MAY 16, 2020
President Donald Trump delivers remarks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 15, 2020, in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump is doubling down on his claim that Americans could see a vaccine for the novel coronavirus by the end of the year.
"Another essential pillar of our strategy to keep America open...
MAY 15, 2020
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, left, and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony S. Fauci listen as President Trump participates in a vaccine development event in the Rose Garden on Friday. - Jabin Botsford/WashPost
For two months, President Trump repeatedly pitched hydroxychloroquine as a safe and effective treatment for...
MAY 15, 2020
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick. - Win McNamee/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Department Inspector General Steve Linick has been removed, according to a senior administration official and a congressional aide.
Linick, a Justice Department veteran appointed to the role in 2013 by then President Barack Obama, is the latest of a slew of inspectors general to...
MAY 15, 2020
The House on Friday adopted historic rules changes to allow lawmakers to cast votes and conduct committee meetings remotely during the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to resume legislative work that has been on hold amid safety concerns over gathering in the Capitol.
The vote to enact the resolution fell along party lines, 217-189, with three Democrats -...
MAY 15, 2020
Senator Thom Tillis, a top US senator presented an 18-point plan on Thursday. The plan has been presented as yet another allegation at China about lying regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
This plan includes enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its “lies, deception, and cover-ups” that ultimately led to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
“The Chinese government...
MAY 14, 2020
Several IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), etc., service the retail sector in the US. Analysts claim that the clients of such IT companies could eventually cut IT services budgets, according to a report by The Economic Times.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused several businesses to shut down stores or implement drastic cost-cutting...
MAY 14, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday walked back comments made earlier this week, where he said the Obama administration didn't leave behind a "game plan" for a pandemic.
Mitch McConnell - Greg Nash
McConnell, asked about his comments during a Fox News interview, said that "I was wrong."
"They did leave behind a plan. I clearly made a...
MAY 14, 2020
According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the 'One Nation One Ration Card' system will enable migrant workers and their family members to access PDS benefits from any Fair Price Shop in the country.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the press in New Delhi on Thursday. (Express Photo: Anil Sharma)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced the national...
MAY 14, 2020
President Trump on Thursday urged Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) to call former president Barack Obama to testify about what Trump alleges without evidence was a conspiracy involving his predecessor — a prospect Graham promptly rejected.
President Trump delivers remarks during a news briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House earlier this week. -...
MAY 13, 2020
Image: Michael Steele. - Ronen Tivony
Michael Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, blasted Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for saying that former President Barack Obama "should have kept his mouth shut" and not criticized President Donald Trump.
"I'm sure Mitch is aware that a grown a** black man who happens to be a former president has...
