The White House announced Wednesday that a visit next month by the king and queen of Spain would be postponed in order to allow both countries to give their full attention to the coronavirus pandemic. “In order for the United States…
Trump unapologetically uses phrase ‘Chinese Virus’ as clash escalates with China over its origins
The war of words between the Trump administration and China over the origin of coronavirus has escalated as President Trump is going out of his way to call it the “Chinese Virus” and China has embarked on a propaganda campaign to…
Sanders to ‘assess his campaign’ after another round of bruising losses: statement
FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN’s Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March…
State visit by Spanish royal couple postponed: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The April 21 state visit by Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the White House has been postponed as both countries work on their response to the coronavirus, the White House said on Wednesday. President…
Coronavirus hits Florida economy in threat to Trump’s re-election hopes
KISSIMMEE, Florida (Reuters) – Since the coronavirus outbreak hit Florida this month, Uber driver Nelson Aliaga has lost a third of his business. But by dismissing for weeks the danger posed by the virus, President Donald Trump did not respond…
White House suspends public tours amid coronavirus
The White House announced Thursday that it is suspending all public tours, as the outbreak of coronavirus continues to disrupt events and businesses nationwide. The White House Visitors Office’s information line has a recorded message that informs callers of the update, which…
European Union lashes out at Trump over travel ban, amid coronavirus chaos
European Union leaders aired frustration Thursday over President Trump’s decision to restrict travel from European countries due to coronavirus, accusing the president of keeping them in the dark. While Trump initially had said that all travel from Europe would be restricted, U.S.…
AOC urges universal income, ‘Medicare-for-all’ as part of coronavirus response
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted Wednesday that the U.S. government should consider “emergency measures” – presumably to help fight the coronavirus pandemic – before listing several policies that she has been advocating throughout her time in Congress. The tweet was an apparent effort…
First online U.S. census kicks off amid coronavirus fears
(Reuters) – U.S. residents will begin receiving census forms in the mail as early as Thursday as the federal government kicks off its once-a-decade count of the population, a gargantuan effort crucial to guiding U.S. political and economic policy but…
Democratic front-runner Biden to give speech on U.S. response to coronavirus outbreak
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, one day after he canceled upcoming public rallies amid widening public health concerns. Democratic U.S. presidential candidate…