A newly surfaced explosive but unproven allegation of a 1993 sexual assault by then-Sen. Joe Biden is being ignored and denied by Democrats – the same Democrats who were quick to embrace clearly fabricated sexual assault allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
Throughout this crisis, President Trump and the Republicans in Congress have consistently ensured that the federal government was ready to step in wherever necessary to protect American lives and livelihoods.
If America goes bankrupt after this, bankrupt from the way that our leaders have responded to the pandemic -- and that could happen -- it will likely be the Chinese who bail us out.
China lied from the very beginning of this virus. They covered up the origins and severity of the disease, they underreported their initial cases, and they manipulated the WHO to spread misinformation about human-to-human transmission.
Protesters don’t seem to understand that the state government orders requiring us to stay at home except for limited activities – like shopping for food or medicine, or getting medical care, or performing essential jobs – are protecting the health and lives of us all, including the protesters and their families.
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this week – something of an ecological feast day – many journalistic, philanthropic and religious leaders echoed the spirit of the original celebration: The human race is a cancer on the planet.
Attorney General Bill Barr caused something of a stir Tuesday by quipping that some of the state shelter-in-place restrictions to stem the coronavirus epidemic have been akin to “house arrest.”
As Congress reaches agreements on relief for small businesses and other sectors of the economy, let’s hope our lawmakers show love to a generation that has endured so much economic pain.