Apr 30 WATCH: Trump meets with New Jersey governor to discuss coronavirus efforts By Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on April 30 to discuss a joint effort to battle the novel coronavirus pandemic in the state. Continue reading
Apr 30 Trump tweets raise speculation about potential Flynn pardon By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted his support for his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, raising speculation that a pardon may be coming after Flynn's lawyers released internal FBI documents they claim show the FBI was trying to entrap… Continue reading
Apr 29 Trump to travel to Arizona next week, predicts campaign rallies 'in the not-too-distant future' By Associated Press President Trump says he is planning to travel to Arizona next week and is looking forward to resuming campaign rallies after spending more than a month mostly cooped up at the White House because of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 29 Trump to begin preparing for transition in case he loses in November By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump is still all-in on getting reelected, but he’s also set to take the first steps to formally prepare someone else to take over if he loses in November. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Trump says he won't extend federal social distancing guidelines By Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump says the federal government’s coronavirus social distancing guidelines will be “fading out” when they expire on Thursday and states pivot to reopening. Continue reading
Apr 28 Oklahoma, Utah face scrutiny over malaria drug purchases By Sean Murphy, Brady McCombs, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Republican state leaders in Oklahoma and Utah are facing backlash for spending millions of dollars combined to purchase malaria drugs promoted by President Trump to treat COVID-19 patients that many other states obtained for free and that doctors warned shouldn't… Continue reading
Apr 28 Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Trump holds briefing to address coronavirus relief for small businesses By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press Banks trying to submit applications for thousands of small businesses seeking coronavirus relief loans have hit a bottleneck for a second day at the Small Business Administration. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Trump meets with Florida Gov. DeSantis to discuss coronavirus outbreak By Courtney Vinopal President Trump holds a news conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis April 28 to discuss the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 28 Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump says states should "seriously consider" reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall. Continue reading