Josh Kraushaar
Politics Editor at National Journal. Political reporting & analysis, without fear or favor. Part political tip sheet, part BS detector. RTs aren't endorsements.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: State and City Leaders Clamor for Medical Supplies as U.S. Cases Top 135,000
The global count has passed 670,000, an official warns Britain that some kind of lockdown may last for months and Biden urges mail-in elections.
VA to accept non-veteran patients in New York to help with coronavirus response
The move is the first activation of the department's fourth mission to backstop community health care needs in an emergency.
The Virus Has Transformed the 2020 Elections. Here’s How.
Party conventions are in jeopardy, campaigning is on hold and local candidates are playing the role of good Samaritan instead of traditional politician.
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How Coronavirus Has Transformed Elections Across the U.S. - The New York Times
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Watch Now: Cuomo Speaking on Coronavirus
Mayor de Blasio said New York City had a week’s worth of medical supplies and the 911 system is overwhelmed by coronavirus calls.
Gov. Mike DeWine: FDA ‘reckless’ in limiting use of new mask-cleaning technology
Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday sharply criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for granting only limited use of a new mask-cleaning technology developed by an Ohio research firm.
Capitol Police officer tests positive for coronavirus
A United States Capitol Police (USCP) employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. The USCP employee has been self-quarantined since March 18.
Coronavirus required unity. So of course Trump and his loyalists politicized it.
Trump knows he can count on an army of loyalists like Jerry Falwell who are willing to ignore the warnings of medical experts and shift their morality to serve the president's agenda.
Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus, Too
The decision by the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., to partly reopen his evangelical university enraged residents of Lynchburg, Va. Then students started getting sick.
Olney: Syndergaard case an example of complex financial decisions to come
The timing of the talented righty's surgery combined with the looming economic hit that teams will face illustrates the muddied waters ahead.
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The Four Possible Timelines for Life Returning to Normal
The coronavirus outbreak may last for a year or two, but some elements of pre-pandemic life will likely be won back in the meantime.
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"Hanage thinks that sports leagues might resume in the summer but without crowds, and that TV shows might forgo studio audiences. Meanwhile, stores might cap the number of shoppers allowed in at once."
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Reading between the lines of this story, even a better-case scenario makes it really tough for the NFL to start up in the fall.
Best case for MLB: Summer games without fans.
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God Doesn’t Want Us to Sacrifice the Old
Christianity teaches that every single human life is valuable, even during a pandemic.
California governor: 170 ventilators sent from Trump administration were 'not working'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Saturday that 170 ventilators shipped by the federal government to help his state respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus were "not working" when they arrived.
Florida coronavirus cases are growing fast. Here’s what that means.
Experts say the epidemic in Florida is already past the point of easy containment.
A Nurse Shared A Harrowing Photo Of COVID-19 Victims To Show How Horrifying The Outbreak Is
“It is the ghastly reality of what we deal with and where some of us have ended up already,” the New York City nurse said.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announces member of his staff has died from coronavirus
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) Governor John Bel Edwards has just announced that a member of his staff has died following complications from COVID-19. “On behalf of the First Lady of LA and my entir…
Coronavirus: St. Johns County closing beaches after criticism about large crowds Saturday
After a torrent of public criticism on social media, the St. Johns County beaches were finally closed as of 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Meet the most vulnerable Republican in the House
Rep. Thomas Massie enraged his colleagues by forcing them to return to Capitol Hill in the midst of the pandemic. He also endangered his political future.
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NEW Against the Grain: “Meet the Most Vulnerable Republican in the House”
“Rep. Thomas Massie enraged his colleagues by forcing them to return to Capitol Hill in the midst of the pandemic. He also endangered his political future.”
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Infant dies after testing positive for coronavirus in Chicago
The death would mark the first reported infant mortality from COVID-19 in the U.S.
Coronavirus-panicked dad locks son out of house after spring break trip
A father bans his son from his house, after the kid was away on a germy Spring Break.