Calling himself a "wartime president," President Donald Trump today signed the Defense Protection Act, a significant step that would allow the military to produce, among other things, personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks as part of an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yesterday the Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military will make available as many as 5 million N95 masks and other PPE from US strategic reserves.The military can also deploy 2,000 ventilators as needed.

Today Trump announced that the USNS Mercy and Comfort Navy hospital ships, hospitals at sea, will be deployed to New York and the West Coast.Also today during the White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Deborah Birx,

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says U.S. will test undocumented immigrants

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that undocumented immigrants will be allowed to get tested at testing centres without fear of being deported, stressing they don’t want to send people back to the countries they came from if they have the virus.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump sends well wishes to two Congressional Republicans who tested positive

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed well wishes to two Congressional Republicans, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and Sen. Rand Paul, who tested positive for COVID-19 and said he hopes they will recover quickly.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump stresses U.S. is ‘united’ in face of COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump pushed to reassure Americans on Sunday, saying those who are afraid as the country faces COVID-19 should know that as long as he is president he would “fight” for them.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump announces National Guard activated, supplies on route to help New York, California and Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the National Guard had been activated to help New York state, California and Washington state combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Trump's fate tied to an unknown: how fast economy recovers

BALTIMORE, Md. – The coronavirus has flung the U.S. economy into a dangerous tailspin, and President Donald Trump's reelection hopes are caught in the sudden whirlwind.

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North Korea says Trump sent a letter to leader, offering help in fighting pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking to maintain good relations and offering co-operation in fighting the viral pandemic, Kim’s sister said Sunday.

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N Korea says Trump sent letter to Kim, offers cooperation

SEOUL – President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking to maintain good relations and offering cooperation in fighting the viral pandemic, Kim’s sister said Sunday.

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Trump says hydroxychloroquine could be answer to COVID, but Fauci says not yet

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci looks on during a news briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

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Long wait times at Coutts border crossing as COVID-19 travel restrictions set in

Temporary restrictions on non-essential travel between Canada and the U.S. have resulted in longer than usual wait times at border crossings — and snowbirds are scrambling to get back home.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump calls COVID-19 ‘invisible enemy’

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed media on Saturday regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, calling the disease an “invisible enemy” and urged people to stay at home to prevent further spread.

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Lana Condor Called Trump Out for His Racist 'Chinese Virus' COVID-19 Rhetoric

To All the Boys I've Loved Before actress Lana Condor was one of many who spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to refer to COVID-19 as the "Chinese virus" yesterday. She urged him to "be better" than using racist language that offends and endangers so many.

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Trump allows states to cancel school testing amid pandemic

The president announced the updates on Friday.

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Trump says US on top as outbreak shuts largest cities

New York and Illinois followed California Friday in locking down to stem the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump declared the United States was already "winning" the war despite a rapid rise in confirmed cases and deaths.

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Trump keeps talking during market hours; stocks keep tanking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When President Donald Trump speaks, financial markets gyrate and quiver in real time.

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Congress toils on $1 trillion rescue, Trump unleashes fury

WASHINGTON, D.C. –

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Coronavirus: Donald Trump's epic tantrum when asked to reassure worried Americans

Donald Trump launched an extraordinary rant against a reporter after they asked him to reassure Americans worried by coronavirus.

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U.S.-Mexico border closing to all non-essential travel

The U.S. is ramping up its war against COVID-19 by closing its borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel, while lockdowns are in effect in both California and New York.

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Dee Snider begs to get daughter back from Peru and calls Trump's coronavirus response a 'mockery'

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider is doing anything he can to try to get his 23-year-old daughter Cheyenne, and other Americans, who are stranded abroad in Peru back home.The 65-year-old took to Facebook to share a plea for assistance and took the country of Peru, as well as the U.S. government, to task for 'hanging people out to dry' as many countries shut their borders.A former contestant on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice, Snider called the president's response to the current coronavirus pandemic a 'mockery' and said he would rather vote for a 'baked potato' than cast his ballot for Trump in November.

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Trump uses daily coronavirus briefing to attack reporter

NEW YORK, N.Y. – President Donald Trump called NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander a “terrible reporter” during Friday's White House news briefing for asking what he would say to Americans who are scared about the coronavirus.

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Melania Trump Sends Love To Barron On 14th Birthday With Celebratory Message

Barron Trump sadly had to celebrate his 14th birthday in quarantine at the White House due to COVID-19, but his mother made sure that it was special. First Lady Melania Trump, 49, gave her teenage son a special shoutout on her official instagram account on March 20, tweeting “Happy Birthday BWT” with lots of hearts. That’s Barron William Trump to the rest of us. She also tweeted a photo of balloons, along with her message. As of the afternoon of March 20, Barron’s father, President Donald Trump, 73, had not acknowledged Barron’s birthday on social media. He was a little busy, though, giving another address to the nation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Shady Ass Senators Got Briefed On Coronavirus Effects — And SOLD STOCKS?!?

Imagine you’re sworn to look out for the well-being of America’s citizens, and the first thing you do when you see a pandemic coming is figure out how to profit off of it.

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No border delays for Hamilton trucking firm despite COVID-19 closures

The clock is ticking at the Canada-U.S. border.

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Trump allows states to cancel school testing amid pandemic

The Trump administration announced Friday that states can cancel federally required school testing this year to protect students and teachers, a measure that some states had requested as they shut down schools over the coronavirus pandemic.

