Uncle Sam is now urging Americans to wear face covering when away from home in an effort to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday […]
Mask-wearing is now national policy
Franken: Hucksterism vs. leadership
Donald Trump has taken to declaring himself a “wartime president,” but the commander in chief cannot resist getting in the way of what few competent generals he has at his disposal. No […]
“Hell of a bad two weeks” foreseen
“A hell of a two bad weeks” was predicted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning the nation that as many as 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak, […]
Stimulus/rescue bill passes Congress
UPDATE: President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus/rescue package passed by Congress, clearing the House of Representatives on a voice vote. Also on Friday, he invoked […]
Lowry: Present course isn’t working
Countries have experienced economic depressions before, but not usually as a matter of choice. The nationwide coronavirus shutdowns over the past three weeks have ground parts of the country to a halt. […]
Stock market leaps on aid optimism
Riding on the hope that a massive economic stimulus bill is close to approval by Congress, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.4 percent on Tuesday, its biggest leap since 1933. That’s […]
How long will Mark Meadows last?
Forget March Madness brackets; the real gambling has to do with Trump Madness. The hottest bet of all: How long will Mark Meadows last as White House chief of staff? Meadows, the […]
A coronavirus “national emergency”
President Donald Trump today (Friday) declared a national emergency, pledging $50 billion to fight the spread of the coronavirus, waiving interest on student loans and waiving regulations on doctors and hospitals to […]
Ban on travel from Europe imposed
As concern over the spread of the coronavirus mounts, measures to prevent further infection were announced Wednesday. President Donald Trump, in a televised address, said that travel into the United States from […]
Will virus balk the baseball season?
Anybody who is acquainted with me knows that I’m a baseball fan and root for my hometown team, the Nationals. Did I mention they won the World Series? It’s a new season, […]
