Coronavirus

"When you stand up and you say that working class families need some help, 'Oh my god, the world is gonna collapse.'"

The Washington Post tells us that 7.7 million first doses of vaccines have been shipped to date (two million shots have been given), with a target of 16 million by the end of the year. This is warp speed?

"Congress must pass this bill to address the immediate need, but let's be clear: this should be considered a down payment at best."

Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell thought coronavirus precautions were overblown, and made sure people knew it. In one case he forbade a mother from getting her children tested for COVID-19. Then, one of them had to go to the emergency room.

"Funny enough, they never take issue with doubling down on corporate bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy."

Maldonado once mocked members of his own congregation for staying away from church in the early days of the pandemic.

"We're coming out of this pandemic like countries come out of world wars, with thousands of dead and devastated economies," said one senator.

"McConnell is making it pretty clear that if Dems don't win the Georgia Senate races, he will cripple the American economy, hoping it will let the GOP win the midterm."

Lax states are attracting shoppers and students from stricter neighbors — and sending back COVID-19 cases. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy.

More than 740,000 Americans applied for jobless benefits last week.