foxnews--2020-05-18--Moderna sees 'positive' Phase I data for potential coronavirus vaccine

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Biotech company Moderna announced on Monday that its potential COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies in all 45 participants in a trial , a significant milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic .
The Phase I trial of mRNA-1273 saw all patients receive a 25 microgram , 100 microgram or 250 microgram dose .
Fifteen patients were in each group and those who participated in the study received two doses of the potential vaccine via an injection in the upper arm , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the group that received 25 micrograms , saw the same level of antibodies as people who had recovered from the disease .
At day 43 , the 100 microgram dose group saw levels of antibodies that `` significantly exceeded the levels '' seen in those who had recovered from the disease , the company added .
The Cambridge , Mass.-based biotech said second dose data for the 250 microgram group was not yet available .
“ These interim Phase 1 data , while early , demonstrate that vaccination with mRNA-1273 elicits an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural infection starting with a dose as low as 25 µg , ” said Tal Zaks , M.D.
, Ph.D. , Chief Medical Officer at Moderna , in a statement .
“ When combined with the success in preventing viral replication in the lungs of a pre-clinical challenge model at a dose that elicited similar levels of neutralizing antibodies , these data substantiate our belief that mRNA-1273 has the potential to prevent COVID-19 disease and advance our ability to select a dose for pivotal trials.
” In addition , neutralizing antibodies against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in eight participants , four from the 25 microgram group and four from the 100 microgram group .
Moderna also explained mRNA-1273 was `` generally safe and well tolerated , '' though it added there was one person in the 100 microgram group who had redness around the injection site .
In the 250 microgram group , three patients had `` grade 3 systemic symptoms , only following the second dose . ''
The drug from the biotech company , which uses messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines for its drugs , has gotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite still being studied .
In mid-April , Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel appeared on `` Tucker Carlson Tonight '' and spoke briefly about the possible coronavirus vaccine , saying White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci had said he was optimistic about the process .
`` Tony talked to me about the vaccine development .
And he said that the Moderna vaccine that the NIH is looking at is very encouraging , '' Siegel told Carlson .
`` And it 's about to go out of Phase I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's where they really see how effective it is .
That 's where they look for the manufacturing process by the time it gets to market several months from now . ''
The Phase I study was led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and was performed at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle .
Earlier this month , Moderna announced the FDA had been awarded mRNA-1273 fast-track designation to accelerate the development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine .
In early May , Moderna announced the FDA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to move to Phase II , prior to publishing the Phase I results .
Moderna said it anticipates Phase III trials for the 25 and 100 microgram groups to start in July .
Shares of the biotech were surging in early Monday trading , up more than 24 percent to $ 89.47 .
Currently , there is no known scientific cure for the disease known as COVID-19 , however , a number of drugs are being tested to see if they can treat it .
As of Monday morning , more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide , more than 1.48 million of which are in the U.S. , the most impacted country on the planet .

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Biotech company Moderna announced on Monday that its potential COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies in all 45 participants in a trial, a significant milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Phase I trial of mRNA-1273 saw all patients receive a 25 microgram, 100 microgram or 250 microgram dose. Fifteen patients were in each group and those who participated in the study received two doses of the potential vaccine via an injection in the upper arm, 28 days apart.
At day 43, the group that received 25 micrograms, saw the same level of antibodies as people who had recovered from the disease. At day 43, the 100 microgram dose group saw levels of antibodies that "significantly exceeded the levels" seen in those who had recovered from the disease, the company added.
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The Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech said second dose data for the 250 microgram group was not yet available.
“These interim Phase 1 data, while early, demonstrate that vaccination with mRNA-1273 elicits an immune response of the magnitude caused by natural infection starting with a dose as low as 25 µg,” said Tal Zaks, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer at Moderna, in a statement. “When combined with the success in preventing viral replication in the lungs of a pre-clinical challenge model at a dose that elicited similar levels of neutralizing antibodies, these data substantiate our belief that mRNA-1273 has the potential to prevent COVID-19 disease and advance our ability to select a dose for pivotal trials.”
In addition, neutralizing antibodies against the novel coronavirus were produced from the vaccine in eight participants, four from the 25 microgram group and four from the 100 microgram group.
Moderna also explained mRNA-1273 was "generally safe and well tolerated," though it added there was one person in the 100 microgram group who had redness around the injection site. In the 250 microgram group, three patients had "grade 3 systemic symptoms, only following the second dose."
The drug from the biotech company, which uses messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines for its drugs, has gotten some praise from the scientific community, despite still being studied.
In mid-April, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel appeared on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" and spoke briefly about the possible coronavirus vaccine, saying White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci had said he was optimistic about the process.
"Tony talked to me about the vaccine development. And he said that the Moderna vaccine that the NIH is looking at is very encouraging," Siegel told Carlson. "And it's about to go out of Phase I trials and soon into Phase II, that's where they really see how effective it is. That's where they look for the manufacturing process by the time it gets to market several months from now."
The Phase I study was led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and was performed at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle.
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Earlier this month, Moderna announced the FDA had been awarded mRNA-1273 fast-track designation to accelerate the development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine.
In early May, Moderna announced the FDA approved its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, allowing it to move to Phase II, prior to publishing the Phase I results.
Moderna said it anticipates Phase III trials for the 25 and 100 microgram groups to start in July.
Shares of the biotech were surging in early Monday trading, up more than 24 percent to $89.47.
Currently, there is no known scientific cure for the disease known as COVID-19, however, a number of drugs are being tested to see if they can treat it.
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As of Monday morning, more than 4.73 million coronavirus cases have been diagnosed worldwide, more than 1.48 million of which are in the U.S., the most impacted country on the planet.
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Fox News' Kayla Rivas contributed to this story.


foxnews--2020-05-19--NJ gym reopens in defiance of state coronavirus orders, one man arrested

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A man was arrested in connection with the reopening of a New Jersey gym on Tuesday after the business began operating in defiance of Gov .
Phil Murphy 's coronavirus closure order .
At least one member of Atilis Gym was taken into custody by Bellmawr police , while three others were stopped and questioned after leaving the premises , Erika Shych of News 12 reported .
The man who was arrested reportedly refused to give his name to the authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they must enter at their own risk and should consider themselves targets of law enforcement .
State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan said the Camden County Prosecutor 's Office is also weighing additional charges against other members , according to New Jersey 101.5 .
Fox News ' Pete Hegseth had joined the gym 's co-owner , Ian Smith , outside of Atilis on Monday as he and protesters gathered to speak out against the government 's lockdown orders .
FLORIDA GOV .
DESANTIS SAYS GYMS ALLOWED TO REOPEN AFTER BEING SHUTTERED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before Hegseth could even begin asking questions .
“ We made the decision to open , ” Smith told him , as he donned an American flag-themed facial mak .
`` We will not stand down . ''
Police later arrived on the scene to inform Smith he was in violation of the governor 's orders , but allowed the reopening to continue and wished the protesters a `` nice day '' before leaving .
`` Governor Murphy has presented zero plans and I think my business partner and I have a plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Hegseth .
In a similar case earlier this month , Texas salon owner Shelley Luther was sentenced to be jailed for defying a local stay-at-home order and opening up her business .
She was later released after spending two days behind bars .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP As of Tuesday evening , New Jersey had over 149,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 10,500 deaths , according to the state 's department of health .
Fox News ' Joshua Nelson and Pete Hegseth contributed to this report

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A man was arrested in connection with the reopening of a New Jersey gym on Tuesday after the business began operating in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy's coronavirus closure order.
At least one member of Atilis Gym was taken into custody by Bellmawr police, while three others were stopped and questioned after leaving the premises, Erika Shych of News 12 reported.
The man who was arrested reportedly refused to give his name to the authorities. Owners had previously told members that they must enter at their own risk and should consider themselves targets of law enforcement.
State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan said the Camden County Prosecutor's Office is also weighing additional charges against other members, according to New Jersey 101.5.
Fox News' Pete Hegseth had joined the gym's co-owner, Ian Smith, outside of Atilis on Monday as he and protesters gathered to speak out against the government's lockdown orders.
FLORIDA GOV. DESANTIS SAYS GYMS ALLOWED TO REOPEN AFTER BEING SHUTTERED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
The crowd began chanting "USA" before Hegseth could even begin asking questions.
“We made the decision to open,” Smith told him, as he donned an American flag-themed facial mak. "We will not stand down."
Police later arrived on the scene to inform Smith he was in violation of the governor's orders, but allowed the reopening to continue and wished the protesters a "nice day" before leaving.
"Governor Murphy has presented zero plans and I think my business partner and I have a plan to keep people safe," Smith told Hegseth.
In a similar case earlier this month, Texas salon owner Shelley Luther was sentenced to be jailed for defying a local stay-at-home order and opening up her business. She was later released after spending two days behind bars.
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As of Tuesday evening, New Jersey had over 149,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 10,500 deaths, according to the state's department of health.
Fox News' Joshua Nelson and Pete Hegseth contributed to this report


foxnews--2020-05-19--Bay Area goes two days without coronavirus deaths, first time since March

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For the first time since March , the Bay Area has reported zero coronavirus-related deaths for two consecutive days .
As of Sunday , the death toll for the Bay Area ’ s nine counties remained at 390 , the San Francisco Chronicle reported , citing health officials .
The Bay Area has not gone a day without a virus-related death since March 21 .
It has not gone two consecutive days without coronavirus-related deaths since March 12 .
California Gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order for the state ’ s nearly 40 million residents on March 19 .
The Bay Area ’ s reached a peak of 20 deaths on April 22 .
In the last two weeks , it has recorded just one double-digit total .
Health officials on Sunday reported some 196 new coronavirus cases in the Bay Area – the largest spike since earlier this month .
CALIFORNIA OPENS UP CORONAVIRUS FUNDING FOR IMMIGRANTS IN STATE ILLEGALLY , FACES BACKLASH The drop in deaths come amid an overall easing of lockdown measures , aimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a public announcement Monday , Newsom outlined new criteria for allowing most of the state ’ s 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and other services .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP As of Tuesday , coronavirus cases in California stood at around 78,839 with some 3,261 deaths .

