U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that federal officers would not be leaving Portland, Ore., but would remain on standby to allow local law enforcement to respond to ongoing protests, but said if this is not done they would send in the National Guard.

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Trump offers ‘deepest sympathies’ following explosion in Beirut

U.S. President Donald Trump offered his administration’s “deepest sympathies” to the people of Beirut after an explosion in the Lebanese capital Tuesday resulted in the deaths of at least 70 peoples.

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Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on August 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Widow Blasts President Trump & Texas Governor Over Husband's Death From Coronavirus in Obituary: 'Shame On All Of You'

David Nagy‘s obituary is going viral after his widow, Stacey Nagy, called out President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott for their failure to citizens with the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Trump's demand for US cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's demand that the U.S. government get a cut from a potential Microsoft purchase of TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation.Microsoft is in talks to buy parts of TikTok, a forced sale after Trump threatened to ban the Chinese-owned video app, which claims 100 million U.S.

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Donald Trump's jaw-dropping coronavirus interview leaves shocked viewers baffled

Donald Trump 's car crash interview has raised eyebrows all over the world.

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Reporter Makes Donald Trump Look Like A Fool On Coronavirus Response & Twitter EXPLODES With Reactions! (Video)

Donald Trump is at it again, making us all scratch our heads and wonder how the f**k we ended up in the worst possible timeline.

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Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'

President Donald Trump makes remarks as he meets with U.S. tech workers and signs an executive order on hiring Americans in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 3, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Trump says U.S. should get ‘very large percentage’ of TikTok sale price

President Donald Trump repeated a claim he made earlier in the day on Monday that the U.S.

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Trump Says We Can't Look at COVID-19 Deaths in Proportion to Population - Watch the Bizarre Interview

A new interview with President Donald Trump was just released and he is making some more claims about coronavirus that have people enraged on Twitter.

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Trump threatens Tik Tok ban unless U.S. gets ‘substantial portion’ of operations sales price

Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. government should get a “substantial portion” of the sales price of the U.S.

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‘Bald-faced lies’: Joe Biden assails Trump over vote by mail comments

Joe Biden said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump was telling “bald-faced lies” about voting by mail to distract from his own failures, after Trump last week suggested it could be cause to delay the election.Biden’s remarks were his strongest on the issue since Trump, who trails the presumptive Democratic nominee in opinion polls, tweeted on Thursday that he would not trust the results of an election that included widespread mail voting — a measure many observers see as critical during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit

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Coronavirus: Trump claims vaccine could be available “far in advance of the end of the year”

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Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites reports of 'protracted criminal conduct' at Trump Organization

NEW YORK - A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns told a judge Monday that he was justified in demanding them, citing public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.”Trump’s lawyers last month said the grand jury subpoena for the tax returns was issued in bad faith and amounted to harassment of the president.Manhattan District Attorney District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

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Trump to give TikTok owner 45 days to sell app: sources

Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.U.S. officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of the personal data it handles.

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Trump says he’s going to ban TikTok. Will Canada do the same?

Donald Trump announced Friday that he was going to ban social media app TikTok from being used within the country.Such a move — which the president said could come through the usage of executive powers — would place the U.S. among several countries that have succeeded in ousting the app over cybersecurity or privacy concerns.According to Queen’s University professor David Skillicorn, TikTok’s data collection practices are used by most, if not all, major social media companies.

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Coronavirus: US COVID-19 testing czar says ‘evidence just doesn’t show’ hydroxychloroquine is effective

The Trump administration’s coronavirus testing czar, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) assistant secretary Adm.

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Jake Paul Defends Partying Amid The Pandemic, Says He’s Not ‘Gonna Sit Around’ & Wait For ‘Failing’ Leadership On COVID-19

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb across the country, Jake Paul does not appear to be phased by the COVID-19 health crisis.

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Trump says he plans to ban TikTok in U.S., opposes Chinese sale

Donald Trump said Friday he plans to ban the social media app TikTok from operating in the country.Reporters accompanying Trump on Air Force One from an event in Florida back to Washington said Trump told them he planned to take action against the popular video-sharing service as soon as Saturday. White House preparing to force Chinese company to sell TikTok: sources “As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump said, according to the pool report.Trump said the ban will come through either an executive order or by using executive economic powers.He also made clear that he opposed a deal to let a U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida is declining

According to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in Florida, one of the hotspot states for the novel coronavirus, is declining.

