CNN Poll: Americans divided over government handling of coronavirus outbreak
Americans are split over how the federal government is doing at preventing the spread of coronavirus, but an increasing number say they feel prepared…
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Justice Department move should worry some who sold stock before market tanked
Now that the Justice Department reportedly has started reviewing stock transactions made by lawmakers shortly before the dramatic market downturn…
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The deep leadership flaw revealed by Trump touting his coronavirus press conference ratings
On Sunday afternoon, President Donald Trump quoted snippets from a New York Times article by Michael Grynbaum headlined: “Trump’s…
Continue Reading Trump’s path to extending coronavirus guidelines was led by health experts and the scenes at one New York hospital
There were the dire predictions from his health team. There were the late-night pleas from his staunchest allies. There was the line ticking upward,…
Continue Reading Spring cases in limbo without Supreme Court guidance on arguments during pandemic
The Supreme Court has yet to announce alternatives for regular oral arguments in pending cases, even as President Donald Trump has declared the…
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These companies are racing to roll out COVID-19 treatments
Big Pharma companies and biotechs are racing to come up with an effective treatment for the Covid-19 novel coronavirus. Several high profile…
Continue Reading The US is swiftly removing migrant children due to new coronavirus restrictions
The United States is returning some unaccompanied migrant children arrested on the US-Mexico border to their home countries under new coronavirus…
Continue Reading President Trump’s coronavirus briefings lack a crucial element: Empathy
President Donald Trump wants everyone to know it: His coronavirus briefings are a ratings hit. By tweeting a New York Times story about the millions…
Continue Reading America’s terrible, growing coronavirus death toll makes Trump accept reality
Even President Donald Trump, a serial spinner of his own political realities, accepted science’s dire truth in ditching an Easter target to…
Continue Reading The 37 most mind-boggling lines from Donald Trump’s Sunday coronavirus briefing
On Sunday night, President Donald Trump held a Rose Garden press briefing on the latest developments on the country’s fight against…
Continue Reading Trump contradicts Pompeo by downplaying foreign coronavirus disinformation campaigns
President Donald Trump on Monday expressed skepticism about foreign disinformation campaigns related to the coronavirus pandemic, contradicting…
Continue Reading How long will Trump’s poll surge last?
The 2020 race, publicly at least, has largely halted as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Justice Department reviews stock trades by lawmakers after coronavirus briefings
The Justice Department has started to probe a series of stock transactions made by lawmakers ahead of the sharp market downturn stemming from the…
Continue Reading Trump says US will not pay for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security. They say they don’t need the help
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay to protect Prince Harry and his wife Meghan if they move to the US, but the…
Continue Reading Trump says he will speak with Putin to discuss oil market and trade
President Donald Trump said he will be speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. He said they are expected to talk about the oil…
Continue Reading Fauci says Trump ‘got it right away’ on data that suggested need to extend social distancing guidelines
President Donald Trump “got it right away” when presented with data about the rise in coronavirus cases that influenced his decision on…
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Donald Trump’s special day
When Donald Trump was growing up in the New York of the 1950s, Easter was a grand civic festival as well as a religious holiday. He was eight in…
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‘That governor is me’: Gretchen Whitmer takes on Trump as coronavirus cases rise in Michigan
President Donald Trump has lashed out at several Democratic governors who are responding to the coronavirus crisis, but his harshest words have been…
Continue Reading ‘That governor is me’: Gretchen Whitmer takes on Trump as coronavirus cases rise in Michigan
President Donald Trump has lashed out at several Democratic governors who are responding to the coronavirus crisis, but his harshest words have been…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump falsely denies saying two things he said last week
On two occasions during Sunday’s coronavirus briefing, President Donald Trump falsely denied he had said words he had said publicly last week.…
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Fact check: Trump falsely denies saying two things he said last week
On two occasions during Sunday’s coronavirus briefing, President Donald Trump falsely denied he had said words he had said publicly last week.…
Continue Reading Trump strikes friendly tone on China with trade in mind, as his top officials point fingers over pandemic
As coronavirus cases in the US surge, President Donald Trump isn’t focused just on those statistics, administration officials say, but is also…
Continue Reading DoD isolating critical troops and commanders to be ready in a crisis amid pandemic
Some of the most critical US senior military commanders and nuclear and special operations forces are now operating under extraordinary protection…
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5 things to know for March 30: Coronavirus, strikes, trades probe, China, North Korea
This won’t be over by Easter. President Trump has officially extended social distancing guidelines until April 30. Here’s what you need…
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Federal social distancing guidelines extended until April 30 as Dr. Fauci says 200,000 U.S. deaths possible
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of infectious diseases for the National Institutes of Health, on Sunday projected the possibility…
Continue Reading US could see millions of coronavirus cases and 100,000 or more deaths, Fauci says
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that based on models, the United States could eventually see 100,000 or more deaths from…
Continue Reading Trump concedes US coronavirus death toll could be 100,000 or more
President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday for the first time that deaths in the United States from coronavirus could reach 100,000 or more, adding…
Continue Reading Trump extends federal social distancing guidelines to April 30
President Donald Trump said Sunday he would extend nationwide social distancing guidelines for another 30 days, an abrupt back-down from his push to…
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Treasury Secretary says Americans can expect stimulus checks to be direct deposited within 3 weeks
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that Americans could expect checks from the historic $2 trillion stimulus bill to be direct deposited…
Continue Reading Treasury Secretary says Americans can expect stimulus checks to be direct deposited within 3 weeks
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that Americans could expect checks from the historic $2 trillion stimulus bill to be direct deposited…
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