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For the first time since March, the Bay Area has reported zero coronavirus-related deaths for two consecutive days.
As of Sunday, the death toll for the Bay Area’s nine counties remained at 390, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing health officials.
The Bay Area has not gone a day without a virus-related death since March 21. It has not gone two consecutive days without coronavirus-related deaths since March 12.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a mandatory shelter-in-place order for the state’s nearly 40 million residents on March 19.
The Bay Area’s reached a peak of 20 deaths on April 22. In the last two weeks, it has recorded just one double-digit total.
Health officials on Sunday reported some 196 new coronavirus cases in the Bay Area – the largest spike since earlier this month.
CALIFORNIA OPENS UP CORONAVIRUS FUNDING FOR IMMIGRANTS IN STATE ILLEGALLY, FACES BACKLASH
The drop in deaths come amid an overall easing of lockdown measures, aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.
In a public announcement Monday, Newsom outlined new criteria for allowing most of the state’s 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and other services.
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As of Tuesday, coronavirus cases in California stood at around 78,839 with some 3,261 deaths.


foxnews--2020-05-18--Cultural chasm: Why the election hinges on financial victims of the virus

There are so many ways to slice and dice the debate over reopening the country : Democrat and Republican , pro-Trump and anti-Trump , urban and rural , elderly and younger people .
But it may come down to a different kind of cultural chasm : Those in more danger or less danger of getting the coronavirus , based on the kind of work they do .
This is the dynamic that has divided the country for decades , in the battles over NAFTA , global trade and immigration .
Simply put , there is a group of Americans on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- that push policies that they view as better for the country , but are largely insulated from the consequences .
They include mainstream people in media , entertainment , politics and government who are not going to lose their livelihoods if factory jobs are shifted to low-wage countries or service jobs are taken by those in this country illegally .
KAMALA ’ S STEALTH CAMPAIGN : MEDIA NOW BOOSTING HER VP CHANCES The vulnerable people in that regard might be called the working class -- though it includes much of the middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies are not some theoretical debate but a clear and present danger .
It may well be true that free trade policies boost the overall economy , but that matters little to the autoworker or steelworker who loses his job when the local plant shuts down .
Now , in the pandemic era , we have a version of that debate on steroids .
What made me reflect on this history is a piece by Bret Stephens , a conservative , never-Trump columnist for the New York Times .
I think he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Chicago study that 37 percent of U.S. jobs can be done from home , he calls this group the Remote , who are , “ disproportionately , knowledge workers , mostly well educated , generally well paid.
” Stephens dubs the other group the Exposed : “ They include everyone — shop owner , waiter , cabdriver , sales associate , factory worker , nanny , flight attendant , and so on — for whom physical presence is a job requirement .
They are , typically , less well educated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on target ( as I write from my home office ) .
These folks can ’ t phone it in .
They are the ones most likely to lose jobs -- 35 million have vanished in the last two months -- or to have their pay slashed , or their businesses falter , or be worried about economic calamity .
To them , reassuring words about flattening the curve , if only we can stay locked down for a few more weeks or months , sound empty .
We all want to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stephens says : “ For the Remote , the lockdowns of the past two months have been stressful .
For the Exposed , they have been catastrophic .
For the Remote , another few weeks of lockdown is an irritant .
For the Exposed , whose jobs are disappearing by the millions every week , it is a terror.
” SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIE 'S MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST , A RIFF OF THE DAY 'S HOTTEST STORIES But here comes the twist : While the Exposed are under the most financial pressure , perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mortgage , they are also the ones most vulnerable to Covid-19 .
They are on the front lines in more ways than one .
And if death tolls continue to rise , some may lose confidence in President Trump .
In an eye-popping analysis of New York City , the virus epicenter , the Times found that between March 1 and May 1 about 5 percent of residents fled the five boroughs .
But “ in the city ’ s very wealthiest blocks , in neighborhoods like the Upper East Side , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , residential population decreased by 40 percent or more , while the rest of the city saw comparably modest changes.
” In other words , leaving students aside , the affluent went to their vacation homes or country homes to hide out from the pandemic , while most of those with lesser means had no such option .
Trump is catering to the Exposed , in my view , when he cheers on those who are protesting state restrictions ( beginning with the LIBERATE tweets ) , and when he lauded those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covering a protest .
That ’ s why , despite more than 90,000 deaths , Trump ’ s rhetoric in recent weeks generally favors those who want businesses and schools to reopen quickly .
In fact , he told Fox ’ s Maria Bartiromo that critics who want to extend the lockdown indefinitely are doing so to tank the economy so he ’ ll lose reelection .
I don ’ t agree with that -- who really wants to prolong this economic agony ?
-- any more than I agree with critics who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his reelection rather than saving lives .
It ’ s the same balancing act faced by every governor .
As for the media , the most frequent target of Trump ’ s anger , this is not the same as free trade or immigration .
Many journalists have lost their jobs as newspapers have cut back , and even such elite outfits as Conde Nast , Buzzfeed and Vice have laid off staff or curtailed operations .
Financially , at least , the media are not immune to the virus .
One final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case is that nothing matters more right now than saving the public from Covid-19 ...
The Republican case is that nothing matters more than saving the public from the effects of the response to Covid-19.
” That ’ s a bit of an oversimplification , but 2020 politics are being defined by this debate .
It ’ s time we recognized that not everyone has the luxury of watching this play out on Zoom , and those more fearful of a collapsing economy are acting in their own self-interest .

There are so many ways to slice and dice the debate over reopening the country: Democrat and Republican, pro-Trump and anti-Trump, urban and rural, elderly and younger people.
But it may come down to a different kind of cultural chasm: Those in more danger or less danger of getting the coronavirus, based on the kind of work they do.
This is the dynamic that has divided the country for decades, in the battles over NAFTA, global trade and immigration.
Simply put, there is a group of Americans on one side -- call them the elites -- that push policies that they view as better for the country, but are largely insulated from the consequences. They include mainstream people in media, entertainment, politics and government who are not going to lose their livelihoods if factory jobs are shifted to low-wage countries or service jobs are taken by those in this country illegally.
KAMALA’S STEALTH CAMPAIGN: MEDIA NOW BOOSTING HER VP CHANCES
The vulnerable people in that regard might be called the working class -- though it includes much of the middle class -- for whom trade and immigration policies are not some theoretical debate but a clear and present danger. It may well be true that free trade policies boost the overall economy, but that matters little to the autoworker or steelworker who loses his job when the local plant shuts down.
Now, in the pandemic era, we have a version of that debate on steroids.
What made me reflect on this history is a piece by Bret Stephens, a conservative, never-Trump columnist for the New York Times. I think he’s nailed something here.
Citing a University of Chicago study that 37 percent of U.S. jobs can be done from home, he calls this group the Remote, who are, “disproportionately, knowledge workers, mostly well educated, generally well paid.”
Stephens dubs the other group the Exposed: “They include everyone — shop owner, waiter, cabdriver, sales associate, factory worker, nanny, flight attendant, and so on — for whom physical presence is a job requirement. They are, typically, less well educated, less well paid.”
And that sounds on target (as I write from my home office). These folks can’t phone it in. They are the ones most likely to lose jobs -- 35 million have vanished in the last two months -- or to have their pay slashed, or their businesses falter, or be worried about economic calamity.
To them, reassuring words about flattening the curve, if only we can stay locked down for a few more weeks or months, sound empty. We all want to work; they need to work. As Stephens says:
“For the Remote, the lockdowns of the past two months have been stressful. For the Exposed, they have been catastrophic. For the Remote, another few weeks of lockdown is an irritant. For the Exposed, whose jobs are disappearing by the millions every week, it is a terror.”
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But here comes the twist: While the Exposed are under the most financial pressure, perhaps worried about paying the rent or the mortgage, they are also the ones most vulnerable to Covid-19. They are on the front lines in more ways than one. And if death tolls continue to rise, some may lose confidence in President Trump.
In an eye-popping analysis of New York City, the virus epicenter, the Times found that between March 1 and May 1 about 5 percent of residents fled the five boroughs. But “in the city’s very wealthiest blocks, in neighborhoods like the Upper East Side, the West Village, SoHo and Brooklyn Heights, residential population decreased by 40 percent or more, while the rest of the city saw comparably modest changes.”
In other words, leaving students aside, the affluent went to their vacation homes or country homes to hide out from the pandemic, while most of those with lesser means had no such option.
Trump is catering to the Exposed, in my view, when he cheers on those who are protesting state restrictions (beginning with the LIBERATE tweets), and when he lauded those who shouted insults at a Long Island reporter covering a protest.
That’s why, despite more than 90,000 deaths, Trump’s rhetoric in recent weeks generally favors those who want businesses and schools to reopen quickly. In fact, he told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo that critics who want to extend the lockdown indefinitely are doing so to tank the economy so he’ll lose reelection.
I don’t agree with that -- who really wants to prolong this economic agony? -- any more than I agree with critics who say Trump is concerned only with saving his reelection rather than saving lives. It’s the same balancing act faced by every governor.
As for the media, the most frequent target of Trump’s anger, this is not the same as free trade or immigration. Many journalists have lost their jobs as newspapers have cut back, and even such elite outfits as Conde Nast, Buzzfeed and Vice have laid off staff or curtailed operations. Financially, at least, the media are not immune to the virus.
One final quote from Stephens: “The Democratic case is that nothing matters more right now than saving the public from Covid-19...The Republican case is that nothing matters more than saving the public from the effects of the response to Covid-19.”
That’s a bit of an oversimplification, but 2020 politics are being defined by this debate. It’s time we recognized that not everyone has the luxury of watching this play out on Zoom, and those more fearful of a collapsing economy are acting in their own self-interest.


