With two days to go, even Democrats are conceding that Tuesday’s mid-term elections spell trouble for the party. Washington Post political reporter Chris Cillizza notes that prominent Democratic strategies think things are “not only bad for their side by moving in the wrong direction in the final days before the election.” Politico: Can Obama Reboot? […]

President Obama and Democrats are facing historic losses next Tuesday, reports Stu Rothenberg at Roll Call. Not since Harry Truman has a president and his party lost so many seats in consecutive midterm elections. NY Post: CDC Admits Droplets from a Sneeze Could Spread Ebola Guardian: UN – Foreign Jihadists Flocking to Iraq and Syria […]

The American health care system is “so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system” reports the Associated Press after its own review of hospitals and resources available to treat Ebola. LAT: California Issues Quarantine Policy for Ebola Exposure […]

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is expected to expand the U.S. military’s quarantine rule to include all troops returning from Ebola-stricken countries, Newsmax reports. The Pentagon’s precautionary measures stands in contrast to the CDC’s continued advice that civilians returning from west Africa need not be quarantined. ABC: Kaci Hickox Won’t Follow Maine Ebola Quarantine Rule, […]

Soldiers returning from deployment to Liberia must take a 21 day stop in Italy for Ebola monitoring, reports CBS News. The soldiers currently being monitored include Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, who was recently commander of the U.S. Army in Africa. By contrast, the Obama administration is fighting state-based quarantines of health care workers, with the […]