On Tuesday, one day after the Dow Jones had its , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Americans that it is all but a certainty that the deadly virus will spread throughout the United States. “It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country any more but a question of when this will happen,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad,” she added ominously. One person who isn’t worried in the slightest? Noted...…On Tuesday, one day after the Dow Jones had its , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Americans that it is all but a certainty that the deadly virus will spread throughout the United States. “It’s not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country any more but a question of when this will happen,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad,” she added ominously. One person who isn’t worried in the slightest? Noted...WW…

Film lovers all slapped their foreheads on Tuesday as President Donald Trump belched out an odd tweet, even by his own standards. In it he warned that Democratic governors couldn’t fool him, because he watches TCM.In a bizarre statement, Trump warned that Mutiny on the Bounty is one of his favorite films—because “a good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch, especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain.”Of course, whether you’re watching the 1935 Clark Gable–Charles Laughton version, the 1962 Marlon Brando–Trevor Howard...…Film lovers all slapped their foreheads on Tuesday as President Donald Trump belched out an odd tweet, even by his own standards. In it he warned that Democratic governors couldn’t fool him, because he watches TCM.In a bizarre statement, Trump warned that Mutiny on the Bounty is one of his favorite films—because “a good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch, especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain.”Of course, whether you’re watching the 1935 Clark Gable–Charles Laughton version, the 1962 Marlon Brando–Trevor Howard...WW…

Four years ago, after an unexpectedly competitive and contentious primary, Bernie Sanders endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee. “We have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” the Vermont senator at the party convention in Philadelphia—and Sanders was booed, long and loudly, by his own delegates. That fall Sanders campaigned energetically for Clinton, yet after Donald Trump’s narrow victory, some of her former campaign aides that Sanders had demanded use of a private plane to make campaign appearances on her behalf.No one is flying much of anywhere at the moment, so...…Four years ago, after an unexpectedly competitive and contentious primary, Bernie Sanders endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee. “We have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” the Vermont senator at the party convention in Philadelphia—and Sanders was booed, long and loudly, by his own delegates. That fall Sanders campaigned energetically for Clinton, yet after Donald Trump’s narrow victory, some of her former campaign aides that Sanders had demanded use of a private plane to make campaign appearances on her behalf.No one is flying much of anywhere at the moment, so...WW…

 “I rode the bike.”Ding.“I rode the bike.”Gabby Giffords smiles as her iPad chimes. Sentence formed. Way too easy. The smile is magnetic, if slightly crooked: Her dimples burrow a little deeper on the left side. Her left eyebrow is more expressive, while the right looks permanently arched.Gabby sits at her cozy breakfast table in an aquamarine sweatsuit and Ruth Bader Ginsburg socks that read “I DISSENT.” It’s hour two of speech therapy, and the iPad’s voice recognition helps journal her day. A summerlike day in Tucson, two weeks before Christmas, it began with the ride around her...… “I rode the bike.”Ding.“I rode the bike.”Gabby Giffords smiles as her iPad chimes. Sentence formed. Way too easy. The smile is magnetic, if slightly crooked: Her dimples burrow a little deeper on the left side. Her left eyebrow is more expressive, while the right looks permanently arched.Gabby sits at her cozy breakfast table in an aquamarine sweatsuit and Ruth Bader Ginsburg socks that read “I DISSENT.” It’s hour two of speech therapy, and the iPad’s voice recognition helps journal her day. A summerlike day in Tucson, two weeks before Christmas, it began with the ride around her...WW…

It sounds too good to be true. But a compelling new study and computer model provide fresh evidence for a simple solution to help us emerge from this nightmarish lockdown. The formula? Always social distance in public and, most importantly, wear a mask.If you’re wondering whether to wear or not to wear, consider this. The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Comparing overall death rates for the two countries offers an even starker point of comparison with total U.S. deaths now at a 76,032 and Japan’s fatalities at 577. Japan’s...…It sounds too good to be true. But a compelling new study and computer model provide fresh evidence for a simple solution to help us emerge from this nightmarish lockdown. The formula? Always social distance in public and, most importantly, wear a mask.If you’re wondering whether to wear or not to wear, consider this. The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Comparing overall death rates for the two countries offers an even starker point of comparison with total U.S. deaths now at a 76,032 and Japan’s fatalities at 577. Japan’s...WW…

