May 08 Trump says ‘no rush’ on more aid as jobless crisis grows By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he’s in “no rush” to negotiate another financial rescue bill, even as the government reported that more than 20 million Americans lost their jobs last month due to economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 08 Investigators recommend drug whistleblower is reinstated, lawyers say By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Lawyers for a government whistleblower who opposed widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for the coronavirus say federal investigators found "reasonable grounds" that the whistleblower had been retaliated against. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: White House holds news briefing on coronavirus, jobless numbers By Associated Press White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a news briefing on Friday, during which she addressed the latest unemployment surge, as well as news that an aide to Vice President Mike Pence is infected with the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 08 Trump praises Barr for dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department dropping prosecution against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was swiftly embraced by Trump, who has relentlessly tweeted about the “outrageous” case and last week pronounced Flynn “exonerated."… Continue reading
May 07 Democrats press Trump for answers on foiled Venezuela raid By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Three Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers from the Trump administration about how much it knew about an attempted raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Trump, Pence speak from White House on National Day of Prayer By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to deliver remarks at the White House National Day of Prayer Service in the White House Rose Garden. Continue reading
May 07 Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran conflict By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Senate has failed to override a presidential veto of a bipartisan resolution declaring that President Donald Trump must get backing from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran. Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Trump meets with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss coronavirus efforts By Darlene Superville, Jill Colvin, Paul Weber, Associated Press Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has removed jail as a punishment for violating his coronavirus restrictions following outcry by conservatives over a Dallas salon owner who was jailed for refusing to keep her business closed. Continue reading
May 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing on coronavirus updates By Molly Finnegan The briefing is expected to start at 4 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
May 06 COVID-19 task force is not dismantling, just refocusing, Trump says By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it would continue indefinitely, but focus more on rebooting the economy. Continue reading