coronavirus

Mnuchin Says White House Is ‘Looking At Sending Checks To Americans Immediately’ To Limit Coronavirus Economic Damage

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that the White House was considering  sending checks to Americans to alleviate the…

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Trump Acting Budget Director Russ Vought Defends 15% Budget Cut To CDC Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The acting director of the White House Office of Management reiterated his proposal of a $9.5 billion cut to Health…

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Fed Announces Interest Rate Cut To 0% To Protect U.S. Economy From Coronavirus Crisis

The Federal Reserve announced on Sunday that it would be cutting interest rates back to zero and that it would…

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Trump Waited For Jared Kushner To “Research” Before Declaring Coronavirus State of Emergency

President Donald Trump reportedly waited for his son-in-law Jared Kushner to ‘research’ whether or not he should declare a state…

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Trump Exaggerates Plan For Google Website Meant To Fight Coronavirus

At a press conference on Friday, President Donald Trump exaggerated the creation of a website by Google engineers meant to…

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Joe Biden & Bernie Sanders Debate Coronavirus Response Amid Crisis

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) and former Vice President Joe Biden took to the debate stage Sunday night without an audience…

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Contradicting Trump, Obama Medicare Head Andy Slavitt Says Coronavirus Tests Won’t Be Widely Available For 2 Months

Andy Slavitt, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for President Barack Obama, tweeted Monday afternoon that…

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Jesse Watters Says Chinese Citizens ‘Eating Raw Bats & Snakes’ Caused Coronavirus

Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested on Monday that the coronavirus came from Chinese citizens “eating raw bats and snakes”…

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Congressional Doctor Brian Monahan Estimates Between 70 To 150 Million Americans Will Get Coronavirus

Dr. Brian Monahan, the in-house doctor for Congress, told Capitol Hill staffers in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that he estimates that…

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DNC Removes Phoenix Debate Audience Over Coronavirus Concerns

The Democratic National Convention announced that Sunday’s debate in Arizona between Democratic hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will be…

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Trump Says “Anyone Who Wants A Test Can Get A Test,” But Administration Says ‘Not Quite’ On Coronavirus Test

President Donald Trump contradicted statements from his own administration on Friday by saying “anyone who wants a test can get…

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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz & Rep. Paul Gosar Self-Quarantine After Coronavirus Exposure At CPAC

Reps. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) said they would both self-quarantine after it was announced that an attendee…

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Trump Will Dump Mike Pence & Replace With Nikki Haley On Ticket, Paul Begala Predicts

CNN commentator Paul Begala forecast at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference this week that President Donald Trump will…

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Trump Blames Obama For Slowness Of Coronavirus Response

President Donald Trump attempted to scapegoat former President Barack Obama for the White House's initial slowness in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) by…

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Trump Coronavirus Taskforce Leader Ken Cuccinelli Asks Twitter For Help Finding Outbreak Map

Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security and member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus outbreak taskforce, reached out to…

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Trump Suggests China-Style Death Penalty For Drug Dealers

President Donald Trump complimented China's "maximum penalty" for "drug dealers" at an event this week, suggesting that the policy has…

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U.S. Evacuees From China Land In California As Coronavirus Outbreak Grows

Two hundred American evacuees landed Wednesday at a U.S. military base in California after leaving China, where the coronavirus is…

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