In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Normally bustling streets are deserted as families hunker down in their homes. Many of those who do venture out try to stay a safe distance from anyone… Read More
Tulsi Gabbard ends presidential campaign
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has suspended her presidential campaign, ending a long-shot effort that saw her feuding with Hillary Clinton and raising fears among Democrats that she would mount a third-party 2020 bid. In an email and video posted to Twitter on Thursday, Gabbard offered her full support to former… Read More
2 Congressmen test positive for coronavirus
Rep. Ben McAdams, D-U.T., tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, an announcement that comes shortly after the first known case in Congress — Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-F.L. Others have self-quarantined, but none have reported positive test results. McAdams said he first became sick with “mild, cold-like symptoms” shortly after… Read More
Trump taps wartime powers, signs coronavirus relief package
Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package — which the Senate approved earlier Wednesday — that will guarantee sick leave to workers… Read More
Bernie Sanders dropping out of 2020 presidential race?
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he is reassessing his campaign after losing three more states and falling prohibitively behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the race. Rumors have circulated among insiders that he is planning to drop out in the next few days. A Sanders spokesman denied a… Read More
“Trump Checks” are coming? Here’s when they’d arrive…
The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic threatens a body slam to taxpayers and businesses. In a memorandum, Treasury proposed two $250 billion… Read More
After losing Tuesday, Bernie Sanders to assess campaign’s future
Former Vice President Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building Democratic establishment pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign. On Wednesday, Sanders’ campaign manager said Sanders “is going to be having conversations… Read More
Officials: Over 200,000 people now infected by coronavirus
Desperate travelers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide and killed more than 8,000. In releasing the new figures, Johns Hopkins University also said more than 82,000 people recovered… Read More
Dems plan Texas takeover
by Frank Holmes, reporter President Donald Trump’s re-election seemed certain when it looked like the economy would stay red-hot through November, when he’d face a 78-year-old socialist who can’t stop complimenting Communist dictators. Things have changed, and Democrats are making the most of the new electoral landscape by going for… Read More
Trump orders: Send the American taxpayers checks
President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. “The president has instructed me we have to do this now,” he said at the White… Read More
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