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Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopter
Read full article: Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopterPresident Joe Biden on Monday took his first flight aboard the modern VH-92A helicopter that serves as Marine One after years of delays to the program to replace the aging aircraft that carry the president and vice president.
Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Ohio, the state's election office says
Read full article: Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Ohio, the state's election office saysPresident Joe Biden could miss the deadline to be included on the ballot in Ohio this fall.
White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige
Read full article: White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestigeThe White House has lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses.
President Joe Biden to travel to East Palestine next week, a year after derailment
Read full article: President Joe Biden to travel to East Palestine next week, a year after derailmentPresident Joe Biden will travel to East Palestine, Ohio, about a year after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals.
Biden says Austin still has his confidence, but not revealing hospitalization was lapse in judgment
Read full article: Biden says Austin still has his confidence, but not revealing hospitalization was lapse in judgmentPresident Joe Biden says it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not to tell him about his hospitalization last week, but he still has confidence in the Pentagon chief.
Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports
Read full article: Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade portsThe Transportation Department is awarding $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States.
California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional race
Read full article: California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional raceAnother tough U.S. House fight is shaping up in California’s Central Valley farm belt.
President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea
Read full article: President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apneaThe White House says President Joe Biden has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea.
Biden to Russia on detained US journalist: 'Let him go'
Read full article: Biden to Russia on detained US journalist: 'Let him go'President Joe Biden is urging Russia to release Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, whom the country’s security service arrested on espionage charges — allegations the newspaper denies.
Biden to host leaders of Sweden, Finland amid NATO bids
Read full article: Biden to host leaders of Sweden, Finland amid NATO bidsPresident Joe Biden will host leaders of Sweden and Finland at the White House for a meeting Thursday as the two nations seek to join NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Biden raises concerns to Ethiopian PM about Tigray conflict
Read full article: Biden raises concerns to Ethiopian PM about Tigray conflictPresident Joe Biden expressed concerns on Monday to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about detentions and civilian killings in the conflict in the country's Tigray region, while commending Abiy for the recent release of several political prisoners.
Biden pledges appeal of 'deeply disappointing' DACA ruling
Read full article: Biden pledges appeal of 'deeply disappointing' DACA rulingPresident Joe Biden says the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that's protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowed
Read full article: White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowedThe White House says President Joe Biden has filled about 56% of his senior White House staff positions with women, including about 36% coming from racially and-or ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Biden to visit site of Florida building collapse on Thursday
Read full article: Biden to visit site of Florida building collapse on ThursdayThe White House says President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with families of the victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower.
Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure
Read full article: Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructureThe White House is making clear that President Joe Biden is opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an infrastructure package that a bipartisan group of 21 senators is trying to craft.
Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationship
Read full article: Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationshipPresident Joe Biden's efforts to persuade Israel to halt its military strikes in Gaza have plunged the U.S. president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a difficult early test of their long relationship.
Watch: President Biden picks dandelion for first lady Jill Biden
Read full article: Watch: President Biden picks dandelion for first lady Jill BidenPresident Joe Biden picked a dandelion for first lady Jill Biden as they walked to Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House on Thursday in Washington, DC.
Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide
Read full article: Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocideThe United States is formally recognizing that the systematic killing and deportation of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century was “genocide.”.
Biden to hold first formal news conference next week
Read full article: Biden to hold first formal news conference next week(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference on March 25 at the White House, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. Biden is the first president in decades to go this long without holding a formal question and answer session with reporters. It reflects a White House media strategy meant both to reserve major media set-pieces for the celebration of a legislative victory and to limit unforced errors from a historically gaffe-prone politician. The White House has faced escalating pressure to hold a press conference, and his delay sparked Republican attacks. Psaki had previously said Biden would hold a news conference before the end of March.
Biden boosts pandemic lending to smallest businesses
Read full article: Biden boosts pandemic lending to smallest businesses(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. Biden says a lot of these mom and pop businesses “got muscled out of the way” by larger businesses seeking federal money in the early days of the pandemic. "America’s small businesses are hurting, hurting badly and they need help now,” Biden said. Under the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program, the administration is establishing a two-week window, starting Wednesday, in which only businesses with fewer than 20 employees — the overwhelming majority of small businesses — can apply for the forgivable loans. The Biden effort is aimed at correcting disparities in how the program was administered by the Trump administration.
WATCH LIVE: Biden marks 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in US
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Biden marks 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in USWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will mark the U.S. crossing 500,000 lives lost from COVID-19 with a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at the White House. The White House said Biden will deliver remarks at sunset to honor those who lost their lives. He will be joined by first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. Biden has made a point of recognizing the lives lost from the virus. His first event upon arriving in Washington for his inauguration a month ago was to deliver remarks at a COVID-19 memorial ceremony.
