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Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Tuesday that the White House is in "preliminary discussions" about plans to wind down the coronavirus task force and shift the public health response management to federal agencies by as early as June. "I think we’re having conversations about that and about what the proper time is for […]

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slammed the protestors who gathered inside the state Capitol last week protesting her stay at home order, saying they represent some of the “worst racism and awful parts” of the U.S. history. “Some of the outrageousness of what happened at our Capitol depicted some of the worst racism and awful […]

President Trump predicted the United States will have a vaccine for the coronavirus by the end of the year.  “We think we are going to have a vaccine by the end of this year,” Trump said Sunday evening during a Fox News virtual town hall. “We'll have a vaccine much sooner rather than later.” When […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans on demanding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to push for oversight hearings next week to investigate President Trump and his administration involved in the White House coronavirus task force for “failure at implementing” properly the numerous coronavirus relief packages. “I am sending a letter with my democratic […]

First Lady Melania Trump sent care packages that includes blankets, caps and other gifts to hospital medical staff and children patients in 10 states, including hospital that were the hardest hit by the coronavirus. Hospital in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Delaware, Nevada and the District of Columbia were sent the […]

The House on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to pass the $484 billion coronavirus relief bill that includes additional money for the small businesses loan program, as well as aid to hospitals and to expand testing, sending the fourth bipartisan coronavirus bill to President Trump desk for his signature. The vote was 388-5, with one member, Rep. […]

President Trump and members of his Coronavirus Task Force held a press briefing on the coronavirus at the White House Tuesday evening. Trump began Tuesday’s White House briefing announcing that 20 states have announced that they are making “plans and preparations to safely restart their economies in the very near future.” Trump said he will […]

President Trump said his executive order to temporarily suspend immigration amid the coronavirus pandemic into the United States would only apply to individuals seeking permanent residency or green card seekers and the measure will be in effect for 60 days. "We have a solemn duty to ensure these unemployed Americans regain their jobs and their […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday said Democrats and the Trump administration have struck a deal on $450 billion package that includes additional funds for the emergency small business loan program, as well as funding for hospitals and testing and that the Senate could vote on this deal later in the day. “There […]

President Trump tweeted Monday night that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States, as the nation battles the health and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Citing "the attack from the Invisible Enemy" of the coronavirus, Trump said he would carry out the directive by an an executive […]

President Trump unveiled on Thursday new federal guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic in a three-phase process that puts the responsibility on governors to make the final decision. The 18-page guidelines titled “Opening Up America Again” was distributed to governors during a conference call Thursday afternoon that provided them with a […]

Hispolitica obtained President Trump’s proposed new federal guidelines for relaxing social distancing guidance. The president is expected to introduce the plan during a news conference scheduled for 6 pm ET.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]