[ad_1] People wear masks in Hong Kong, China, January 31, 2020. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters) A new study from four Chinese scientists currently awaiting peer review suggests that the coronavirus could be much more likely to spread indoors than outdoors. The proctors reviewed more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases in China, classified groups of cases into “clusters” and

[ad_1] Never was there a better time for those who have ever considered being foster parents to make a move toward more seriously praying about it. That’s one major takeaway from my latest quarantine-time conversation. I talk with Nathan Bult and Cheri Williams of Bethany Christian Services. Both have extensive experience in child protection and

[ad_1] (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) In his interview with Ben Smith, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said that the reason he took 19 days to run a story mentioning the assault allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden was his desire to do the necessary “reporting to help people figure out what to make of

[ad_1] Attorney General William Barr in Washington, D.C., December 10, 2019 (Al Drago/Reuters) On Tuesday, U.S. attorney general William Barr released a statement in opposition to coronavirus restrictions that openly disfavor religious organizations, focusing in particular on a regulation in Mississippi that imposed fines on congregants who attended a parking-lot worship service, even though they

[ad_1] Guatemala’s health minister is claiming that the majority of migrants on a single deportation flight to his country carried COVID-19, and blamed deportation flights for a spike in cases. Seventy-five percent of the migrants on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) repatriation flight to Guatemala tested positive for coronavirus, Health Minister Hugo Monroy claimed on

[ad_1] After the Flustapo reversed course, we live in a world where the suspicious characters are the people who aren’t wearing masks. The CDC’s bogus guidelines never made sense. Masks are vital protective gear for medical professionals, but the coverings will only serve to infect civilians? Who believes that? I’ve seen hundreds of medical professionals

[ad_1] Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed the World Health Organization as “incompetent” and support President Donald Trump’s decision to cut WHO’s funding. Graham discussed POTUS’s decision in a Wednesday statement after the president officially cut off United States funding for the WHO Tuesday over WHO’s contributions to China misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic.

[ad_1] Topics in this post: Donald Trump The President’s Schedule President Donald Trump will participate in a series of conference calls on Wednesday with various industry group leaders. The president has no other events on his schedule, but the White House Coronavirus Task Force has a scheduled briefing and he often participates. Keep up with

[ad_1] Topics in this post: coronavirus Florida A Florida man is accused of murdering a man hours after being released from jail last month over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Joseph Edwards Williams, 26, was arrested Monday in Tampa on charges of second-degree murder in connection with a March 20 homicide. He also faces charges

[ad_1] People in Tokyo, Japan, watch a screen showing Japan’s prime minister declaring a state of emergency, following the coronavirus outbreak, April 7, 2020. (Naoki Ogura/Reuters) As mentioned yesterday, the general sense is that several Asian nations have handled the threat of the coronavirus more effectively than the United States has, through a variety of

[ad_1] Apart from the report that the New York Times allowed the Biden Campaign to vet and edit one of their stories on Mr. Biden’s misconduct (who gets to do that?), there is a larger point to be made here. “The Times raised eyebrows on Sunday after it deleted a tweet and tweaked its report

[ad_1] Topics in this post: coronavirus the economy Roughly 2 million homeowners in the United States have chosen to skip their monthly mortgage payment as the coronavirus pandemic takes a heavy economic toll on the country. As more Americans are losing their job, being furloughed, or experiencing reduced income, a growing number of home loans

[ad_1] Posted by: R. Mitchell in Featured News, Syndicated Posts, Trump Administration, White House Watch April 14, 2020 Topics in this post: coronavirus White House Press Briefings Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force hold a briefing to update the nation on recent developments. Live Stream of Coronavirus Task Force Briefing Content created by Conservative

[ad_1] President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 6, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) It’s quite heartening to see a sudden deference to federalism among our political media: 10th amendment https://t.co/GOwsXFltBM — Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 14, 2020 Cillizza is right. Donald Trump isn’t empowered to

[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Miss., March 8, 2020. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Writing yesterday in the New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg exemplifies how not to opine on politics if you wish to be taken seriously by any significant percentage of your readers. “What to

