-high numbers of new daily infections since the...
by Jim Heath | Jul 6, 2020 | Business, coronavirus, Economy, Headlines
Forty lobbyists connected to President Trump have been hired to lobby on COVID-19 issues since the pandemic and secured over $10 billion in coronavirus relief aid for clients. The 40 lobbyists represented at least 150 clients, 27 of which received $10.5 billion in aid...
by Jim Heath | Jul 5, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of President Trump’s eldest son and a top fund-raising official for the Trump re-election campaign, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Guilfoyle traveled to South Dakota on Friday with Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., in...
by Jim Heath | Jul 2, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued an executive order today requiring all Texans to wear a face covering in public in counties with 20 or more positive coronavirus cases. It’s a dramatic reversal by the Republican governor that underscores the severity of the...
