Facebook recently announced that it is now letting users turn off political ads on both their Facebook and Instagram feeds. Starting Wednesday, people will be able to turn off all social issue, electoral, or political ads from candidates, super PACs, or other organizations that have the “Paid for by” political disclaimer on them. The new…
Updated June 16, 2020 The Latest Officials in Tulsa, Okla., are warning that the Trump campaign’s planned rally on Saturday is likely to worsen a spike in coronavirus infections. Keep Up With Our Coverage Get an email recapping the day’s news Download our mobile app on iOS and Android and turn on Breaking News and…
Former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove ripped Democrat Beto O’Rourke Monday for taking a "cheap shot" at the Texas Republican governor's plan to reopen the state in a responsible and safe manner.The former congressman and presidential candidate mocked the gradual reopening of the Texas economy from coronavirus shutdowns as “dangerous, dumb and weak.” O’Rourke’s Twitter post was a reaction…
Iowa looms as a potential blockbuster on the Senate map — a contest Democrats need to put firmly in play as part of their takeover strategy. It’s not yet a top-tier race on the level of Arizona or North Carolina, but Democrats say they can win despite Iowa's lurch to the right in recent years,…
Tests for Covid-19 antibodies are now available, but news reports suggest—and some physicians are advising their patients—that antibodies may not provide immunity. This assertion defies generations of immunology research and is a political attack on reliable tests. Here’s how the immune system works: On viral infection, it reacts with two surges, “innate” and “adaptive” immunity.…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…