WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent State Department watchdog fired by President Donald Trump says top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade his office from conducting a review of a multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Former Inspector General Steve Linick told Congress last week that two senior officials sought to block an inquiry […]
Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump’s coronavirus response coordinator, warned the nation’s governors on a conference call that 70 coronavirus testing sites had been destroyed amid widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. During the Monday call, a recording of which was obtained by the Daily Beast, Birx said governors should “scramble […]
A World Bank forecast predicting 2020 will see the worst global recession since World War II, which adds weight to the argument by some that markets and the economy are in a total disconnect right now. That likely won’t scare Capital Wealth’s market strategist Jeffrey Saut, who brings nearly 50 years of experience and has […]
The U.S. shale oil industry may collapse due to the sharp fall in oil prices because of coronavirus, a new influential report predicts. The demand and price of oil tumbled due to the economic slowdown and has since begun to recover, but Australian think tank the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) warns a low […]
Dear Moneyist, I am one of the many Americans waiting on a stimulus check. I was astounded that I did not receive a stimulus check as I qualified, at least according to all IRS requirements. I just found out that my parents claimed me as a dependent. As soon as I found this out, I […]
Should we be ready for a second wave? Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on the pandemic in the U.S., said on Tuesday, “In a period of four months, it has devastated the whole world. And it isn’t over yet.” […]
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police officer who was seen on video repeatedly punching a man in an encounter in April has been charged with felony assault, prosecutors said Tuesday. Officer Frank Hernandez, 49, is set to be arraigned Thursday, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said. “This is a disturbing case of […]
Good grief. As if the COVID-19 crisis has not already done enough damage, all the extra stress and forced togetherness may be causing some married couples to call it quits. If you’re going down that road, anecdotal evidence suggests you’ll have plenty of company. Sad, but apparently true. On top of all the other stuff, […]
As he considers who to pick to be his running mate, Joe Biden says he’s looking for someone who is “ready to be president on day one.” Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, made the comment in an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said […]
President Trump on Tuesday suggested without evidence that a 75-year-old man who was knocked to the ground by police in Buffalo, N.Y., last week during a protest over George Floyd’s death was a member of antifa and that the incident was “a set up.” Video taken Thursday shows two officers pushing the man, Martin Gugino, […]