Trump fires NOAA's chief scientist for asking political appointees to follow scientific integrity rules
Raw Story - Tue Oct 27, 2020
The Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is out. More»
Leading Medical Journal Calls For End To Trump Administration
Huffington Post - Wed Oct 7, 2020
In a rare political statement from a scientific journal, the New England Journal of Medicine released an editorial Wednesday lambasting the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and calling on Americans to vote President Donald Trump out of office next month. More»
Twitter LOCKED Trump's account on Monday night after he shared a New York Post columnist's email address - and made him delete it before unlocking it
Daily Mail - Tue Oct 6, 2020
Twitter locked Donald Trump's account on Monday night after he shared a New York Post columnist's email address, according to reports Tuesday. More»
Trump to Leave Hospital, COVID Treatment to Continue at White House
NBC New York - Mon Oct 5, 2020
President Donald Trump "may not entirely be out of the woods yet," but is well enough to return to the White House on Monday, his physician, Doctor Sean Conley, said Monday. More»
Trump Calls For ‘Patriotic Education,' Says Anti-Racism Teachings Are ‘Child Abuse'
NBC New York - Fri Sep 18, 2020
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused schools of teaching students "hateful lies about this country" and said he would be taking steps to "restore patriotic education" as he continued his opposition to efforts to raise awareness about racial inequalities. More»
Trump: Americans Who Died In War Are ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’
The Atlantic - Thu Sep 3, 2020
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic. More»
Longtime Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway to leave White House
NBC News - Mon Aug 24, 2020
Kellyanne Conway, the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump and wife of outspoken Trump critic George Conway, is leaving the White House at the end of August, she said in a statement Sunday. More»
Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré Calls For March On Washington Over USPS Slowdown
Crooks & Liars - Fri Aug 14, 2020
Lieutenant General Russel Honoré cannot get his medication because it's delivered through the Postal Service, which Trump has slowed down in an attempt to fix the election in his favor. More»
Trump signs executive order forcing Chinese owner of TikTok to sell US assets within 90 days and destroy all American user data
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 14, 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States. More»
Donald Trump got suspended on Twitter
Raw Story - Wed Aug 5, 2020
President Donald Trump was banned from Tweeting on Wednesday after Twitter told the president he had to delete the misinformation about children not getting the coronavirus. More»
Trump Attacks Anti-Segregation Rule For ‘Devastating’ America’s Suburbs
Raw Story - Tue Jun 30, 2020
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted that he was “studying” the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule - claiming that it is “devastating” to America’s suburbs, and that former Vice President Joe Biden would make it “MUCH WORSE” if elected president. More»
65 faculty members from AG Barr's law school alma mater say he has 'failed to fulfill his oath of office'
CNN - Tue Jun 23, 2020
Law professors and faculty from George Washington University Law School, Attorney General William Barr's alma mater, said in a letter Tuesday he has "failed to fulfill his oath of office to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States'. More»
Dem senator: 'We cannot tolerate an American secret police'
MSNBC - Thu Jun 4, 2020
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) last night announced plans for new legislation that will be worth watching closely. More»
Trump Declares War On His Own Country
CNN - Mon Jun 1, 2020
Declaring himself "your president of law and order," President Donald Trump vowed Monday to return order to American streets using the military if widespread violence isn't quelled, even as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets. More»
Trump announces US to sever all ties with World Health Organization
The Guardian - Fri May 29, 2020
Donald Trump has announced the severance of all US ties with the World Health Organisation, three weeks ahead of a deadline he laid down earlier this month. More»
Trump threatens to 'strongly regulate or close' social media
Daily Mail - Wed May 27, 2020
Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that social media platforms 'clean up your act' as he warned his administration will begin to regulate and even shutter such websites after Twitter, for the first time ever, fact-checked his tweets. More»
Trump's senior economic adviser referred to Americans as 'human capital stock'
Business Insider - Tue May 26, 2020
Senior White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday that America's "human capital stock" is ready to get back work as the country takes steps toward reopening. More»
Trump's new coronavirus vaccine czar owns $10 million in stock options in company developing vaccine
Salon - Mon May 18, 2020
The former pharmaceutical executive named by President Donald Trump to lead a federal coronavirus vaccine development project owns more than $10 million in stock options in a company that has received federal funding to develop such a vaccine. More»
One of Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus
CNN - Thu May 7, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - A member of the US Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus, CNN has learned Thursday, raising concerns about the President's possible exposure to the virus. More»
Trump says doing too much coronavirus testing makes the US 'look bad'
Business Insider - Thu May 7, 2020
Though public health experts have consistently said the US needs to ramp up testing for coronavirus in order to contain and defeat it, President Donald Trump does not see it that way. More»
Lindsey Graham: Congress Will Extend Unemployment ‘Over Our Dead Bodies’
Huffington Post - Sun May 3, 2020
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (South Cafolina) promised business leaders that Congress would not extend enhanced unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 crisis, saying such a continuation would only happen “over our dead bodies”. More»
Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment
BBC - Fri Apr 24, 2020
US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. More»
The White House Has Erected A Blockade Stopping States and Hospitals From Getting Coronavirus PPE
New England Journal of Medicine - Sun Apr 19, 2020
As a chief physician executive, I rarely get involved in my health system's supply-chain activities. More»
Trump fumes after CNN's Jim Acosta asks if his coronavirus briefings are just "happy talk"
Raw Story - Fri Apr 10, 2020
During Friday's coronavirus task force press briefing, President Donald Trump lost his patience with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta when he questioned whether the hearings were whitewashing the challenges facing the government. More»
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»
Fauci: no evidence anti-malaria drug pushed by Trump works against virus
The Guardian - Mon Apr 6, 2020
Donald Trump's top coronavirus adviser has warned again that there is no scientific evidence to support the use of an unproven anti-malaria drug the president has been pushing as a possible remedy for Covid-19. More»
Pentagon says it still hasn't sent ventilators because it hasn't been told where to send them
CNN - Wed Apr 1, 2020
Washington, DC - Despite having committed to transferring 2,000 ventilators in military stocks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Pentagon has not shipped any of them because the agencies have not asked for them or provided a shipping location, the Pentagon's top logistics official said Tuesday. 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»