Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) announced Tuesday morning that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and, as a result, would not meet with Vice President Pence when he arrives in the state later in the day. The Louisiana Ombudsman reported that Landry sent an email to employees of …
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US chief coronavirus testing official, Admiral Brett Giroir, said Sunday that an infectious disease expert Anthony FauciAnthony FauciSunday shows – Spotlight switches to reopening of schools US Proof Officer: Fauci is not 100 percent right ‘Trump fails when audience drops and ratings plummet MORE “It is not 100 percent correct” …
Read More »The White House chief of staff rules out the need for a federal mandate on masks
White House Chief of Staff Mark MeadowsMark Randall Meadows The Atlanta airport checkpoint was closed after workers tested positive for coronavirus. Republicans in the House of Representatives urge the White House to support the TSA that performs temperature checks on travelers. He said Monday that a national mandate requiring Americans …
Read More »The Secret Service ‘urged’ Pence to delay the trip to Arizona when agents caught the coronavirus and cases continued to escalate
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The US Secret Service was forced to urge Mike Pence’s office to delay a trip to Arizona, as agents were falling ill with coronavirus amid a nationwide surge in cases, …
Read More »Congress prepares for battle for expired unemployment benefits
The generous expansion to unemployment insurance that Congress passed to keep Americans afloat during the COVID-19 crisis will run out by the end of the month, potentially leaving millions of people in trouble. Unemployment held steady at 11.1 percent in June, worse than at the height of the Great Recession …
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