This week Trump threw a series of shiny coins to distract from the growing death toll and his mishandling of the coronavirus response. On Monday, he proclaimed he, not the governors, had “absolute authority” to reopen the country; on Tuesday he halted funding to the World Health Organization in the midst of a global pandemic; on Wednesday he threatened to … Read More
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Trump told governors they'll call their own shots in their states as he shared guidelines to reopen the US in phases starting May 1 https://t.co/WokL7yHoQg pic.twitter.com/yqefxL9KDt — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 16, 2020
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Trump halts US funding to the World Health Organization while a review into its handling of coronavirus is conducted https://t.co/K324cCbVgV pic.twitter.com/l4lB9XlRON — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 14, 2020
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This week, nearly 12,000 Americans died of the coronavirus. The U.S. became not only the country with the most cases by a factor of three, but also the country with the most deaths in the world. As American bodies piled up, Trump was obstinate and refused to change his approach, instead continuing to tweet grievances and holding daily campaign rallies … Read More
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A Treasury Department watchdog says the department acted properly when it denied a request from House Democrats for President Trump's tax returns https://t.co/RT2Dhojd1l pic.twitter.com/cc4VVFwVrF — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 10, 2020
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Linda Tripp, whose taped conversations with Monica Lewinsky became a key part of President Clinton's impeachment, has died https://t.co/kB4iS9I9la pic.twitter.com/s5l9gJY3LZ — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 8, 2020
COVID-19 Update: The Very Beginnings Of Turning A Corner Maybe Perhaps
World: US: The good news here is that IMHE model, which assumes social distancing, now looks at a US death total of 60,415 — about 20,000 deaths fewer than predicted a few days ago. NC: North Carolina has at least 3,321 reported cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday morning, and 54 people have died, according to state and county health departments. At … Read More
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Trump removes acting Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine as chair of the committee overseeing $2 trillion in emergency coronavirus funding https://t.co/4CzZq7Y1j7 pic.twitter.com/ByJGb2IIxo — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 7, 2020
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The former intelligence community inspector general, who informed Congress of the whistleblower complaint that led to Trump's impeachment, says that he believes Trump fired him for doing his job https://t.co/ccFQr5Bwyu — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 6, 2020
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This week coronavirus cases and deaths in the U.S. spiked, adding close to 200,000 reported cases, and by midweek, more than a thousand Americans were dying each day. Trump pivoted from denying the crisis and wanting to reopen the country, to suddenly acknowledging the gravity and claiming if 100,000 to 200,000 Americans die, he will have done a “very good … Read More
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President Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community watchdog who told Congress about the whistleblower complaint that led to impeachment https://t.co/01knNdbHn5 pic.twitter.com/PLIyJbbTys — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 4, 2020
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President Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community watchdog who told Congress about the whistleblower complaint that led to impeachment https://t.co/01knNdbHn5 pic.twitter.com/PLIyJbbTys — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 4, 2020
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President Trump announces the CDC recommendation that Americans voluntarily wear non-medical face masks in public after weeks of saying they shouldn't https://t.co/LeX7PXjdOg — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 3, 2020
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The Supreme Court postpones remaining two weeks of oral arguments due to coronavirus, says Trump financials and other delayed cases may be rescheduled https://t.co/S1oxb07xQ4 pic.twitter.com/Y4mWycbQMB — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 3, 2020
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President Trump says he is invoking the Defense Production Act to “facilitate the supply” of equipment to build ventilators https://t.co/lWwU2w8nPe pic.twitter.com/N9OFz9KI40 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 2, 2020