U.S. President Donald Trump raised his projection of how many people will die from COVID-19, while pledging additional economic support as he looks toward further reopening of the country. “We’re going to lose anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people. That’s a horrible thing,” Trump said during a Fox News town hall broadcast Sunday night. […]
“That’s banana republic stuff,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law expert. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to adjourn both chambers of Congress so he can unilaterally ram through judges and political appointees amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move Democratic lawmakers and legal experts said would be dictatorial and unconstitutional. During a press conference in […]
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 […]