First Infant with Coronavirus in U.S. Dies as Nearly 125,000 Test Positive
The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has soared past 2,000, as the number of confirmed cases rose to almost 125,000, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world after...
Pelosi rips Trump for coronavirus response: ‘As the president fiddles, people are dying’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unloaded Sunday on President Trump for his response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying his “denial at the beginning was deadly” and that people are dying as he “fiddles.” “When did this president know about this and what did he know?...
Trump Announces Plan To Retrain Nation’s 3 Million Unemployed Americans As Human Ventilators
WASHINGTON—Taking drastic action to address the country’s critical medical supply shortages as well as rising jobless claims, President Donald Trump announced a plan Friday to retrain the nation’s 3 million unemployed Americans to work as human ventilators. “We’re going to put Americans back to work...
Trump Issues Travel Advisory, Not Quarantine, For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Updated at 10:32 p.m. ET After broaching the possibility of quarantining New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, President Trump backtracked late Saturday, saying a “quarantine will not be necessary.” Earlier in the day, the president said he was “looking at” quarantining New York, New Jersey...
Democrats fret as Joe Biden becomes ‘irrelevant’ in coronavirus crisis
Just days after his commanding primary victories in Florida, Arizona and Illinois, the coronavirus has turned former Vice President Joe Biden into a virtual prisoner of his Delaware home, where he’s reduced to sniping at President Trump from the family rec room. “He’s making himself...
Trump considering 14-day quarantine for New York, parts of New Jersey and Connecticut
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was considering an “enforceable quarantine” in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area due to the coronavirus outbreak, saying the decision could come as soon as later in the day. “Some people would like to...
President Trump Says He’s Considering Short-Term Quarantine Of New Jersey, New York, Parts Of Connecticut
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS/CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s considering a short-term quarantine of New York state, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut, as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. On Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases,...
Trump orders ‘time-wasting’ General Motors to make ventilators
US President Donald Trump has ordered General Motors to make ventilators for coronavirus patients after attacking the car giant’s chief executive. He invoked the Korean War-era Defense Production Act, which allows a president to force companies to make products for national defence. Mr Trump said...
Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases
The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, the US has overtaken China (81,782 cases) and Italy (80,589). But with almost 1,300 Covid-19-related fatalities,...
Canada asks US not to put troops at border during coronavirus outbreak
Canada has turned down a proposal by the United States to put troops at U.S.-Canada border during the coronavirus outbreak, arguing that such a move would be unnecessary given the low amount of illegal crossings and it would damage relations between the longtime allies. Prime...
US has more known cases of coronavirus than any other country
The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN’s tally of cases reported by health officials. The US cases piled up Thursday, surpassing China and Italy. The per capita rate of...
World Health Organization director praises Trump’s leadership in response to coronavirus pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday praised President Trump for his leadership in handling the novel coronavirus outbreak and said the president is “taking responsibility” for leading the United States’ response to the global pandemic. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the...
Senate coronavirus bill includes union protection measure
One of the provisions tucked into the massive coronavirus relief bill approved by the Senate late Wednesday night restricts certain businesses that accept government loans in their dealings with labor unions. Businesses with between 500 and 10,000 employees that accept loans to tide them over...
Trump team failed to follow NSC’s pandemic playbook
The Trump administration, state officials and even individual hospital workers are now racing against each other to get the necessary masks, gloves and other safety equipment to fight coronavirus — a scramble that hospitals and doctors say has come too late and left them at...
Stock futures trade lower on US job concerns
U.S. equity futures are trading lower ahead of weekly jobless claims numbers. The major futures indexes are indicating a decline of about 0.4 percent when trading begins on Thursday. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Jobless claims are expected to surge to...
Coronavirus: US Senate passes $2tn disaster aid bill
The US Senate has passed a $2 trillion (£1.7tn) coronavirus disaster aid bill that is the largest economic stimulus in US history. The vote was delayed by a last-minute row between Republican and Democratic senators over unemployment benefits. The plan includes direct payments of $1,200...
Anthony Fauci: The face of America’s fight against coronavirus
Dr Anthony Fauci has emerged as the face of America’s fight against coronavirus. But he is also battling the dangerous spread of misinformation, sometimes from within his own government. Over his five decades as a medical researcher, Anthony Fauci has seen his effigy burnt, heard...
White House, Senate strike deal on historic $2T coronavirus relief bill, but House support remains uncertain
White House and Senate leaders reached a historic deal shortly after midnight Wednesday on a massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package for workers and businesses, although support in the House of Representatives remained uncertain as one member openly criticized the plan. The bipartisan breakthrough in...
Coronavirus: Trump and Senate agree $2tn deal to boost US economy
US President Donald Trump and the Senate have agreed a massive economic relief package worth more than $1.8 trillion (£1.5tn). The package includes money to bail out industries that have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. Republican Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell described it as...
Coronavirus: What this crisis reveals about US – and its president
There are no fresh flowers at the 9/11 Memorial any more. An American altar usually decorated with roses, carnations and postcard-sized Stars and Stripes is sequestered behind a makeshift plastic railing. Broadway, the “Great White Way”, is dark. The subway system is a ghost train....
Texas lt. governor suggests grandparents willing to die for economy
The lieutenant governor of Texas argued in an interview on Fox News Monday night that the United States should go back to work, saying grandparents like him don’t want to sacrifice the country’s economy during the coronavirus crisis. Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, 69, made...
American Students Trapped In Peru Urge Trump To Bring Them Home
On Feb. 29, over a dozen students from three Georgia-based universities arrived in Cusco, Peru, for an experience of a lifetime. For two weeks, professional Health Science and paramedic students from Georgia’s Augusta University, as well as students Lenoir-Rhyne University and the University of Georgia,...
Trump Stresses Need To Reopen America While Continuing To Fight Coronavirus
On Monday evening, President Trump stressed what he called the need to reopen America for business even as he said the government also would continue tackling the spiraling coronavirus pandemic. The White House’s team will make an assessment after next week as to how effective...
Trump Advisers Issue Coronavirus Warning: Don’t Prioritize Economy Over Lives
Three former top advisers to President Donald Trump warned against attempting to boost the U.S. economy by relaxing social distancing measures aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Trump has signaled in recent days that he’s already weary of restrictions that have brought parts...
Hannity to Biden: Stop fundraising off and politicizing the coronavirus
Former Vice President Biden is confused yet again. As the country comes together to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden seems to think that it was all President Trump’s fault. In a recent statement, he accuses the president of “dithering on preparing” for the pandemic, and...
These US senators are in self-quarantine over coronavirus threat
Several GOP senators have been forced into self-quarantine after either contracting the novel coronavirus, or interacting with individuals who have tested positive. Here is a list of Republican senators who are currently in, or have been in self-quarantine amid the COVID-19 outbreak: Sen. Rand Paul...
Wall Street suffers worst week since 2008 amid coronavirus and fears of recession
Stocks sank to their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008 as traders went into full retreat out of fear that the coronavirus will plunge the US and other major economies into deep recessions. The Dow industrials dropped more than 900 points, extending their...
