A large observational study shows no evidence that an antimalarial drug treats the coronavirus — and can actually cause harm — despite President Donald Trump’s claims the “great” and “powerful” drug showed “some very strong signs” of fighting the virus. The study involving 96,000 patients and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet found that…
Democrats demand intel on coronavirus origins
Top Democratic lawmakers say the Trump administration should share with Congress the allegedly “enormous” evidence showing that the coronavirus sprang from a Chinese lab. Otherwise, they warn, the administration should quit hyping questionable information. The demands come as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo push the theory that Covid-19 somehow emerged from…
Documents show FBI debated how to handle investigation of Michael Flynn
Newly released documents about the origins of the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn show that FBI officials feared that the new Trump White House might view the bureau as “playing games” if it sought to interview him without disclosing exactly what it was up to. The four pages of records provided…