by Dean Paxton | Mar 16, 2021 | Current Count, News, News Briefs
USA Cases: 32152620 Cases today: 2960 Deaths: 578125 Deaths today: 27 Recovered: 24696230 Active: 6878265 Critical: 9683 Globally Cases: 139108853 Cases today: 280315 Deaths: 2989644 Deaths today: 4650 Recovered: 118339202 Active: 17780007 Critical: 106595 It’s...
by Dean Paxton | Jul 6, 2020 | News, News Briefs
Trump used the Fourth of July weekend to sow division during a global pandemic that has killed over 130,000 Americans, shirked his responsibility to contain the coronavirus, and promoted an updated version of his “American carnage” vision for the country. In a pair of...
by Dean Paxton | Jun 28, 2020 | News, News Briefs
The White House coronavirus task force held its first briefing in two months, as Pence took a victory lap, saying “We slowed the spread, we flattened the curve, we saved lives.” While Pence acknowledged that cases have been rising “precipitously” in some states, he...
by Dean Paxton | Jun 1, 2020 | Misc, News, News Briefs
On Friday, Trump took shelter inside an underground bunker for nearly an hour as protests continued outside the White House and across Washington, D.C. Trump was abruptly taken by Secret Service agents inside the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, an...
by Dean Paxton | May 31, 2020 | Misc, News, News Briefs
Police nationwide responded to protests against police violence by deliberately targeting demonstrators, journalists, and bystanders with pepper spray, tear gas, rubber bullets, and excessive use of force. The ongoing protests following the killing of George Floyd by...
by Dean Paxton | May 30, 2020 | News, News Briefs
Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Alarmed health experts said the move will set back global efforts to fight the pandemicThe Trump administration’s initial distribution of remdesivir went to – in some cases – the wrong hospitals, to...