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"Cruz’s error is not that he was shirking a duty he knew he should have been performing. It’s that he couldn’t think of any way he could use his power as a U.S. senator to help Texans in need."

Ted Cruz Is No Hypocrite. He’s Worse. The senator’s error is not that he was deliberately shirking his duty, but that he couldn’t think of any way he could help.

Making up for lost time. Good news from President Biden!

Biden Announces Deal For 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccines "We've now purchased enough vaccine supplies to vaccinate all Americans," Biden said on Thursday. "Now we're working to get those vaccines into the arms of millions of people."

A supreme failure of leadership by President Trump.

Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries Per capita deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and other causes are 85% higher than in countries like Germany and Israel. "The United States really has done remarkably badly," a study author says.

Listen to the scientists.

In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers Editors at the world’s leading medical journal said the Trump administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”

Rest in Power Justice Ginsberg. She gave all she could. It's our turn.

“This makes no sense. People without symptoms account for up to 50% of transmission. We need MORE testing, not less.” - Dr. Leana Wen, public health professor at George Washington University and former health commissioner of Baltimore.

CDC quietly revises coronavirus guidance to downplay importance of testing for asymptomatic people "This makes no sense. People without symptoms account for up to 50% of transmission," Dr. Leana Wen, the former health commissioner of Baltimore, said in a tweet. "We need MORE testing, not less."

Oh snap.

More than 150 prominent US medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and others have signed a letter urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic.

Shut down the country again to contain Covid-19, US medical experts urge More than 150 prominent US medical experts, scientists and others signed a letter to political leaders urging them to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic.

It sure is.

This is the most succinct -- and brutal -- Republican rejection of Donald Trump that you will ever read For all of the words that have been written and spoken about -- and by -- Donald Trump, it's often difficult to put a finger on what makes his presidency so incredibly abnormal.

Thank you Sen. Warren for sponsoring a bill to give FEMA control over supplying medical equipment to states. Trump's laissez-faire approach has forced states to bid against each other and use the military to safeguard scarce resources. (source: Politico)

Rick Bright told The New York Times he was removed as the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) because he limited the broad use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, two drugs that President Trump repeatedly pushed as potential cures without evidence.

Doctor says he was removed from federal post after opposing funding for unproven drugs The former head of the federal office that will be at the forefront of developing a cure for COVID-19 said he was forced out after he prioritized science instead of promoting unproven treatments.