foxnews--2020-05-19--Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets a pass from CNN on nursing home policy controversy

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New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo is being accused of failing to protect nursing home residents during the coronavirus pandemic , which one state representative called an “ inexcusable tragedy.
” While many are blaming Cuomo ’ s policies for the high death toll , one place you won ’ t hear any questions about it is on CNN , where experts point out the governor is instead lobbed softball questions during playful interviews with his younger brother , CNN anchor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reversed a March 25 order that forced nursing homes to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus despite testing deficiencies for both residents and staff .
Cuomo signed an executive order on May 11 stopping hospitals from sending infected patients back to nursing homes and ramping up testing for staff .
More than 4,800 people died from COVID-19 in nursing homes in New York from March 1 to May 1 , according to a count by the governor ’ s office .
Roughly 25 percent of all deaths in the state have occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NOBODY ’ SHOULD BE PROSECUTED OVER CORONAVIRUS DEATHS AMID CRITICISM OVER NURSING HOME POLICY “ What may turn out to have been Cuomo ’ s worst unforced error was his March 25 order that nursing homes must accept patients who carried the coronavirus .
This now looks like setting off a series of time bombs in New York State ’ s elder-care facilities , and Cuomo didn ’ t reverse this policy until May 11 , ” National Review ’ s Kyle Smith wrote in a piece headlined , “ Andrew Cuomo ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had been packing coronavirus patients into nursing homes for weeks , possibly killing untold numbers of people , ” NewsBusters analyst Nicholas Fondacaro wrote on May 14 , while New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin wrote on May 5 , “ This nursing home disaster is on you , Gov .
Cuomo.
” Some local lawmakers are demanding action .
Rep. Elise Stefanik , R-N.Y. , is seeking a federal probe into Cuomo ’ s policy .
NYC COUNCILMAN SAYS BIPARTISAN PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR PROBE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ORDER '' Today I joined my [ New York GOP ] colleagues in the House to call for a federal investigation of Cuomo 's failed nursing home policies , '' Stefanik tweeted Friday .
`` NOW they admit they unethically changed the way they report nursing home deaths .
An INEXCUSABLE tragedy for NY -- NEED ANSWERS . ''
New York Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis also called for an independent federal investigation last week during an appearance on “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” '' On March 24th , Gov .
Cuomo said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother is not expendable ' and yet the very next day he signed an executive order mandating nursing homes -- where our most vulnerable mothers and our most vulnerable fathers reside -- to accept COVID positive patients , '' Malliotakis said .
`` There are 5,000 residents of nursing homes or patients that have been put into nursing homes that have died , which account for 25 percent of the deaths in the state of New York . ''
New York City Republican Councilman Joe Borelli explained on Monday why there are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The truth of the matter is on March 25 , the Cuomo administration made a decision in the form of a written policy that prevented nursing homes from rejecting patients that were testing positive for COVID-19 from coming back into the nursing home , ” Borelli told “ Fox & Friends First.
” Just last week , the Empire State reported more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities .
According to a tally from The Associated Press , over 5,300 New Yorkers living in nursing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the toll has been increasing by an average of 20 to 25 deaths a day for the past few weeks .
Borelli said that family members of deceased older relatives “ really want answers '' and `` real pressure '' is mounting across party lines .
They wo n't be getting any answers from watching “ Cuomo Prime Time.
” The governor ’ s younger brother 's show on CNN has instead been the showcase for playful banter between the siblings .
Governor Cuomo has been interviewed on CNN at least 19 times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brother conducting nine of them .
`` CNN 's coverage of Andrew Cuomo has been consistent with much of the media , focus on the glowing verbiage and ignore the catastrophic mishandling of nursing homes that led to thousands of deaths , ” Cornell Law School professor and media critic William A. Jacobson told Fox News .
“ This problem is compounded by a serious conflict of interest arising from the relationship between Chris Cuomo , one of CNN 's highest-profile news personalities , and his brother the Governor , ” Jacobson added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed to cover or comment on air about his brother , and CNN should appoint someone to monitor and review coverage of Andrew Cuomo to prevent this conflict of interest from bleeding over to other news coverage.
” The last time anyone from CNN asked the New York governor a question pertaining to nursing homes was all the way back on March 10 -- two weeks before the governor 's order that forced nursing homes to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus -- when Jake Tapper asked if the state was ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that occurred in Kirkland , Wash. , where 19 people had died at the Life Care Center nursing home .
“ Jake , that 's my nightmare .
And that 's where you 're going to see the pain and the damage from this virus .
Senior citizen homes , nursing homes , congregant senior facilities -- that is my nightmare .
We 've taken steps , some drastic steps in this area , ” Cuomo responded .
“ All you need is 9-year-old Johnny to visit his grandma in a nursing home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can be off to the races .
That 's my fear .
That population in those congregate facilities .
That is really what we have to watch.
” Cuomo was pressed about his nursing home policy this past Sunday , but it not by a CNN reporter .
During Cuomo ’ s daily briefing in Albany , a local reporter asked if lives would have been saved if the policy were reversed earlier .
“ People rationalize death in different ways… I don ’ t think there is any logical rationale to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Cuomo said .
NYC COUNCILMAN SAYS BIPARTISAN PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR PROBE OF CUOMO 'S 'BACKWARD ' NURSING HOME ORDER CNN ’ s audience has instead grown accustomed to questions such as whether or not the governor considers himself an eligible bachelor , and who is the favorite child .
Recent headlines on CNN ’ s website include , “ Andrew Cuomo may be the single most popular politician in America right now , ” “ Gov .
Cuomo got tested for Covid-19 at a press conference to show how easy it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Robert De Niro to play him.
” “ CNN 's natural assumption is that the president is an incompetent liar , and Cuomo is comparable to Churchill .
No one who watches CNN can ignore that they dramatically favor the Democrats , and Governor Cuomo in particular , ” Media Research Center director of media analysis Tim Graham told Fox News .
CNN hasn ’ t exactly been critical when it covered the nursing home controversy .
The network billed Gov .
Cuomo as “ trying to head off further disaster ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and typically only mentions criticism aimed at Cuomo for the sake of amplifying his policy changes .
“ In recent days , CNN has reported on individual states with spiking numbers that are simply flooring .
In New Jersey , more than half the state 's deaths from coronavirus have come at long-term care facilities .
And in New Hampshire , as of a few days ago , nearly 80 percent of the deaths were at nursing homes .
In New York , Governor Andrew Cuomo is trying to head off further disaster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 11 .
BARSTOOL SPORTS ' DAVE PORTNOY SAYS CORONAVIRUS HAS 'CLEARLY BEEN POLITICIZED ' BY ANTI-TRUMP MEDIA The network ’ s wire report on May 10 previewed Cuomo ’ s new directive without mentioning that he is regularly blamed for the situation the rules were enacted to reverse .
Indeed CNN hosts often gloss over negative news when the network returns from airing Cuomo 's daily briefings .
“ You are listening to the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo at the end there where we dropped out of that briefing after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what will be a legacy stain of the coronavirus crisis that the high rate of deaths in nursing homes not just in New York State , the governor discussing there , but across the United States , ” John King said on May 5 .
“ Governor saying there is no doubt New York is coming down the other side of the mountain .
Its curve is coming off the peak and now getting closer to a better situation.
” CNN ’ s Fredricka Whitfield briefly acknowledge the criticism on May 10 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to discuss how Cuomo ’ s updated policy .
“ When it comes to nursing homes , the governor is saying , essentially , they 're going to be putting resources in nursing homes .
They 're going to be requiring nursing home staff to get tested twice a week .
And they 're going to be saying that if you have a COVID positive person , will not be transferred into a nursing home , will instead be taken to either stay in a hospital or taken to a COVID specific nursing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sort of round out these questions but it also speaks to how ongoing this problem is even as the state moves into a period where we 're going to maybe see some parts of some regions shifting into reopening , ” McMorris-Santoro said .
On May 17 , CNN ’ s media critic Brian Stelter perhaps came closest to a Cuomo criticism when he went on “ CNN Newsroom ” to declare : “ It 's a good thing that Cuomo and other governors are being scrutinized for how they handled nursing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Especially in the early days of this crisis.
” “ CNN has been an active participant in the broad media narrative that promotes Governor Cuomo as the positive counter to Trump , ” DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News .
CNN political analyst Jackie Kucinich oddly called it “ snarky nonsense ” last week when Politico pointed out that some media members regularly praise Cuomo but `` love to hate '' Florida Gov .
Ron DeSantis for reopening his state after coronavirus data suggests a sunny outlook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump gets blamed for the number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. while [ New York Governor Andrew ] Cuomo somehow gets a free pass for the deaths in New York , ” conservative strategist Chris Barron told Fox News .
“ I think the reason Cuomo has been elevated to superstar is the same reason they elevated Beto : the left is constantly looking for their next JFK.
” Cuomo first ordered New Yorkers to halt non-essential functions on March 22 , three weeks after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighboring New Jersey shut things down .
California ’ s stay-at-home orders came on March 19 , Illinois ’ came on March 21 .
CNN ACCUSED OF 'EGREGIOUS MISREADING ' OF DATA FROM CORONAVIRUS SURVEY Along the way , the Democratic governor ’ s daily press briefings turned the East Coast liberal into a national superstar despite Cuomo largely avoiding responsibility for New York ’ s overwhelming coronavirus totals .
NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck told Fox News that the chances of CNN holding Chris Cuomo ’ s brother accountable “ in any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes policy are close to zilch.
” “ It 's so bad he 's perhaps the last current elected official on the planet that CNN would report on in a negative fashion .
Because for CNN , it 's all Trump hate , all the time , and same for red states , ” Houck said .
“ The families of the thousands dead would like some answers and tough questions from reporters to Cuomo , but sadly they should n't put their trust in CNN .
Instead , we 're likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that on CNN 's air.
” Meanwhile , Chris Cuomo has come under fire for the way he handled his bout with coronavirus .
The host said he tested positive , vividly describing symptoms on air .
He eventually claimed he was finally healthy enough to emerge from his basement , where he said he had been recovering , but that was days after a now-infamous altercation with a cyclist outside an unfinished construction site that he owns .
The CNN host previously admitted he was involved in a heated altercation with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As a result , Cuomo ’ s so-called `` emergence '' was extensively mocked on social media for misleading CNN viewers .
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Liberal New York Times media columnist Ben Smith even mocked the situation , comparing CNN to a reality TV show .
“ The extent to which CNN has adopted reality TV values here is pretty remarkable .
Including eliding the controversy over Cuomo 's travel , ” Smith wrote to caption video of Cuomo ’ s return to society .
Fox News ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Musto contributed to this report .

