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On Friday’s edition of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” host Nicolle Wallace tore into President Donald Trump for allowing his decisions on the coronavirus pandemic to be dictated by his resentment of the press’ coverage of his ineptitude. “This moment is like every other in Donald Trump’s presidency,” said Wallace. “It’s about his fragile, teeny-tiny ego and the vast […]

Despite the growing death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus, President Trump has shifted his rhetoric to advocating for the sooner-rather-than-later reopening of state economies, while shifting blame for the pandemic’s spread on the media, China and what he says is the unpreparedness of governors and his predecessors. Writing in the Wall Street Journal […]

MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell was praised on Friday for summing up President Donald Trump in only nine words. O’Donnell, who has spent years arguing with Trump on television and Twitter made his argument on social media. “The president of the United States is a sociopath,” O’Donnell tweeted. Here’s some of what people are saying about […]

President Donald Trump recently attempted to explain the complex relationship between the federal government and the states, as outlined by the framers in 1787. “[Y]ou can call it ‘federalist,’ you can call it ‘the Constitution,’ but I call it ‘the Constitution,’” he said at a briefing by the Coronavirus Task Force. Trump’s statement, along with […]

In an op-ed for The Washington Post this Friday, Paul Waldman contends that the only thing that equals President Trump’s hyper narcissism is his inclination to dodge responsibility when things go wrong. “It’s something he’s very experienced at. You have a big, splashy event in front of the cameras announcing that you’ve built the most […]

This week, Fox News’ far-right Laura Ingraham has been trying to make a case for easing social distancing restrictions in the United States. A recurring theme on Ingraham’s show has been that social distancing and stay-at-home orders have been going too far and that mainstream media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic is overblown — and […]

“The smoking gun has arrived.” An Israeli news report on Thursday revealed that the country was told in November by U.S. intelligence about the potential threat of the coronavirus—warnings that were also made to NATO and to the White House—a clear contradiction of Pentagon claims last week that no such report existed. “The smoking gun […]

On Friday, Washington Post White House reporter Seung Min Kim revealed that Senate Democrats grew angry with Vice President Mike Pence on a conference call about the coronavirus pandemic. Senators demanded to know why COVID-19 testing capabilities were still inconsistent around the country — and were not satisfied by Pence’s answers. Phone call with Senate […]

The Trump re-election campaign on Friday accused Democrats of “trying to STEAL THE ELECTION right before our eyes,” in an email blast with the subject line that reads “Cheaters.” April 17: Trump accuses Democrats of trying to steal the election. pic.twitter.com/V65E5PWiai — Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 17, 2020 The email came to some just minutes […]

In an op-ed for The Washington Post this Friday, Jamelle Bouie writes that as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak devastation on the lives of millions of Americans, the main concern for President Trump and Republicans is the 2020 election. “If the president knows anything, it’s that his fate rises and falls with the state […]

Comic-Con San Diego, one of the world’s largest pop culture gatherings, has been canceled for the first time in its 50-year history due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sprawling convention which draws Hollywood A-listers, billion-dollar franchises and 135,000 screaming fans each year had been due to take place in July. But it became the latest […]

“I lack words to describe how stupid and dangerous this is.” President Donald Trump on Friday went on a lengthy Twitter rampage that included calls to “liberate” Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia, an open show of support for right-wing demonstrators who are disregarding stay-at-home orders in those states to protest coronavirus social distancing guidelines. The tweets, […]

I have a confession. Very recently — like maybe two days ago — I had mostly stopped watching Donald Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings, even though it’s my job. (Please, don’t tell the boss.) I watch until I get to the point where I have to either turn off the TV or resort to throwing the […]

Crises have a way of sorting the good presidents from the bad. Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt among the top three presidents for their handling of the Civil War, the Great Depression, and World War II. By contrast, the string of catastrophes that trailed George W. Bush, from Iraq to Hurricane Katrina to his obliviousness to warning signs in the […]

The groundbreaking jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, perhaps best known for his work on the pivotal Miles Davis album “Birth of the Cool,” has died following coronavirus complications. He was 92. Konitz, a prolific artist celebrated for his improvisation savvy over a seven-decade career, died after a battle with COVID-19, according to his Facebook page. Born […]

During his regular coronavirus briefing this Friday morning, New York governor Andrew Cuomo responded to a reporter’s question regarding President Trump’s recent accusations that New York is squandering its resources in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump tweeted on Friday: “Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining’. Get out there […]

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), who has become a lightning rod for criticism after she dumped major portions of her stock portfolio shortly after receiving classified briefings of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, is now denouncing her critics as “socialists.” The Daily Beast reports that Loeffler went on Fox News Friday to defend herself against […]

According to a report from MSNBC’s Steve Benen, the only thing standing between desperate Americans and businesses hoping for more stimulus relief due to the coronavirus pandemic is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). As his report notes, McConnell has drawn a line in the sand and is refusing to negotiate with Democratic leaders, Sen. […]

The jobs market carnage is shown in sharp focus in the graphic below from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington. In just four weeks we have seen 22 million jobs disappear. That’s a huge number, the equivalent of the combined workforces of Georgia, Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania. A Federal Reserve study suggests we will […]

A series of tweets fired off by President Trump this morning has some of his critics alarmed, considering how they bolster growing protest movements targeting Democratic governors for enacting lockdown orders to battle the coronavirus epidemic. One of the states targeted in Trump’s tweets was Minnesota. According to Media Matters’ Matthew Gertz, that particular attack […]

President Donald Trump on Friday went back to one of his favorite deflections of blame for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic by attacking former President Barack Obama over the number of people who died from the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. “Biden/Obama were a disaster in handling the H1N1 Swine Flu,” the president wrote. “Polling at […]

“The View’s” Meghan McCain on Friday had some unkind words for first daughter Ivanka Trump, who infamously broke the Trump administration’s recommendations on interstate travel by going to New Jersey to celebrate Passover. While the women of the show discussed whether it was appropriate to “pandemic shame” people who aren’t obeying social distancing protocols, McCain […]

In a column for the Washington Post, “Never Trumper” conservative Jennifer Rubin points out that Donald Trump’s approval numbers are undergoing a precipitous collapse — and for good reason. According to Rubin, who has become one of Trump’s most vocal critics, the president has done nothing but sow “chaos” since he began hijacking what were […]

A congressional subcommittee is investigating whether the U.S. government is paying too much for ventilators made by a Dutch company that received millions in tax dollars to develop an affordable one for pandemics, but is now charging quadruple the price under a new deal. “This all seems very fishy to me,” said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, […]

The coronavirus crisis is highlighting how dysfunctional states run by Republicans are. This is a feature of GOP rule, not a bug. For the past 40-plus years, a group of “conservative” billionaires have been working as hard as they can to reshape our federal government from one that provides education, health care, housing, food and […]