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March 18, 2020

NBC News' Richard Engel takes heat for saying coronavirus is a 'bat virus, not a China virus'

NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel rejected President Trump's repeated attempts to tie coronavirus to China, declaring on Wednesday "this is a bat virus, not a China virus."

March 18, 2020

FBI raises eyebrows after saying it would not accept electronic FOIA requests due to coronavirus outbreak

The FBI raised eyebrows on Tuesday when it announced that it would not be accepting electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. 

March 17, 2020

MSNBC legal analyst suggests Trump is guilty of 'negligent homicide' for coronavirus response

MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner argued on Tuesday that President Trump is in legal trouble over his response to the coronavirus outbreak. 

March 17, 2020

Chrissy Teigen slams 'wifebot' Melania Trump in curse-filled tweets over coronavirus response

Chrissy Teigen unleashed on First Lady Melania Trump over what she suggested has been her lack of response to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020

Andrew Yang responds to White House's goal of sending Americans money for coronavirus relief

Former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang responded Tuesday to the Trump administration's plan to send money to every American amid the coronavirus outbreak, something many are linking to his signature policy proposal.

March 17, 2020

Progressives slam 'irresponsible' Tom Perez, Dems for allowing primaries amid virus outbreak: 'This is going to get people killed'

The Democrat Party and Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Tom Perez were widely criticized for not urging state governments to delay primary elections amid the coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020

Google, Facebook warn of moderation woes as coronavirus empties offices globally

Major Silicon Valley players, including YouTube and Facebook, warned this week that a larger number of videos and posts could be erroneously removed for policy violations, thanks to coronavirus emptying offices accross the country.

March 16, 2020

Mel Brooks, Max Brooks share video to combat coronavirus: #DontBeASpreader

Comedic legend Mel Brooks and his son Max Brooks launched a viral campaign to combat the coronavirus, offering advice on how not to be a "spreader."

March 13, 2020

Stephen King panned for claiming coronavirus task force is 'all male ... all white'

Author Stephen King tried dunking on President Trump during his address in the Rose Garden on Friday, but it quickly backfired when his claim about the coronavirus response team was proven wrong.

March 13, 2020

MSNBC's Joy Reid tweets about reports coronavirus spending bill included Hyde Amendment loophole

MSNBC host Joy Reid appeared bewildered over reports that the proposed emergency spending bill from House Democrats to combat the coronavirus outbreak was halted over a dispute involving "abortion."