“That was my idea,” Mnuchin said of including Trump’s name. “He is the president, and I think it’s a terrific symbol to the American public.”
Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY
Sen. Kennedy says economic activity must resume even though that means coronavirus will ‘spread faster’
“When we end the shutdown, the virus is going to spread faster,” Kennedy acknowledged. “That’s just a fact. And the American people understand that.”
Sen. Susan Collins says Trump’s public statements on the coronavirus outbreak have been ‘very uneven’
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, faces a tough reelection battle in the fall and has criticized Trump on a number of occasions.
Here’s what the Constitution’s 10th Amendment says about Trump’s claim to have total authority over states
Law professor Jonathan Turley said the 10th Amendment is a guard against constitutional “mission creep” and contradicts Trump’s claim of total power.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper: Converted NYC convention center will be ‘largest hospital in the United States’
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said more than 1,100 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel will be sent to New York City to help treat patients.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu self-quarantines after aide tests positive for COVID-19
Netanyahu, 70, has been tested and is isolating himself until he gets the results, or is cleared by the Health Ministry and his personal doctor.
House Speaker Pelosi: $2 trillion coronavirus package ‘just a down payment’ on fight against outbreak
Pelosi also said Trump cost lives by his initial response to the crisis and called for “an after-action review” of his handling of the outbreak.
Rand Paul’s coronavirus infection sends shockwaves through Senate during major stimulus debate
The diagnosis comes as the Senate prepares to move forward on a massive coronavirus stimulus aid package.
‘I believe in Joe’: Sen. Kamala Harris endorses Biden for president
“I will do everything in my power to help elect him the next President of the United States,” former rival Kamala Harris said in a tweet.
Pence says Trump Jr. ‘justified’ to claim Democrats hope coronavirus ‘kills millions’
Last week, Donald Trump Jr. said Democrats hope the coronavirus “kills millions of people so that they could end Donald Trump’s streak of winning.”