U.S. Politics

As millions lose their jobs, Pelosi copes with designer ice cream

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who critics say has done everything in her power to block coronavirus stimulus help to small businesses, is boasting about the designer ice cream in the freezer at her San Francisco area mansion. Read More.

South Dakota rejects lockdown, 'establishment consensus'

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is one of the few who have resisted ordering a lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak. Read More.

'So legitimate': Let's talk about Biden allegations, says AOC

The sexual assault allegation against presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is a "legitimate" topic for conversation, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. Read More.

Business owner to governor: ‘You created this tragedy’

A North Carolina business owner, in a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, appealed to the governor to lift the coronavirus quarantine that the business owner says is devastating the state. Read More.

Hawley plan would 'protect every single job', add jobs from China

The government should "cover 80 percent of wages for workers at any U.S. business, up to the national median wage" until the coronavirus crisis is over, Sen. Josh Hawley said. Read More.

Order by governor sets stage for 'reopening Texas businesses'

Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas will soon be re-opening businesses that have been shuttered amid the coronavirus crisis. Read More.

White House newsletter slams VOA's pro-China coverage

Voice of American (VOA) "amplified Beijing’s propaganda" by calling the Chinese Communist Party regime's Wuhan coronavirus lockdown "a successful 'model' copied by much of the world," according to an April 9 article in 1600 Daily, an online newsletter and email produced by the White House. Read More.

Court upholds Texas on abortions as nonessential procedures

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order to suspend most abortions in the state during the coronavirus crisis was upheld by a federal appeals court on Tuesday. Read More.

Back to normal? Not an option in USA as it is in Austria, Denmark

Even as the coronavirus infections appear to be receding in some of the hardest hit areas, it is still “taboo” in many circles to even talk about returning back to normal in the United States, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said. Read More.

Bidens say they're close with six grandkids; No mention of 7th

During what they called a "Family Town Hall on COVD-19," Joe and Jill Biden talked about how they have six grandchildren, with Joe saying that "every single day I either talk to them or we text.” Read More.

White House reports president's coronavirus initiatives

"President Trump and his administration are working every day to protect the health and wellbeing of Americans and respond to the coronavirus," Paul Teller, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Vice President, said on April 6. Read More.

You're fired! Intel watchdog had it coming, says the president

President Donald Trump on April 4 fought back against critics of his firing of intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson, saying he had an "absolute right" to do so and that Atkinson was a "disgrace." Read More.

China's accountability emerges as key campaign issue

China's initial cover-up of the coronavirus could become a key issue in U.S. elections this November. Read More.

He's back: Schiff wants to investigate coronavirus 'mistakes'

Rep. Adam Schiff, who was furiously pushing to impeach President Donald Trump as the coronavirus was spreading in the U.S., said he will introduce a bill to create a “nonpartisan commission” to study “our mistakes” in response to the virus. Read More.

The politics of death: Coronavirus and other killers

"We accept 50,000 traffic deaths a year. We accept cancer deaths. We accept suicides. We accept ’em," radio host Rush Limbaugh noted in his April 1 broadcast. But, "we haven’t accepted" coronavirus, "we have accommodated." Read More.