An updated version of Brian Stelter's ‘Hoax' coming in June
Read full article: An updated version of Brian Stelter's ‘Hoax' coming in JuneFILE - President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. Media critic Brian Stelter is updating his book "Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth" in preparation for the paperback edition. The changes reflect the end of Trump's presidency and the false claims of voter fraud and the rise of Tucker Carlson to become Fox's most prominent personality. “The creation of the Fox News presidency was a critical story,” Stelter told The Associated Press. “I hope this is now the complete story of Trump and Fox,” Stelter said.
Air Force orders new review into racial, ethnic disparities
Read full article: Air Force orders new review into racial, ethnic disparitiesFILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo Marine One, with President Joe Biden aboard, is seen past a member of the U.S. Air Force as it approaches Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The Air Force inspector general will do a second investigation into racial and ethnic disparities across the force, service leaders said Friday, expanding the review to include gender and additional racial categories such as Asian and American Indian. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)WASHINGTON – The Air Force inspector general will do a second investigation into racial and ethnic disparities across the force, service leaders said Friday, expanding the review to include gender and additional racial categories such as Asian and American Indian. AdActing Air Force Secretary John Roth, who ordered the latest review, said the IG will go directly to Air Force and Space Force service members for input. “The IG team has already begun to gather information contained in a wide array of previous reports, studies and various databases across the Department of the Air Force,” Roth said.
Democrats consider piecemeal approach to immigration reform
Read full article: Democrats consider piecemeal approach to immigration reform(AP Photo/Christian Chavez)WASHINGTON – After decades of failed attempts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation, congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden are signaling openness to a piece-by-piece approach. They unveiled a broad bill Thursday that would provide an eight-year pathway to citizenship for 11 million people living in the country without legal status. “Even though I support full, comprehensive immigration reform, I’m ready to move on piecemeal, because I don’t want to end up with good intentions on my hands and not have anything,” said Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin has said that any final Senate bill likely “will not reach the same levels” as Biden’s proposal. AdIndeed, comprehensive bills negotiated by bipartisan teams of lawmakers failed multiple times during Republican George W. Bush’s administration and again in 2013 during Democrat Barack Obama's.
Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House office
Read full article: Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House officePresident Joe Biden pauses to speak with reporters as he walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday relaunching a White House office aimed at fostering cooperation between the federal government and faith-based and secular community organizations. The order reestablishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a 20-year-old initiative first put in place by President George W. Bush. Rogers will also serve on the White House Domestic Policy Council as senior director for faith and public policy. Josh Dickson, who was the Biden campaign’s national faith engagement director, will be deputy director.
Biden administration to survey schools on COVID-19 impact
Read full article: Biden administration to survey schools on COVID-19 impactLed by the Education Department, the effort will collect monthly data from 7,000 schools on a range of topics related to COVID-19. It’s the first federal effort to gather data on the pandemic’s impact on education. Chief among its purposes, the data will provide a national look at schools’ operating status, including how many are offering remote learning. Along with information about schools, the survey will ask how many individual students are being taught online and how many are learning online, along with their attendance rates. The new survey will collect data from 3,500 schools that enroll fourth graders, and 3,500 schools that enroll eight graders.
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
Read full article: Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as “an unconstitutional proceeding” and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trump’s lawyers denounced the request as a “public relations stunt.”AdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct “either before or during the Senate impeachment trial,” and under cross-examination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial.
Florida city declares first week of February as ‘Donald J. Trump’ week
Read full article: Florida city declares first week of February as ‘Donald J. Trump’ weekPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Residents of Frostproof, Florida, will be celebrating former President Donald Trump all week long. According to a report by Fox, city officials voted to declare the first week of February in honor of the former president. State Rep. Anthony Sabatini announced the proclamation declaring Feb. 1 - 6 as “Donald J. Trump Week” in the city of Frostproof, which is located in Central Florida. Good to be in the City of Frostproof tonight to speak in favor of a Proclamation declaring this week “Donald Trump Week.” First city in the nation to do this!
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
Read full article: Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuitsPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trump’s challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits to go forward alleging that he violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause by accepting payments from foreign and domestic officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel and patronize other businesses owned by the former president and his family. The high court also ordered the lower court rulings thrown out as well and directed appeals courts in New York and Richmond, Virginia, to dismiss the suits as moot now that Trump is no longer in office.
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
Read full article: New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other alliesFILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court in New York. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. Manafort, who led Trump's campaign during a pivotal period in 2016 before being ousted over his ties to Ukraine, was among the first people charged as part of Mueller’s investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Though the charges against Manafort did not concern the central thrust of Mueller's mandate — whether the Trump campaign and Russia colluded to tip the election — he was nonetheless a pivotal figure in the investigation. Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.
