Month: April 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks in front of stacks of medical protective supplies during a news conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, which will be partially converted into a temporary hospital during the coronavirus outbreak, March 24, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) The ventilator shortages of which we were all
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Virgnia Governor Ralph Northam speaks to reporters after attending a rally outside the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, VA, July 9, 2019. (Michael A. McCoy/Reuters) Last weekend, Virginia’s governor enshrined progressive understandings of abortion and gender identity into state law. Like many people of faith, Virginia governor Ralph Northam spent last weekend bearing witness
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America’s leading universities have begun to respond to the financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Duke University will “pause” construction projects, new expenditures, and hiring, and freeze salaries (with the possibility of a bonus for employees earning less than $50,000). Princeton University will suspend faculty and staff salary increases, freezing new hiring save in exceptional
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Empty street in Manhattan following the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City, March 15, 2020. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters) We have confirmed the widespread rumor that it is Friday. Today’s Jolt begins with some good news, moves on to math, and points out hard truths about how long the public will continue to consent to
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(Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) In his interview with Ben Smith, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said that the reason he took 19 days to run a story mentioning the assault allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden was his desire to do the necessary “reporting to help people figure out what to make of it.”
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New Jersey congressman Jeff Van Drew weighs in on the Senate impeachment trial. #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News
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Expected live at 6 p.m. ET: President Trump is expected to announce his plan to reopen the U.S. economy during the daily Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the White House. Subscribe to Fox News! https://bit.ly/2vBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing
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Could this be one reason why Democrats objected so sharply to the interim appointment of Ambassador Richard Grenell to Director of National Intelligence? In his capacity as DNI, Grenell declassified a number of footnotes from Inspector General Michael Horowitz’ damning report on the FBI’s handling of Operation Crossfire Hurricane. Not only did the bureau mislead
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President Trump and Russia’s President Putin shake hands during a news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The FBI was warned that the Steele Dossier might contain Russian disinformation. Here’s what we know: The Obama administration opened an investigation into the Republican Party’s presidential campaign during a highly contested
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes part in a summit in New York City, October 17, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Governor Phil Murphy’s comments represent an ideology that is completely unacceptable for a government leader in the United States. New Jersey governor Phil Murphy said he “wasn’t thinking of the Bill of Rights” while implementing social-distancing
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The latest coronavirus relief funding in California is on the way, but it’s not going to be delivered to small businesses or recently furloughed citizens. Roughly $125 million will be sent to 150,000 illegal aliens living in the Golden State. The news was announced by Governor Gavin Newsom, who feels “a deep sense of gratitude”
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The New York Times building in New York City (Gary Hershorn/Reuters) One additional thought about the New York Times‘ Biden story that I addressed on the homepage. Early on in the Times report on Tara Reade’s accusations against Joe Biden, before even getting to the facts, the authors discuss the various allegations of sexual harassment or
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