President Trump on Thursday said he is withholding approval for a coronavirus relief package because Democrats want to include funds for mail-in voting. The president said Democrats want $25 billion for the U.S. Postal Service, $3.5 billion of which would be used to shore up infrastructure amid logistical challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which […]
The Department of Energy on Wednesday took the next step in delivering on President Donald Trump’s January pledge to get “rid of the restrictors” on water flow from showerheads, which the president has notoriously said keep him from having perfect hair. “So showerheads — you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out. You want […]
Joe Biden/Kamala Harris in 2020? Not so fast, according to DoubleLine Capital’s billionaire boss Jeffrey Gundlach, who predicted Donald Trump’s win the 2016 election. “ ‘Will Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in November? I don’t think so. I’d bet against that. I think the polls are very, very squishy because of the highly toxic political […]
President Donald Trump said the government would be providing “up to 125 million reusable masks” to schools across the country that reopen. AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled six new recommendations for schools that reopen this fall. Encouraging widespread use of face masks and “minimizing large indoor gatherings” were two of those recommendations. […]
The coronavirus pandemic hit another unwelcome milestone this week with the number of COVID-19 infections now at 20,452,313 million globally, according to the latest data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. But the actual number of cases is likely much higher, health authorities say. The Centers for Disease Control and […]
A woman wears a face mask and goggles walks at LAX airport in Los Angeles. A new study in the latest edition of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene identified 2,311 reports of rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories in 25 languages from 87 countries related to COVID-19. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images.) Does […]
An Air Force helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at a Virginia airport Monday after someone shot at it, injuring a member of the crew, local and military officials told McClatchy. The UH-1N Huey helicopter is assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews. It was flying about 1,000 feet off […]
Crowds of protesters set fire to vehicles and also attacked police property Three people have died in the Indian city of Bangalore after police fired on crowds protesting against an allegedly blasphemous Facebook post. Crowds gathered outside the house of a local politician whose relative was accused of making an “offensive” post about the Prophet […]
Unemployed Americans hoping for additional help from the government might have to wait weeks for it, if they ever get it at all, as governors say they are unsure whether and how they can implement the plan President Trump outlined in his proclamation of an executive order extending supplemental benefits, which expired at the end […]
Dear Moneyist, I feel I was unfairly denied the stimulus payment. In 2019, I made a total of $51,331. My filing status was “single, no children.” I was denied the stimulus payment on 4/10/20 because the IRS based my income on my 2018 taxes. I was permanently laid off from my job as a direct […]