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In Becerra Pick, Harris-Biden Put Politics First

"That Becerra’s deepest experience is political makes some observers wary." In Becerra, an HHS nominee with political chops but no real health experience December 8, 2020 Kaiser Health News – Xavier Becerra is set to be a pandemic-era secretary with no public health experience. Whether that matters depends on whom you ask. Becerra built his career in the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming California’s attorney general, and some wonder whether his political and legal skills would...

PA Gov. Tests Positive For Covid

Dec 9, 2020 POLITICO – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, though he said he does not have symptoms and will continue to work. Wolf announced his diagnosis in a tweet Wednesday, in which he said he had tested positive during a routine Covid test. Wolf is isolating at home according to guidelines by the Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His wife, Frances, was also tested for the disease...

GOP Rep. Elected Speaker, Dies Of COVID A Week Later

Concord, NH (CBS) – Longtime New Hampshire State Rep. Richard “Dick” Hinch died suddenly Wednesday, just a week after being elected Speaker of the House. UPDATE: AP – An autopsy determined that the cause of Hinch's death was COVID-19. Seventy-one-year-old Hinch, a Republican from Merrimack, was elected to his seventh term as a state representative in November. He had previously served as House Republican Leader (2018-2020), and House Majority Leader (2015-2018). New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he...

Xavier Becerra: ‘Health Care Is a Right’

"Xavier Becerra "has sued the Trump administration dozens of times on health care, birth control, immigration, climate change, and more" Dec 7, 2020 Kaiser Health News – Joe Biden has tapped California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra, who would be the nation’s first Latino HHS secretary, has taken some ground-breaking positions on health care, especially since he became attorney general in 2017. He has sued the Trump...

Kamala’s Radical Plan For Your Health Care

Kamala is no moderate on health care | First published October 7 ... worth a fresh look as January 20 draws near | OPINION, Fox Business – On the same day last month both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris suffered the same revealing slip of the tongue. They each referred to the coming "Harris-Biden administration." There’s no mistaking that Harris has openly assumed the role of heir-apparent to Biden. The 78-years-old former vice president is bound to be...

Courthouse Error Could Make Bill Cosby A Free Man

CNN – Judges on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court questioned and expressed skepticism about the use of five "prior bad acts" witnesses in Bill Cosby's criminal trial during an appeal hearing on Tuesday. Cosby, 83, is more than two years into a 3-to-10-year sentence at a prison outside Philadelphia for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, at Cosby's home in 2004. The three assault charges in the case centered on Constand's testimony....

New Yorkers Rally Around Bar Owner Arrested For Lockdown Violations

Dec 2, 2020 Fox News – Around 60 people assembled in front of Mac’s Public House in Staten Island after its co-owner, Danny Presti, was taken away in handcuffs Tuesday night. Holding signs, the protesters sang "God Bless America" and the chorus to Twisted Sister's “We’re Not Gonna Take It." One sign read: “Lock up criminals, not Americans.” Christine Salica of Westerleigh, a make-up artist who has been out of work since March, told the Staten Island...

Covid Rules Are For Thee, Not For Me; Another Politician Parties On

Austin Mayor tells community to stay home while in Cabo after flying there in private jet The Mexico trip was one day after Adler hosted a wedding with 20 guests Fox News – Austin Mayor Steve Adler recorded a video of himself urging the public to “stay home if you can” while he vacationed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. "Stay home if you can ... this is not the time to relax,” Adler said in the clip posted...

China’s Politically Motivated COVID-19 Cover-Up

“It was clear they did make mistakes – and not just mistakes that happen when you’re dealing with a novel virus, also bureaucratic and politically motivated errors" Newly leaked documents reveal how China bungled COVID-19’s early days Nov 30, 2020 NY Post – A trove of newly leaked documents details how China bungled its handling of the pandemic’s early days — including lowballing COVID-19 data and taking weeks to diagnose new cases, according to a report Monday. The...

Key Trump Advisor Resigns

Dec. 1, 2020 | NBC News – Dr. Scott Atlas, the controversial White House coronavirus adviser, has resigned. "I am writing to resign from my position as special adviser to the president of the United States," Atlas said in a resignation letter posted to Twitter late Monday, which is dated Dec. 1 and addressed to President Donald Trump. Atlas, a neuroradiologist on leave from the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank affiliated with Stanford University, has no background...

Biden Taps Big Spenders In Bid To Cure Covid Economy

Biden names liberal economics team "All are outspoken supporters of more government stimulus spending to boost growth, a major issue with the coronavirus pandemic cramping the U.S. economy." PLUS: Biden budget pick Neera Tanden a lightning rod in Washington Dec 1, 2020 WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, President-elect Joe Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation's workers and...

AP: Biden May Release Guantanamo Prisoners With Health Problems

Over the years, nine prisoners have died at Guantanamo: seven from apparent suicide, one from cancer, and one from a heart attack. Now Joe Biden may be considering releasing some Guantanamo detainees based on health considerations. Is this okay with you? Comment below. Nov 28, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16...

Real Health Reform Pledge Flips Another House Seat To GOP

Former House Republican flips central California seat FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans have picked up their 11th seat overall in the U.S. House and the third seat in California, as Republican David Valadao reclaimed the seat he lost in the farm belt two years ago. The former congressman defeated Democratic Rep. TJ Cox, who ousted Valadao in the 21st Congressional District two years ago by 862 votes. Valadao endorsed President Donald Trump after withholding his backing in...

AstraZeneca Botches Covid Vaccine Trial

“We believe that this product will never be licensed in the U.S.” – Biotech investment bank SVB Leerink Nov 26, 2020 CNBC – AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford are defending the results and methods used in their phase three vaccine trials on the back of criticism from experts in the U.S., stressing the “highest standards” were used and that “additional analysis will be conducted.” AstraZeneca shares are down by around 6% this week after questions were raised...

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