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is being accused of failing to protect nursing home residents during the coronavirus pandemic, which one state representative called an "inexcusable tragedy." While many are blaming Cuomo’s policies for the high death toll, one place you won’t hear any questions about it is on CNN, where experts point out the governor is instead lobbed softball questions during playful interviews with his younger brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.
Gov. Cuomo recently reversed a March 25 order that forced nursing homes to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus despite testing deficiencies for both residents and staff. Cuomo signed an executive order on May 11 stopping hospitals from sending infected patients back to nursing homes and ramping up testing for staff.
More than 4,800 people died from COVID-19 in nursing homes in New York from March 1 to May 1, according to a count by the governor’s office. Roughly 25 percent of all deaths in the state have occurred in nursing homes.
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"What may turn out to have been Cuomo’s worst unforced error was his March 25 order that nursing homes must accept patients who carried the coronavirus. This now looks like setting off a series of time bombs in New York State’s elder-care facilities, and Cuomo didn’t reverse this policy until May 11," National Review’s Kyle Smith wrote in a piece headlined, "Andrew Cuomo’s Reckless Choices."
"We now know that Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had been packing coronavirus patients into nursing homes for weeks, possibly killing untold numbers of people," NewsBusters analyst Nicholas Fondacaro wrote on May 14, while New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin wrote on May 5, "This nursing home disaster is on you, Gov. Cuomo."
Some local lawmakers are demanding action. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is seeking a federal probe into Cuomo’s policy.
NYC COUNCILMAN SAYS BIPARTISAN PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR PROBE OF CUOMO'S 'BACKWARD' NURSING HOME ORDER
"Today I joined my [New York GOP] colleagues in the House to call for a federal investigation of Cuomo's failed nursing home policies," Stefanik tweeted Friday. "NOW they admit they unethically changed the way they report nursing home deaths. An INEXCUSABLE tragedy for NY -- NEED ANSWERS."
New York Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis also called for an independent federal investigation last week during an appearance on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
"On March 24th, Gov. Cuomo said, 'My mother is not expendable, your mother is not expendable' and yet the very next day he signed an executive order mandating nursing homes -- where our most vulnerable mothers and our most vulnerable fathers reside -- to accept COVID positive patients," Malliotakis said. "There are 5,000 residents of nursing homes or patients that have been put into nursing homes that have died, which account for 25 percent of the deaths in the state of New York."
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING CNN HOST BRIAN STELTER'S 'OBSESSION' WITH RUSSIA INVESTIGATION GOES VIRAL
New York City Republican Councilman Joe Borelli explained on Monday why there are now "bipartisan calls" for an investigation.
"The truth of the matter is on March 25, the Cuomo administration made a decision in the form of a written policy that prevented nursing homes from rejecting patients that were testing positive for COVID-19 from coming back into the nursing home," Borelli told "Fox & Friends First."
Just last week, the Empire State reported more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities. According to a tally from The Associated Press, over 5,300 New Yorkers living in nursing homes have died from the virus and the toll has been increasing by an average of 20 to 25 deaths a day for the past few weeks.
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Borelli said that family members of deceased older relatives "really want answers" and "real pressure" is mounting across party lines.
They won't be getting any answers from watching "Cuomo Prime Time."
The governor’s younger brother's show on CNN has instead been the showcase for playful banter between the siblings. Governor Cuomo has been interviewed on CNN at least 19 times since March 8, with his younger brother conducting nine of them.
"CNN's coverage of Andrew Cuomo has been consistent with much of the media, focus on the glowing verbiage and ignore the catastrophic mishandling of nursing homes that led to thousands of deaths," Cornell Law School professor and media critic William A. Jacobson told Fox News.
ELISE STEFANIK ASKS FEDS TO INVESTIGATE CUOMO'S 'FAILED' NURSING HOME POLICY
"This problem is compounded by a serious conflict of interest arising from the relationship between Chris Cuomo, one of CNN's highest-profile news personalities, and his brother the Governor," Jacobson added. "Chris Cuomo should not be allowed to cover or comment on air about his brother, and CNN should appoint someone to monitor and review coverage of Andrew Cuomo to prevent this conflict of interest from bleeding over to other news coverage."
The last time anyone from CNN asked the New York governor a question pertaining to nursing homes was all the way back on March 10 -- two weeks before the governor's order that forced nursing homes to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus -- when Jake Tapper asked if the state was ready to handle the type of coronavirus-related tragedy that occurred in Kirkland, Wash., where 19 people had died at the Life Care Center nursing home.
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"Jake, that's my nightmare. And that's where you're going to see the pain and the damage from this virus. Senior citizen homes, nursing homes, congregant senior facilities -- that is my nightmare. We've taken steps, some drastic steps in this area," Cuomo responded. "All you need is 9-year-old Johnny to visit his grandma in a nursing home, give her a kiss, and you can be off to the races. That's my fear. That population in those congregate facilities. That is really what we have to watch."
Cuomo was pressed about his nursing home policy this past Sunday, but it not by a CNN reporter. During Cuomo’s daily briefing in Albany, a local reporter asked if lives would have been saved if the policy were reversed earlier.
"People rationalize death in different ways… I don’t think there is any logical rationale to say they would be alive today," Cuomo said.
NYC COUNCILMAN SAYS BIPARTISAN PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR PROBE OF CUOMO'S 'BACKWARD' NURSING HOME ORDER
CNN’s audience has instead grown accustomed to questions such as whether or not the governor considers himself an eligible bachelor, and who is the favorite child.
Recent headlines on CNN’s website include, "Andrew Cuomo may be the single most popular politician in America right now," "Gov. Cuomo got tested for Covid-19 at a press conference to show how easy it is" and "Andrew Cuomo is down for Robert De Niro to play him."
"CNN's natural assumption is that the president is an incompetent liar, and Cuomo is comparable to Churchill. No one who watches CNN can ignore that they dramatically favor the Democrats, and Governor Cuomo in particular," Media Research Center director of media analysis Tim Graham told Fox News.
CNN hasn’t exactly been critical when it covered the nursing home controversy. The network billed Gov. Cuomo as "trying to head off further disaster" when it comes to nursing home tragedies and typically only mentions criticism aimed at Cuomo for the sake of amplifying his policy changes.
"In recent days, CNN has reported on individual states with spiking numbers that are simply flooring. In New Jersey, more than half the state's deaths from coronavirus have come at long-term care facilities. And in New Hampshire, as of a few days ago, nearly 80 percent of the deaths were at nursing homes. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is trying to head off further disaster," correspondent Brian Todd said on May 11.
BARSTOOL SPORTS' DAVE PORTNOY SAYS CORONAVIRUS HAS 'CLEARLY BEEN POLITICIZED' BY ANTI-TRUMP MEDIA
The network’s wire report on May 10 previewed Cuomo’s new directive without mentioning that he is regularly blamed for the situation the rules were enacted to reverse. Indeed CNN hosts often gloss over negative news when the network returns from airing Cuomo's daily briefings.
"You are listening to the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo at the end there where we dropped out of that briefing after about 40 minutes or so talking about what will be a legacy stain of the coronavirus crisis that the high rate of deaths in nursing homes not just in New York State, the governor discussing there, but across the United States," John King said on May 5. "Governor saying there is no doubt New York is coming down the other side of the mountain. Its curve is coming off the peak and now getting closer to a better situation."
CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield briefly acknowledge the criticism on May 10 in order to set up correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro to discuss how Cuomo’s updated policy.
"When it comes to nursing homes, the governor is saying, essentially, they're going to be putting resources in nursing homes. They're going to be requiring nursing home staff to get tested twice a week. And they're going to be saying that if you have a COVID positive person, will not be transferred into a nursing home, will instead be taken to either stay in a hospital or taken to a COVID specific nursing home. It's all an attempt to sort of round out these questions but it also speaks to how ongoing this problem is even as the state moves into a period where we're going to maybe see some parts of some regions shifting into reopening," McMorris-Santoro said.
On May 17, CNN’s media critic Brian Stelter perhaps came closest to a Cuomo criticism when he went on "CNN Newsroom" to declare: "It's a good thing that Cuomo and other governors are being scrutinized for how they handled nursing homes and other vulnerable populations of individuals. Especially in the early days of this crisis."
"CNN has been an active participant in the broad media narrative that promotes Governor Cuomo as the positive counter to Trump," DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News.
CNN'S BRIAN STELTER'S APPARENT HESITANCE TO COVER TARA READE'S BIDEN ACCUSATIONS RAISES EYEBROWS
CNN political analyst Jackie Kucinich oddly called it "snarky nonsense" last week when Politico pointed out that some media members regularly praise Cuomo but "love to hate" Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for reopening his state after coronavirus data suggests a sunny outlook.
"It’s amazing that President Trump gets blamed for the number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. while [New York Governor Andrew] Cuomo somehow gets a free pass for the deaths in New York," conservative strategist Chris Barron told Fox News. "I think the reason Cuomo has been elevated to superstar is the same reason they elevated Beto: the left is constantly looking for their next JFK."
Cuomo first ordered New Yorkers to halt non-essential functions on March 22, three weeks after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in New York City and one day after neighboring New Jersey shut things down. California’s stay-at-home orders came on March 19, Illinois’ came on March 21.
CNN ACCUSED OF 'EGREGIOUS MISREADING' OF DATA FROM CORONAVIRUS SURVEY
Along the way, the Democratic governor’s daily press briefings turned the East Coast liberal into a national superstar despite Cuomo largely avoiding responsibility for New York’s overwhelming coronavirus totals. NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck told Fox News that the chances of CNN holding Chris Cuomo’s brother accountable "in any real, sustained fashion for his nursing homes policy are close to zilch."
"It's so bad he's perhaps the last current elected official on the planet that CNN would report on in a negative fashion. Because for CNN, it's all Trump hate, all the time, and same for red states," Houck said. "The families of the thousands dead would like some answers and tough questions from reporters to Cuomo, but sadly they shouldn't put their trust in CNN. Instead, we're likely to hear more about his dating life than that on CNN's air."
Meanwhile, Chris Cuomo has come under fire for the way he handled his bout with coronavirus. The host said he tested positive, vividly describing symptoms on air. He eventually claimed he was finally healthy enough to emerge from his basement, where he said he had been recovering, but that was days after a now-infamous altercation with a cyclist outside an unfinished construction site that he owns.
The CNN host previously admitted he was involved in a heated altercation with the cyclist –- who filed a police complaint. As a result, Cuomo’s so-called "emergence" was extensively mocked on social media for misleading CNN viewers.
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Liberal New York Times media columnist Ben Smith even mocked the situation, comparing CNN to a reality TV show.
"The extent to which CNN has adopted reality TV values here is pretty remarkable. Including eliding the controversy over Cuomo's travel," Smith wrote to caption video of Cuomo’s return to society.
Fox News’ Morgan Phillips, Joshua Nelson and Julia Musto contributed to this report.