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Trump says US 'may be banning' China-owned video app TikTok

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is weighing action against TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national-security and censorship concerns.Trump's comments came after published reports that the administration is planning to order China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok. There were also reports Friday that software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the app.“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters at the White House.

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Reports: Trump to order China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns, according to reports published Friday.“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We may be banning TikTok.”Reports by Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources said the administration could announce as soon as Friday a decision ordering ByteDance to divest its ownership in TikTok.TikTok issued a statement Friday saying that, “While we do not comment on rumors or speculation, we are confident in the long-term success of TikTok.”RELATED: Rep. Adam Schiff: TikTok users beware; China could steal your informationByteDance launched TikTok in 2017, then

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Portland protest scene relatively calm after US drawdown

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The first nightly protest in downtown Portland after a deal was struck for the withdrawal of federal agents guarding a courthouse was largely peaceful and ended Friday without any major confrontations between state police and demonstrators.The scene outside the federal courthouse that started with yet another demonstration Thursday night stood in sharp contrast to the two weeks of violent clashes between the protesters and the agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell the unrest in Oregon's largest city.State and local officers stepped up their presence as part of the deal between Democratic Gov.

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Prosecutors: Pennsylvania man gets 20 years for threatening President Trump

SCRANTON, Pa. - A northeastern Pennsylvania man who was convicted of threatening President Donald Trump and a district attorney has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Authorities charged 28-year-old Shawn Christy of McAdoo with threatening to "put a bullet" in Trump and Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and threatening "lethal force" against police.MORE: Man accused of threatening President Trump suspected in break-inHe led police on a three-month manhunt through several states before his September 2018 capture in Ohio.U.S. District Judge Robert D.

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Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party's limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. Now he has struck a boundary.GOP officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa quickly pushed back against Trump's suggestion on Thursday that it might be necessary to delay the November election — which he cannot do without congressional approval — because of the unfounded threat of voter fraud.

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Oregon police try to tamp down nightly Portland protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon police took over protecting a federal courthouse in Portland that’s been a target of violent protests as local authorities try to tamp down demonstrations that have wracked the city every night for more than two months following the killing of George Floyd.Having state and local officers step up their presence was part of a deal between the Democratic governor and the Trump administration that aimed to draw down the number of U.S.

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Trump, GOP suggest temporary fix for $600 jobless benefit

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin (L) and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) listen prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Trump suggests delaying 2020 U.S. presidential election

As the COVID-19 pandemic plagues the United States, President Donald Trump is now suggesting the November election should be postponed, claiming mail-in votes pose a huge risk for fraud. Jackson Proskow reports on whether Trump really has the power to delay America’s decision.

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Trump offers to help pay for Vanessa Guillen funeral

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump met Thursday with the family of a soldier who investigators say was slain on the Texas Army base where she was stationed, saying it is a "terrible story" and that he would help with funeral expenses.The family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, whose remains were found July 2 following her disappearance in April from Fort Hood, rallied with several dozen supporters before the meeting with Trump, calling for justice in the case and for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment."It's an incredible story.

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Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay

FILE - Thousands of ballots sit in boxes as Utah County election workers process the mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)ATLANTA (AP) - President Donald Trump has raised the radical prospect of delaying a presidential election, contending the expansion of voting by mail will lead to history's most fraudulent U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump pays tribute to Herman Cain, says they mourn all those who died of COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, who died of COVID-19, and sent condolences to Cain’s wife.

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‘He asked for the election to be delayed?‘ Florida governor responds to President Trump’s tweet

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis was busy watching a launch Thursday on Florida’s coast and missed President Donald Trump’s tweet calling to delay the 2020 election but when asked about a possible delay the governor said “Florida will be good to go.”Trump tweeted Thursday: “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history.

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Trump suggests delaying November election -- but date is set by Congress

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay” to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.The dates of presidential elections — the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in every fourth year — are enshrined in federal law and would require an act of Congress to change.

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Donald Trump suggests delaying U.S. election due to mail-in voting

Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning and called for the 2020 presidential election to be delayed due to mail-in voting.Trump has been attacking mail-in voting for months as health and government officials are trying to make it easier and safer to vote during the coronavirus pandemic.Health officials have said voting by mail can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but Trump has made clear he believes widespread mail-in voting would benefit Democrats.“With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA.

