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President Trump rejected calls to disband or defund police departments, following a growing rallying cry movement to “defund the police” that has emerged from the nationwide protests in light of the death of George Floyd and now has gained the support among progressive lawmakers. “We won’t be defunding our police. There won’t be dismantling of […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said the remarks President Trump made earlier on Friday by invoking George Floyd’s name while touting May unemployment numbers were "despicable." "Before I speak to the economic situation, I have to take a moment to address something that the president said this morning. Toward the end of his remarks, […]

President Trump blasted Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser(D) as “incompetent” on Twitter Friday after she demanded the president to remove the federal law enforcement and military presence from the nation’s Capital amid the ongoing unrest of protest following the death of George Floyd. “The incompetent Mayor of Washington, D.C., @MayorBowser, who's budget is totally out […]

President Trump touted May's surprising positive job report that exceeded economists’ expectations on Friday, and predicted the battered economy will start to recover all of the lost jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic by 2021. "We're bringing our jobs back. We're going to be back higher next year than ever before," Trump said touting the economy […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden praised the “vast majority” of America as an overwhelmingly “decent” nation Thursday night, but declared that “10 to 15% of the people out there that are just not very good people.” “Do we really think this is as good as we can be as a nation? I don't think […]

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) praised former Defense Secretary James Mattis statement that condemned President Trump handling of the current protest plaguing the nation, saying his words were “true, and honest and necessary and overdue,” adding that she is ‘struggling” with whether to support the president. "When I saw General Mattis' comments yesterday I felt like […]

Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis slammed President Trump for his handling to the nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, saying in a fiery statement his former boss wants “to divide” the American people. “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not […]

President Trump threatened to intervene and “solve it fast” the violent protest in New York City, criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio for resisting calling in the National Guard, saying the “liberal mayor” is having a “lot of trouble” to quell the widespread rioting that have occurred over the last few nights. “The National Guard can […]

President Trump said the GOP is now “forced” to find a new state to host the 2020 Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to “guarantee” full occupancies of the arena due to the coronavirus. “Had long planned to have the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, a place I love. Now, @NC_Governor Roy […]

President Trump on Tuesday turned up the pressure on New York to quell the violent protest, urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to "call up" the national guard to stop the "lowlifes and losers" following another night of widespread looting and rioting chaos. "NYC, CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD," Trump tweeted Tuesday morning. "The lowlifes […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called on President Trump to be a “healer in chief and not a fanner of the flames” as violence erupts in mass protests across the nation for the past week. Speaking with reporters at a bill enrollment ceremony on Tuesday, Pelosi took out her bible and began reading from […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Trump of abusing his power as commander in chief by instructing military personnel to clear the protesters outside the White House in order so he could “stage a photo op at a noble church.” “When peaceful protestors are dispersed by the order of the President from the […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) said President Trump wants to make the protests over George Floyd’s death a “reality TV show of God and country.” “The president wants to make it a reality TV show of God and country,” Cuomo said in an interview with CNN’s OutFront. “Call out the military and then I […]

President Trump announced that he is taking “immediate presidential action” by mobilizing federal resources to stop the violent protests that have swept the nation for days and threatened to deploy the military if states don’t send in the National Guard. "I am mobilizing all federal and local resources, civilian and military, to protect the rights […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in his first in-person campaign event in more than two months pledged if elected president he will address "institutional racism" in his first 100 days as he spoke with African American leaders to address the outrage and protests surrounding George Floyd's death. “We’re going to make sure that the […]

President Trump lashed out to nation’s governors in a phone call Monday, calling many of them "weak" over how they are responding to protests and riots that have erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, and urged the state leaders to "dominate." "Most of you are weak," Trump said, according to a […]

President Trump on Wednesday threatened to “strongly regulate” shut down social media companies after Twitter just a day ago tagged fact-check warning label under two of his tweets on mail-in voting. “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices,” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. “We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we […]

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said he “cringed” when he heard presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's controversial remarks “you ain’t black” regarding black voters unsure about whether to support him or President Trump. “I cringed, no question about that,” Clyburn said during Tuesday’s appearance on ABC’s “The View” when asked about Biden’s remarks he […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) announced that he will travel to Washington D.C., on Wednesday to meet with President Trump to discuss ways of jump-starting New York economy efforts through major infrastructure projects. During his daily press conference on coronavirus, Cuomo made the announcement that he will meet with the president to discuss critical […]

