President Trump threatened Wednesday to use his "constitutional authority" to force both chambers of Congress to adjourn to allow him to appoint nominees that are vacant in his administration without confirmation by the Senate. "The Senate should either fulfill its duty and vote on my nominees or it should formally adjourn so I can make […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) officially endorsed Joe Biden Wednesday morning, the third biggest endorsement the former vice president scored this week. The former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate tweeted out her endorsement with a video message, noting there was "too much at stake." "Joe Biden has spent nearly his entire life in public service," Warren said […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) addressed the recent sexual assault allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by a former Senate staffer, saying the silence from the Democratic Party is "a form of gaslighting" and a conversation about his allegation is "legitimate to talk about." During an online conversation with The Wing, a networking and community […]
President Trump announced Tuesday that he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) until a review of the group's response to the coronavirus pandemic is completed “Today I’m instructing my administration to stop funding of the WHO while a review is conducted to assess the WHO’s role in severely […]
Former President Barack Obama has formally endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, throwing his support behind his former vice president after staying on the sidelines during the Democratic nomination fight for over a year. “I’m so proud to endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States,” Obama said in a nearly 12-minute video announcement posted […]
As of Monday evening, the coronavirus has infected at least 1,918,855 people and killed 119,588 worldwide, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 581,000 patients have been identified in the US, including over 23,600 deaths. President Trump and members of his Coronavirus Task Force held a press briefing on the coronavirus at the […]
Six states in the Northeast are working together to form a regional coordinated plan that would allow businesses to reopen their economies once in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Calling the council the “Covid corridor,” the effort led by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes five other Democratic Governors Phil Murphy of New Jersey, […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) officially endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday, five days after suspending his own campaign for the Democratic Party nomination. "We have to make Trump a one-term president and we need you in the White House," Sanders said on a livestream video with Biden on Monday. "Today, I […]
As of Friday evening, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States has topped 500,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 18,600 people have died of the virus in the nation. President Trump and members of his Coronavirus Task Force held a press briefing on the coronavirus at the […]
President Trump confirmed on Friday that he plans to assemble a new council, consisting of administration officials, governors, medical and business leaders to focus on re-opening the U.S. economy once the coronavirus pandemic has eased. "The facts are going to determine what I do," Trump told reporters during Friday's Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. "But we […]
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation on Friday that would establish a coronavirus bipartisan commission to review and provide a full account of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. “After Pearl Harbor, September 11, and other momentous events in American history, independent, bipartisan commissions have been established to provide a complete accounting […]
President Trump and members of his Coronavirus Task Force held a press briefing on the coronavirus at the White House Wednesday evening. President Trump began the daily White House briefing by noting this week is “Holy Week” with the observing of Passover beginning this evening, Good Friday, followed by Easter this Sunday and that Americans should […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) drops out of the 2020 presidential race, ceding the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden and a general election showdown with President Trump. “Today I am suspending my campaign,” Sanders wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning. “But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on.” Sanders made the announcement first in […]
Stephanie Grisham is leaving her role as White House press secretary after nine months on the job and returning to the East Wing as chief of staff to First Lady Melania Trump, according to a White House statement Tuesday. Melania announced that is “excited” to welcome Grisham “back to the team” full time as Chief of Staff […]
President Trump and members of his Coronavirus Task Force held a press briefing on the coronavirus at the White House Monday evening. Trump kicked off the press briefing sending his best wishes to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who was admitted to an intensive care unit Monday for coronavirus. Trump said he held a teleconference […]
President Trump on Monday said the USNS Comfort docked in New York City will now be used to treat coronavirus patients, granting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo request to shift the hospital ship intended purpose of handling non COVID-19 cases from all of the metro hospitals. “[Cuomo] called me up a little while ago and […]
President Trump said he had a “friendly” and “warm” conversation with Democratic presumptive nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I also spoke just a few minutes with former V.P. Biden, who called. We had a really wonderful warm conversation. We talked about pretty much this. This is what […]
Podcaster host Joe Rogan said he would “rather vote” for President Trump than the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, saying he don’t “think Biden can handle anything.” “This is the real issue with the Democratic Party. They’ve essentially made us all morons with this Joe Biden thing,” Rogan said Friday on his podcast show “Joe […]
