A woman wears a face mask on the subway as the coronavirus outbreak continued in New York City, March 13, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) The mental and emotional landscape of a true crisis is unlike that of ordinary life or ordinary politics. The falling dominoes of the past few days — closing schools, colleges, churches, sports,
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to media before participating in a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City, February 22, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) declined multiple pleas from the Bernie Sanders campaign to stump for the Vermont senator’s candidacy after the Iowa caucuses, according
Try this thought experiment. Envision the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as a living, breathing enemy — which, of course, is exactly what it is. But imagine for a moment that we are in real war with a cognizant, thinking, and clever enemy whose sole reason to live is to hurt, maim, or kill as
A trip to the emergency room is a scary, harrowing experience. But for too many Americans, even worse pain and suffering begin after the trip to the hospital is over and the healing has begun – when surprise medical bills come in the mail. Surprise medical bills are charges slapped on insured patients when they
A lighthearted note on which to end a lighthearted week. “I’m just wondering what’s taking so long [with testing],” Tur declared. Hogan then admitted, “Everybody’s trying to work on it, but I don’t believe they can wrap up fast enough. That’s the simple answer. We’ve moved on from testing, quite frankly, to other things right
Traders watch President Donald Trump speak from the White House on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, March 13, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The stock market surged on Friday to recover most of its dramatic losses from Thursday, its worst day since 1987, as President Trump announced
Medics prepare a tent during a media event at a drive-through coronavirus testing checkpoint in Munich, Germany, March 11, 2020. (Andreas Gebert/Reuters) Louisiana announced Friday that it will postpone its presidential primary, originally scheduled for April 4, for two months over coronavirus, making it the first state to alter its election over the outbreak. The
FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters) When we first started The McCarthy Report, I wondered if our podcast would have run its course once the Mueller investigation and the always hovering threat of impeachment finally wound down. Well, they’re unwound, yet it seems like Rich and I have as full a plate of
Democrats aren’t just politicizing the coronavirus to blame Trump — they’re using it to push their pet projects. Sen. Bernie Sanders (S-USSR) said, “When I talk about health care being a human right … the coronavirus crisis makes that abundantly clear as to why it should be.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said of the outbreak,
As Ed anticipated earlier today, President Trump has announced a national emergency to combat the spread of the coronavirus. He did this at a White House news conference which included representatives from major industries in addition to government officials. “To unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort, today I am officially
Democratic Florida gubernatorial nominee and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in Tallahassee, Florida, November 6, 2018. (Colin Hackley/Reuters) Andrew Gillum, a former Democratic candidate for Florida governor, was involved in a suspected crystal meth incident at a Miami Beach hotel on Friday morning. Miami Beach Fire Rescue were called to the hotel room by an associate of
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Del., March 12, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) It may be uncomfortable to bring up the former vice president’s visibly diminished mental capacities, but it’s vital that we do. Democrats showed us a surprising amount of cohesion and coordination,
Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Suspend the payroll tax. The Federal Reserve might still have to cut interest rates to zero. Brian Riedl has a nice piece in this publication articulating the case against fiscal stimulus. It provides a solid rundown of what I think are the strongest contemporary arguments that tax
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I Hate You, Coronavirus The coronavirus finally broke me a little bit on Thursday. I am forever grateful that I have you, my dear readers, to talk me off of the ledge from all of this madness. A few days ago I wrote that I might just turn this into a beer blog if the
As recently as this Tuesday, the situation with Chelsea Manning seemed to be stalled. She had been in jail since last May, running up fines as she refused to testify before the grand jury investigating Julian Assange and Wikileaks. Then on Wednesday, Manning allegedly attempted suicide at the jail and was temporarily transferred to a
A medical technologist tests a respiratory panel for use on COVID-19 after the test was authorized for semi-automated testing by the Food and Drug Administration, Lake Success, N.Y., March 11, 2020. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of a Wuhan coronavirus diagnostic that will be able to test patients
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in St Louis, Mo., March 9, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Wednesday announced he is staying in the presidential race, in his first public remarks since losing the majority of Mini Tuesday primaries to former Vice President Joe Biden. “On Sunday, I very much
Chelsea Manning outside the U.S. federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., March 8, 2019 (Ford Fischer/News2Share/Reuters) A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of Chelsea Manning, who leaked classified military information to Wikileaks. Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, was jailed last year for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Wikileaks founder Julian
Jerry Wayne is the Michigan voter who confronted Joe Biden over his stance on guns. #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
The left’s reaction to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s rude exchange with a union worker in Michigan is a case study on liberal hypocrisy and propaganda. You’d have to be living in a cave not to recognize that something is way off with Biden. He’s always been strange, but he’s getting noticeably worse. His rhetorical
The Wednesday deadline for the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program was met. The court ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s policy, also known as Remain in Mexico. The program has been successful in containing the flow of asylum-seekers flooding the southern border. In order to
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker speaks to news media in the spin room after the conclusion of the fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 20, 2019. (REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry) Unlike Joe Biden, Booker offered moderate bona fides in a lucid, presentable package. But he tacked hard
It feels like every few minutes, something really surprising happens because of the coronavirus. Now the Democratic presidential debate that was scheduled for Sunday night in Phoenix, Arizona, is moved to Washington, D.C.; also, Jorge Ramos of Univision, who was scheduled to moderate, will not participate. He was “possibly exposed to coronavirus. While he is
Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Today the Fed announced a $1.5 trillion liquidity provision to the interbank lending market — primarily in the form of “repurchase agreements.” The interbank lending market comprises the federal-funds market (in which the Fed actively participates on a daily basis) and the repurchase-agreement (or “repo”) market (in which
Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! The show will be streamed on Hot Air’s Facebook page and embedded here and on the show page for those who are not on Facebook. Join us as we welcome: Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson brings us up
A man walks past an advertisement for the Democratic National Convention at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C September 2, 2012. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters) The Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday it would move the upcoming presidential primary debate from Phoenix, Ariz., to Washington, D.C., due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. “Out of an
Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke endorses former vice president Joe Biden at a campaign event at Gilley’s in Dallas, Texas, U.S., March 2, 2020. (Eric Thayer/Reuters) As Democratic presidential front runner Joe Biden gears up for the general election in November, his campaign has decided to hire former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke’s campaign manager.
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a community event at Sun City MacDonald Ranch in Henderson, Nev., February 14, 2020. (Gage Skidmore) Former vice president Joe Biden accused the White House of a “colossal” misstep over a lack of available coronavirus testing, and urged that the country dramatically increase its screening capacity. “The administration’s
Former Vice President Joe Biden exchanges heated words with workers over gun control. Reaction and analysis from “The Five.’ 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