2020 ElectionThursday, 11.21.2019

Top 5 Moments from the Fifth Dem Debate

Thursday, 11.21.2019

Top 5 Moments from the Fifth Dem Debate

Three weeks post-election, the last remaining states in contention have certified their results for Joe Biden. But a new model now projects the nation could reach 20M cumulative cases before the president-elect is even sworn in.

Tuesday, 11.24.2020

Biden Installs a Brand-New Cabinet

South Dakota and Vermont have a lot in common. They are both small, largely rural states governed by Republicans. So why have these states had such different experiences with COVID-19?

Tuesday, 11.24.2020

South Dakota vs. Vermont: Leadership Matters on COVID

The prospect of abolishing the Electoral College is a long shot. Could a group of states collectively override it instead?

Tuesday, 11.24.2020

How to Bypass the Electoral College

As Team Trump picks up L after L, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy *finally* allows the Biden transition to begin. Good thing the president-elect already got the ball rolling: He announced key cabinet positions today.

Tuesday, 11.24.2020

It's Official: Biden Transition Begins

Many of the countries that are fighting coronavirus best are led by women. Is it coincidence, or are women actually better equipped to handle this kind of crisis?

Monday, 11.23.2020

When Women Lead: Beating COVID

Preliminary data shows AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is 70% effective on average. Here’s why this is very important news from a global perspective.

Monday, 11.23.2020

Third Promising Vaccine: AstraZeneca

President-elect Biden begins unveiling cabinet picks, choosing longtime adviser Tony Blinken for the State Department's top job.

Monday, 11.23.2020

Biden Taps Blinken For Secretary of State

If you thought Donald Trump’s birthday gift to Joe Biden would be a concession — well, you thought wrong. In his latest Hail Mary, Trump invited two Michigan GOP legislators to the White House for ... a "chat."

Friday, 11.20.2020

Biden's Transition vs. Trump's Desperation

Millions of Americans struggle with food insecurity every year. Add in an economic downturn brought on by a global pandemic, and the problem has increased twofold across most of the country.

Friday, 11.20.2020

COVID'S Food Insecurity Crisis

Pfizer and Moderna are looking to secure emergency use authorizations for their mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. So what is mRNA? And how does emergency approval work? We break it down for you.

Friday, 11.20.2020

Decoding Vaccines: How Does Emergency Approval Work?

As COVID surges across the country, leaders are begging people to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small so you don't kill your parents and grandparents.

Friday, 11.20.2020

Happy Thanksgiving (Kinda)

A tale of two interregnums: one of a president hiding in the White House tweeting bogus evidence of voter fraud, another of a president-elect preparing to take on COVID as deaths surpass 250,000.

Thursday, 11.19.2020

Brace for Impact on the COVID Collision Course

More than 1.1 million public school students are back to learning fully remotely. But parents and public health experts alike are slamming the nation's largest school district, calling the move unnecessary.

Thursday, 11.19.2020

NYC Schools Close Amid COVID Spike

As Joe Biden prepares to take office in an increasingly frail economy, he faces rising calls to relieve student debt.

Thursday, 11.19.2020

Growing Calls for Student Debt Forgiveness

Rudy Giuliani holds a briefing in an attempt to undermine election results.

Thursday, 11.19.2020

Rudy Giuliani Sweats Through Briefing

Going on 11 days that the Trump admin has locked Biden's team out of key COVID briefings. And last night in Michigan, we saw an unprecedented, partisan move when it came to certifying valid votes.

Wednesday, 11.18.2020

Vengeance in the WH, Chaos in Michigan

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 self-test. While this test may not be widely available immediately, it could open the door for more at-home tests to come.

Wednesday, 11.18.2020

FDA Approves At-Home COVID Test

Trump is (still) refusing to concede — but Biden’s pushing forward with or without the current administration’s cooperation. And states impose new restrictions just in time for the holidays.

Tuesday, 11.17.2020

Trump’s Scorched-Earth Exit Strategy

How have schools adjusted – as best they could – for what is an academic year like no other? We examine a district in Ohio that has successfully adopted a hybrid model.

Tuesday, 11.17.2020

Road to Recovery: What Schools Can Teach Us

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey were grilled by lawmakers from both sides on the aisle on the role their companies played in the 2020 election.

Tuesday, 11.17.2020

FB & Twitter CEOs Testify Before Senate

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