Kevin Dietsch / Pool / AFP / Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said Friday that the White House coronavirus task force is “seriously considering” group testing for Covid-19. The proposal is still in the discussion stage, and is not expected to be announced at …
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During the first briefing by the White House coronavirus task force in two months, Vice President Mike Pence described an alternate reality to what is actually happening in American cities across the country regarding the coronavirus pandemic, according to a couple of health experts. “We are seeing a massive resurgence …
Read More »The House votes to make Washington DC a state
House Democrats agreed to make Washington DC the 51st state in the nation, which would grant voting representation to the more than 700,000 residents of the capital. If approved, the DC of the District of Columbia would become Douglass Commonwealth, honoring abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and their state would create a …
Read More »Trump says violence in Chicago is “worse than Afghanistan”
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump claimed that some of the largest cities in the United States have more extreme levels of violence than troubled nations like Afghanistan and Honduras. Speaking to Sean Hannity …
Read More »The White House says nothing about why Trump canceled the weekend trip to the golf club.
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The White House canceled the weekend planned by Donald Trump at his Bedminster golf complex amid New Jersey’s request that travelers who have visited states with coronavirus spikes self-quarantine for …
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