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Respiratory therapist Casey White prepares to attend to a patient suffering from the coronavirus in the ICU at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, Calif., May 12, 2020. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) One of the more cringe-inducing exchanges in President Trump’s interview with Axios’s Jonathan Swan is when Swan says he’s examining the rate of U.S. deaths … Continue reading Why the U.S. Ranks So Poorly in Coronavirus Deaths Per Million

FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom displays a face mask as he urges people to wear them to fight the spread of the coronavirus during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Friday, June 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:18 AM PT — Tuesday, August 4, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom … Continue reading Gov. Newsom says Calif. weekly Covid-19 case average decreasing

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., is tackling mounting questions about her past — on issues spanning her remarks about Cuba and Scientology as well as events affiliated with the Nation of Islam — amid renewed scrutiny due to her presence on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s VP shortlist. “I’m not a socialist. I’m not a … Continue reading Karen Bass faces down past as questions mount over Cuba, Scientology, Nation of Islam events

A pro-Trump ad was removed from Facebook after claims that it contained false information, Fox News has learned. America First Action PAC on Tuesday told Fox News that Facebook removed one of its ads, titled “On Hold,” which was placed in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on July 24. The ad was flagged by Politifact on July 29, according … Continue reading Facebook removes pro-Trump ad aimed at Joe Biden, claiming false information

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot resigned from her post Tuesday, citing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a critical letter. De Blasio confirmed that he received Barbot’s resignation letter before noon Tuesday, and appointed Dr. Dave A. Choksi as her replacement. The New York Times first reported that … Continue reading NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot resigns over de Blasio’s handling of coronavirus pandemic: reports

Catholic hospitals around the country are on a collision course with the ACLU, the Democratic Party, and assorted social-justice secularists who insist that these religious institutions violate their own faith precepts in the provision of medical services. In Washington State, a proposed merger between a secular and Catholic hospital systems has brought down the ire … Continue reading The Growing Threat to Religious Freedom in Health-Care Provision

With the clock ticking, a leading adviser to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden said the former vice president will use the next week or so to “spend some time” with the roughly half-dozen contenders who have made his shortlist for running mate. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a co-chair of Biden’s running mate selection committee, said Tuesday in an interview with MSNBC that … Continue reading Biden to ‘spend some time’ with vetted VP candidates in coming days, top official says

President Trump on Tuesday slammed “false” ads from the pharmaceutical industry following his executive order to lower prescription drug prices last month, saying he is “the first” president to “take them on.” “Big Pharma is taking ads against me because I am MASSIVELY lowering your drug prices, which is obviously not good for them,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. … Continue reading Trump targets ‘false’ ads from Big Pharma, says he is first president ‘to take them on’

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the State Department’s 2021 budget on Capitol Hill Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:18 AM PT — Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling for a … Continue reading Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Antifa

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri August 4, 2020 By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – Black-owned U.S. businesses have failed at a disproportionately higher rate than those owned by whites during the coronavirus epidemic possibly because they … Continue reading Black-owned businesses more vulnerable to coronavirus crisis, NY Fed says

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 7:53 AM PT — Tuesday, August 4, 2020 President Trump signed an executive order highlighting the administration’s health care initiatives. Monday’s order seeks to improve … Continue reading President Trump signs order expanding telehealth services

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg attends a campaign event in Rock Hill, S.C., February 27, 2020. (Eric Thayer/Reuters) The University of Notre Dame has announced that Pete Buttigieg, failed presidential candidate and former mayor of South Bend, Ind., will be taking a post at the university for the coming academic year. Buttigieg will be … Continue reading Pete Buttigieg Takes a Faculty Post at Notre Dame

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 7:13 AM PT — Tuesday, August 4, 2020 President Trump has suggested that Democrats are hijacking stimulus negotiations. While speaking to reporters on Monday, he … Continue reading President Trump: Democrats want to bail out cities & states

President Trump is set to sign the Great American Outdoors Act on Tuesday morning – bipartisan legislation that’s been heralded as the most significant conservation bill in a generation. The president, Vice President Pence, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., are all expected to give remarks prior to the signing. … Continue reading Trump set to sign landmark Great American Outdoors Act

SDLP leader John Hume walks towards Dublin’s Government Buildings before meeting the Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern on December 4, 2000. (FP/CLH/Reuters) A few years ago, at a dinner party in Oxford, I was approached by a young English academic who overheard my accent.  “Are you from Northern Ireland?,” he asked nervously.  Once I had … Continue reading Reflections on the Life of John Hume

FILE – In this June 30, 2020, file photo Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, right, listens as Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, after a meeting at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) … Continue reading House Intel Committee opens probe into DHS involvement in Portland

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a statement at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel with the Alternate PM and Defence Minister Benny Gantz July 27 2020, following the high tensions with the Lebanese militant group of Hezbollah at the Israeli-Lebanon border. Tal Shahar/Pool via REUTERS August 4, 2020 By Steven … Continue reading Israeli leaders locked in budget battle as economic crisis deepens

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden departs after speaking about his plans to combat racial inequality at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., July 28, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Why is there this sudden enthusiasm for canceling the presidential debates? Tom Friedman, back on July 7: “Biden should declare that he will take … Continue reading Why Do Some Biden Supporters Want No Debates This Autumn?