Month: April 2020
White House announces Kayleigh McEnany to hold first briefing as press secretary
The White House announced Thursday evening that press secretary Kayleigh McEnany will hold a White House briefing on Friday. It will be her first briefing…
U.S. is pressuring Mexico to reopen factories — despite the threat of coronavirus: report
President Donald Trump’s administration wants Mexico to resume production at factories shuttered to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to a new report. “Even as…
GOP slammed for urging people to get Trump merchandise for Mother’s Day: It’s not ‘Redneck Maw Day’
On Thursday, the GOP suggested an unorthodox idea for a last-minute Mother’s Day gift on Twitter: buying Trump campaign merchandise. Mother’s Day is around the…
‘I have a son and I want you to meet him’: Anderson Cooper chokes up welcoming his baby to the world
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced on Thursday that he is now a father. “It has been a difficult time in all of our lives and…
‘Multiple rounds from an AK-47 rifle’: Police arrest suspect for attack on Cuban Embassy in DC
A man armed with a high-powered assault rifle fired multiple rounds at the Cuban embassy in Washington early Thursday, authorities said, damaging the building and…
Half of U.S. states easing coronavirus restrictions as jobless numbers grow
The White House let its 2-week-old economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all U.S. states forged ahead with their own strategies for…
Judge shoots down attack on vote-by-mail: ‘Their claim of voter fraud is without any factual basis’
On Thursday, a federal court in Nevada dealt a severe blow to a conservative group trying to limit access to the ballot in the state….
FEMA ordered 100,000 body bags — a day after Trump assured half that many would die
On Thursday, NBC News reported that around the same time President Donald Trump was offering a relatively rosy forecast on the coronavirus death toll, the…
New York probes funeral home after decomposing bodies found in U-Haul trucks
New York officials launched an investigation Thursday after police found dozens of decomposing bodies in trucks outside a funeral parlor overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak….
Coronavirus is doing what nothing else has: Causing Trump’s supporters to abandon him
On Thursday, TIME Magazine reported on how the coronavirus pandemic has done something that for years has seemed impossible: disillusioning President Donald Trump’s supporters. “Over…
M 4.8 – 71km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
4.5+ Magnitude Earthquake Reported: M 4.8 – 71km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina Time 2020-05-01 01:01:02 UTC 2020-04-30 22:01:02 -03:00 at epicenter…
White House threatens to ban reporter who revealed VP’s office knew masks were required at the Mayo Clinic: reporter
The office of Mike Pence has reportedly threatened to ban a reporter for Voice of America radio for reporting on embarrassing details about the VP…
‘It is not right’: Trump blasted for refusing to pay funeral expenses for COVID-19 fatalities
On Thursday’s edition of MSNBC’s “All In,” host Chris Hayes laid into President Donald Trump for not authorizing the government to pay funeral expenses for…
Trump is taking the Ukraine playbook and using it on Americans threatened with coronavirus: Columnist
President Donald Trump’s scheme to try to delay military funding to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to publicly announce an investigation of former Vice President…
‘Very proud’ Trump says US coronavirus deaths per capita are ‘very strong’ – and that’s very bad
President Donald Trump stood in the East Room of the White House Thursday afternoon and declared he is “very proud” of his performance on the…
Trump says he could bring back fired ex-national security adviser Flynn
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would consider bringing his fired former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a key figure in the probe…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened…
Connecticut governor unveils four-stage plan to reopen state’s economy
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) announced a four-stage plan to reopen the state’s economy Thursday, as New York’s tri-state area is beginning to see some…
‘They let us down’: The Mayo Clinic’s cringeworthy subservience to Mike Pence
It’s to be expected that Trump and his teammates think the rules never apply to them. It’s understood that a man like Vice President Mike…
Trump ‘is a little bit tiger and a little bit Tiger King’: Steve Schmidt reveals why the president never hears the truth
Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt explained why President Donald Trump’s aides are afraid to give him bad news during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC. Schmidt…
Most of U.S. House urges more diplomacy at U.N. to renew Iran arms embargo: sources
Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations…
Trump just tried to express empathy for COVID-19 victims — but it didn’t go well
With thousands of Americans dying each day from the coronavirus pandemic, many critics of President Donald Trump have argued that he has failed to show…
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