[ad_1] A trader wears a mask as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the building prepares to close indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak, March 20, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The debate over reopening the economy has heated up. Good. We need to reopen soon. The shutdown was the right

[ad_1] Nurse Corazon Morales wears protective gear as she administers a coronavirus test to a patient at a drive-through testing site at the University of Washington’s Northwest Outpatient Medical Center in Seattle, Wash., March 17, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Our Robert VerBruggen lays out a bunch of good news in the fight against the virus. Health

[ad_1] Sheriff Steve Reams of Weld County, Colorado is being sued by six inmates of his jail for “not preventing” a coronavirus outbreak. Not surprisingly, the ACLU is representing them. Few people believe the lawsuit has to do with coronavirus as much as with Sheriff Reams’ outspoken opposition to the draconian “Red Flag” Laws that

[ad_1] After the U.S. descends from the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, how the fabled return to normalcy will look remains uncertain. The White House’s guidance for extreme social distancing will expire on April 30, and President Trump has said he hopes to reopen the economy soon. But the path back to normal is unlikely

[ad_1] An emergency field hospital set up by Samaritan’s Purse in the East Meadow of Central Park in New York City, April 4, 2020 (Jeenah Moon / Reuters) Impromptus today, I begin with campaign advice — free campaign advice. And you know what they say about advice that’s free. (You get what you pay for

[ad_1] Topics in this post: coronavirus featured This page will be constantly updated with the most up-to-date information available on coronavirus from the CDC, WHO, NIH and Johns Hopkins. Last Updated: 4/14/20 Coronavirus History and Timeline Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged from the Wuhan Province of China on December 1, 2019. (new information reported March 15

[ad_1] The same day the number of U.S. dead from the coronavirus disease hit the 15,000 mark, we also crossed the 15 million mark on the number of Americans we threw out of work to slow its spread and “bend the curve.” For each American lost to the pandemic, 1,000 Americans have lost their jobs

[ad_1] Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during the recent summit in Helsinki. (Office of the Russian Presisdent/Kremin.ru) The G20 met in virtual session on April 10, ostensibly to address the crippling one-two punch brought on by the economic impact of coronavirus and the simultaneous collapse of the price of oil resulting from Russia and Saudi

[ad_1] Topics in this post: Donald Trump The President’s Schedule President Donald Trump will participate in a meeting with recovered COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, receive his daily briefing and meet with healthcare executives. The president has no other events on his schedule, but the White House Coronavirus Task Force has a scheduled briefing and he

[ad_1] Democrats are introducing legislation that, if signed into law, would mandate the release of illegal aliens currently in detention and stop enforcement measures against a large number of aliens living unlawfully in the U.S. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced the Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together (FIRST) Act

[ad_1] The Chinese government directive mistakenly released to the public on Friday ordered that studies relating to the origin of the coronavirus outbreak “must be strictly and tightly managed.” The directive was pulled from the public web hours after it was spotted by CNN on Friday. Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana said Monday the

[ad_1] Self-reported national caseload data has the United States as the world leader in COVID-19 cases and deaths. This assumes that the Chinese government is faithfully reporting its case data, an assumption that we have little reason to believe, and have good reason to suspect is untrue. Even so, are gross figures the best way to

[ad_1] Topics in this post: The Department of Justice In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has taken a number of steps to protect the health of the public and those involved in bankruptcy proceedings while ensuring that the bankruptcy system remains functional during the current public health

[ad_1] Smithfield Foods said Sunday that it will close a major U.S. meat processing plant due to employees becoming infected with the coronavirus. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant is responsible for roughly 5% of U.S. pork production and is expected to remain closed for at least two weeks adding tremendous stress to an already

[ad_1] A medical staff member looks on during drive-thru coronavirus testing at a screening centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 30, 2020. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters) As the growth rate of new coronavirus cases begins to flatten across the U.S., policymakers are planning for the next phase of the pandemic response. According to the proposal