Apr 07 Congress, White House pursue next coronavirus bill By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congressional leaders are jolting ahead with another coronavirus rescue package as President Donald Trump indicated that Americans will need more aid during the stark pandemic and economic shutdown. Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing By Alexandra Jaffe, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking at his daily press briefing on Monday, Trump said Biden "gave me his point of view" and confirmed an earlier statement from the Biden campaign that the former vice president offered some suggestions on how to deal with the… Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing By Michael D. Regan President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing. Watch the briefing in the player above. Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The first alarms sounded in early January that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China would ignite a global pandemic. But the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of… Continue reading
Apr 05 Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint By Mary Clare Jalonick, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Trump on Friday abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog who played a pivotal role in his impeachment even as his White House struggled with the deepening coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 03 3M fires back at Trump over order to produce more face masks, stop exports By David Koenig, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The company said the administration asked it to stop exporting medical-grade masks to Canada and Latin America, which the company said raises “significant humanitarian implications” and will backfire by causing other countries to retaliate against the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 9:39 Shields and Brooks on political lessons from COVID-19 Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest news, including how the coronavirus pandemic has taken hold in the U.S., American leadership amid the crisis, whether the $2.2 trillion stimulus… Continue watching