Alexander Nazaryan
National Correspondent
Yahoo NewsThe disappointing downfall of Dr. Deborah Birx
Along with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Birx was seen as a potential counter to Trump and those who abetted his worst impulses.
Yahoo NewsFauci joins the coronavirus vaccine parade, as Trump sits it out
Dr. Anthony Fauci received his first dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday as a symbolic gesture to show Americans the shots are safe.
Yahoo NewsSecond coronavirus vaccine begins distribution as new strain emerges
The Trump administration has announced that a second coronavirus vaccine will begin shipment this week, with a total of nearly 8 million doses of the two federally approved vaccines to be distributed ahead of the Christmas holiday.
Yahoo NewsThe coronavirus closed schools. Our diseased politics is keeping them closed.
Evidence is already emerging that online learning is leading to an education gap, one that is almost certainly growing wider by the week.
Yahoo NewsAngry Florida governor defends police raid on COVID data whistleblower
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the handling of a search warrant executed at the home of Rebekah Jones, who used to run the state's coronavirus dashboard.
Yahoo NewsThe pandemic and shuttered schools have led to a crisis for childhood
As parents remain bitterly divided over the return of in-person classroom instruction, children have faced a greater risk of abuse or neglect because their contact with the outside world has been significantly curtailed by school closures and other restrictive measures.
Yahoo News'Very low' rates of coronavirus in schools, British study finds
A study that analyzed school reopenings across the United Kingdom last spring and early summer found “very low” rates of infection, as well as a lack of major outbreaks, at all education levels.
Yahoo NewsWhite House vaccine rollout marred by confusion, false claims
The day President Trump planned to triumphantly announce the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine began with a Senate hearing at which Republicans focused on hydroxychloroquine.
Yahoo NewsFlorida state police raid home of Rebekah Jones, data scientist who challenged DeSantis on coronavirus statistics
Law enforcement authorities in Tallahassee, Fla., on Monday raided the home of a data scientist who had been fired by Gov. Ron DeSantis after refusing to manipulate numbers.
Yahoo NewsBiden makes surprising choice for health secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra's lack of medical expertise makes him a somewhat unusual choice, coming as it does in the middle of a pandemic.
Yahoo NewsVaccine conspiracy theories could undermine efforts to control the pandemic
Although the Biden coronavirus task force has not released many details about how it plans to distribute a vaccine, its members are acutely aware of the widespread skepticism.
Yahoo NewsCDC pushes for universal masking to stop coronavirus
The CDC recommendation comes as hospitals across the nation fill up with people sickened by COVID-19.
Yahoo NewsScott Atlas, the perfect Trump official, steps down
Dr. Scott Atlas, the controversial White House coronavirus adviser, left federal employ much the same way he entered it: with an appearance on Fox News.
Yahoo NewsStudy: A good cloth mask is a powerful weapon against the coronavirus
Face coverings, including masks made of cloth, are highly effective in protecting the people who wear them and those around them, according to a new study.
Yahoo NewsRapid testing could 'drive the epidemic toward extinction'
Cheap coronavirus tests that ordinary Americans can administer at home could significantly drive down infection rates, researchers say. Their statistical models indicate that potential inaccuracies become effectively inconsequential if enough rapid tests are done with sufficient frequency.
Yahoo NewsFauci warns of 'stunning number of deaths' from coronavirus
The nation is entering “a very vulnerable period” that could see the number of coronavirus deaths rise rapidly, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned in conversation with Yahoo News on Monday.
Yahoo News'Close the bars' and open schools, Fauci says
Evidence strongly indicates that schools are not the sites of significant viral transmission, leading some to wonder why schools are being forced to bear the pandemic’s brunt, when it is adults in adult spaces who seem to be spreading the virus.
Yahoo News'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib is not sorry: 'I'm not the problem. The institution is.'
Rep. Rashida Tlaib expects the incoming Biden administration to do right by progressives for aligning behind the Democratic nominee, who shares few of their imperatives but is, of course, vastly preferable to them than Trump.
Yahoo NewsTrump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with white nationalists to commission that preserves Holocaust memorials
Darren Beattie, a former speechwriter fired from the White House in 2018 for attending a conference at which white supremacists were also present, has been appointed to a commission tasked with preserving Holocaust-related sites across Europe.
Yahoo NewsBiden aides cite 9/11 report on the danger of Trump stalling transition
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has intensified its criticism of President Trump’s refusal to engage in the orderly transfer of power, citing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as an example of what happens when an incoming administration does not receive full cooperation from the outgoing one.
Yahoo NewsAnti-Trump Republican Gov. Larry Hogan appeals to 'exhausted majority' as he teases presidential bid
Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of Maryland, has a simple message: There is another way. Arguing before the Ronald Reagan Institute that this is a nation of “civility and pragmatism,” he observed that “most of us are sick and tired of all the drama.”
Yahoo NewsRage, tweets and TV: A vision of a Trump post-presidency begins to emerge
President Trump will probably not concede the election, according to former advisers, but he undoubtedly has his eye on what's next.
Yahoo NewsBig Tech and Big Law dominate Biden transition teams, tempering progressive hopes
Obama-era centrism prevails in Joe Biden's transition teams. That has some progressives worried that Biden represents nothing more than a return to normal, at a time when many of them believe the nation is ready to embrace policy ideas well to the left of center.
Yahoo News20 million Americans will get a COVID vaccine this year, administration says
The Trump administration promised that 20 million Americans would receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year.
Yahoo NewsWhat we can learn from the Amish about coronavirus
The outbreak is indicative of what happens when people gather in small social situations — something millions of lockdown-weary Americans are eager to do, regardless of whether they are Amish or not.