foxnews--2020-05-19--Governors face mounting court challenges over coronavirus lockdown orders

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Legal challenges to governors ' coronavirus shutdown orders are piling up nationwide , putting state leaders on the defensive as citizens and businesses itching to get back to normal take their arguments to court -- in some cases succeeding at voiding the governors ' actions .
The Wisconsin Supreme Court , for example , struck down Democratic Gov .
Tony Evers ' `` safer at home '' order on the grounds that his administration did not have the power to unilaterally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state legislature .
Evers Monday gave up his effort to reimpose statewide rules to slow the coronavirus ' spread after it became clear he would not be able to come to an agreement with Republican lawmakers .
`` The Republicans made it very clear they don ’ t believe a statewide approach is the right way to go at this point in time , '' he said .
`` It doesn ’ t make a lot of sense spending a lot of time doing something we know isn ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FEDS 'WILL STEP IN ' IN INF GOVERNMENT DISAGREES WITH STATE REOPENING PLANS Meanwhile , the Oregon Supreme Court Monday night temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have invalidated all of the state 's coronavirus restrictions .
A county circuit judge earlier had ruled that Democratic Gov .
Kate Brown needed to get the legislature to sign off on her `` stay-at-home '' order past a 28-day limit .
But the state supreme court ruled that the order would stay in place until the tribunal had a chance to fully review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a group of churches .
Brown slammed the lower court ruling on Monday before the higher court left her restrictions in place , at least temporarily .
`` It is irresponsible to dismiss the health risks and science behind our measures to stop COVID-19 , '' she tweeted .
`` We would be faced with the prospect of another mass outbreak without the tools that have proven to be effective in protecting our families , neighbors & loved ones from this disease . ''
The looming battle in the Oregon Supreme Court comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower court in Illinois that has the potential to invalidate that state 's coronavirus restrictions implemented by Democratic Gov .
J.B. Pritzker .
A judge who ruled against Pritzker 's order as it applied to just one state lawmaker will hear arguments Friday in a case that attempts to undo the order in its entirety , according to the Chicago Sun-Times .
Pritzker , according to the Associated Press , blasted the state lawmaker , Darren Bailey , who was behind the initial successful attempt to invalidate his order -- although on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s insulting .
It ’ s dangerous and people ’ s safety and health have now been put at risk , ” Pritzker said .
`` There may be people who contract coronavirus as a result of what Darren Bailey has done . ''
Meanwhile , California alone is facing at least a dozen lawsuits that include claims that the state has unjustly closed down gun shops and religious services .
Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer is up against a lawsuit from Republicans in her state ’ s House and Senate over her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has regulated residents ’ movement and closed businesses .
And Kentucky protesters sued officials including Gov .
Andy Beshear , also a Democrat , for allegedly violating the First Amendment by banning mass protests .
A group of Ohio gyms sued Republican Gov .
Mike DeWine over his reopening order excluding them from those businesses allowed to operate , but it was subsequently announced that they will be allowed to reopen after all .
The widespread spate of suits shows that with governors taking the lead on the coronavirus crisis -- and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the backseat -- those who disapprove of the nature of the coronavirus lockdowns see the judiciary as their only option for relief from the orders .
CALIFORNIA OPENS UP CORONAVIRUS FINDING FOR IMMIGRANTS IN STATE ILLEGALLY , FACES BACKLASH A lawsuit against Maryland Republican Gov .
Larry Hogan by a group of businesses in western Maryland , some former military members , Republican state lawmakers and several religious leaders is pending in the U.S. District Court of Maryland , with the government 's most recent filing coming Monday .
The initial complaint in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has , respectfully , gone beyond all necessities of the case and continues to invade the domain of Federal authority and our rights secured by the Constitution . ''
The suit also alleges that Hogan 's aides `` refused to state Del .
[ Daniel ] Cox would not be arrested for speaking at '' a rally against the governor 's orders , citing prohibitions against large gatherings .
Governors have had at least some success fending off legal challenges to their coronavirus restrictions .
Earlier this month , the U.S. Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overturn Pennsylvania Gov .
Tom Wolf 's statewide stay-at-home order .
WISCONSIN SAW NO CORONAVIRUS INFECTION-RATE SPIKE AFTER APRIL 7 ELECTION , STUDY SAYS The Pennsylvania attorney general 's office argued in a brief that Wolf has ample legal authority behind his sweeping order .
`` Much of what [ the plaintiffs ] argue amounts to public policy disagreements as to how the governor used his authority , '' the brief said .
`` The Pennsylvania Supreme Court applied well-established principles to conclude that the governor had that authority . ''
Governors indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situations like the coronavirus pandemic .
But that authority varies by state , as was seen in the early stages of the pandemic when different states were forced to go through different processes to put off their elections .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Many states were easily able to reschedule voting for the Democratic presidential primary and other local races with just a declaration from the governor or the secretary of state -- or with the collaboration of those two officials .
But Ohio required a legislative say in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tipping off a messy legal battle in which DeWine openly said he would defy a lower court 's order to close the state 's polls before the state 's supreme court decided to stay out of the fray and let DeWine move forward with his poll closure .
After a similar fight , Wisconsin 's election on April 7 controversially went forward over Evers ' objections .
Lawsuits over general coronavirus restrictions might take a similar course -- with varying results in each state depending on the authority given to the governor under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blitzer , Andrew O'Reilly , Louis Casiano and the Associated Press contributed to this report .