Chris Van Hollen tried to make Joe Biden mad. Didn’t work. Van Hollen tried to confuse Biden. No luck. Then again, this was 2012, when Biden was the incumbent vice president, and Van Hollen was playing the part of Republican veep nominee Paul Ryan in mock debates. Whatever you may think of Ryan’s politics, the congressman was at least a coherent thinker and speaker. “What I was trying to do was to throw a lot of stuff at Biden that might come his way,” Van Hollen, who is now a U.S. senator from Maryland, tells me. “So you come up with the most outrageous things that Paul Ryan might say, and...…Chris Van Hollen tried to make Joe Biden mad. Didn’t work. Van Hollen tried to confuse Biden. No luck. Then again, this was 2012, when Biden was the incumbent vice president, and Van Hollen was playing the part of Republican veep nominee Paul Ryan in mock debates. Whatever you may think of Ryan’s politics, the congressman was at least a coherent thinker and speaker. “What I was trying to do was to throw a lot of stuff at Biden that might come his way,” Van Hollen, who is now a U.S. senator from Maryland, tells me. “So you come up with the most outrageous things that Paul Ryan might say, and...WW…

On Thursday, the steady stream of news around Donald Trump’s of victory in the presidential race was punctuated by a that Democrat Stacey Abrams is likely to run for governor of Georgia a second time. Abrams, a former minority leader in the state’s House of Representatives, has received an outpouring of support and increased in recent days, after her of organizing against voter suppression helped usher in a Biden victory in the reliably red state. Speaking to the Daily Beast, Wendy Davis, a Democratic National Committee member who is on the executive committee of the Georgia Democratic...…On Thursday, the steady stream of news around Donald Trump’s of victory in the presidential race was punctuated by a that Democrat Stacey Abrams is likely to run for governor of Georgia a second time. Abrams, a former minority leader in the state’s House of Representatives, has received an outpouring of support and increased in recent days, after her of organizing against voter suppression helped usher in a Biden victory in the reliably red state. Speaking to the Daily Beast, Wendy Davis, a Democratic National Committee member who is on the executive committee of the Georgia Democratic...WW…

As you’ve likely heard by now, Donald Trump has spent months trying to undermine confidence in the election, a plot that reached a crescendo this week when he to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and called for “the ballots” to be thrown out so that he can just be declared the winner. Obviously, the remarks were deeply disturbing to people who don’t want to live under an authoritarian regime reminiscent of Turkmenistan. But for Trump? Well, apparently he thought they were a real gas.The Daily Beast that, according two people familiar with the matter, Trump was glued to the cable-news...…As you’ve likely heard by now, Donald Trump has spent months trying to undermine confidence in the election, a plot that reached a crescendo this week when he to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and called for “the ballots” to be thrown out so that he can just be declared the winner. Obviously, the remarks were deeply disturbing to people who don’t want to live under an authoritarian regime reminiscent of Turkmenistan. But for Trump? Well, apparently he thought they were a real gas.The Daily Beast that, according two people familiar with the matter, Trump was glued to the cable-news...WW…

Snapchat, a multimedia-sharing and messaging app, instated a new policy on Wednesday officially distancing itself from Donald Trump’s incitement of “racial violence.” The social media company announced that the president’s account will no longer appear on its Discover timeline, a feature that promotes posts from notable accounts that a user doesn’t follow but may be interested in. Going forward, people who don’t subscribe to Trump's Snapchat won’t involuntarily see what he posts. The move came after Twitter, the White House’s go-to communication and messaging tool, added a disclaimer to one...…Snapchat, a multimedia-sharing and messaging app, instated a new policy on Wednesday officially distancing itself from Donald Trump’s incitement of “racial violence.” The social media company announced that the president’s account will no longer appear on its Discover timeline, a feature that promotes posts from notable accounts that a user doesn’t follow but may be interested in. Going forward, people who don’t subscribe to Trump's Snapchat won’t involuntarily see what he posts. The move came after Twitter, the White House’s go-to communication and messaging tool, added a disclaimer to one...WW…

“What did the President know and when did he know it?” is among the most from the Watergate hearings—and it's become the definitional question of the current crisis.The New York Times a timeline detailing the intelligence reports about the coronavirus waved off by Donald Trump and his economic advisors going back as early as January. It shows an administration consistent in putting the interests of Wall Street ahead of the interests of public health, a as Trump decides when to ease restrictions on social distancing and reopen the economy.The National Center for Medical Intelligence, part of...…“What did the President know and when did he know it?” is among the most from the Watergate hearings—and it's become the definitional question of the current crisis.The New York Times a timeline detailing the intelligence reports about the coronavirus waved off by Donald Trump and his economic advisors going back as early as January. It shows an administration consistent in putting the interests of Wall Street ahead of the interests of public health, a as Trump decides when to ease restrictions on social distancing and reopen the economy.The National Center for Medical Intelligence, part of...WW…