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No virus bill yet: White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid

WASHINGTON - Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as little as $100 and President Donald Trump turned to a new priority, adding money to build a new FBI headquarters.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent senators home, promising a Republican proposal would be ready on Monday.

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‘Massive reductions’: Trump signs executive orders to lower prescription drug costs

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Friday that he said would significantly reduce the price of prescription drugs for American patients and seniors.“This reduction is still not close to what I want, what I expect, and I’m looking for help for our great seniors especially, in particular,” the president said, noting that the action would have an incredible impact.Trump said the four executive orders will lead to “massive reductions” in drug costs, promising that the orders “will completely restructure the prescription drug market, in terms of pricing and everything else, to make these medications affordable, accessible for all Americans.”RELATED: California must protect essential workers, coronavirus

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Trump signs orders to lower drug prices, including by importing from Canada

Donald Trump announced on Friday he was signing four executive orders aiming at lowering prices that Americans pay for prescription drugs as he faces an uphill re-election battle and criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.One order would allow for the legal importation of cheaper prescription drugs from countries like Canada, while another would require discounts from drug companies now captured by middlemen to be passed on to patients, Trump said. Canadian prescription drug prices come under scrutiny of U.S.

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Coronavirus: White House says negotiations are ‘ongoing’ over Phase 4 stimulus package

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a briefing on Friday where she addressed the latest regarding the negotiations for the Phase 4 stimulus package, characterizing them as “ongoing” between the parties.

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‘Trump owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out

Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.The coronavirus pandemic has thrust virologist Shi Zhengli into a fierce spotlight. Shi, who’s been nicknamed “Bat Woman,” heads a group that studies bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), in the city in China where the pandemic began, and many have speculated that the virus that causes COVID-19 accidentally escaped from her lab—a theory promoted by U.S.

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Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer, released from prison again

Michael Cohen (FOX 5 NY file) NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump before November's election.Michael Cohen walked out of a federal prison in New York on Friday afternoon, his lawyer Danya Perry told The Associated Press, a day after U.S. District Judge Alvin K.

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Trump honors former track phenom and Kansas congressman Ryun

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday presented one of the nation’s highest civilian honors to Jim Ryun, a former Republican congressman and the first U.S. high schooler to break the 4-minute barrier in running the mile.

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Trump Calls Off Florida Segment of GOP National Convention Due to Coronavirus "Flare-Up"

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled the bulk of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina, where a small subset of GOP delegates will still gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, for just four hours on Aug.

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Rosie O'Donnell joins celebrities who blame Donald Trump for COVID-19-related deaths of Americans

Rosie O’Donnell has joined the myriad celebrities placing blame for the deaths of Americans on President Donald Trump. The former talk show host is a vocal critic of Trump, having previously feuded with him prior to his presidential run in the 2016 election.

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Donald Trump's dilemma: To take coronavirus vaccine first or last

coronavirus vaccine - first, or last - as people want. Trump said on Wednesday that he faces an impossible situation - whether he should be the first to take a coronavirus vaccine."If I’m the first one they’ll say ‘he’s so selfish'.

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Coronavirus: Trump says cancelling Florida portion of GOP convention is ‘setting an example’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that cancelling the Florida portion of the Republican National Convention was to “set an example,” adding they can’t have a “lot of people packed in a room” and tell others not to do it.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s throwing first pitch at Yankees game, says MLB setting positive example with reopening

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Coronavirus: Trump says Jacksonville, Fla. portion of Republican convention cancelled

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had cancelled the Jacksonville, Fla.

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Coronavirus: Trump says some school districts may delay opening, but must prepare to open

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke more on the reopening of schools in the country even as COVID-19 cases continue to increase, saying that while some school districts in coronavirus hotspots “may need to delay reopening for a few weeks,” they should be “actively preparing” to reopen.

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‘It’s not the right time’: Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Jacksonville, Florida in August, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus.“To have a big convention is not the right time," Trump said during his revived daily coronavirus task force briefing from the White House. Convention events will still be held in North Carolina.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesTrump moved parts of the GOP convention to Florida last month amid a dispute with North Carolina’s Democratic leaders over holding an event indoors with maskless supporters.

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President Trump cancels Florida segment of GOP National Convention

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled the bulk of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina, where a small subset of GOP delegates will still gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, for just four hours on Aug.

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Trump to give coronavirus press briefing Thursday as US tops 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is scheduled to take the podium on Thursday for his revived daily coronavirus task force briefing as the U.S. faces a grim milestone of 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Congress continues to negotiate another aid package.The briefing is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison, says he was retaliated against for Trump book

NEW YORK - A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing a book about Trump.Michael Cohen's First Amendment rights were violated when he was ordered back to prison on July 9 after probation authorities said he refused to sign a form banning him from publishing the book or communicating publicly in other manners, U.S. District Judge Alvin K.