Legal challenges to governors' coronavirus shutdown orders are piling up nationwide, putting state leaders on the defensive as citizens and businesses itching to get back to normal take their arguments to court -- in some cases succeeding at voiding the governors' actions.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, for example, struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' "safer at home" order on the grounds that his administration did not have the power to unilaterally impose the restrictions without the input of the state legislature. Evers Monday gave up his effort to reimpose statewide rules to slow the coronavirus' spread after it became clear he would not be able to come to an agreement with Republican lawmakers.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
"The Republicans made it very clear they don’t believe a statewide approach is the right way to go at this point in time," he said. "It doesn’t make a lot of sense spending a lot of time doing something we know isn’t going to be successful."
TRUMP TELLS GOVERNORS FEDS 'WILL STEP IN' IN INF GOVERNMENT DISAGREES WITH STATE REOPENING PLANS
Meanwhile, the Oregon Supreme Court Monday night temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have invalidated all of the state's coronavirus restrictions. A county circuit judge earlier had ruled that Democratic Gov. Kate Brown needed to get the legislature to sign off on her "stay-at-home" order past a 28-day limit. But the state supreme court ruled that the order would stay in place until the tribunal had a chance to fully review the case, which was brought by a group of churches.
Brown slammed the lower court ruling on Monday before the higher court left her restrictions in place, at least temporarily.
"It is irresponsible to dismiss the health risks and science behind our measures to stop COVID-19," she tweeted. "We would be faced with the prospect of another mass outbreak without the tools that have proven to be effective in protecting our families, neighbors & loved ones from this disease."
DEFIANT WHITMER SLAMS ANTI-LOCKDOWN PROTESTS, QUESTIONS POLITICAL MOTIVES BEHIND DEMONSTRATIONS
The looming battle in the Oregon Supreme Court comes as a case is pending before a lower court in Illinois that has the potential to invalidate that state's coronavirus restrictions implemented by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. A judge who ruled against Pritzker's order as it applied to just one state lawmaker will hear arguments Friday in a case that attempts to undo the order in its entirety, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Pritzker, according to the Associated Press, blasted the state lawmaker, Darren Bailey, who was behind the initial successful attempt to invalidate his order -- although on a much smaller scale.
"It’s insulting. It’s dangerous and people’s safety and health have now been put at risk," Pritzker said. "There may be people who contract coronavirus as a result of what Darren Bailey has done."
ILLINOIS JUDGE RULES AGAINST GOV. PRITZKER'S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER BROUGHT BY GOP LAWMAKER
Meanwhile, California alone is facing at least a dozen lawsuits that include claims that the state has unjustly closed down gun shops and religious services. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is up against a lawsuit from Republicans in her state’s House and Senate over her extension of an already-strict emergency order that has regulated residents’ movement and closed businesses. And Kentucky protesters sued officials including Gov. Andy Beshear, also a Democrat, for allegedly violating the First Amendment by banning mass protests.
A group of Ohio gyms sued Republican Gov. Mike DeWine over his reopening order excluding them from those businesses allowed to operate, but it was subsequently announced that they will be allowed to reopen after all.
The widespread spate of suits shows that with governors taking the lead on the coronavirus crisis -- and the federal government and state legislatures largely in the backseat -- those who disapprove of the nature of the coronavirus lockdowns see the judiciary as their only option for relief from the orders.
CALIFORNIA OPENS UP CORONAVIRUS FINDING FOR IMMIGRANTS IN STATE ILLEGALLY, FACES BACKLASH
A lawsuit against Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan by a group of businesses in western Maryland, some former military members, Republican state lawmakers and several religious leaders is pending in the U.S. District Court of Maryland, with the government's most recent filing coming Monday. The initial complaint in the suit said: "Governor Hogan has, respectfully, gone beyond all necessities of the case and continues to invade the domain of Federal authority and our rights secured by the Constitution."
The suit also alleges that Hogan's aides "refused to state Del. [Daniel] Cox would not be arrested for speaking at" a rally against the governor's orders, citing prohibitions against large gatherings.
Governors have had at least some success fending off legal challenges to their coronavirus restrictions. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court turned back an application asking it to overturn Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's statewide stay-at-home order.
WISCONSIN SAW NO CORONAVIRUS INFECTION-RATE SPIKE AFTER APRIL 7 ELECTION, STUDY SAYS
The Pennsylvania attorney general's office argued in a brief that Wolf has ample legal authority behind his sweeping order.
"Much of what [the plaintiffs] argue amounts to public policy disagreements as to how the governor used his authority," the brief said. "The Pennsylvania Supreme Court applied well-established principles to conclude that the governor had that authority."
Governors indeed have broad emergency police powers meant for situations like the coronavirus pandemic. But that authority varies by state, as was seen in the early stages of the pandemic when different states were forced to go through different processes to put off their elections.
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Many states were easily able to reschedule voting for the Democratic presidential primary and other local races with just a declaration from the governor or the secretary of state -- or with the collaboration of those two officials. But Ohio required a legislative say in the process, which DeWine ignored, tipping off a messy legal battle in which DeWine openly said he would defy a lower court's order to close the state's polls before the state's supreme court decided to stay out of the fray and let DeWine move forward with his poll closure.
After a similar fight, Wisconsin's election on April 7 controversially went forward over Evers' objections.
Lawsuits over general coronavirus restrictions might take a similar course -- with varying results in each state depending on the authority given to the governor under state law.
Fox News' Ronn Blitzer, Andrew O'Reilly, Louis Casiano and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


foxnews--2020-05-18--Toyota reboots Sienna minvian and Venza SUV with new style and hybrid tech