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Peter Alexander: 5 Things To Know About Reporter Trump Called ‘Terrible’ For Asking To Send Hopeful Message

NBC White House correspondent Peter Alexander was met with unfavorable reaction from President Donald Trump when he asked the President during the March 20 press conference “what do you say to Americans right now who are scared” amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. Instead of answering the question, President Trump went on a tirade, spewing insults at Mr. Alexander. The President called him a “terrible reporter” and accused him and the NBC network of writing “sensationalism.” But this isn’t the reporter’s first run-in with Trump’s vitriol. Here are five things you need to know about Peter Alexander.

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Donald Trump was asked what he had to say to Americans scared of coronavirus. This was his response

In the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, people around the world are turning to their leaders for comfort and a sense of direction. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken to his citizenry often — even taking time to write a response to an eight-year-old boy’s letter — and multiple European leaders have worked hard to assuage people’s concerns.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump lashes out at reporter asking about “scared” Americans amid pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter on Friday during the federal government Coronavirus Task Force briefing, after NBC White House correspondent Peter Alexander asked Trump what his message would be to Americans scared about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump lashes out at reporter asking about “scared” Americans amid pandemic

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Dee Snider reveals his daughter is trapped in Peru, criticizes Donald Trump's coronavirus response

Twisted Sister frontman, Dee Snider, revealed that his daughter is trapped in Peru due to its government’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, Peru's government suspended constitutional rights such as free movement and assembly in light of the coronavirus – closing the borders down completely with little notice.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump suspends payments, interest on U.S. student loans

U.S. President Donald Trump said the administration would be temporarily suspending interest and payments on federal student loans for at least the next 60 days amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dr. Fauci Does a Face Palm When Trump Refers to the 'Deep State Department'

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and is leading the fight against coronavirus, couldn’t hide his reaction to something Donald Trump said during his latest press conference.

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It's said that White House officials had to stop the President from tweeting his condolences

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Rosie O’Donnell Reignites Feud With Donald Trump, Slams His Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Rosie O’Donnell is telling it like it is… even if it means reigniting her long-time feud with President Donald Trump!

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Rosie O'Donnell slams President Donald Trump over his response to coronavirus

Rosie O'Donnell laid into U.S. President Donald Trump in a new interview over his response to the coronavirus pandemic.The 57-year-old comedian and TV star spoke out in a new interview on theTMX Newsplatform about the president's early flippancy and the shortage of test kits in America.She said: 'There's tremendous confusion and that it comes right from President Trump.

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Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to the press outside of the West Wing of the White House on March 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Rosie O'Donnell bashes Trump's coronavirus response: 'He really is such a disappointment'

Rosie O’Donnell strongly criticized Donald Trump for his handling of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. O’Donnell and Trump have famously feuded over the years and the 57-year-old actress and former talk show host reignited their war of words in a recent interview with TMX News on Thursday.

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Lana Condor Called Trump Out for His Racist 'Chinese Virus' COVID-19 Rhetoric

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Rosie O’Donnell Blasts Donald Trump For Originally Calling Coronavirus A Hoax

There is no love lost between Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump.

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Trump's team, senators to negotiate $1T economic rescue deal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of President Donald Trump's economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Coronavirus task force offers an even keel to a zigzag Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – They meet in the windowless Situation Room, every day but Sunday, drawing an overflow crowd.

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Cuomo emerges as Democratic counter to Trump virus response

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Before President Donald Trump stepped into the White House briefing room to provide an update on the coronavirus, an opening act was broadcast across cable news of another chief executive calmly reciting statistics and safety tips.

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Trump urges states to do more as hospitals sound alarms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Insisting the federal government is not a "shipping clerk,” President Donald Trump on Thursday called on states to do more to secure their own critically needed masks, ventilators and testing supplies as the pressure mounted on hospitals struggling to cope with a rising number of coronavirus patients.

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Madonna Calls Out Trump on COVID-19

Madonna has taken a shot at Donald Trump and his ineffective leadership during the coronavirus pandemic without even uttering a word.The pop superstar posted a powerful clip to her social channels which tracks the president’s word soup on COVID-19 and pins it to a fast-moving calendar.A montage of Trump’s false claims set-up the video like a bad joke, from his boasts the virus could die off in April “with the hotter weather,” to his “close to zero” comments on nationwide-infections, to his infamous line that “one day, it’s like a miracle it will disappear” to misleading tales of vaccines for all, to “it’s really working out” and his assessments on “the new hoax” and “our country is doing great.”The video concludes on a stark graphic on the

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Most renters will not receive protections under WH proposal

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Most Americans who rent their home, many of whom have lost their jobs in the sudden economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak, will not be eligible for eviction protections, despite what President Donald Trump said this week.

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U.S. health officials concerned about shortage of supplies

Hospitals across the U.S. have been forced to find creative solutions to the critical shortage of medical supplies, as the surge of COVID-19 cases continues to strain the health care system.

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G7 summit will be held by teleconference due to coronavirus pandemic: White House

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump will cancel an in-person meeting of G7 leaders at Camp David in June because of the coronavirus and will hold a videoconference instead, the White House said on Thursday.

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Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments

President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria and some other approaches still in testing.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says Chloroquine could be a ‘game changer’

Speaking at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that use of the drug Chloroquine to treat COVID-19 could be a “game changer.” Chloroquine is widely available now and could be used off-label, but officials want a formal study to get good information on safety and effectiveness.

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What the New Coronavirus Aid Bill Means For Music Industry Workers

President Donald Trump signed into law a more than $100 billion coronavirus aid bill Wednesday night (March 18), providing free testing and ensuring paid emergency leave for some employees, among other measures.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Trump signs Defense Protection Act to manufacture PPE for COVID-19

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