Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivered some blunt messages to the public during an online video interview with a Hollywood actor on Thursday evening. Fauci said there are a few key reasons why many island nations and Asian countries have managed to control coronavirus better than the […]
“ “Mr. President, after three and a half years do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people?” ” That was the question asked by HuffPost White House correspondent S.V. Dáte on Thursday at President Donald Trump’s daily coronavirus news briefing. Trump appeared to not completely hear the question. “All […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday evening blasted Joe Biden’s call for a national mask mandate, challenged the security of mail-in voting and questioned the eligibility of Kamala Harris as a vice presidential candidate, during a wide-ranging news briefing intended to provide updates and information about America’s battle against the worst pandemic in a generation. “We […]
The maker of “Fortnite” has launched a Battle Royale against Apple Inc., accusing the tech giant of seeking to “unlawfully maintain its monopoly.” Epic Games said Thursday it filed legal papers against Apple AAPL, +1.77% after the iPhone maker booted the company’s hit game “Fortnite” out of its App Store, and a lawyer representing Epic […]
Concerns are growing about Chinese influence on academic campuses around the world The US has designated the Confucius Institute (CI), the Chinese government-run global education programme, as a foreign propaganda mission. The order says CI, which offers language and cultural programmes overseas, is “owned or effectively controlled” by a foreign government. Staff will be required […]
The Lincoln Project, a conservative-led political action committee aimed at driving down Republican support for President Trump, has generated buzz in recent months with its slick attack ads. But those ads have just been a warmup for a million-dollar digital ad campaign that is launching Thursday, one of the group’s co-founders said in an interview […]
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. […]