White House warns COVID-19 cases at dire levels, says patient care could be compromised
The White House coronavirus task force is issuing a dire warning to states, writing that given the already rampant spread of the virus across the U.S., a further surge in cases following Thanksgiving threatens to overwhel…
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CDC expected to announce decrease in coronavirus quarantine durations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will shorten its recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus to as little as seven days, CNN …
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Mellman: Why Trump overperformed in 2020 election
Partisan sclerosis has deadened the body politic. Nobody saw it coming because nobody recognized, nobody modeled, just how unresponsive we’ve become to everything but the pull of partisanship …
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Ocasio-Cortez hits back after Manchin criticism
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) hit back at Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) after he criticized her tenure in the House in the latest spat between the centrist and progressive lawmakers.”I find it amusing when pol…
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Republican frustration builds over Cabinet picks
A fight is brewing over President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks, in one of the first faceoffs between the long-time dealmaker and Senate Republicans.Tensions are building on various fronts, from complaints that B…
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McConnell in tough position as House eyes earmark return
Plans by House Democrats to bring back earmarks at the start of the next Congress have put Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a tough spot.
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COVID-19 damage to Social Security to extend beyond pandemic
COVID-19’s impact on America’s older adults is set to outlast the pandemic itself as it wreaks havoc on the Social Security retirement trust fund that millions rely on for benefits.The nonpartisan Congressional Bud…
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Trump threatens to veto defense bill over tech liability shield
President Trump on Tuesday night threatened to veto a defense bill if it does not include the repeal of a legal shield for internet companies, throwing down the latest gauntlet in a fight over a piece of must-pass legisla…
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Arizona coronavirus patient's story goes viral: 'I'm 23 years old and I just had a stroke'
An Arizona coronavirus patient’s story went viral this week after the 23-year-old experienced a mini-stroke due to COVID-19.Riley Behrens, of Tempe, Ariz., tweeted a thread Sunday evening detaili…
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