Tempers flare as Trump supporters rally in Washington
Read full article: Tempers flare as Trump supporters rally in WashingtonSupporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)WASHINGTON – Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Saturday for rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost to Joe Biden. At a pro-Trump demonstration in Washington a month ago, Trump thrilled supporters when he passed by in his motorcade en route to his Virginia golf club. One Proud Boy yelled out, “You cops can’t be everywhere!” The Proud Boys later dispersed. The Supreme Court, where three of the nine justices were appointed by Trump, “was just afraid of a political backlash,” she said.
The Latest: Trump celebrates expected Barrett confirmation
Read full article: The Latest: Trump celebrates expected Barrett confirmationWASHINGTON – The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):6:10 p.m.President Donald Trump is celebrating the expected confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court as he campaigns in Pennsylvania during his third rally of the day. Democrat Joe Biden traveled to Chester, Pennsylvania, on Monday to boost get-out-the-vote efforts. Biden is campaigning this week in Pennsylvania and Florida, key swing states Trump won in 2016. ___4:20 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden says he’s adding Iowa and Wisconsin to his travel itinerary for the final week before Election Day, but insists he’s not overconfident about his prospects of unseating President Donald Trump. You solve problems with solutions.”___11:25 a.m.Melania Trump is set to make her first solo campaign-trail appearance of 2020 for President Donald Trump.
What we know and what we don't about Trump's COVID illness
Read full article: What we know and what we don't about Trump's COVID illnessPresident Donald Trump supporters cheer outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., before Trump lifted off on Marine One Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Stepping gingerly, Trump walked out the military hospital Monday night where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, immediately igniting a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
NJ officials contact 206 people at Trump event at Bedminster
Read full article: NJ officials contact 206 people at Trump event at BedminsterIn this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, photo President Donald Trump steps off of Marine One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., after attending a fundraiser at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. Somerset County officials were meanwhile contacting employees who worked the event, most of whom live in the county. In a joint statement issued Sunday, the officials asked guests and employees to monitor their symptoms and, if they were close to President Trump or his staff, to quarantine for 14 days. The officials, who started seeking the information on Friday, said on Sunday that the White House had sent them a list of 206 guests. Kolean, who works in investments, said from what he noticed at the event, Trump campaign members were all masked and socially distant, as were Bedminster staff, who also wore gloves.
Colliding crises shake already chaotic campaign's last month
Read full article: Colliding crises shake already chaotic campaign's last monthFILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington as he returns from Minnesota. The Republican president has trailed Democratic challenger Joe Biden in polls for most of the year. Trumps approval ratings barely budge, consistently ranking him as among the weakest first-term presidents in living history. And for five consecutive months, no more than roughly 3 in 10 voters have believed the nation is moving in the right direction. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump
Read full article: Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to TrumpCrowds of people gathered shoulder to shoulder on the White House South Lawn. Instead, he flouted his own government’s guidelines and helped create a false sense of invulnerability in the White House, an approach that has now failed him as it did a nation where more than 200,000 people have died. And their use, while technically required, wasn’t enforced in the White House either. Even in the hours after the president’s diagnosis, senior White House staff, including chief of staff Mark Meadows and economic adviser Larry Kudlow, walked around the White House complex without wearing masks. The White House, even now, says the face coverings are a matter of “personal choice” for most staffers.
WATCH: President Trump gives thumbs-up as he heads to hospital
Read full article: WATCH: President Trump gives thumbs-up as he heads to hospitalWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has appeared in public for the first time since his COVID-19 diagnosis, giving a thumbs-up before he boarded Marine One for a military hospital. Trump walked out of the White House to the helicopter Friday evening on his way to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. The White House says Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital on the advice of his physicians after contracting COVID-19. The White House says that the visit is precautionary and that Trump will work from the hospital’s presidential suite, which is equipped to allow him to continue his official duties.
Photos: This is what it looks like as President Trump heads to hospital after positive COVID-19 test
Read full article: Photos: This is what it looks like as President Trump heads to hospital after positive COVID-19 testAn Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, Amanda Cochran is a Houston transplant from New York City who has embraced her new city with both arms -- living and breathing news and all things Texas.
The Latest: WH doctor says Trump will continue with duties
Read full article: The Latest: WH doctor says Trump will continue with dutiesPresident Donald Trump salutes as he boards Marine One as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: WH doctor says Trump will continue with duties
Read full article: The Latest: WH doctor says Trump will continue with dutiesPresident Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as he walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he returns from Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times local):1:40 a.m.President Donald Trump’s White House doctor has issued a statement saying the president will continue carrying out his duties “without disruption” after contracting the coronavirus. Dr. Sean Conley, the physician to the president, says the president and first lady Melania Trump “are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.” Trump has canceled plans to attend a fundraiser and to fly to Florida for a rally on Friday, but he did keep on his schedule a previously planned midday telephone call “on COVID-19 support to vulnerable seniors.”