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As coronavirus aid talks stalemate, President Trump scorns help for cities

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief package and lashed out at Republican allies as talks stalemated over assistance for millions of Americans. Republicans, beset by delays and infighting, signaled a willingness to swiftly approve a modest package to revamp a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that runs out.

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The five measures that can stop coronavirus infections surging, says top US expert

America's top infectious disease expert has identified the five measures that could stop coronavirus infections surging.

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Pandemic advice ignored by Donald Trump helps Vietnam fight coronavirus

coronavirus infections by embracing U.S.-supported pandemic strategies that the Trump administration largely ignored.Now the Southeast Asian country is using the plan to combat its first cases in more than three months, seeking to keep its record as one of the few places in the world that hasn’t reported a single Covid-19 death as of this week.Even before Vietnam confirmed its first cases in late January, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered officials to break out the blueprint developed in 2014 during a global health security project, funded in part by US-AID and created with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations.

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CEOs of Facebook, Amazon face Congress as Trump demands crackdown on ‘Big Tech’

Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple — are answering for their companies’ practices before Congress as a House panel caps its yearlong investigation of market dominance in the industry.The powerful executives are defending their companies as buttressing competition and offering essential services to consumers. The four CEOs are testifying remotely for a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust.

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Trump backs doctor who believes in COVID-19 cure and ‘demon sperm’

Donald Trump‘s disproven theory about hydroxychloroquine, also believes that dream sex with demons will make you sick.Immanuel was one of the main speakers in a misinformation-filled viral video from America’s Frontline Doctors, a coronavirus skeptic group that caught the president’s eye earlier this week. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube banned the video under their misinformation policies after it racked up millions of views, in part thanks to a retweet from Trump on Monday.The video shows Immanuel and other doctors pushing misinformation about the virus, including false claims that masks do nothing and that hydroxychloroquine can cure COVID-19.

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Trump praises 'spectacular' doctor promoting conspiracy theories

US President Donald Trump's much heralded new tone on the coronavirus pandemic evaporated in a burst of misleading medical speculation, criticism for his own top virus expert, and praise for an eccentric preacher-doctor touting conspiracy theories.

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US to possibly supply coronavirus vaccine to other countries, says Donald Trump

Donald Trump during a press briefing said the United States may provide a vaccine for the novel coronavirus to other countries when it is ready."When we have that vaccine it will be discharged and taken care of," Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

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Seattle mayor says federal agents have demobilized, left city

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday she had received confirmation that U.S. agents had left the area after being sent to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings amid lingering unrest over the police killing of George Floyd.Durkan, Gov.

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Coronavirus: Trump strikes deal with Kodak to begin making pharmaceuticals

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his government had struck a deal with former photography giant Kodak, under the Defense Production Act, to begin making pharmaceuticals in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Trump claims ‘very good relationship’ with Fauci despite retweeting attacks against him

U.S. President Donald Trump denied on Tuesday that he had suggested Dr.

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Coronavirus: ‘I happen to believe in it’ Trump says of hydroxychloroquine

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his praise for the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which is unproven to treat COVID-19, telling reporters “I happen to believe in it” and adding that “many doctors” think it is successful in treating COVID-19.

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AG William Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America as he testified for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee, pushing back against angry, skeptical Democrats who said President Donald Trump’s administration is unconstitutionally suppressing dissent.The hearing, held Tuesday as the late civil rights icon John Lewis lay in state steps away outside the Capitol, highlighted the wide election-year gulf between the two parties on police brutality and systemic racism in law enforcement.

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AG Barr says unrest not linked to Floyd, defends feds' response

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.Barr told members of the House Judiciary Committee at a much-anticipated election year hearing the violence taking place in Portland, Oregon, and other cities is disconnected from Floyd's killing, which he called a “horrible" event that prompted a necessary national reckoning on the relationship between the Black community and law enforcement.“Largely absent from these scenes of destruction are even superficial attempts by the rioters to connect their actions to

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Fourteen members of same family catch coronavirus and one dies after reunion

A family who held a reunion after months of lockdown are devastated after 14 were diagnosed with coronavirus and one died.

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Trump says federal officers to remain in Portland on standby

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