President Trump will attend the SpaceX launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida next Wednesday, to witness the launch of Americans into space for the first time in nearly a decade from American soil. “Our destiny, beyond the Earth, is not only a matter of national identity, but a matter of national security," Trump […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a call with black business leaders said he “should not have been so cavalier” with his controversial remarks for insinuating that black voters unsure about whether to support him or President Trump "ain't black." "I should not have been so cavalier. I've never, never, ever taken the African […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a contentious Friday morning interview with a nationally syndicated hip-hop radio show defended his record on race, arguing that black voters who are undecided and have a “problem figuring out” on whether to vote for him or President Trump, then they “ain’t black.” Towards the end of the […]

First lady Melania Trump thanked American students for adapting to the new normal of life in the wake of the  coronavirus outbreak and is “proud” of their “determination” in helping to keep the country safe. "Over the past two months, I know you have had to make many changes in your life,” the first lady […]

President Trump threatened to withhold federal funds two states with Democratic governors that are expanding mail-in-voting access in an effort to avoid crowded polling centers amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet Wednesday morning, the President claimed that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat is sending "absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead […]

Senate Republicans issued their first subpoena on Wednesday into the Ukrainian energy firm that hired former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to issue a subpoena for Blue Star Strategies, a firm with ties to Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings. The subpoena asks […]

President Trump lambasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as a "sick woman" with "a lot of mental problems" on Tuesday after she called him morbidly obese.” "Pelosi is a sick woman. She’s got a lot of problems, a lot of mental problems," Trump told reporters on Capitol Hill after meeting with Senate Republicans. "We're dealing […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) criticized President Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus, saying “its not a good idea” because he is “morbidly obese.” "As far as the President is concerned, he's our President and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially […]

President Trump threatened to permanently freeze of U.S. funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) and reconsider its membership if the global health entity "does not commit to major substantive improvements" in the next 30 days. In a letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the president cited his administration’s investigation that found over a […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to President Trump on Monday, demanding the president to provide a “detailed and substantial justification” for abruptly firing the State Department Inspector General. In the letter, Pelosi noted that President Trump did notify Congress that he was removing Steve Linick, the Inspector General of the Department of State […]

The House Friday evening narrowly passed the massive Democrats' $3 trillion relief package that would provide billions in bailout to cash-strapped states and local governments, expand direct payment eligibility to undocumented immigrants as well as a list of other Democratic priorities. The vote was 208-199, largely down party lines. 14 Democrats, a mix of progressive and […]

President Trump unveiled the “Operation Warp Speed” team leading the federal effort that he says will accelerate the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus by the end of the year. “Another essential pillar of our strategy to keep America open is the development of effective treatments and vaccines as quickly as possible,” Trump said […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) slammed former President Barack Obama over his “classless” criticism against President Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying he “should have kept his mouth shut.” "I think President Obama should have kept his mouth shut. You know, we know he doesn't like much this administration is doing, that's understandable," […]

President Trump’s re-election efforts slightly outraise the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the month of April by about $1 million, according to both campaign fundraising reporting statements released Monday. The Trump campaign combined with the Republican National Committee (RNC) raked in $61.7 million in the month of April, while Biden and the Democratic National […]

President Trump on Monday said the U.S. is on track this week to pass 10 million coronavirus tests conducted, and announced the distribution of $11 billion in federal funds throughout the states for the sole purpose of testing resources to achieve their testing goals. “In three months the FDA has authorized more than 92 different […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said the next coronavirus relief stimulus bill is going to be a “major issue” in the senate if it focuses on a bailout for “fiscal irresponsibility and fiscally reckless policies” states.   “I don’t see any reason why the people of Texas should have to pay higher taxes to bail out states […]

First Lady Melania Trump sent 150 boxed lunches to the Children’s Inn hospital in Maryland to “support those impacted by the effects” of the coronavirus, according to a statement released by her office Tuesday afternoon. “First Lady Melania Trump donated 150 boxed lunches to the pat patients and staff of Children’s Inn at the National Institute […]