Tag Archives: COVID-19

The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule for homeowners who are struggling to make mortgage payments due to the pandemic, but said foreclosures would be allowed to resume in coming months once those extra protections have been met. The new rule safeguards struggling borrowers and allows them to …

Two federal judges have blocked minority farmers from receiving billions of dollars in debt-relief payments. Judges Marcia Morales Howard and William Griesbach say the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act is unconstitutional because it is not race-neutral. The orders come after white farmers and institutions filed lawsuits because they couldn’t receive …

Three House Republicans must each pay $500 fines imposed by the sergeant-at-arms for being warned and then failing to wear a mask on the House floor. Reps. Brian Mast of Florida, Beth Van Duyne of Texas, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa were all fined, according to an announcement released on …

As previously reported, the Biden administration on Tuesday conceded it would narrowly miss its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid vaccine to 70 percent of US adults by July 4. “We think it’ll take a few extra weeks to get to 70 percent of all adults …

According to a new book, former President Donald Trump reportedly suggested sending Americans infected with COVID-19 to Guantanamo Bay. Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta’s new book “Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History” share details about former President Donald Trump’s administration’s response to the pandemic. …

The White House announced plans on Monday for the remaining  55 million doses out of the 80 million COVID-19 vaccines they pledged to have allocated by the end of June. President Joe Biden pledged to distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of the month, but the White …

The United States appears unlikely to reach President Joe Biden‘s vaccination goals as a more contagious COVID-19 variant has led to rising case numbers in some parts of the country. With two weeks left to meet Biden’s goal of 70% of American adults with at least one vaccine dose and …

A federal judge ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot enforce COVID-19 restrictions on cruise ships. The judge ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by the state of Florida, granting a preliminary injunction suspending mandatory guidelines for cruise ships through July 18. When the injunction …

President Joe Biden announced on Friday that the United States had distributed 300 million shots of the COVID-19 vaccine in 150 days. “Today, we will have reached the mark of 300 million shots in arms in just 150 days,” the President said. “It’s an important milestone that just didn’t happen …

House Republicans, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, introduced the ‘Fire Fauci Act’ on Tuesday. The legislation would remove Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would reduce Fauci’s salary to zero dollars …

Three Senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would spend $40 billion to make broadband internet more affordable and accessible. The Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy Act is one of the largest proposals aimed at addressing the digital divide. The bill would require that broadband providers …

Senator Ron Johnson is suspended from YouTube for seven days. The Senator posted videos promoting unproven treatments for COVID-19. “We removed the video in accordance with our COVID-19 medical misinformation policies, which don’t allow content that encourages people to use Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin to treat or prevent the virus,” a …

The United States purchased 500 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to donate worldwide. According to CNN Politics, President Joe Biden will announce his plans at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England. The move comes as the United States faces pressure to do more in the face of global vaccine …

Washington is the latest state to offer a new twist on vaccine incentives with its ‘Joints for Jabs’ program. COVID-19 vaccine incentives are spreading throughout the United States to encourage vaccinations. Most states are offering lotteries and cash incentives — Washington State is offering its residence pre-rolled marijuana joints. On …

A Wisconsin pharmacist will spend three years in prison for tampering with COVID-19 vaccines. Steven Brandenburg admitted to intentionally leaving more than 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine outside of the refrigerator for hours at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wisconsin. The Moderna vaccine must be kept at a specific …