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Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests

11:55 pm June 3, 2020

Washington: Cloaking himself in religion for the second day in a row, President Donald Trump sought to seize the moral authority to justify his hard line against demonstrators protesting the killing of another black man in police custody and at the same time mobilize his religious conservative base. Trump signed an executive order on international […]

Trump hopes for COVID-19 vaccine by end of year, ‘maybe before’

11:52 pm May 15, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump gave an upbeat assessment Friday of the chances of developing a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he hoped one will be ready by the end of 2020. “We are looking to get it by the end of the year if we can, maybe before,” Trump said, as he delivered an update on […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump faces virus at White House amid push to ‘reopen’ US

1:32 am May 12, 2020

Washington: As he encourages the country to reopen, President Donald Trump is confronting cases of the coronavirus in his own home, spotlighting the challenge the White House faces in instilling confidence in a nation still reeling from the pandemic. Two known cases of COVID-19 among staffers in one of the most-protected complexes in America have […]

VP Pence’s press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

11:12 am May 9, 2020

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said on Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was “not worried” about the […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

WH blocking Fauci testimony to House panel, spokesman says

12:47 pm May 2, 2020

Washington: A spokesman for a key House panel said Friday that the White House has blocked Dr. Anthony Fauci from testifying next week at a hearing on the coronavirus outbreak. House Appropriations Committee spokesman Evan Hollander said the panel sought Fauci the highly respected director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as […]