WHITE HOUSE – The assertion from U.S. President Donald Trump that he has “the ultimate authority” on lifting stay-at-home directives and reopening the country’s economy is facing backlash. “His proclamation is that he would be king,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “That statement cannot stand.” The governor, speaking to reporters Tuesday, explained […]
WASHINGTON – The White House campaign-style video promoting President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions combating the emerging coronavirus threat earlier this year skips over his actions during the entire month of February, when he often downplayed concerns. At the end of January, Trump imposed restrictions on travel from China where the virus first […]
WASHINGTON – The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, warned Sunday there is an “extraordinary risk” of the further spread of the ravaging coronavirus if the United States is reopened to business and returned to a sense of normalcy too quickly on May 1, as President Donald Trump is considering. Fauci […]
“We’ve pleaded with the White House to help. Donald Trump personally directed his staff not to do so.” The U.S. Postal Service warned Congress this week that it will completely “run out of cash” in the next several months without immediate action from the White House and Congress, but—with as many as 630,000 jobs at risk—President […]