This Day in Alaska History-October 17th, 1918
Review of Trump Era CDC Guidance Confirms Political Manipulation of Agency’s Covid Response
“The Trump administration put politics over people’s lives.” A top-to-bottom review of Trump-era coronavirus guidance has identified public health recommendations issued under the banner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were “not primarily authored” by agency staff or backed by the best existing scientific evidence. Ordered by current CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, […]
Biden Names Garland as His Choice for Attorney General
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday publicly introduced Merrick Garland, a federal appellate court judge whom Republicans snubbed for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, as the attorney general to lead the country’s Justice Department in his new administration. Garland, 68, has served 23 years as an appeals court judge in Washington but […]
Openly Defying Federal Court Order, Wilbur Ross Moves to Shut Down Census Early
“Complying with a federal court’s order is not optional. The Trump administration is flouting the rule of law to undercount and erase our communities.” Just days after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the previous October 31 deadline for the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau late Monday released a one-sentence statement announcing that Commerce Secretary […]