With major auto shows postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic , Toyota has introduced a couple of its upcoming models through an online Spring Showcase information drop .
The 2021 Venza is a successor to a model that was discontinued in 2015 , while the 2021 Sienna is set to be Toyota ’ s first hybrid minivan offering in the United States .
The Venza will only be available as an all-wheel-drive hybrid when it goes on sale this summer .
The two-row , five-passenger midsize utility vehicle slots between the Rav4 and Highlander in the automaker ’ s lineup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uses the Rav4 Hybrid ’ s powertrain , which is comprised of a hybrid unit anchored by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder driving the front wheels and a separate electric motor for the rear wheels .
Toyota estimates that the 219-hp setup will be good for a 40 mpg EPA rating , the same as the Rav4 ’ s .
Standout features include a standard electronic driver aid system with radar cruise control and automatic emergency brakes , an available 1,200-watt audio system and a panoramic sunroof equipped with a Star Gaze function that uses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of a physical shade .
The all-new Sienna is also built on the modular platform with the hybrid powertrain , but it gets the Highlander 's 253-hp version and comes in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models .
It ’ s dramatic styling features heavily sculpted flanks and a tailgate that mimics the rear of the Toyota Supra sports car ’ s as much as a minivan can .
Toyota expects it to deliver a combined 33 mpg rating when testing is complete ahead of its launch late this year .
That would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plug-in charging capability .
The seven-to-eight-passenger Sienna features the full suite of Toyota safety tech and is available with a 360-degree camera system and digital rear view mirror , plus a built-in vacuum and refrigerator on some models .
Pricing for the Venza and Sienna will be announced closer to when they arrive in showrooms .
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With major auto shows postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Toyota has introduced a couple of its upcoming models through an online Spring Showcase information drop.
The 2021 Venza is a successor to a model that was discontinued in 2015, while the 2021 Sienna is set to be Toyota’s first hybrid minivan offering in the United States.
The Venza will only be available as an all-wheel-drive hybrid when it goes on sale this summer. The two-row, five-passenger midsize utility vehicle slots between the Rav4 and Highlander in the automaker’s lineup and shares their modular platform. It uses the Rav4 Hybrid’s powertrain, which is comprised of a hybrid unit anchored by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder driving the front wheels and a separate electric motor for the rear wheels. Toyota estimates that the 219-hp setup will be good for a 40 mpg EPA rating, the same as the Rav4’s.
Standout features include a standard electronic driver aid system with radar cruise control and automatic emergency brakes, an available 1,200-watt audio system and a panoramic sunroof equipped with a Star Gaze function that uses electrochromatic technology to adjust its opaqueness, instead of a physical shade.
The all-new Sienna is also built on the modular platform with the hybrid powertrain, but it gets the Highlander's 253-hp version and comes in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models. It’s dramatic styling features heavily sculpted flanks and a tailgate that mimics the rear of the Toyota Supra sports car’s as much as a minivan can.
Toyota expects it to deliver a combined 33 mpg rating when testing is complete ahead of its launch late this year. That would make it the most fuel-efficient minivan without plug-in charging capability.
The seven-to-eight-passenger Sienna features the full suite of Toyota safety tech and is available with a 360-degree camera system and digital rear view mirror, plus a built-in vacuum and refrigerator on some models.
Pricing for the Venza and Sienna will be announced closer to when they arrive in showrooms.
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foxnews--2020-05-19--Coronavirus cases spike in populous countries, signaling more trouble ahead

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As Russia and Brazil now sit behind only the United States in the number of reported infections , the coronavirus pandemic is far from over .
New hot spots have emerged globally , signaling more trouble ahead as cases have been spiking in several populous nations : from India to South Africa to Mexico .
CORONAVIRUS : WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Russia recorded nearly 9,300 new infections in 24 hours , bringing the total to almost 300,000 , about half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 2,800 people with COVID-19 have died in Russia , a figure some say is surely higher .
President Vladimir Putin ’ s approval rating has sunk to 59 percent , the lowest in the two decades he has been in power , Russia ’ s independent pollster Levada Center reported .
The plunge reflects growing mistrust and uncertainty among Russians , Levada said .
Some experts argue Russian authorities have been listing chronic illnesses as the cause of death for many who tested positive for the virus .
Officials angrily deny manipulating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll reflects early preventive measures and broad screening .
Nearly 7.4 million tests have been conducted in the country of 147 million people .
Cases are still rising across Africa , where all 54 nations have seen confirmed infections for a total of over 88,000 cases and 2,800 deaths , according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
South Africa has the highest number of cases at over 16,400 , with nearly 290 deaths .
Infections have increased dramatically in Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape province , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Africa ’ s total .
Latin America has seen more than 480,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and about 31,000 dead .
The highest number of cases is in Brazil , which became the world ’ s third worst-hit country Monday with more than 250,000 infections despite limited testing .
Hospital officials reported that more than 85 percent of intensive care beds are occupied in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo .
India is now seeing more than 4,000 new cases day and contending with major spikes in infection since it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million people worldwide have been confirmed infected by the virus , and about 320,000 deaths have been recorded , according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University that experts believe is too low .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .

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As Russia and Brazil now sit behind only the United States in the number of reported infections, the coronavirus pandemic is far from over.
New hot spots have emerged globally, signaling more trouble ahead as cases have been spiking in several populous nations: from India to South Africa to Mexico.
CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Russia recorded nearly 9,300 new infections in 24 hours, bringing the total to almost 300,000, about half of them in Moscow. Authorities say over 2,800 people with COVID-19 have died in Russia, a figure some say is surely higher.
President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has sunk to 59 percent, the lowest in the two decades he has been in power, Russia’s independent pollster Levada Center reported. The plunge reflects growing mistrust and uncertainty among Russians, Levada said.
Some experts argue Russian authorities have been listing chronic illnesses as the cause of death for many who tested positive for the virus. Officials angrily deny manipulating statistics, saying Russia’s low death toll reflects early preventive measures and broad screening. Nearly 7.4 million tests have been conducted in the country of 147 million people.
Cases are still rising across Africa, where all 54 nations have seen confirmed infections for a total of over 88,000 cases and 2,800 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
South Africa has the highest number of cases at over 16,400, with nearly 290 deaths. Infections have increased dramatically in Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape province, which now accounts for 61 percent of South Africa’s total.
Latin America has seen more than 480,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and about 31,000 dead. The highest number of cases is in Brazil, which became the world’s third worst-hit country Monday with more than 250,000 infections despite limited testing. Hospital officials reported that more than 85 percent of intensive care beds are occupied in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
India is now seeing more than 4,000 new cases day and contending with major spikes in infection since it eased its lockdown.
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More than 4.8 million people worldwide have been confirmed infected by the virus, and about 320,000 deaths have been recorded, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University that experts believe is too low.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


foxnews--2020-05-18--Kim Kardashian's SKIMS shapewear brand releases line of face masks

On Saturday , Kim Kardashian ‘ s SKIMS launched its first collection of seamless face masks “ inspired by the brand ’ s signature Solutionwear.
” Priced at $ 8 a pop ( or four for $ 25 ) and available in five tonal shades that match the label ’ s bodysuits , briefs , bike shorts and bras , the nonmedical masks sold out in under an hour but will be restocked next week .
In a press release , SKIMS announced that it is also donating 10,000 masks to four different charities : Baby2Baby , Good+ Foundation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alliance .
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER In late March , Kardashian ’ s shapewear brand also pledged a $ 1 million donation to families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ Our six-month anniversary has fallen in the middle of a global crisis so more than ever , it ’ s our responsibility to give back and do what we can to help others , ” the 39-year-old star shared in a press release at the time .
This article originally appeared in The New York Post .

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From waist trainers to face-savers.
On Saturday, Kim Kardashian‘s SKIMS launched its first collection of seamless face masks “inspired by the brand’s signature Solutionwear.”
Priced at $8 a pop (or four for $25) and available in five tonal shades that match the label’s bodysuits, briefs, bike shorts and bras, the non-medical masks sold out in under an hour, but will be restocked next week.
In a press release, SKIMS announced that it is also donating 10,000 masks to four different charities: Baby2Baby, Good+ Foundation, LA Food Bank and National Domestic Workers Alliance.
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In late March, Kardashian’s shapewear brand also pledged a $1 million donation to families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our six-month anniversary has fallen in the middle of a global crisis so more than ever, it’s our responsibility to give back and do what we can to help others,” the 39-year-old star shared in a press release at the time.


foxnews--2020-04-05--Michigan Gov. Whitmer slammed by home state paper for allegedly playing politics in middle of corona

Michigan Gov. Whitmer slammed by home state paper for allegedly playing politics in middle of coronavirus crisis

