Senate pulls all-nighter on amendments to COVID relief package
Democratic leaders struck an agreement with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) on emergency unemployment insurance late Friday, clearing the way for…
House passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief package
The House approved President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on a 219-212 vote early Saturday morning, sending it to…
Donald Trump Jr Rips Teachers Unions In Front Of A Gun Wall; Critics Go Ballistic
Donald Trump Jr rocketed even further off the rails in a Twitter video aimed at teachers unions Saturday — in front…
Biden on schools: “The goal will be 5 days a week”
President Biden on Tuesday sought to clarify what his administration means by promising to open schools in the first 100…
‘A 6-Year-Old In A 90-Year-Old’s Body’ – The Children Devastated By Long Covid
“He’s like a six-year-old in a 90-year-old’s body,” says Chris Ward of his son Thomas, who first fell ill last…
The cloudy science on school reopening during the pandemic
President Biden’s plan to accelerate the reopening of K-8 schools faces major challenges from a still out-of-control pandemic and more…
Biden’s economic centrism isn’t exciting, but right for these divisive times
In an age of hyperpartisan politics, the Biden presidency offers a welcome centrism that might help bridge the divides. But…
Biden taps ex-FDA chief to lead Operation Warp Speed amid rollout of COVID plan
President-elect Joe Biden has picked former FDA chief David Kessler to lead Operation Warp Speed, a day after unveiling a…
After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it’s time to make US disaster policy more effective and equitable – here’s how
The year 2020 broke disaster records across the country in destructive and expensive ways. The Atlantic had so many hurricanes,…
England to enter 3rd national lockdown as cases surge at record pace
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that England will enter a six-week lockdown, as the spread of a…
‘My Practice Looks Very Different Today’: 15 Artist-Mothers on Balancing Work and Family After a Year Like No Other
The events of 2020 turned the world upside down for everyone. But the burden of life in lockdown has predominantly…
Vital Signs: 4 things Australia’s COVID response got right
2020 began simply, if dramatically enough in some sense. We spent the first months preoccupied with bushfires that blackened both…
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wail About ‘Tyranny’ Gets Flipped Back On Him
Donald Trump Jr. whined on Twitter about “tyranny” in the United States and many folks thought it was somewhat of…
Fox News’ Chris Wallace Schools Health Boss Azar On Joe Biden’s Correct Title
’Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace pointedly corrected Secretary Alex Azar — three times — on Joe Biden’s correct title. It’s “president-elect,…
Bay Area counties to enact stay-at-home order
Counties around the San Francisco Bay Area will adopt California’s new regional stay-at-home order amid surges in cases and ICU…
Researchers, librarians, filmmakers and teachers are waiting for the copyright reforms the government has promised
In August, the communications minister announced a series of changes to copyright laws to “better support the needs of Australians…
Eliminating most homelessness is achievable. It starts with prevention and ‘housing first’
The stereotype of a homeless person – those living in tents or sleeping in parks or doorways – is just…
CNN’s Brianna Keilar Shreds Marco Rubio For ‘Cheap Shot’ At Biden’s Cabinet Picks
CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Wednesday delivered a withering takedown of Republican Seator. Marco Rubio’s knock on President-elect Joe Biden’s “Ivy…