Author: Zeke Miller
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U.S. intel says virus not manmade, still considers Chinese lab
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic might have resulted from an accident at a Chinese…
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Cuomo, Trump have ‘functional and effective’ meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he had a “functional and effective” Oval Office meeting on Tuesday with President Donald Trump in which he pressed for more federal help as states try to increase testing for the coronavirus. Cuomo said he told Trump that a rapid increase in testing was a crucial…
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States confront practical dilemmas on reopening economies
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s open to some states “reopening” before federal social distancing guidelines expire at the end of month, as he appeared to back off his claim of absolute authority to decide when the time was right to act. Hours after suggesting that the bipartisan concerns of governors about his…
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Trump hoping to see U.S. economy reopened by Easter amid virus
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak, while contradicting the warnings of public health officials on the direction of the crisis. With…
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Trump declares virus emergency; Pelosi announces aid deal
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency to free up more money and resources. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” unleashing as much as $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the outbreak. Trump also announced a…
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President Trump declares coronavirus pandemic a national emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency.” He said it would free up as much…
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Trump preparing to invoke emergency powers over coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to two people familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity. It was still unclear Friday, however, precisely what mechanism Trump would use to free up additional federal resources for testing…
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Trump suspends travel from Europe to US for 30 days
WASHINGTON • Taking drastic action Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he is cutting off travel from Europe to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans. Trump made the announcement that he is suspending travel from Europe…
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Senators’ questions fuel heated debate
WASHINGTON • In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claims of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for political favors — even if proven — could not be grounds for his impeachment. Trump’s defenders relied on retired professor Alan Dershowitz, a…
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Trial: Dems say Trump abuse power
WASHINGTON • Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani. On Friday, the Democrats will press their final day of arguments before skeptical Republican senators, focusing on…