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An editorial in The Detroit News slammed Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer , accusing her of playing politics during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer must send an unequivocal message to her constituents that Michigan is her priority in this hour of crisis , ” the editorial , which was published on Saturday , said .
“ Her running feud with President Donald Trump calls into question whether she 's acting in the best interests of this state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party.
” “ Unfortunately she 's sending conflicting signals about her priorities and motivations , ” the article continued .
Whitmer , like her counterparts in other states , has seen her profile rise in recent weeks as the nation ’ s leaders coordinate response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic .
Michigan , and in particular the Detroit metropolitan area , has quickly become a hotspot for the virus .
As of Sunday , Michigan was reporting the third most coronavirus cases with 14,225 , following New Jersey and New York with 34,124 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compiled by Fox News .
Michigan reported the third most deaths in the country with 540 , according to the data .
Whitmer , who ran for governor as a pragmatic liberal , emphasizing her bipartisanship while pledging to fix Michigan ’ s crumbling roads , rarely talked about Trump before the election or after .
But as a frequent guest on national media in recent weeks , Whitmer has criticized the federal response while pleading for ventilators , personal protection equipment and test kits .
“ We have no criticism of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is taking the same steps as most other governors in states hard hit by the virus , ” the editorial read .
“ But she 's also assumed the role of designated Democratic attack dog in this crisis , appearing almost daily on cable news shows to criticize the administration 's handling of the virus response .
That creates confusion about whether Whitmer is advocating for her Michigan constituents , or carrying out her duties as co-chair of Joe Biden 's presidential campaign , or worse , serving her own ambition to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden confirmed last week that he is considering Whitmer , a rising star in the Democratic Party , as a potential running mate in his White House bid .
Republicans were especially upset after she implied during a Friday radio interview that the Trump administration was intentionally withholding medical supplies from Michigan .
CORONAVIRUS : WHAT TO KNOW Last weekend , Trump called her “ Gretchen ‘ Half ’ Whitmer , ” charging that she was in “ way over her head ” and “ doesn ’ t have a clue ” about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two days earlier , Trump said he had instructed Vice President Mike Pence , the leader of the White House pandemic response , not to call “ the woman in Michigan.
” The editorial brought up the fact that Trump had reportedly called Whitmer “ the woman from Michigan.
” “ She responded by showing up on a late night talk show wearing a t-shirt bearing those words while disingenuously declaring that this is no time to play politics , ” the editorial read .
“ It certainly is n't .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silly tit-for-tat with the president.
” Trump has since deleted the tweet .
In a Tuesday press briefing , he said he had a productive conversation with Whitmer earlier in the day .
Whitmer has also backed away from feuding with the president as the state grapples with the escalating crisis .
The editorial noted that “ Michigan needs a lot from the federal government , including help managing the overwhelming number of unemployment claims that are suddenly being filed.
” In Michigan more than 311,000 people filed initial claims for unemployment insurance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more than double from the week before .
“ Citizens are better served if their leaders at all level of government set politics aside and work together , ” the opinion piece continued .
“ Partisanship is unacceptable when lives are at stake.
” It went on to say that the Michigan governor should follow the examples of other Democratic governors like New York 's Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom of California who have “ found a way to work collaboratively with the Trump administration . ''
“ Both have had differences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they 've set them aside for the good of their states , ” the editorial said .
CALIF. GOV .
NEWSOM TELLS CNN TRUMP HAS BEEN 'RESPONSIVE ' TO STATE 'S NEEDS : ' I 'D BE LYING ' TO SAY OTHERWISE Cuomo had acknowledged that the Trump administration was helping New York and Newsom commended President Trump for his attentiveness to the Golden State 's needs amid the coronavirus outbreak , saying he 'd be `` lying '' if he said otherwise .
During an interview last Wednesday , Newsom was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the governor 's public praise for Trump was all in order to prevent him from `` punishing '' his state .
“ I ’ d be lying to you to say that he hasn ’ t been responsive to our needs .
He has , '' the governor said .
`` And so , as a question , as a sort of an offer of objectivity , I have to acknowledge that publicly . ''
Whitmer did not immediately respond to Fox News ’ request for comment regarding the editorial .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she told host Chris Wallace that none of the comments she has made have been personal and that she doesn ’ t “ wage those kinds of political attacks.
” She said on Sunday that a better national strategy is needed to battle the coronavirus pandemic and that Trump ’ s assertion that the federal government should not be the first line of defense against the contagion is “ creating a more porous situation.
” Whitmer did say she was grateful for the 400 ventilators her state had received from the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waging any political attacks against Trump during the outbreak , but she added that the current “ patchwork ” approach to combatting the virus could lead to more people getting sick and dying .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP When Wallace asked Whitmer if politics is “ being played here both you towards the president and the president towards you , ” she said “ not on my part.
” “ I didn ’ t ask to be thrust in the national spotlight , ” she said .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but at the end of the day , my job , I ’ ve been on this job for 15 months , my job is to do everything I can to protect the ten million people in Michigan.
” “ That means locking arms with everyone who is going to be an ally and welcoming all people that want to be helpful and that ’ s why we ’ re asking for help , ” she continued .
“ Nationally Michigan is a hot spot .
We need assistance and I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level or any partnerships with businesses that want to help out because we desperately need PPE .
Lives are on the line here.
” Fox News ’ Bradford Betz , Joseph Wulfsohn , Andrew O ’ Reilly and The Associated Press contributed to this report .

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An editorial in The Detroit News slammed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, accusing her of playing politics during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must send an unequivocal message to her constituents that Michigan is her priority in this hour of crisis,” the editorial, which was published on Saturday, said. “Her running feud with President Donald Trump calls into question whether she's acting in the best interests of this state, or on behalf of the Democratic Party.”
“Unfortunately she's sending conflicting signals about her priorities and motivations,” the article continued.
Whitmer, like her counterparts in other states, has seen her profile rise in recent weeks as the nation’s leaders coordinate response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic.
Michigan, and in particular the Detroit metropolitan area, has quickly become a hotspot for the virus. As of Sunday, Michigan was reporting the third most coronavirus cases with 14,225, following New Jersey and New York with 34,124 and 114,174 respectively, according to data compiled by Fox News. Michigan reported the third most deaths in the country with 540, according to the data.
Whitmer, who ran for governor as a pragmatic liberal, emphasizing her bipartisanship while pledging to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads, rarely talked about Trump before the election or after. But as a frequent guest on national media in recent weeks, Whitmer has criticized the federal response while pleading for ventilators, personal protection equipment and test kits.
“We have no criticism of how Whitmer is handling this crisis; she is taking the same steps as most other governors in states hard hit by the virus,” the editorial read. “But she's also assumed the role of designated Democratic attack dog in this crisis, appearing almost daily on cable news shows to criticize the administration's handling of the virus response. That creates confusion about whether Whitmer is advocating for her Michigan constituents, or carrying out her duties as co-chair of Joe Biden's presidential campaign, or worse, serving her own ambition to be vice president.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden confirmed last week that he is considering Whitmer, a rising star in the Democratic Party, as a potential running mate in his White House bid.
Republicans were especially upset after she implied during a Friday radio interview that the Trump administration was intentionally withholding medical supplies from Michigan.
CORONAVIRUS: WHAT TO KNOW
Last weekend, Trump called her “Gretchen ‘Half’ Whitmer,” charging that she was in “way over her head” and “doesn’t have a clue” about how to handle the health crisis. Two days earlier, Trump said he had instructed Vice President Mike Pence, the leader of the White House pandemic response, not to call “the woman in Michigan.” The editorial brought up the fact that Trump had reportedly called Whitmer “the woman from Michigan.”
“She responded by showing up on a late night talk show wearing a t-shirt bearing those words while disingenuously declaring that this is no time to play politics,” the editorial read. “It certainly isn't. It's also no time to engage in a silly tit-for-tat with the president.”
Trump has since deleted the tweet. In a Tuesday press briefing, he said he had a productive conversation with Whitmer earlier in the day. Whitmer has also backed away from feuding with the president as the state grapples with the escalating crisis.
The editorial noted that “Michigan needs a lot from the federal government, including help managing the overwhelming number of unemployment claims that are suddenly being filed.”
In Michigan more than 311,000 people filed initial claims for unemployment insurance during the week ending on March 28, more than double from the week before.
“Citizens are better served if their leaders at all level of government set politics aside and work together,” the opinion piece continued. “Partisanship is unacceptable when lives are at stake.”
It went on to say that the Michigan governor should follow the examples of other Democratic governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom of California who have “found a way to work collaboratively with the Trump administration."
“Both have had differences with the president in the past, but they've set them aside for the good of their states,” the editorial said.
CALIF. GOV. NEWSOM TELLS CNN TRUMP HAS BEEN 'RESPONSIVE' TO STATE'S NEEDS: 'I'D BE LYING' TO SAY OTHERWISE
Cuomo had acknowledged that the Trump administration was helping New York and Newsom commended President Trump for his attentiveness to the Golden State's needs amid the coronavirus outbreak, saying he'd be "lying" if he said otherwise.
During an interview last Wednesday, Newsom was pressed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper about whether the governor's public praise for Trump was all in order to prevent him from "punishing" his state.
“I’d be lying to you to say that he hasn’t been responsive to our needs. He has," the governor said. "And so, as a question, as a sort of an offer of objectivity, I have to acknowledge that publicly."
Whitmer did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment regarding the editorial.
However, speaking on “Fox News Sunday” she told host Chris Wallace that none of the comments she has made have been personal and that she doesn’t “wage those kinds of political attacks.”
She said on Sunday that a better national strategy is needed to battle the coronavirus pandemic and that Trump’s assertion that the federal government should not be the first line of defense against the contagion is “creating a more porous situation.”
Whitmer did say she was grateful for the 400 ventilators her state had received from the federal government and that she wasn’t waging any political attacks against Trump during the outbreak, but she added that the current “patchwork” approach to combatting the virus could lead to more people getting sick and dying.
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When Wallace asked Whitmer if politics is “being played here both you towards the president and the president towards you,” she said “not on my part.”
“I didn’t ask to be thrust in the national spotlight,” she said. “I don’t like attacks frankly, but at the end of the day, my job, I’ve been on this job for 15 months, my job is to do everything I can to protect the ten million people in Michigan.”
“That means locking arms with everyone who is going to be an ally and welcoming all people that want to be helpful and that’s why we’re asking for help,” she continued. “Nationally Michigan is a hot spot. We need assistance and I’m grateful for any partnership at the federal level or any partnerships with businesses that want to help out because we desperately need PPE. Lives are on the line here.”
Fox News’ Bradford Betz, Joseph Wulfsohn, Andrew O’Reilly and The Associated Press contributed to this report.