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A Republican Lawmaker for Whom the Spectacle Is the Point
“I was one of the gun-owning Americans who heard you speak regarding your ‘Hell yes, I’m going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s,’” Ms. Boebert said to Mr. O’Rourke at the time. “Well, I’m here to say hell no, you’re
Trump Polls: What They Say About Impeachment and His Possible Removal
Americans are on high alert as the country seeks to regain its balance after the mob attack on the Capitol last week, according to a range of polls released in recent days that reveal a nation frustrated by the president’s
What Happened Today in the Coronavirus Pandemic
The scramble to meet vaccine demand As Americans focus their attention on the fallout from the Capitol siege and the debate over another presidential impeachment, the pandemic is reaching what only a few months ago was considered a nightmare scenario.
Keilar: GOP ignored their own warnings about Trump
CNN’s Brianna Keilar calls out Republicans for warning Americans about President Trump, then choosing to ignore his "uniquely troubling nature" and ultimately end up either supporting him or working under his administration. #BriannaKeilar #CNN #News
US unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly to 787,000, evidence of a job market stumbling in the face of the viral pandemic and the damage it has inflicted on the economy for nearly 10 months By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Law Enforcement Draws Criticism After Breach of Capitol Building
Americans looked on in shock Wednesday as a calm protest turned into an angry mob that swarmed past barriers and stormed the Capitol — spraying officers with chemical agents, breaking windows and doors and looting sizable objects — as the
IRS warns some taxpayers won’t get COVID-19 stimulus checks upfront
Some Americans will have to jump through extra hoops to collect their second stimulus checks. The Internal Revenue Service says it moved so quickly to distribute the $600 payments that some of them bounced back. That’s because the money was
Fed’s Mester says monetary policy will remain accommodative for ‘quite some time’
(Reuters) – U.S. economic growth could surge later this year if most Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the gains would unlikely be enough for the Federal Reserve to pull back its support, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said
In Minority Communities, Doctors Are Changing Minds About Vaccination
Like many Black and rural Americans, Denese Rankin, a 55-year-old retired bookkeeper and receptionist in Castleberry, Ala., did not want the Covid-19 vaccine. Ms. Rankin worried about side effects — she had seen stories on social media about people developing
Jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic level
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 19,000 but remain elevated at 787,000 as a resurgent coronavirus grips the U.S. economy By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer December 31, 2020, 2:44 PM • 3 min read Share to
Claims for jobless benefits fall to 787,000, down 19,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 19,000 but remain elevated at 787,000 as a resurgent coronavirus grips the U.S. economy By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer December 31, 2020, 1:54 PM • 1 min read Share to
Americans begin to receive $600 COVID-19 stimulus checks
Some Americans already received their economic stimulus checks Tuesday night, with more set to see a $600 direct deposit on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said. Mnuchin said in a Tuesday night tweet that the government was in the process
The Year Inequality Became Less Visible, and More Visible Than Ever
This year, many Americans left the places where it was still possible to encounter one another. White-collar workers stopped going downtown, past homeless encampments and to lunch counters with minimum-wage staff. The well-off stopped riding public transit, where in some
Ho, Ho, Ho, You’re Not Getting $2,000
It’s the holidays, it’s been a truly miserable year, overwhelming numbers of Americans are missing their families, those hit hardest by the pandemic and collapse of the economy are still waiting for relief from the government of one of the
Ho, Ho, Ho, You’re Not Getting $2,000
It’s the holidays, it’s been a truly miserable year, overwhelming numbers of Americans are missing their families, those hit hardest by the pandemic and collapse of the economy are still waiting for relief from the government of one of the
Ho, Ho, Ho, You’re Not Getting $2,000
It’s the holidays, it’s been a truly miserable year, overwhelming numbers of Americans are missing their families, those hit hardest by the pandemic and collapse of the economy are still waiting for relief from the government of one of the
Ho, Ho, Ho, You’re Not Getting $2,000
It’s the holidays, it’s been a truly miserable year, overwhelming numbers of Americans are missing their families, those hit hardest by the pandemic and collapse of the economy are still waiting for relief from the government of one of the
Trump seen golfing after vowing to ‘work tirelessly’ amid crises
President Donald Trump was seen golfing on Christmas Eve as Americans await his decision on whether or not to sign a bipartisan pandemic relief bill and a day after he vetoed a military spending bill. #Trump #CNN #News
Covid Guide: How to Get Through the Pandemic
Looking ahead to spring While the majority of Americans won’t get their shots until spring, the vaccine rollout is a hopeful sign of better days ahead. We asked Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, as well as several epidemiologists and health and
Major Arts Group Leader Steps Aside Amid Workplace Complaints
Robert Lynch, the chief executive of Americans for the Arts, the powerful national advocacy group, has stepped aside amid complaints and investigations into the organization’s equity and diversity practices and its workplace management. Mr. Lynch, who has served in the
Congrats to Mitch McConnell on Successfully Shrinking Covid Relief Checks
While Congress debates whether to give Americans $600 or $700 each in a coronavirus aid package — approximately half the amount they received earlier this year — new unemployment numbers show that Americans are out of work far above levels
US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from its springtime collapse By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer December 17, 2020, 1:57 PM •
The Vaccines Are Supposed to Be Free. Surprise Bills Could Happen Anyway.
When Americans receive a coronavirus vaccine, federal rules say they shouldn’t have to pay anything out of pocket. Congress passed legislation this spring that bars insurers from applying any cost sharing, such as a co-payment or deductible. It layered on
A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying
Month after dismal month, Americans have been inundated by an ever-rising tide of devastating numbers. Hundreds of thousands of deaths. Tens of million unemployed. By mid-December, five in every 100 Americans — more than 16 million — had been infected
China exploiting mobile networks to spy on American cellphones: report
China may be abusing telecoms’ vulnerabilities to spy on Americans’ cellphones through Caribbean phone networks, according to a new report. “No one in the industry wants the public to know the severity of ongoing surveillance attacks,” Gary Miller, a former
The next vaccine challenge is to reassure older Americans.
Older Americans are pivotal to the success of the vaccination campaign rolling out across the United States. They are the most likely to be hospitalized and to die from Covid-19, and the least likely to muster a strong immune response
Surgeon General: This is going to be the hardest vaccine distribution in history
Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams describes the milestone of seeing Americans getting Covid-19 vaccines as "a shot of hope", but says people should continue washing their hands and practicing social distancing. #CNN #News
New Jersey Gov: ‘The Next Number of Weeks Are Going to Be Hell’
As the virus continues to kill Americans at a record clip, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy went on national television on Sunday morning and urged citizens not to get caught up in the euphoria of the coming vaccine, and to
Karl Rove Rips Trump: ‘Americans Don’t Like Sore Losers’
Karl Rove had some advice for the man who consistently claims to “not like losers” – Americans do not like sore losers and Trump “is on the edge of looking like a sore loser.” After Fox News’ Chris Wallace asked