×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Florida Rep. Ted Yoho (R) launched an ugly personal attack against New York Rep. (D) when he met her on the steps of the Capitol on Monday, according to who overheard the exchange.The congressman allegedly called Ocasio-Cortez “disgusting” for comments she has made linking economic insecurity to a recent spike in crime in New York City.Advertisement“You are out of your mind,” he told her.Yoho was walking down the steps of the building as Ocasio-Cortez was walking up when he accosted her, The Hill reported. The...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Florida Rep. Ted Yoho (R) launched an ugly personal attack against New York Rep. (D) when he met her on the steps of the Capitol on Monday, according to who overheard the exchange.The congressman allegedly called Ocasio-Cortez “disgusting” for comments she has made linking economic insecurity to a recent spike in crime in New York City.Advertisement“You are out of your mind,” he told her.Yoho was walking down the steps of the building as Ocasio-Cortez was walking up when he accosted her, The Hill reported. The...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President defended his support for hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 on Tuesday despite the fact that its effectiveness remains scientifically unproven. The drug can be deadly and should only be taken under medical supervision. “A lot of people are taking it. A lot of doctors are taking it,” Trump alleged from the White House during an afternoon Cabinet meeting. Advertisement“It’s got a very bad reputation only because I’m promoting it, so I’m obviously a very bad promoter,” he added. Health and...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×President defended his support for hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 on Tuesday despite the fact that its effectiveness remains scientifically unproven. The drug can be deadly and should only be taken under medical supervision. “A lot of people are taking it. A lot of doctors are taking it,” Trump alleged from the White House during an afternoon Cabinet meeting. Advertisement“It’s got a very bad reputation only because I’m promoting it, so I’m obviously a very bad promoter,” he added. Health and...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, told the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday that the true death toll than what has been reported so far and cautioned Americans that going back to normal life too soon could lead to major spikes in cases.“I don’t know the exact precent that it’s higher, but certainly, it’s higher,” Fauci said of the death toll in response to a question from Sen. (I-Vt.).Advertisement“If you think we have it completely under control, we don’t,” he said...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, told the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday that the true death toll than what has been reported so far and cautioned Americans that going back to normal life too soon could lead to major spikes in cases.“I don’t know the exact precent that it’s higher, but certainly, it’s higher,” Fauci said of the death toll in response to a question from Sen. (I-Vt.).Advertisement“If you think we have it completely under control, we don’t,” he said...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.President thinks the coronavirus death toll figures are being inflated, with officials around him nodding in agreement, . The outlet suggested he may soon launch a sustained public attack on the numbers as the 2020 election nears.Over at , political commentator picked up a video casting heavy doubt on the figures. In the footage, produced by conservative activist group Project Veritas,...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.President thinks the coronavirus death toll figures are being inflated, with officials around him nodding in agreement, . The outlet suggested he may soon launch a sustained public attack on the numbers as the 2020 election nears.Over at , political commentator picked up a video casting heavy doubt on the figures. In the footage, produced by conservative activist group Project Veritas,...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has endorsed his former vice president, , for president, finally breaking his silence in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.“Joe has the character and the experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery,” Obama said in a 12-minute video filmed at his home and posted on YouTube.Advertisement“I know he’ll surround himself with good people ― experts, scientists, military officials who actually know how to run the government and care about doing a good job running the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×has endorsed his former vice president, , for president, finally breaking his silence in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.“Joe has the character and the experience to guide us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long recovery,” Obama said in a 12-minute video filmed at his home and posted on YouTube.Advertisement“I know he’ll surround himself with good people ― experts, scientists, military officials who actually know how to run the government and care about doing a good job running the...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.As protests intensified in Minneapolis following the death of a Black man pinned down by a white police officer, issued in a pair of tweets.“I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis,” he wrote Thursday night. “Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.As protests intensified in Minneapolis following the death of a Black man pinned down by a white police officer, issued in a pair of tweets.“I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis,” he wrote Thursday night. “Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The U.S. Postal Service will run out of operational funds by the end of September unless Congress intervenes, Postmaster General Megan Brennan told members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in a Thursday .Mail volume has dramatically slowed during the crisis due to widespread business closures, and the USPS is bracing for a steep drop in revenue. But its postal workers , handling prescription drug shipments, lab test materials and medical supplies that are crucial to efforts to contain the virus....…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The U.S. Postal Service will run out of operational funds by the end of September unless Congress intervenes, Postmaster General Megan Brennan told members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in a Thursday .Mail volume has dramatically slowed during the crisis due to widespread business closures, and the USPS is bracing for a steep drop in revenue. But its postal workers , handling prescription drug shipments, lab test materials and medical supplies that are crucial to efforts to contain the virus....WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Over the second half of 2020, as ’s presidential campaign raked in money hand over fist, the cash-strapped Trump campaign apparently decided to try a novel approach ― trickery. said ’s reelection campaign used scammy online tactics to draw millions of dollars from unwitting supporters to buoy itself, particularly as Election Day drew near last September and October.AdvertisementMuch of the money that Trump accrued eventually had to be refunded, the Times reported, but it effectively served as “an interest-free...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Over the second half of 2020, as ’s presidential campaign raked in money hand over fist, the cash-strapped Trump campaign apparently decided to try a novel approach ― trickery. said ’s reelection campaign used scammy online tactics to draw millions of dollars from unwitting supporters to buoy itself, particularly as Election Day drew near last September and October.AdvertisementMuch of the money that Trump accrued eventually had to be refunded, the Times reported, but it effectively served as “an interest-free...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Once upon a time there was a boy from New Jersey. Tall and athletic, he learned to play football at his elite West Orange prep school before entering the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. , in 2020, he ran to represent the people of Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. He lost.Now, Daniel “Big Dan” Rodimer has thrown his 10-gallon hat into the race to represent the 6th Congressional District of Texas in this year’s to fill the vacancy left by GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who in February.AdvertisementRodimer’s is...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Once upon a time there was a boy from New Jersey. Tall and athletic, he learned to play football at his elite West Orange prep school before entering the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. , in 2020, he ran to represent the people of Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. He lost.Now, Daniel “Big Dan” Rodimer has thrown his 10-gallon hat into the race to represent the 6th Congressional District of Texas in this year’s to fill the vacancy left by GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who in February.AdvertisementRodimer’s is...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×California, removed a “fake body hanging from a tree” on Thursday morning near Lake Merritt, the same park where the day before, HuffPost confirmed.The racist displays follow weeks of civil rights protests against racism and police brutality, some of which took place in the park. AdvertisementOakland Mayor Libby Schaff issued a statement Thursday calling the incident “a deliberate and vile attempt to traumatize and divide Oaklanders.”Earlier this morning, we removed a human effigy hung from a tree at Lake Merritt...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×California, removed a “fake body hanging from a tree” on Thursday morning near Lake Merritt, the same park where the day before, HuffPost confirmed.The racist displays follow weeks of civil rights protests against racism and police brutality, some of which took place in the park. AdvertisementOakland Mayor Libby Schaff issued a statement Thursday calling the incident “a deliberate and vile attempt to traumatize and divide Oaklanders.”Earlier this morning, we removed a human effigy hung from a tree at Lake Merritt...WW…