Economy Apr 14 New Trump team to explore path to reopening U.S. economy The council, which is not expected to include health officials, could bring to the forefront the push-pull tensions within the White House between economists and public health officials over how quickly to reopen the economy vs. proceeding cautiously to ensure…
Health Apr 05 Surgeon general warns U.S. of ‘saddest week’ and ‘9/11 moment’ Surgeon General Jerome Adams offered some of the starkest warnings yet Sunday as he braced Americans for the worsening fallout from the new coronavirus, warning “this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives,…
Politics Apr 05 Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment Trump called Michael Atkinson a “disgrace” after informing Congress late Friday night that he intended to fire him. In letters to the House and Senate intelligence committees, Trump wrote that he had lost confidence in Atkinson but gave little detail.
Health Apr 04 Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines and said he’s eager to…
Politics Apr 04 Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and…
Politics Apr 02 Pelosi creating House committee to oversee economic bailout Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will establish a special House committee with subpoena power to oversee the government's spending of the more than $2.2 trillion approved to bolster the economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Health Mar 31 WATCH: Trump warns of ‘rough’ times ahead with new projected pandemic death toll President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House released new projections that there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current…
Politics Mar 12 Trump signs bill to help telecoms replace Huawei equipment The U.S. government considers the Chinese companies a security risk and has pushed its allies not to use Huawei equipment in next-generation cellular networks, known as 5G.
Politics Feb 21 Trump signals he’s prepared to give farmers more federal aid In a tweet, the present suggested that he’s prepared to tap federal coffers again to help farmers suffering from the tariff fights that he initiated.
Nation Feb 18 Trump pardons Edward DeBartolo Jr., ex-49ers owner President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo Jr. built the San Francisco 49ers' 1980s-1990s dynasty.