Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Senate Republicans would vote on “targeted relief” with a focus on small-business aid later this month. “Our first order of business will be voting again on targeted relief for American workers, including new funding for the PPP,” McConnell said in a statement. The statement […]
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The Trump campaign is also using the top U.S. general in a political ad, evidently without his consent
A day after the Trump campaign released an ad that selectively edited a clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci so it seemed the nation’s top infectious disease expert was praising the president’s coronavirus response, the Trump campaign posted an online ad that uses an image of Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of […]
Top general dodges on Afghanistan plans after Trump tweet
The top general in the United States dodged questions on a timeline for U.S. withdrawals from Afghanistan after President TrumpDonald John TrumpDes Moines mayor says he’s worried about coronavirus spread at Trump rally Judiciary Committee Democrats pen second letter to DOJ over Barrett disclosures: ‘raises more questions that it answers’ […]
Trump talks up economic progress, after Harris-Pence debate focused on job losses
President Donald Trump quickly put the economic focus back on himself Thursday morning, after Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate, which covered more economic issues than his barb-trading battle with Democratic candidate Joe Biden. “Our numbers are going to be great, our numbers for the third quarter are going to be […]
Ivanka Trump touts economic recovery in Las Vegas campaign stop
Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s elder daughter and senior adviser, made an economy-focused campaign pitch to a small group of local Republicans during a brief Monday campaign stop in Las Vegas. Trump joined on stage by former White House deputy press secretary and current campaign press secretary Hogan Gidley, who […]
Analysis: Taking a page from authoritarians, Trump turns power of the state against political rivals
President Donald Trump’s order to his secretary of state to declassify thousands of Hillary Clinton’s emails, along with his insistence that his attorney general issue indictments against Barack Obama and Joe Biden, takes his presidency into new territory — until now, occupied by leaders with names like Putin, Xi and […]
Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political ad
The military has strict rules against uniformed service members participating in political campaigns, and the ad is just the latest example of the president or those around him pulling the nation’s highest-ranking officer and other Defense Department officials into the political realm. “As a matter of long-standing policy, military service […]
Eric Trump on new NYT analysis of father’s taxes: ‘My father has lost a fortune’
Eric TrumpEric Frederick TrumpSunday shows preview: Trump, top Republicans recover from COVID-19; stimulus bill remains in limbo Eric Trump claims his father ‘literally saved Christianity’ Eric Trump suggests clear podiums for presidential debates to avoid notes MORE defended his father’s business dealings in response a New York Times article published on Saturday that […]
3 reasons stocks will rise no matter whether Biden, Trump wins
Nancy Tengler, Special to USA TODAY Published 11:17 a.m. ET Oct. 11, 2020 | Updated 6:23 p.m. ET Oct. 11, 2020 CLOSE The U.S. stock market closed at an all-time high on Tuesday despite historic job losses and bankruptcies from the pandemic. USA TODAY Every election cycle I field the […]
Trump warns Biden’s tax plan would sink US economy into ‘depression’
President Trump on tax cut plans for his second term. If elected, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would repeal President Trump’s tax cuts and raise taxes by the “largest percentage” in the country’s history, the president warned Thursday night. “He wants to take all that away,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean […]
Trump and the economy: Echoes of Hoover and Carter?
Voters like to broad-brush their presidents’ economic policies: success or failure. While President Donald Trump’s economic projects have rarely, if ever, fulfilled his over-the-top rhetoric, it would be wrong to dismiss them wholesale. Pieces of his economic vision are transformative. Take China. While previous administrations prodded Beijing to open up […]
New England Journal of Medicine says Trump should be voted out over pandemic management as U.S. death toll tops 212,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 moved above 212,000 on Thursday, as the editors of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine sharply criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic. © Getty Images Donald Trump during a May visit to a Honeywell plant in Arizona producing […]
Trump makes $1.8 trillion economic relief offer, but deal with Pelosi remains elusive
The negotiations took place just three days after President Trump declared talks over. He’s now reversed himself completely and is urgently seeking a deal with weeks to go before the election — even though some congressional Republicans appear far less enthused over the prospect of a massive new spending bill. […]
Trump administration targets $2B in imports
CLOSE Wall Street slumped Monday as markets tumbled worldwide on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain but analyst Daniel Ives says market volatility is something we should expect as a result of bad news and a contentious presidential election. (Sept. 21) AP Domestic The Trump administration said Friday that it […]
Regeneron board member and executive sell $1 million in stock after Trump touts treatment
A Regeneron executive and one of its directors sold $1 million worth of stocks two days after President Donald Trump announced he was taking their therapeutic, recent filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal. Last Friday night, the White House announced that as part of Trump’s treatment for coronavirus, […]
Pelosi and Trump Are at Odds Over Airline Relief
Here’s what you need to know: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have discussed relief for airlines, but “there is no stand-alone bill without a bigger bill,” she said Thursday.Credit…Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California on Thursday said she would not agree to stand-alone aid package for airlines […]
Trump planning campaign event at the White House
CLOSE Donald Trump insisted on Thursday he was ready to resume campaign rallies and felt “perfect” only one week after his Covid-19 diagnosis. Video Elephant Sidelined from the trail because of his bout with coronavirus, President Donald Trump is planning to hold a campaign event at the White House this […]
Stocks End Higher as Trump Lifts Stimulus Offer to $1.8 Trillion
Stocks finished higher Friday after the White House reportedly increased its stimulus package offer to $1.8 trillion and will take the proposal to congressional Democrats. © TheStreet Stocks End Higher as Trump Lifts Stimulus Offer to $1.8 Trillion White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that President Trump […]
Trump steel tarriffs resulted in job losses in Michigan
road to hell is paved with good intentions. if they were good intentions CHICAGO(Reuters) – President Donald Trump promised a new dawn for the struggling U.S. steel industry in 2016, and the lure of new jobs in Midwestern states including Michigan helped him eke out a surprise election win. Four […]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel discusses Trump and far-right violence
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spoke to Business Insider about an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Nessel argued that the accused, who opposed Whitmer’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order, were egged on by President Trump, who earlier praised armed protesters as “very good people” and encouraged supporters to “liberate Michigan.” […]