×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement,AdvertisementThere are 1,372 people in cages at San Quentin positive for COVID. 10 people have died! Over 1/2 have been infected. Releasing 7% of the prison population isn’t enough. It will spread. People will keep getting sick and die please do more. — Brendon Woods (@BrendonWoodsPD)Brendan Woods, the public defender for Alameda County, across the bay from San Quentin prison, said Tuesday: “. It will spread. People will keep getting sick and die,” and called on Newsom to “please do more.” State...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement,AdvertisementThere are 1,372 people in cages at San Quentin positive for COVID. 10 people have died! Over 1/2 have been infected. Releasing 7% of the prison population isn’t enough. It will spread. People will keep getting sick and die please do more. — Brendon Woods (@BrendonWoodsPD)Brendan Woods, the public defender for Alameda County, across the bay from San Quentin prison, said Tuesday: “. It will spread. People will keep getting sick and die,” and called on Newsom to “please do more.” State...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement"I find our testing record nothing to celebrate whatsoever," Sen. Mitt Romney says, pointing out that other nations will have testing rates go down because they don't have the kind of outbreak seen in the U.S. — CBS News (@CBSNews)Advertisement, saying that A HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement"I find our testing record nothing to celebrate whatsoever," Sen. Mitt Romney says, pointing out that other nations will have testing rates go down because they don't have the kind of outbreak seen in the U.S. — CBS News (@CBSNews)Advertisement, saying that A HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked President to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, Monday. Pompeo he had made the request because Linick’s work was “undermining” the department’s mission. He also claimed he did not know beforehand that Linick was investigating him.AdvertisementThe president fired Linick last week. The IG was reportedly fast-tracked more than $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies, as well as whether Pompeo made a staffer run personal errands for him. in...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked President to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, Monday. Pompeo he had made the request because Linick’s work was “undermining” the department’s mission. He also claimed he did not know beforehand that Linick was investigating him.AdvertisementThe president fired Linick last week. The IG was reportedly fast-tracked more than $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies, as well as whether Pompeo made a staffer run personal errands for him. in...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×CDC Director AdvertisementCDC tracks 12 different forecasting models of possible deaths in the US. As of May 11, all forecast an increase in deaths in the coming weeks and a cumulative total exceeding 100,000 by June 1. See national & state forecasts: — Dr. Robert R. Redfield (@CDCDirector).AdvertisementA HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×CDC Director AdvertisementCDC tracks 12 different forecasting models of possible deaths in the US. As of May 11, all forecast an increase in deaths in the coming weeks and a cumulative total exceeding 100,000 by June 1. See national & state forecasts: — Dr. Robert R. Redfield (@CDCDirector).AdvertisementA HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisementindustries and domestic workers like nannies and AdvertisementA majority of the workers that put food on our tables are undocumented immigrants.These essential workers—who are risking their lives daily—deserve essential benefits and to live without fear of deportation. — Hispanic Caucus (@HispanicCaucus),Advertisement“That is a potential ticking time bomb for America,” Garcia said, noting that many workers in these industries don’t have access to paid sick leave, so they have a “cruel incentive”...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisementindustries and domestic workers like nannies and AdvertisementA majority of the workers that put food on our tables are undocumented immigrants.These essential workers—who are risking their lives daily—deserve essential benefits and to live without fear of deportation. — Hispanic Caucus (@HispanicCaucus),Advertisement“That is a potential ticking time bomb for America,” Garcia said, noting that many workers in these industries don’t have access to paid sick leave, so they have a “cruel incentive”...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×So far only about 1,500 people have been tested in the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a press conference. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLIVE NOW: Governor and state health officials provide an update on the state’s response to . — Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor)AdvertisementKeep up with the latest updates on the coronavirus .Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×So far only about 1,500 people have been tested in the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a press conference. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLIVE NOW: Governor and state health officials provide an update on the state’s response to . — Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor)AdvertisementKeep up with the latest updates on the coronavirus .Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“He’s a fool. An absolute fool to talk that way,” former Vice President Joe Biden reacts to President Trump criticizing him for wearing a mask. "It's cost peoples lives." — CNN (@CNN)AdvertisementA HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“He’s a fool. An absolute fool to talk that way,” former Vice President Joe Biden reacts to President Trump criticizing him for wearing a mask. "It's cost peoples lives." — CNN (@CNN)AdvertisementA HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…