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White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies.“It won’t be in the base bill," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now. The idea has been a major demand of President Donald Trump.“The president is very focused on getting money quickly to workers right now and the payroll tax takes time,” Mnuchin said at the Capitol.

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Scott Thompson: Will U.S. voters forgive Donald Trump’s flip-flops on pandemic, mask use?

COVID-19 a hoax and denouncing mask use since the beginning of the pandemic, Trump — months later — has finally admitted the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak and is now endorsing wearing a mask.

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Biden calls Trump the country's 'first' racist president

A file image shows former Vice President Joe Biden at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Michael Brochstein / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's “first” racist president.The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union.

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'Think we have a winner': Trump on US order for 60 crore doses of covid vaccines

coronavirus vaccines that Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE are jointly developing. It is the latest in a series of similar agreements with other vaccine companies.

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Donald Trump ‘Comfortable’ Ready To Send Barron, 14, Back To School Despite Coronavirus

Donald Trump, 74, is looking forward to his son Barron, 14, going back to school in a physical setting despite coronavirus cases continuing to increase in some places because he feels the “statistics” have been “great”. The president revealed his thoughts at a press conference from the White House on July 22 after he was asked if he had a “national strategy” for children to return to school safely in the near future. “Yeah, well I am comfortable with that and we do have a national strategy but you know, ultimately it’s up to the governors of the states,” he said at the press conference.

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Fauci to testify next week to House panel on coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that's been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic still inflicting a relentless toll on Americans, officials with the panel said Wednesday.RELATED: Fauci says he doesn’t see ‘us eradicating’ the coronavirus as US battles rising COVID-19 infectionsFauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the government's most visible face in the battle against the virus, and polls show him as its most trusted authority as well.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s ‘comfortable’ having son, grandchildren back at schools

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was “comfortable” having his son and grandchildren back in schools this fall for in-person learning, and said they do have a national strategy for reopening schools safely, before adding that it’s “ultimately” up to the governors.

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Coronavirus: Trump says spikes in cases came ‘shortly after’ anti-racism demonstrations, youths visiting bars

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that the spike in cases started to rise in various states among young people “shortly after demonstrations,” referring to anti-racisms protests, saying these “presumably triggered” a relaxation in mitigation efforts, despite data showing some states with large protests did not see a spike.

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Coronavirus: Trump says deal reached with Pfizer for vaccine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a deal had been reached with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to produce 100 million vaccine doses once emergency use authorization is given by the U.S.

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Trump lauds possible ‘winner’ vaccine, pushes for reopening of schools in Wednesday coronavirus briefing

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists during a news conference about his administration's response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Fauci to testify next week on House investigation into U.S. coronavirus response

Anthony Fauci and two other top public health officials will testify next week to a House subcommittee that’s been investigating the federal response to a coronavirus pandemic still inflicting a relentless toll on Americans, officials with the panel said Wednesday.Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the government’s most visible face in the battle against the virus, and polls show him as its most trusted authority as well. That’s in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump, who gets low marks from the publ ic after ceding much of the U.S.

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Trump continues daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump spoke at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing was scheduled to start 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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Trump to continue daily coronavirus press briefings Wednesday as US nears 4 million cases

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, an event that was revived this week following a three-month hiatus.The briefing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET at the White House. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesOn Tuesday, Trump returned to the podium and warned that the novel coronavirus will get worse in the U.S.

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Trump deploys feds to more states under 'law-and-order' push

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Using the same alarmist language that he has employed in the past to describe illegal immigration, Trump painted Democrat-led cities as out of control and lashed out at the “radical left," even though criminal justice experts say the increase in violence in some cities defies easy explanation.“In recent weeks there has been a radical movement to defend, dismantle and dissolve our police department,” Trump said at a White House event, blaming the movement for “a shocking

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Trump, Barr expand anti-crime surge of federal agents to Chicago, Albuquerque

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as Trump runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Hundreds of federal agents already have been sent to Kansas City, Missouri, to help quell a record rise in violence after the shooting death of a young boy there. Sending federal agents to help localities is not uncommon.

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World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

NEW YORK - The global tally of people infected with the coronavirus neared 15 million Wednesday, while in the worst-hit pandemic hot spot of the United States, President Donald Trump warned the pandemic would “get worse before it gets better.”With COVID-19 set to pass another shocking milestone, Trump delivered his first virus briefing after a three-month hiatus, offering a shifted message Tuesday, including professing a newfound respect for the protective face masks he has seldom worn.It came as polls have shown Trump lagging behind Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of November’s election, and as the count of virus fatalities in the U.S.

