VA secretary fires back at critics of controversial COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer asked whether vets were treated as “guinea pigs.” May 27, 2020, 12:18 AM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie fired back at critics of his agency’s use of a controversial drug touted by President Donald Trump to treat COVID-19 patients in an interview with … Read More
DOJ closing insider-trading investigations of Loeffler, Feinstein and Inhofe: Sources The DOJ is still investigating Sen. Richard Burr’s stock sales. May 26, 2020, 11:01 PM 5 min read The Justice Department is closing its investigation into stock trades made by Sens. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., James Inhofe, R-Okla., and Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., shortly before markets plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic, congressional sources confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday. However, the Justice … Read More
Trump and Brazil’s Bolsonaro both downplayed coronavirus. Now Brazil faces a US travel ban Since 2019, President Donald Trump has found a fellow nationalist warrior in Brazil‘s Jair Bolsonaro, the controversial right-wing populist president of Latin America’s largest country, and for the last few weeks, they’ve found common cause in downplaying the threat of the coronavirus and urging their countries to “reopen,” even as local governors implement restrictions to stem the virus’ spread. That’s … Read More
FBI probing death of black man seen pinned down by police and saying, ‘I can’t breathe’ “Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” Mayor Jacob Frey said. May 26, 2020, 5:40 PM 7 min read 7 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Federal Bureau of Investigation will probe the death of a black man who died shortly after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after disturbing video emerged … Read More
Coronavirus government response updates: Trump tweets states ‘should open up ASAP’ as death toll nears 100,000 It comes after the WHO warned of a ‘second peak’ of COVID-19 infections. May 26, 2020, 3:14 PM 8 min read 8 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article After defending spending part of his Memorial Day weekend golfing as “exercise” and retweeting a snide remark at his political opponent for wearing a mask, President Donald Trump is … Read More
New York Stock Exchange reopens at 25% capacity with temperature checks, social distancing The NYSE president says it will look “different” than it did before. May 26, 2020, 2:25 PM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article After being closed for nearly two months, the New York Stock Exchange will reopen its trading floor on Tuesday at about 25% capacity. Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock … Read More
California city sees COVID-19 outbreaks at 9 facilities, including food processing plants One California city is grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks at nine of its industrial facilities, including one food processing plant that reported having at least 153 positive cases, according to health officials. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the largest outbreak occurred at the Farmer John meatpacking plant in Vernon, California, which is owned by Smithfield Foods and … Read More
Trump honors fallen service members in Memorial Day speech The president also hailed troops fighting the coronavirus. May 25, 2020, 7:27 PM 7 min read 7 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article President Donald Trump honored fallen military troops as well as service members currently fighting the novel coronavirus, or what he called, “the invisible enemy,” in a speech at Fort McHenry in Baltimore on Memorial … Read More
British PM’s aide defies calls to quit after traveling during lockdown British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s adviser Dominic Cummings insists that he did not break any rules amid calls for him to resign for traveling to visit his parents’ property in late March, and revealed that he did not offer his resignation to the prime minister, nor did he consider doing so. Johnson is dealing with a political storm amid the … Read More
Russian prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for ex-Marine Whelan Whelan has been held since 2018 on spying charges he denies. May 25, 2020, 6:38 PM 6 min read 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The trial of Paul Whelan, the former United States Marine held in Russia on spying charges, wrapped up in a Moscow court on Monday, with lawyers making their closing arguments and … Read More
