Apr 02 WATCH: White House news briefing on U.S. coronavirus response By Associated Press The White House says it is prepared to launch a $350 billion lending program on Friday that is intended to help struggling small businesses that have been affected by the coronavirus catastrophe. Continue reading
Apr 01 Trump: U.S. to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The mission involves sending additional Navy warships, surveillance aircraft and special forces teams to nearly double the U.S. counter-narcotics capacity in the Western Hemisphere, with forces operating both in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 5:02 Trump puts focus on national security and data models amid coronavirus outbreak President Trump was in the White House briefing room again Wednesday evening for what has become a regular discussion of his administration’s response to COVID-19. He was joined by other political leaders and health officials -- and this time, by… Continue watching
Apr 01 WATCH: Trump acknowledges dwindling stockpile at coronavirus task force briefing By Associated Press President Donald Trump acknowledged that the federal stockpile is nearly depleted of personal protective equipment used by doctors and nurses to protect themselves from the new coronavirus. "It is,” Trump told reporters at a press briefing Wednesday, “because we're sending… Continue reading
Apr 01 Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to states By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Alan Fram, Associated Press This is despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely to be killed by the disease. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:27 Why Trump wants to relax automotive fuel efficiency standards now The Trump administration wants to roll back another federal regulation intended to reduce global warming. Obama-era automobile fuel efficiency rules require U.S. vehicles to increase mileage standards by an average of 5 percent per year from 2021 through 2026. Tuesday’s… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 4:19 Trump warns of more 'very tough' days ahead as death toll passes that of 9/11 President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing Tuesday evening to provide an update on the U.S. fight against COVID-19. The tone at the news conference was sober, as Trump urged Americans to prepare for a “very tough” period ahead. Continue watching
Mar 31 Trump rule could kill billions of birds says former wildlife director By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told AP billions of birds could die if the government doesn't hold companies liable for accidental bird deaths. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Trump warns of 'rough' times ahead with new projected pandemic death toll By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 31 White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible. Continue reading