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‘Going Big’: White House Says COVID-19 Relief Checks on Way to Americans
To stimulate a flagging economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “going big” by sending out checks directly to Americans. During the daily briefing with the White House’s coronavirus task force, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said more details are coming, but suggested the amount of money in the… -
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Coronavirus Shows the Importance of Telehealth
The coronavirus pandemic has renewed interest in telehealth—the practice of letting patients consult with doctors directly, via phone or video conferencing. This method of health care delivery offers obvious advantages, allowing patients to get personal medical advice quickly, without having to come to the doctor’s office first. President Donald Trump reiterated his commitment to clearing… -
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What Life in Madrid Under Lockdown Is Like
Spain is one of the European countries struggling to stop the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Right now, Madrid is on lockdown: Residents can’t leave their homes unless it’s for something essential, such as getting medicine or food. You can’t take walks for no reason. Only one person per household is allowed to… -
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Here’s How the Courts Are Coping With Coronavirus
With schools, businesses, and many government offices closing in an effort to halt the spread of coronavirus, state and federal courts are starting to follow suit. Courts across the country are grappling with how to respond to the outbreak while balancing the health and safety of court personnel and litigants against the need to handle… -
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Trump Says COVID-19 Could Last Until Summer, Urges Social Distancing
President Donald Trump said Monday that concerted diligence on the part of every American is necessary to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “With several weeks of focused action, we can turn the corner and turn it quickly,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House. The president recommended that Americans not take… -
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Coronavirus Testing Delays Show Why Federal Health Care Rules Need Thorough Review
The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates with crystal clarity how the federal government’s vast regulatory apparatus governing health care can be an obstacle to rapid response in a national emergency. We’ve seen this movie before. The law of unintended consequences is an ironclad rule of public policy, and in health policy, that law can go berserk. The… -
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A Tale of 2 Pandemics and the Government’s Response
The first confirmed case in the United States was on the West Coast. The spread was faster than governments or hospitals were prepared for. The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic, and the U.S. president eventually declared a national emergency. Before it was over, the pandemic had hit 60.8 million Americans, hospitalized 274,304, and… -
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Justice Department Halts Immigration Hearings Nationwide in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
The Department of Justice ordered all initial immigration courtroom hearings in the month ahead to be postponed, following outcry from an unlikely coalition of immigration prosecutors, attorneys, and judges. The Justice Department’s Executive Office of Immigration Review announced late Sunday night that all master calendar hearings scheduled between Monday and April 10 would be put… -
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3 Ways You Can Maximize Your Work-From-Home Life
When I first learned that I was moving to Philly and that I would be working from home, I’m not going to lie, I thought a little bit of me was going to die. It’s not as though I hadn’t “worked from home” before. I was homeschooled from seventh grade through high school, and like… -
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Sen. Toomey Rises ‘in Defense of Capitalism’ Against Critics on Left, Right
Families today are driving safer cars, living in larger houses, and using technology unimaginable 20 years ago. The standard of living in the United States is constantly rising as a result of market capitalism. While Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a self-described “democratic socialist,” is perhaps the most high-profile critic of market capitalism, even some on… -
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We’re All Homeschoolers Now
In the fight against coronavirus, 33 states have closed some 64,000 schools, affecting more than 32.5 million students, Education Week reports. Texas is waiving state testing requirements for school districts, New York is relaxing state requirements for how many days a year schools have to be open, and, in California, the Los Angeles Unified School… -
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Our Efforts to Fight Coronavirus Require Individual Responsibility
The novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, mostly has outpaced efforts by nearly every national government to prevent its spread. And the United States has yet to face the brunt of the disease’s effect. As of this writing, the virus has reached every state save for West Virginia. It is likely that this is only… -
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Trump’s Emergency Declaration Allows US to Escalate War on Coronavirus
History condemns generals who plan to fight the last war, rather than anticipate the challenges ahead. Effective leaders strive to get in front of the problem. In his Rose Garden news conference Friday outlining the federal government’s next steps to get in front of the advancing coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump was much more forward-looking than his critics…. -
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Supreme Court Cancels Oral Arguments for March, Delaying a Hearing on Trump’s Tax Returns
The Supreme Court on Monday postponed oral arguments scheduled for later in March amid the growing coronavirus pandemic, a move that could delay a decision on whether President Donald Trump must release his tax returns. “In keeping with public health precautions recommended in response to COVID-19, the Supreme Court is postponing the oral arguments currently… -
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Want to Keep Americans Safe Without More Gun Control? Meet the TAPS Act
Too many lawmakers today cannot fathom a world where “keeping Americans safe from violence” means anything other than imposing stringent gun control measures. That makes it all the more important to highlight legislation that thinks outside the box of gun control and that gets public safety right without infringing on the rights of law-abiding Americans…. -
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The Biggest Threat From Coronavirus Isn’t Racism
Even the threat of global pandemic apparently can’t slow the hysterical culture of modern political correctness. Apparently, according to some in the news media and even Congress, it’s racist to refer to coronavirus as “the Wuhan virus” or “Chinese coronavirus” or any other name that identifies the likely city, province, or country of origin. The fervor… -
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Boomer, Meet Millennial: Examining the News Through a Multigenerational Lens
It’s no secret that different generations view current events with different perspectives. Sometimes these differences lead to strife, but pollster John Zogby and his son, Jeremy, have chosen to take advantage of their generational perspective gap. With their podcast, “The Zogby Report,” they discuss the news through the lens of a baby boomer and a… -
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The New York Times Begins Correcting the Historical Record on ‘1619 Project’
“I have been thinking about this and reading obsessively for 25 years about all the inequalities in American life that can be traced back to slavery,” Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times told an audience at Harvard in December. Now the Times admits: Her obsession bested her reason. On March 11, the Times issued… -
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Our Civic Duty in the Coronavirus Era
President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency Friday to deal with the coronavirus pandemic is anything but a sign to panic. Instead, it’s a reassurance to the American people that the federal government, state and local governments, nongovernmental organizations and American industry are working together to stop the spread of the virus. In many parts of… -
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Massive US Military Exercise in Europe Is Still a Go, Despite Travel Restrictions
KYIV, Ukraine—Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. military has plans to scale back, but not cancel, its biggest military exercise in Europe in 25 years. Some 20,000 U.S. troops were slated to deploy to Europe and back this spring for the Defender-Europe 20 exercise, which was to last through May and take place in…