“This is all they care about: stacking courts with ideologically extreme judges to roll back our rights for decades.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made clear in an interview Wednesday that the top priority for the Republican-controlled upper chamber upon its expected return early next month will not be approving desperately needed coronavirus aid for the […]
“That’s banana republic stuff,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law expert. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to adjourn both chambers of Congress so he can unilaterally ram through judges and political appointees amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move Democratic lawmakers and legal experts said would be dictatorial and unconstitutional. During a press conference in […]
“We’ve pleaded with the White House to help. Donald Trump personally directed his staff not to do so.” The U.S. Postal Service warned Congress this week that it will completely “run out of cash” in the next several months without immediate action from the White House and Congress, but—with as many as 630,000 jobs at risk—President […]
“There’s no evidence I’ve seen in the literature suggesting zinc in addition to hydroxychloroquine would be helpful.” Dr. Vin Gupta, a critical care physician and lung health expert, said Wednesday night that he has seen no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s assertion that zinc—paired with other drugs—is an effective treatment for the novel […]