“The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.”Former Vice President Joe Biden in remarks during the March 16 Democratic presidential primary debateThis story was produced in partnership with .During Sunday night’s debate, while leveling criticism at President Donald Trump’s handling of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic, former Vice President Joe Biden said the Trump administration refused to get coronavirus testing kits from the World Health Organization.“Look, the...…“The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.”Former Vice President Joe Biden in remarks during the March 16 Democratic presidential primary debateThis story was produced in partnership with .During Sunday night’s debate, while leveling criticism at President Donald Trump’s handling of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic, former Vice President Joe Biden said the Trump administration refused to get coronavirus testing kits from the World Health Organization.“Look, the...WW…

/PolitiFact | Climate change goals get a major boost under the bill, with about $369 billion over 10 years.A bill on climate change, health care and corporate taxation advances some of the key promises President Joe Biden campaigned on in 2020. But the scaled-back bill also offers a reminder of other Biden campaign promises that had to be pushed off until later, if ever.The bill passed with Democratic votes only in the 50-50 Senate, under special rules that allow passage with just a simple majority. The House passed it five days later on a similar party-line vote, 220-207.Barring something...…/PolitiFact | Climate change goals get a major boost under the bill, with about $369 billion over 10 years.A bill on climate change, health care and corporate taxation advances some of the key promises President Joe Biden campaigned on in 2020. But the scaled-back bill also offers a reminder of other Biden campaign promises that had to be pushed off until later, if ever.The bill passed with Democratic votes only in the 50-50 Senate, under special rules that allow passage with just a simple majority. The House passed it five days later on a similar party-line vote, 220-207.Barring something...WW…

This story also ran on .The federal government did a quick pivot on the threat of the coronavirus spreading through the air, changing a key piece of guidance over the weekend.On , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that tiny airborne particles, not just the bigger water droplets from a sneeze or cough, could infect others. It cited growing “evidence.”By , with a note saying it had been posted in error and the CDC was in the process of updating its recommendations.The move put the CDC in the middle of a debate over how the coronavirus infects people. Its guidelines could...…This story also ran on .The federal government did a quick pivot on the threat of the coronavirus spreading through the air, changing a key piece of guidance over the weekend.On , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that tiny airborne particles, not just the bigger water droplets from a sneeze or cough, could infect others. It cited growing “evidence.”By , with a note saying it had been posted in error and the CDC was in the process of updating its recommendations.The move put the CDC in the middle of a debate over how the coronavirus infects people. Its guidelines could...WW…

This story also ran on .Protecting people with preexisting medical conditions is an issue that has followed President Donald Trump his entire first term. Now, Trump has signed an executive order that he says locks in coverage regardless of anyone’s health history. “Any health care reform legislation that comes to my desk from Congress must protect the preexisting conditions or I won’t sign it,” Trump said at a  signing event.With the executive order, Trump said, “This is affirmed, signed and done, so we can put that to rest.”Health law and health policy experts say Trump has put...…This story also ran on .Protecting people with preexisting medical conditions is an issue that has followed President Donald Trump his entire first term. Now, Trump has signed an executive order that he says locks in coverage regardless of anyone’s health history. “Any health care reform legislation that comes to my desk from Congress must protect the preexisting conditions or I won’t sign it,” Trump said at a  signing event.With the executive order, Trump said, “This is affirmed, signed and done, so we can put that to rest.”Health law and health policy experts say Trump has put...WW…

This story was produced in partnership with .President Donald Trump came into office vowing to repeal and replace Obamacare. While he successfully neutralized the health care law’s requirement that everyone carry insurance, the law .When Fox News host Chris Wallace noted that Trump has yet to put forward a replacement plan, Trump told him to stay tuned.“We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do,” on “Fox News Sunday.”“The Supreme Court gave the president of the United States...…This story was produced in partnership with .President Donald Trump came into office vowing to repeal and replace Obamacare. While he successfully neutralized the health care law’s requirement that everyone carry insurance, the law .When Fox News host Chris Wallace noted that Trump has yet to put forward a replacement plan, Trump told him to stay tuned.“We’re signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do,” on “Fox News Sunday.”“The Supreme Court gave the president of the United States...WW…

“There were not chemical irritants” used to clear a crowd. Pepper balls are “not a chemical irritant.”— Attorney General William Barr in a June 7 interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation”This story was produced in partnership with .On a Sunday morning news show, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said federal officers used no chemical irritants to disperse a crowd of people near a Washington, D.C., church President Donald Trump was due to visit.Appearing on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Barr said the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service used “standard crowd control” methods during the June 1...…“There were not chemical irritants” used to clear a crowd. Pepper balls are “not a chemical irritant.”— Attorney General William Barr in a June 7 interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation”This story was produced in partnership with .On a Sunday morning news show, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said federal officers used no chemical irritants to disperse a crowd of people near a Washington, D.C., church President Donald Trump was due to visit.Appearing on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Barr said the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service used “standard crowd control” methods during the June 1...WW…

Trump and his administration acted to keep the virus out of the United States, but his words in public downplayed the threat for many weeks.In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump aimed to reassure the public. Now, he has called for a 15-day push to shut down transmission.“By making shared sacrifices and temporary changes, we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy,” Trump said in a news conference.When a reporter asked if there had been a shift in tone, Trump shot back."I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic," Trump...…Trump and his administration acted to keep the virus out of the United States, but his words in public downplayed the threat for many weeks.In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump aimed to reassure the public. Now, he has called for a 15-day push to shut down transmission.“By making shared sacrifices and temporary changes, we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy,” Trump said in a news conference.When a reporter asked if there had been a shift in tone, Trump shot back."I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic," Trump...WW…