President Donald Trump participates in a phone call on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where he was receiving treatment for Covid-19.
When it comes to the Trump administration’s pandemic response, we all know the outlines of the story – a president who refused to believe the seriousness of the pandemic from its earliest days, a confused response from top officials and a government that seemed wholly unprepared to deal with something as serious as Covid-19.
A new book by a pair of Washington Post reporters goes deeper, giving us an inside look at when and how things went wrong, and why science was ignored in favor of political wins.
Damian Paletta, economics editor at the Washington Post, is co-author of the new book, “Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic that Changed History.”
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.
Donald Trump has made cognitive ability a central issue of the presidential race. But he rarely talks about his own family's experience with dementia. The Washington Post's Michael Kranish on Fred Trump Senior's Alzheimer's disease and what voters deserve to know about a candidate's mental fitness.