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Anthony Fauci
Republicans Grill Anthony Fauci on COVID Origins: Key Moments The retired White House adviser came to Congress to get yelled at one more time.
the national interest
May 2, 2023
the inside game
Apr. 13, 2022
‘I Mean, We Need More Money’: An Exit Interview With the COVID Czar Jeff Zients on funding gaps, misinformation, and the future of the virus.
war on christmas
Nov. 4, 2021
Why Christmas 2021 Is Already Ruined Holiday hysteria is off to an early start and there’s no shortage of things to blame, from the supply-chain crisis to Dr. Fauci to climate change.
Fauci Endorses Return of Trick-or-Treating “Go out there and enjoy Halloween,” he advised parents.
covid-19 vaccine
July 26, 2021
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Deploys Big Lie to Boost Vaccinations The gubernatorial candidate is encouraging Arkansans to get their “Trump vaccine” and blaming the left for sowing distrust of the COVID jab.
covid-19 vaccine
July 21, 2021
What If Republicans Were Anti-Lockdown, Anti-Mask, and Pro-Vaxx? Tommy Tuberville suggests the best way to erode vaccine hesitancy is to give Trump credit for those shots in the arm. That may be sad but true.
Biden Joins the COVID Lab-Leak-Theory Debate The president says that U.S. intelligence is considering the theory and he wants them to push harder to answer where the coronavirus originated.
Fauci: People Are ‘Misinterpreting’ New Mask Guidance The CDC’s decision to rescind almost all masking and distancing recommendations for the fully vaccinated has sparked confusion.
Dr. Fauci and the CDC Players Present ‘No More Masks’ in SNL Cold Open The new rules about mask usage are confusing, but they’re here to help, king.
johnson & johnson
Apr. 18, 2021
Fauci: Johnson & Johnson Shot Could Return on Friday With Warning Label The public-health official anticipated that the single-dose vaccine would return with either a warning or a restriction on what ages could receive it.
Trump Closes Campaign With Bold Anti-Democracy, Pro-Violence Message The president apparently believes he can win over moderates by vowing to fire Fauci, subvert democracy, and promote political violence.
the national interest
Nov. 2, 2020
the national interest
Oct. 20, 2020
Trump Publicly Attacks Dr. Fauci as Third Wave of Pandemic Begins As COVID-19 cases surge and his reelection campaign implodes, the president has decided to go after the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
white house outbreak
Oct. 11, 2020
Trump Brags About His COVID-19 Immunity, Feuds With Fauci He’s heralding the “protective glow” of his immunity, but antibodies can’t shield him from the political consequences of his incompetence.
coronavirus
Oct. 11, 2020
Dr. Fauci Would Like to Be Excluded From This Narrative Seems like Fauci can, in fact, imagine someone doing more about the coronavirus than Trump has.
Sinclair Pulls Segment Sharing Anti-Fauci COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory The company defended its right to share the baseless conspiracy theory on dozens of local TV stations, but eventually caved amid the blowback.
Has Your Mom Sent You This Yet? A TikTok video at the intersection of salient boomer interests.
republicans
July 21, 2020
House Freedom Caucus Members Go After Liz Cheney for Defending Fauci It’s a sign of the times that hard-core conservative Cheney is under attack for insufficient loyalty to Trump.
coronavirus
July 15, 2020
White House Issues Mild Rebuke of Peter Navarro After Anti-Fauci Op-ed It would be easier to believe the White House’s criticism of Navarro if he was the only one ripping Fauci.
coronavirus
July 12, 2020
Trump Administration Transitions From Ignoring to Undermining Anthony Fauci For the last month, the White House has disregarded the NIAID head. But over the weekend, the administration began to bad-mouth their own expert.
coronavirus
July 10, 2020
When (and How) Sports Are Returning Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic In the next few weeks, the MLB, NBA, and NHL will start playing again — but they’ll look wildly different.
trump campaign
June 20, 2020
Trump’s Tulsa Rally Is Still Happening, Pandemic and Reason Be Damned The president’s top coronavirus advisers couldn’t stop it, a legal challenge failed, and his campaign still believes it will Make Trump Great Again.
just asking questions
June 10, 2020
Lessons From the ACT UP Era, for Today’s Protesters “We talked about safer sex in the ’80s, and now we have to talk about safer living.”
Scenes From a Bizarre Senate Hearing on Coronavirus Come for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony, stay for Tim Kaine’s train-robber look, Lamar Alexander’s dog, and a peek at Bernie Sanders’s home office.
Everything We Know About the White House Coronavirus Outbreak Two staffers have tested positive, and several officials are under self-quarantine, now that the virus has arrived at the White House.
Pence Self-Isolates for Just 3 Days After Coronavirus Breach in the White House While Fauci will quarantine for the recommended two weeks, Pence is self-isolating for just three days following the White House’s coronavirus breach.
Dr. Fauci Has Entered ‘Modified Quarantine’ The immunologist will isolate for two weeks after coming into “low risk” contact with an infected White House staffer.
the national interest
May 7, 2020
The FDA Has Approved a Coronavirus Vaccine for Phase Two Trial The company says it could start phase three this summer and bring a vaccine to market by early 2021.
coronavirus
Apr. 26, 2020
Trump to Sideline Fauci and Birx in Coming Weeks: Report The benching of the top public-health experts is an indicator of Trump’s reported pivot to an economic message in his press briefings.
coronavirus
Apr. 13, 2020
Trump Boosts Tweet Calling for Anthony Fauci to Be Fired The doctor said fewer people would have died with earlier social distancing. That’s obvious, and to Trump, potential grounds for dismissal.
coronavirus
Apr. 12, 2020
Dr. Fauci: U.S. Economy Could Open ‘in Some Ways’ in May The NIAID director expressed a “cautious optimism” that some areas of the country could ease social distancing beginning next month.
Dr. Fauci: Curve Is ‘Beginning’ to Flatten, Projected Death Toll Dropping The infectious-disease expert said there are “glimmers of hope” and that social distancing is working.
the national interest
Apr. 6, 2020
Why Trump Is Overruling Scientists to Pursue His Pet Coronavirus Drug President heeds Rudy Giuliani, Peter Navarro, and Fox News personalities over medical experts.
Iowa Governor Rejects Fauci’s Stay-at-Home Advice As a rare governor refusing to issue a statewide stay-at-home order, Kim Reynolds errs in matching her credibility against that of Trump’s adviser.
Maybe We’re Too Horny Are they sexy or are they just competent?
coronavirus
Mar. 31, 2020
Will Republican Governors Follow Trump’s Lead on Coronavirus Lockdowns? Trump is currently listening to public-health experts on stopping the spread of COVID-19. But GOP governors on the front lines need to follow suit.
coronavirus
Mar. 29, 2020
Fauci Estimates Coronavirus Could Kill ‘Between 100,000 and 200,000’ Americans NIAID director Anthony Fauci gave a grim estimate on Sunday — which he described as moderate.
the national interest
Mar. 23, 2020
Trump Is Back to Waging War on Science, at the Worst Possible Moment Right-wing public-health skeptics gain the upper hand as a pandemic crisis descends.
coronavirus
Mar. 11, 2020
White House Coronavirus Expert: ‘It’s Going to Get Worse’ Dr. Anthony Fauci contradicts President Trump, who said Tuesday: “It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”