At least nine Democrats on Capitol Hill have tested positive for the coronavirus, some apparently after attending a party summit last week in Philadelphia at which President Biden was present.
Democrats still afraid of the coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing. That challenge may have been best summarized by the headline of an opinion essay in the Washington Post last week:It doesn’t seem entirely over for Washington, either. The coronavirus sent then-President Trump to the hospital in 2020, but his successor has avoided contracting the coronavirus thus far. He has consistently modeled caution but has lately become impatient about needing to move on from the restrictions that have made the last two years so difficult for Americans..
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