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Trump is unhappy with China over COVID-19 : U.S. Official on consulate closure

WASHINGTON : When asked about the message the United States is sending by shutting a Chinese consulate in Texas on Wednesday, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump remains unhappy with China over its handling of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 140,000 Americans."I think this president has made very clear that he's unhappy with China - the fact that China virus was unleashed onto this country and around the world with very little information, honesty and transparency from China," Conway said in response to a reporter's question on the shuttering hours earlier. "We're still not getting information from China.

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Trump's show of federal force sparking alarm in cities

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and order credentials by making a heavy-handed show of force in cities around the nation in the lead-up to the November elections.His plan to deploy federal agents to Chicago and perhaps other Democratic-run cities where violence is spiking represents Trump's latest effort to use an agency that was created after the Sept.

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US coronavirus crisis to 'get worse before it gets better:' Donald Trump

coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to "get worse before it gets better.""Some areas of our country are doing very well," Trump said at his first formal White House virus briefing since the end of April."Others are doing less well," the president said. "It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better."Trump also urged Americans to wear facemasks to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus."Get a mask," he said.

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Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I wish her well'

WASHINGTON - In a press briefing on Tuesday, President Donald Trump offered sympathetic words to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, who was arrested on federal charges for allegedly facilitating and participating in sexual acts with minors.A reporter asked Trump whether he thought Ghislaine Maxwell will turn powerful men in.RELATED: Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on sex abuse charges“I don’t know. I haven’t been following it too much.

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Coronavirus: Trump won’t say he’s ‘fully responsible’ for COVID-19 impact on U.S., calls it team response

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the coronavirus would eventually “disappear.” Asked about the impact COVID-19 has had on the country, with almost 140,000 deaths and over 3.5 million cases, Trump said he “could say I’m fully responsible” but said he views the U.S.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he’s tested for COVID-19 several times a week

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed comments made earlier in the day by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that he takes multiple COVID-19 tests a day, saying he takes a test on average every two to three days, but said it is possible it could happen that he does more than one in a day.

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Trump changes tone on coronavirus, says things will get worse before it gets better

Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus for the nation Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to get worse for a time as he revived his daily briefings with an eye to halting a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House came as the next stage of the federal government’s response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers and White House officials were opening negotiations on a trillion-dollar-or-more “phase four” rescue package.

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Covid-19 will 'get worse before it gets better' - Trump

US President Donald Trump has warned that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to "get worse before it gets better".

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'They have an impact': Trump urges Americans to wear masks during coronavirus briefing

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump revived his coronavirus press briefings on Tuesday, saying his administration “will stop at nothing to save lives” amid a resurgence of cases across the country.“We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact.

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Rachel Maddow and Mary Trump make formidable TV combination

NEW YORK – Not only can President Donald Trump's niece Mary sell books, she can draw a crowd on television.Her one-hour interview with Rachel Maddow last Thursday reached 5.2 million people, the biggest audience ever for one of Maddow's shows and largest ever for a regularly-scheduled show on MSNBC, the Nielsen company said.That's not bad for July, when television audiences are generally the smallest of the year.Mary Trump's book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man,” approached 1 million units sold on pre-orders alone. First-week sales figures are due later this week.Mary Trump also drew a crowd to CNN on Friday, where she was interviewed by Chris Cuomo during the 8 and 9 p.m.

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Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican Congressional leaders and members of his cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Facebook adds label to Trump post claiming mail-in ballots will result in rigged election

LOS ANGELES - After President Donald Trump posted on Facebook suggesting that mail-in voting would result in a rigged election, the social media network added a notice to the president’s post with links to official election information.“Mail-In Voting, unless changed by the courts, will lead to the most CORRUPT ELECTION in our Nation’s History! #RIGGEDELECTION,” Trump wrote on Facebook on July 21. Clicking on the link added to Trump’s post takes users to USA.gov, where visitors are provided information on the absentee mail-in voting process.

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White House decries gun charges for St. Louis couple

O'FALLON, Mo. - President Donald Trump believes St. Louis’ top prosecutor committed an “egregious abuse of power” in charging a couple who displayed guns during a protest against racial injustice last month outside their mansion, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Tuesday.McEnany appeared on the Fox News program Fox & Friends and was asked about St.

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President Trump resuming coronavirus briefings

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pulled the plug on his freewheeling daily coronavirus briefings when they turned into a political liability this spring, but he was reviving them Tuesday, looking to halt a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country.The early evening show at the White House was rolling out as the next stage of the federal government's response to the pandemic was being crafted on Capitol Hill.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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

White House defends Trump’s decision to commute the sentence of Roger Stone

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