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Jerusalem Demsas

Jerusalem Demsas

Former Policy Reporter

    Latest articles by Jerusalem Demsas

    Politics
    Senate Republicans are finally acknowledging that Joe Biden won the electionSenate Republicans are finally acknowledging that Joe Biden won the election
    Politics

    Vladimir Putin beat a number of Senate Republicans in congratulating President-elect Joe Biden on his victory.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Study: Allowing evictions during Covid-19 could have caused nearly 11,000 unnecessary deaths
    Covid-19

    States’ decisions to lift their eviction moratoriums earlier this year could have led to more than 400,000 excess Covid-19 cases.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    archives
    Southern California sheriffs are refusing to enforce stay-at-home ordersSouthern California sheriffs are refusing to enforce stay-at-home orders
    archives

    Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new restrictions face backlash as ICU capacity dwindles.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Politics
    Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre legal strategy, in two clipsRudy Giuliani’s bizarre legal strategy, in two clips
    Politics

    Michigan Republicans asked Giuliani to prove his voter fraud claims. He brought a discredited witness who accused them of vote tampering instead.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Politics
    Congress seems ready to pass a bipartisan $908 billion stimulus — if Mitch McConnell says yesCongress seems ready to pass a bipartisan $908 billion stimulus — if Mitch McConnell says yes
    Politics

    Democratic leaders are backing a $908 billion bipartisan Covid-19 relief framework. It’s a big step toward a final deal.

    By Ella Nilsen and Jerusalem Demsas
    We know how to prevent up to 40 million people from being evicted. It’s up to Congress to do it.
    Explainers

    Millions of Americans face eviction in a “completely predictable and entirely preventable” crisis as the CDC’s moratorium is set to expire on New Year’s Eve.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Politics
    Congress is forcing cities to defund the police, firefighters, and schoolsCongress is forcing cities to defund the police, firefighters, and schools
    Politics

    Cities that had barely recovered from the Great Recession face huge budget shortfalls yet again.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Politics
    80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crime80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crime
    Politics

    The “devastating human toll” of Covid-19 in Texas’s correctional facilities is revealed in a new report by University of Texas at Austin researchers.

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Politics
    Study: Trump’s tweets can lead Republicans to lose faith in electionsStudy: Trump’s tweets can lead Republicans to lose faith in elections
    Politics

    Trump supporters indicated a “decrease[d] willingness to accept election results peacefully.”

    By Jerusalem Demsas
    Politics
    5 women who ran on their national security backgrounds to flip GOP House districts in 2018 have won again5 women who ran on their national security backgrounds to flip GOP House districts in 2018 have won again
    Politics

    Chrissy Houlahan, Elaine Luria, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, and Abigail Spanberger hang on to their seats.

    By Jerusalem Demsas