U.S. Democrats debate how to hit Trump on coronavirus and economy
Democrats are wrestling over how best to assail U.S. President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy’s shutdown, even as the country lurches into an unpredictable campaign season during its most devastating crisis in decades. Trump has provided Democrats with ...
In virus-hit America, World Health Organization in firing line
With the United States in the throes of a historic public health crisis, President Donald Trump is aiming fire at the institution at the heart of the response — the World Health Organization. Skeptics see a mercurial U.S. leader eager to find a new scapegoat ...
He has been scarred by tragedy and failed presidential runs, stumbles while speaking, and is 77. But that same backstory, coupled with unmatched Washington experience, is exactly what Joe Biden bets will win over Americans tired of his polar opposite — Donald Trump. If Trump ...
Bernie Sanders ends presidential bid, setting up Biden-Trump showdown
Leftist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November. The feisty 78-year-old democratic socialist shook up the 2020 race with his relentless pursuit of "economic justice" ...
'Wuhan virus' no more: U.S. and China in truce over outbreak label
Suddenly, it's no longer the "Wuhan virus." The United States and China have reached a truce in a vitriolic feud over the coronavirus pandemic, with the two powers each seeing at least a tactical interest in cooling down. U.S. President Donald Trump, hardly known for the ...
After Trump threat, India lifts export ban on COVID-19 treatment drug
India has partially lifted a ban on the exports of a malaria drug after U.S. President Donald Trump sought supplies for the United States, according to government officials with knowledge of the matter. Exports of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol will be allowed depending on availability of ...
Trump eases U.S. coronavirus export ban after global backlash
U.S President Donald Trump eased restrictions on exports of masks and other protective equipment needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic just days after their introduction as he confronted a backlash from allies around the world. Faced with domestic criticism of his administration’s handling of ...
The price of ‘America First’ has become clear
The COVID-19 outbreak has just exposed, with remarkable clarity, the bankruptcy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
Virus alone will set timeline for return of sports in U.S.
The unthinkable, at least for sports fans, already has happened. The games, as we know them, are shut down. We’ll never know if San Diego State was a Final Four contender or if Tiger Woods would have defended his green jacket at the Masters. There was ...
U.S. 'wasted' months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic
As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies ...
Trump talks with U.S. pro sports leaders, says fans "want to be back" in arenas
U.S. President Donald Trump met by phone with many American pro sports leaders Saturday to discuss how that industry has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic, saying he was looking forward to the resumption of competitions "as soon as we can.” "I want fans ...
Global coronavirus deaths top 60,000 as Trump warns of 'tough week' ahead
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Americans on Saturday to brace for a "very horrendous" number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days as the total number of global fatalities from the pandemic soared past 60,000. As confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 300,000 ...
