WASHINGTON — Amid a concerted push to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has issued an intelligence analysis claiming China purposely delayed notifying the World Health Organization about the spread of the contagion in order to stockpile medical equipment, according to two recent government documents obtained by Yahoo News. The analysis, which […]
Italy is turning “a new page,” the country’s prime minister said ahead of some 4 million people returning to work Monday as Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown eased. “A new page is beginning, and we will have to write it together with faith and responsibility,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a Facebook post Sunday. “The […]
“ “I didn’t think it was necessary, but I should have worn a mask at the Mayo Clinic.” ” That was Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday night, speaking during a virtual town hall on Fox News. Pence drew sharp criticism last week after touring the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where he met with staff […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday said Americans can have it both ways — with some going back to work and others continuing to be fearful about the coronavirus. Asked about the “split” developing in the country, with some Americans protesting lingering closures and others scared to go back to work, Trump replied: “I think you […]
President Donald Trump answers questions during a Fox News Town Hall on May 3, 2020. Screenshot/Fox News President Donald Trump said at a Fox News town hall on Sunday night that “everybody,” including leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, previously downplayed the severity of the virus. In response to a question about why he […]
“ ‘Let us remember how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat. In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants. We are human beings, equally vulnerable and equally wonderful in the sight of God. We rise or fall together. And we are determined to rise.’ ” That’s former President George […]
It’s not a matter of if but when the “murder hornet’’ will hit the East Coast, experts warned The Post on Sunday. The deadly meat-eating Asian giant hornet, which has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, recently surfaced for the first time in the US in Washington state — […]
So, what if Joe Biden bows out of the race? “ ‘One particular, truly out-of-the-box combination stops the discussion in its tracks: Hillary Clinton as the nominee and Barack Obama as her running mate.’ ” That’s former White House and Pentagon official Douglas MacKinnon, a longtime Republican, getting creative in an op-ed in The Hill […]
People are seen on Sheep Meadow in Central Park during the coronavirus pandemic on May 2, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images Warm spring weather caused thousands of people to rush to New York City’s parks this weekend, despite stay-at-home orders. But most of them appeared to be observing social distancing rules in […]