Democrats are torpedoing America's life-saving Covid safety net

The Trump administration notoriously minimized how deadly the novel coronavirus would be and didn't respond forcefully enough. [View in browser]( [Image]( March 17, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Congress, ignoring reality, dooms U.S. to repeat mistakes that led to nearly 1 million dead](by Dr. Kavita Patel The Trump administration notoriously minimized how deadly the novel coronavirus would be and didn't respond forcefully enough. Though Democrats now control Congress and the White House, they are repeating some of Trump's worst mistakes, [Dr. Kavita Patel says](. Covid "is still causing over 1,000 deaths a day; may have already left millions suffering with long Covid; and continues to threaten millions more who are vulnerable," Patel writes. But "in a stunning display of partisan 'horse-trading,' in Congress' recent $1.5 trillion omnibus bill, zero dollars were allocated to address the ongoing pandemic." Read Dr. Kavita Patel's [full analysis]( in your Thursday [MSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of funeral service for two Ukrainian soldiers in Liviv]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( [The possible miscalculation at the heart of Russia’s plan to control Ukraine]( Russia's invasion of Ukraine could backfire. Here's why. [Read More]( [A photo of Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas]( [Mehdi Hasan]( [It's time to impeach Clarence Thomas]( How Ginni Thomas makes the case for a Clarence Thomas impeachment. [Read More]( [A photo of Mike Pence]( [Steve Benen]( [Trump signals that Pence won’t be his running mate again in 2024]( Trump's reason for apparently ruling out his former vice president is an amazingly weak position. [Read More]( [Photos from the Atlanta spa shootings and protests]( [Ja'han Jones]( [The sad truth about anti-Asian violence since the Atlanta spa shootings]( Americans need to come to terms with their complicity in anti-Asian violence. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Joe Biden]( [Hallie Jackson]( [Biden on Putin: 'He is a war criminal']( [A photo of Igor Novikov]( [Deadline White House]( [Former Zelenskyy adviser hunkered in Kyiv has a message for the world's celebrities]( [A photo of Vladimir Putin]( [The Beat With Ari]( [Yovanovitch: Putin heard Trump's message on Ukraine 'loud and clear.' Then Biden won.]( [A photo of a shopper at a grocery store]( [Katy Tur]( [Fed raises interest rates for first time in three years]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Our [Plan Your Vote tool]( is now live for the midterms with key information on the voting rules where you live, including registration, mail-in voting, changes since 2020 and more. Head to [NBCNews.com/PlanYourVote]( to get the latest voting rules in your state. The world has gone through a once-in-a-century pandemic that disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives. We're in the beginning of an energy transition unlike anything the industrialized world has ever attempted. And it can be very difficult amid war, plague, insurrection and climate disaster to conceive of what a flourishing future might even look like. From the future of energy to entertainment, Chris Hayes asks some of his biggest questions in his inaugural ["Future of" miniseries](. [On the second episode of the series](, Chris talks to Cathie Wood, founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest. They discuss the revolutionary technology that penetrates our lives, the investors who bet big on those developments and how the world adapts to the seismic shifts that follow. Wood also shares her outlook ahead for the metaverse, autonomous vehicles, finance and more. [Listen now]( on your favorite podcast platforms: [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)