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Month: May 2021

Secret William Barr memo saying not to charge Trump must be released, judge says

A federal judge this week rejected the Justice Department’s attempts to keep secret a departmental opinion to not charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction at the end of the Mueller investigation, calling the administration’s lawyers “disingenuous.” The department had argued in court that the largely redacted March 2019 memo was legal reasoning that helped

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Covid vaccines need to be more accessible for workers who can’t easily take time off, expert says. Or the US may face a winter surge

With slowing vaccination rates across the country, the US will need to shift its strategy toward local accessibility to get out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. President Joe Biden announced a plan Tuesday to administer at least one dose of vaccine to 70% of the nation’s adult population by July 4, a

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