Trump in ‘quarantine process’ after top aide gets COVID-19
Read full article: Trump in ‘quarantine process’ after top aide gets COVID-19Hours before Trump announced he had contracted the virus, the White House said a top aide who had traveled with him during the week had tested positive. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. But Trump has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable, even after White House staff and allies were exposed and sickened. Pence's aides had no immediate comment on whether the vice president had been tested or in contact with Trump. Anyone in close proximity to the president or vice president is also tested every day, including reporters.
Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns — again
Read full article: Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns — againIf the three-judge panel refuses to put a hold on the enforcement of the subpoena, Trump’s lawyers will be forced to ask the Supreme Court to prolong the legal fight. Trump’s lawyers appealed to the 2nd U.S. The Supreme Court in July ruled that the presidency in and of itself doesn’t shield Trump from the investigation, prompting Trump’s lawyers to raise new objections and start the appellate process over again. Vance's office argued in court papers this week that there's “a mountainous record” of public allegations of misconduct to support its efforts to obtain Trump’s tax returns, such as news reports alleging Trump or his companies inflated or minimized the value of assets for business and tax purposes. Even if Vance does get Trump’s tax records, those would be part of a confidential grand jury investigation and not automatically be made public.
The Latest: Trump heads to Midwest as Dems open convention
Read full article: The Latest: Trump heads to Midwest as Dems open conventionPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Minnesota and Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):10:20 a.m.President Donald Trump says he has no choice but to campaign in Wisconsin this week while the Democratic National Convention goes on, in order to address voters there in what he says is a news media environment hostile to him. Trump plans an afternoon campaign stop at a private air hangar in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a pivotal state in the quest for a majority of the Electoral College votes. The Democratic convention is being held in Milwaukee this week, but mainly features speakers addressing the event virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump signs Iowa wind storm disaster declaration, may visit
Read full article: Trump signs Iowa wind storm disaster declaration, may visitPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Minnesota and Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WEST DES MOINES, Iowa President Donald Trump said Monday he has signed an emergency declaration for Iowa to help supply federal money to help the state recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week ago. Ive just approved an emergency declaration for Iowa, who had an incredible windstorm like probably theyve never seen before," Trump said before he left Washington for a campaign trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Today, President Trump is still deciding whether or not hell fly-over the derecho damage on his way to campaign stops in Minnesota and Wisconsin, she said.
Delayed election results? Maybe, but not because of fraud
Read full article: Delayed election results? Maybe, but not because of fraudPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes it
Read full article: Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes itPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger and he likes it. I think masks are good, Trump told Fox Business in an interview. It was a dark black mask, and I thought it looked OK.It looked like the Lone Ranger, he continued, a reference to the fictional law-and-order character from the American Old West who wore a black eye mask. White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday noted that Trump is regularly tested for the coronavirus, as are his aides.
Trump says he'll issue executive order to protect monuments
Read full article: Trump says he'll issue executive order to protect monumentsPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism during the unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. Trump has been clear that he opposes the removal of monuments of leaders of the Confederacy or other distasteful aspects of American history. Trump had tweeted late Monday that those who tried to topple a statue of President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House faced 10 years in prison under the Veterans Memorial Preservation Act. Jackson is one of Trump's favorite presidents.
Trump heads to Dallas for race relations talk, fundraiser
Read full article: Trump heads to Dallas for race relations talk, fundraiserNotably, Dallas mayor and three top law enforcement officials, all of whom are black, wont be on hand for the roundtable discussion at the Dallas campus of Gateway Church. Dallas Plice Chief U. Renee Hall, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown, and Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot did not receive invitations to the event, according to their offices. The White House is preparing executive orders and legislative proposals that Trump plans to unveil over the coming months, according to the senior administration official. He held a similar meeting on Monday at the White House with law enforcement officials. Trump, whose campaign effort has been largely sidelined by the coronavirus, will also hold a high-dollar fundraiser during his visit to Dallas.
White House eyes travel from Mexico as source of COVID-19
Read full article: White House eyes travel from Mexico as source of COVID-19(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON The White House is exploring the possibility that travel from Mexico may be contributing to a new wave of coronavirus infections, rather than states moves toward reopening their economies. The notion was discussed at some length Thursday during a meeting of the administrations coronavirus task force in the White House Situation Room that focused on identifying commonalities between new outbreaks. In addition to Arizona, other states experiencing recent spikes of infections include California, Texas and North Carolina particularly within the Hispanic community. As a result, the task force is looking at whether those spikes may be tied to legal travel between the U.S. and Mexico, which is experiencing an ongoing severe coronavirus outbreak. The White House task force was also looking at other causes for a recent uptick in numbers, noting that the issues likely differ by location.