President Trump on Saturday said he is deploying 1,000 additional military personnel to New York City to help the city fight the coronavirus crisis. "At my direction, 1,000 military personnel are deploying to New York City to assist where they’re needed the most," Trump said at Saturday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. "That’s the […]
President Trump’s campaign is demanding former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to stop “misleadingly” and “confuse President Trump’s loyal supporters in Alabama” in his campaign mailer that promoting ties to the president in his effort to win back his old Senate seat. In a letter to the Sessions campaign, that was obtained by The New York […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced she is creating a special House committee to oversee the Trump administration handling of the historic $2 trillion relief package and its ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The committee will be empowered to examine all aspects of the federal response to coronavirus and to assure that the taxpayers' dollars […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he “doubts” the Democratic National Committee would have its convention that is currently scheduled to be held in Milwaukee in the middle of July, suggesting the party is “gonna have to move into August” amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I doubt whether the Democratic convention is going to be […]
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is working on drafting legislation to create a “nonpartisan commission” to scrutinize the Trump administration's response and handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. “After Pearl Harbor and 9/11, we looked at what went wrong to learn from our mistakes,” the House Intelligence Committee chairman said in a tweet. “Once we've recovered, we need […]
President Trump on Tuesday warned the American people will be facing a “very rough two weeks” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in every parts of the United States. "I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead," Trump said at the daily coronavirus task force briefing on Tuesday. "We’re going to […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday said the Democrats' obsession with its impeachment push to impeach President Trump in January distracted the Trump administration from the threat of the coronavirus. “It came up while we were tied down in the impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the government because […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is laying out an outline Democrats deemed as priorities in the “Phase 4” coronavirus stimulus relief package, with a focus on infrastructure, specifically broadband access and water resources. "The fourth bill would be about recovery. We have a list of issues that are immediate — that have a short fuse,” Pelosi […]
President Trump dubbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a "sick puppy" and called her statement a "disgrace to her country," after she criticized his response to the COVID-19 outbreak at the weekend. "It's a sad thing, [Pelosi] is a sick puppy in my opinion, she really is," Trump said in a phone interview with ‘Fox […]
President Trump announced Sunday that he is extending social distancing guidelines for another 30 days until April 30. "The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," Trump said at the Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House Sunday afternoon. "The modeling estimates that the peak in death […]
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that New York's Democratic presidential primaries scheduled for April 28 will be postponed until June 23, aligning it with the states congressional and legislative already scheduled primaries. “We’re supposed to have a presidential primary election that’s coming up on April 28th. I don’t think it’s wise to bring a […]
President Trump named current Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro as the policy coordinator for the Defense Production Act. “My order establishes that Peter will serve as national Defense Production Act policy coordinator for the federal government,” Trump said. “He’s a tremendous guy and he will do a fantastic job." Navarro said the DPA […]
President Trump, flanked by his administration and GOP lawmakers signed the historic $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package into law Friday afternoon in the Oval Office. “I want to thank Republicans and Democrats for coming together, setting aside their differences and putting America first,” Trump said in a brief remark during the Oval Office signing ceremony. […]
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL.) during the House debate on the coronavirus relief stimulus package ahead of the vote gave an electrifying speech in which he called Americans "tough SOBs that are defeated by absolutely nothing.” The Florida Republican in his remarks Friday urged his fellow colleagues on the House chambers to approve the $2 trillion stimulus […]
The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly approved the historic $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at jolting the economy from the detrimental impact amid the coronavirus pandemic, overcoming the 11th hour drama that ensued by using an unexpected procedural move to stop an objection of a GOP lawmaker demanding members to vote in person. Rep. […]
President Trump lashed out at Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) as a “third rate Grandstander” who “wants the publicity” and called for him to be kicked out of the Republican Party after the Kentucky lawmaker threatened to delay $2 trillion coronavirus relief package to pass in the House by unanimous consent. “Looks like a third rate […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released his own “emergency action plan” he “would do immediately” if he were president to save the economy that has been ravaged due to the coronavirus pandemic. The proposal outlines “three key steps” the former vice president would do to execute the $2 trillion relief package passed unanimously by the Senate […]
In a letter to the nation's governors on Thursday, President Trump said his administration is working on new guidelines to help state and local policymakers to use in making “decisions about maintaining, increasing, or relaxing social distancing” based on geographic risk factors for the coronavirus. "In furtherance of this shared goal, my administration is working […]
