Less than 30 minutes after the Veterans Affairs headquarters announced it had adequate equipment, staffers in LA were told to start rationing masks.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .On Friday, a top official at the wrote to all of the agency’s nearly 400,000 employees with a “safety brief” on personal protective equipment, the critical masks, gloves, and supplies that keep workers safe as they care for patients battling the novel outbreak.Lawrence B....…Less than 30 minutes after the Veterans Affairs headquarters announced it had adequate equipment, staffers in LA were told to start rationing masks.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .On Friday, a top official at the wrote to all of the agency’s nearly 400,000 employees with a “safety brief” on personal protective equipment, the critical masks, gloves, and supplies that keep workers safe as they care for patients battling the novel outbreak.Lawrence B....WW…

Days after a BuzzFeed News article on rationing in LA, officials debuted new guidelines to protect medical personnel.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .The Veterans Affairs hospital system in Los Angeles has implemented new policies on personal protective equipment for medical personnel treating patients after BuzzFeed News that employees were told they may have to ration their masks.Under the previous policy, LA health care workers treating patients...…Days after a BuzzFeed News article on rationing in LA, officials debuted new guidelines to protect medical personnel.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .The Veterans Affairs hospital system in Los Angeles has implemented new policies on personal protective equipment for medical personnel treating patients after BuzzFeed News that employees were told they may have to ration their masks.Under the previous policy, LA health care workers treating patients...WW…

Intelligence officials praise Morgan Muir and his record, but a former Senate investigator said Muir cannot be trusted to “convey accurate information.”The man overseeing President Joe Biden's daily intelligence briefing previously advocated for the CIA’s false claims about its torture program to a powerful Senate committee, according to its former lead investigator and three others with direct knowledge of the events.In 2013, during a dramatic standoff between the Senate Intelligence Committee and the CIA, Morgan Muir, then a senior CIA analyst, played a pivotal role that has never before...…Intelligence officials praise Morgan Muir and his record, but a former Senate investigator said Muir cannot be trusted to “convey accurate information.”The man overseeing President Joe Biden's daily intelligence briefing previously advocated for the CIA’s false claims about its torture program to a powerful Senate committee, according to its former lead investigator and three others with direct knowledge of the events.In 2013, during a dramatic standoff between the Senate Intelligence Committee and the CIA, Morgan Muir, then a senior CIA analyst, played a pivotal role that has never before...WW…

The defense spending bill passed with a veto-proof majority in both chambers of Congress, but Trump went ahead and vetoed it anyway.The Senate has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of the defense spending bill in a 81–13 vote on Friday, just four days after the House did the same, delivering Trump a stinging snub as his presidential term comes to a close.The Senate first voted 80–12 to limit debate on the president's veto, quickly advancing to the final vote which required a two-thirds majority to overturn the veto. With bipartisan support, the final vote easily surpassed that...…The defense spending bill passed with a veto-proof majority in both chambers of Congress, but Trump went ahead and vetoed it anyway.The Senate has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of the defense spending bill in a 81–13 vote on Friday, just four days after the House did the same, delivering Trump a stinging snub as his presidential term comes to a close.The Senate first voted 80–12 to limit debate on the president's veto, quickly advancing to the final vote which required a two-thirds majority to overturn the veto. With bipartisan support, the final vote easily surpassed that...WW…

The Justice Department and FBI have turned over to BuzzFeed News and CNN the from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the inquiry.The documents include interview summaries from Trump adviser Jared Kushner, former campaign chair Paul Manafort, former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, and former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.Excerpts from some of the , known as FBI 302s, are sprinkled throughout Mueller’s , but many details were omitted. For example, interview...…The Justice Department and FBI have turned over to BuzzFeed News and CNN the from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the inquiry.The documents include interview summaries from Trump adviser Jared Kushner, former campaign chair Paul Manafort, former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, and former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.Excerpts from some of the , known as FBI 302s, are sprinkled throughout Mueller’s , but many details were omitted. For example, interview...WW…