COVID-19

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro Accuses China Of Sending Faulty Coronavirus Test Kits To U.S.

White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy director Peter Navarro accused China of sending fake coronavirus testing kits to…

4 years ago

Trump Says Summer Heat Could Stop Coronavirus Spread, Critics Aren’t So Sure

President Donald Trump suggested that warm and humid weather could drastically slow the coronavirus, citing research from his Department of…

4 years ago

Coronavirus Shutdown Protestors With Guns Storm Michigan State Capitol

Protestors armed with guns stormed the Michigan State Capitol on Thursday, moments before the state House of Representatives denied Democratic…

4 years ago

Trump Defends February Claim That Coronavirus Cases ‘Would Soon Be Zero’

When asked about his grossly inaccurate prediction from February that the coronavirus cases in the U.S. would soon be 'zero,"…

4 years ago

U.S. GDP Falls 4.8% In First Quarter Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Worst Drop Since 2008

America's first-quarter GDP fell at a 4.8% annualized rate, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Wednesday — and the…

4 years ago

Trump Defends Diamond & Silk, Who Spread COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories, After Fox News Fires Them

President Donald Trump showed support for conservative talk show hosts Diamond and Silk, who have spread a variety of misinformation…

4 years ago

FDA To Announce Emergency Use Of Remdesivir For COVID-19, Fauci ‘Very Optimistic’

After a trial showed the drug remdesivir shortened recovery time for the coronavirus, the FDA plans to announce emergency authorization…

4 years ago

Despite Worker Death Increase, Trump Orders Meat Plants To Stay Open

President Donald Trump ordered meat-processing plants to continue running on Tuesday night, saying they’re critical as the nation deals with…

4 years ago

Pence Refuses To Wear Mask At The Mayo Clinic Despite Rules

Vice President Mike Pence refused to wear a mask on Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic.  The clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,…

4 years ago

U.S. Passes 1 Million COVID-19 Cases, A Third Of The World’s Total

The United States now has a million coronavirus cases, which is one third of the world’s cases.  This new milestone…

4 years ago

Trump Denies Wanting To Fire Health And Human Services Secretary Alex Azar

President Donald Trump denied he wanted to fire Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Sunday.  Trump tweeted that…

4 years ago

New York City Poison Control Calls Double After Trump’s ‘Disinfectant’ Comment

New York City poison control calls for bleach and Lysol have doubled after President Donald Trump suggested that injecting disinfectants…

4 years ago

Pence Says COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be ‘Behind Us’ By Memorial Day Despite Second Wave Warnings

Vice President Mike Pence said the coronavirus pandemic could be “largely” behind Americans by Memorial Day weekend despite health expert…

4 years ago

Nancy Pelosi Blasts Trump For Suggesting People Should Inject Themselves With ‘Disinfectant’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) blasted President Donald Trump on Saturday for suggesting sunlight and an injection of disinfectant as…

4 years ago

Cuomo Announces Plan To Reopen New York In ‘Phases’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a rough plan to reopen New York amid the coronavirus pandemic, which could have some…

4 years ago

Trump Says He Was Being ‘Sarcastic’ When He Suggested Coronavirus Patients Inject Themselves With Disinfectant

President Donald Trump says his comment about injecting disinfectant was "sarcastic."  Trump asked government medical experts on Thursday to look…

4 years ago

HHS Vaccine Expert Rick Bright To File Whistleblower Complaint, Says He Was Ousted For Not Touting Trump-Backed Drug Chloroquine

Rick Bright, a federal vaccine scientist who was recently removed from his office by the Trump Administration, is ready to…

4 years ago

Contradicting Trump, CDC Director Robert Redfield Clarifies He Was ‘Accurately Quoted’ On Danger Of Coronavirus Second Wave

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield acknowledged that his comments to the Washington Post published Tuesday were…

4 years ago

Trump Says White House Press Briefing Is ‘Not Worth The Time & Effort’

After asking government scientists to investigate whether "disinfectant" could cure coronavirus during the Thursday White House briefing, President Donald Trump…

4 years ago

Trump Says Coronavirus ‘May Not Come Back At All’ In Fall

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the novel coronavirus (COVD-19) would not hit the U.S. with the same level…

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