Trump says mass COVID-19 testing not needed
CNN - Thu Apr 9, 2020
President Donald Trump said Thursday that there have been more than two million coronavirus tests completed in the United States but suggested that mass testing is not going to happen. More»
Trump demands appreciation from governors for coronavirus response
Yahoo News - Sun Mar 29, 2020
WASHINGTON - President Trump used his daily coronavirus briefing to attack Democratic governors who in his estimation had shown insufficient gratitude for his administrations response to the pandemic. More»
Donald Trump sends broken ventilators to blue state
KRON-TV - Sat Mar 28, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States - where it has the most cases in the world - local, state and federal governments have been working together to slow the spread of the deadly virus. More»
Trump Campaign Threatens TV Stations That Air Ad Critical Of President
Huffington Post - Sat Mar 28, 2020
Not removing the ad about rising US coronavirus cases “could put your station’s license in jeopardy,” the Trump campaign warned. More»
Amid a Viral Pandemic, the Republicans Reveal Their Contempt for Working Americans
The Editorial Board - Thu Mar 26, 2020
It’s still unclear to me what Lindsey Graham was complaining about last night. More»
GOP's Coronavirus Insider Trading Scandal
Raw Story - Fri Mar 20, 2020
In a series of bombshell news reports, two GOP senators, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, are facing serious questions surrounding their dumping of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars worth of stock as the coronavirus began to unfold and become a major international news story. More»
How did Matt Gaetz get a coronavirus test when the rest of us can't?
Raw Story - Fri Mar 13, 2020
I got the COVID-19 text at 8:30 Tuesday night, three days after returning from a journalism conference in New Orleans. More»
White House Overruled CDC Push For Elderly Not To Fly Due To Coronavirus
Associated Press - Sun Mar 8, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) - The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. More»
CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus
The Hill - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The American Conservative Union (ACU) announced Saturday that an attendee at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). More»
Florida woman charged with changing party affiliations of voters
Tampa Bay Times - Fri Mar 6, 2020
CLERMONT, Florida - A central Florida woman is accused of submitting false voter registration information that switched the party affiliations of voters without their knowledge, sheriff’s investigators said. More»
This is the coverup: CDC website stops reporting number of COVID-19 virus tests
Raw Story - Mon Mar 2, 2020
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is no longer sharing vital statistics about the coronavirus on its website after a new death was confirmed this week. More»
Trump says coronavirus shows need for better flu shot
New York Post - Mon Mar 2, 2020
President Trump says the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak shows the need for a better flu shot. More»
'Thank you, God': Trump revels in reign as absolute king of CPAC
The Guardian - Sat Feb 29, 2020
At the grassroots conservative gathering after fronting a coronavirus briefing, the president was back in his happy place. More»
Supreme Court justice's wife is compiling 'enemies list' of government workers disloyal to Trump
Daily KOS - Wed Feb 26, 2020
Ginni Thomas is not just the wife of arch-conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - she is also a hard-right conservative activist who has been, and let us attempt to put this as graciously as possible, very, very active in behind-the-scenes efforts to turn conservatism into the freak cult it has become. More»
Oil and gas industry rewards US lawmakers who oppose environmental protections
The Guardian - Tue Feb 25, 2020
The oil and gas industry substantially rewards US legislators with campaign donations when they oppose environmental protections, according to a new analysis of congressional votes and political contributions. More»
Trump lawyer: rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump
Reuters - Sun Feb 16, 2020
WASHINGTON - Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data “at the direction of and for the sole benefit of” Trump. More»
Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits
Huffington Post - Sat Feb 1, 2020
Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ? a change that could affect thousands of people but that has received little attention since it was first floated in November. More»
Hackers May Have Gained ‘Almost Total Control’ Of An Election Server In Georgia
MSN - Wed Jan 22, 2020
An election security report has revealed evidence of a possible hacking on a Georgia server that may have compromised the state’s voting machines in both 2016 and 2018. More»
Top Russia expert on National Security Council is 'escorted off the White House grounds'
NBC News - Sun Jan 19, 2020
The top White House official responsible for Russia and Europe has been put on indefinite administrative leave amid a security-related investigation, two US officials and a former US official said. More»
Trump impeachment: President pens irate letter to Pelosi on eve of vote
BBC - Tue Dec 17, 2019
President Donald Trump has lashed out over his impending impeachment in an irate letter to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of declaring "open war on American democracy". More»
Ohio anti-abortion bill would force procedure not medically possible
New York Post - Fri Nov 29, 2019
An Ohio anti-abortion law would force doctors to perform a procedure that is medically impossible - or be charged with murder. More»
Pentagon chief fires top Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL controversy
Associated Press - Mon Nov 25, 2019
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq. More»
'Don't let them in': Arrests made as hundreds protest Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley
USA Today - Thu Nov 21, 2019
A speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter at University of California, Berkeley drew hundreds of protesters Wednesday night. More»
Joe Biden Is Out Here Calling Weed a 'Gateway Drug' in 2019
Vice - Mon Nov 18, 2019
Joe Bidens bold experiment in trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination without a single vote from a young person continued Saturday, when the 76-year-old frontrunner told a crowd in Las Vegas that he doesnt want to legalize weed because hes worried that it might lead to harder drugs. More»
Senior Trump Official Embellished Résumé, Had Face On Fake Time Cover
NBC News - Wed Nov 13, 2019
WASHINGTON - A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background - even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it - raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department. More»
Two Giuliani Ukraine associates indicted on campaign finance charges
Politico - Thu Oct 10, 2019
Two foreign-born associates of President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, were among those indicted on campaign finance charges made public on Thursday over alleged schemes to buy political influence on behalf of a Ukrainian government official and a Russian businessman. More»
White House Refuses To Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry; Constitutional Crisis Looms
Huffington Post - Tue Oct 8, 2019
An eight-page letter to House leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said that the White House will not cooperate with the inquiry into President Trumps actions. More»
Trump Denounces Impeachment Inquiry As A ‘Coup'
AFP - Wed Oct 2, 2019
Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency as a "coup," as his administration pushed back hard against the investigation. More»
Bernie Sanders hospitalised for heart procedure, campaign events cancelled
AFP - Wed Oct 2, 2019
Bernie Sanders campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances "until further notice". More»
Trump Now Says Adam Schiff Should Be Arrested For Treason
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 30, 2019
For the second time in two days, President Donald Trump on Monday falsely accused a Democratic member of Congress of treason, escalating his attacks on those leading an impeachment inquiry into his apparent attempt to ask a foreign government to intervene in the US election. More»