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Big Lines in Virus Whistleblower's Testimony

Trump rebukes Rick Bright as 'disgruntled'

(Newser) - More high-profile testimony on the coronavirus took place on Capitol Hill Thursday, this time from Rick Bright, the vaccine official who says he was ousted from his government post for defying the White House on its coronavirus response. Bright hit some key points in advance excerpts , in which he warned...

Appeals Court Delivers Bad News to Trump on Hotel

Justices refuse to dismiss suit about president profiting from foreign business

(Newser) - President Trump lost a court battle Thursday over accusations that he's illegally making money from foreign governments while serving as president. A federal appeals court in Virginia refused to dismiss a case brought by the attorneys general of DC and Maryland in regard to the Trump International Hotel in...

Trump: Fauci's Warning to Senators 'Not Acceptable'

President doesn't like what the doctor said about schools reopening

(Newser) - On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a Senate panel , issuing some dire warnings about what could happen if states reopen too quickly amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, President Trump made it clear he was none too happy with those comments. "I was surprised by his answer, actually,...

Supreme Court Divided Over Trump Tax Returns

Court may reject his claim that he's immune from investigation while in office

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to reject President Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear about exactly how to handle subpoenas from Congress and the Manhattan district attorney for Trump's tax, bank, and financial records,...

Trump Sides With Elon Musk on Reopening

President says Tesla factory in California should be allowed to reopen 'NOW'

(Newser) - President Trump is picking sides in Elon Musk's fight to reopen his Tesla factory . California should let him do so "NOW," the president tweeted Tuesday. "It can be done Fast & Safely!" Musk actually reopened the facility in Fremont Monday, though it's not yet...

McConnell: Obama 'Should've Kept Mouth Shut'

Says discussing coronavirus response was 'classless'

(Newser) - Former President Obama isn't happy with the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which means Mitch McConnell isn't happy with him. "I think President Obama should've kept his mouth shut," the Senate majority leader told President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump during a...

Trump Abruptly Ends Briefing After Argument With Journalist

Things get contentious between president and CBS reporter

(Newser) - President Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN, the AP reports. Jiang asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the amount of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the...

Trump Orders West Wing Guests, Staff to Wear Masks

Memo says face covering required for entry

(Newser) - The White House is requiring everyone who enters the West Wing to wear a mask or face covering after coronavirus scares near President Trump. A memo sent to all staff outlined the new directive Monday after two staffers last week tested positive for COVID-19. The memo says: "We are...

Rosie Advising Michael Cohen on Anti-Trump Book

O'Connell wrote to him in prison, then visited him in person

(Newser) - Michael Cohen is working on a book critical of President Trump from prison , and he's getting a little help putting it together from another Trump nemesis, Rosie O'Donnell . It seems that O'Donnell first wrote a letter to the president's former attorney and struck up a friendship,...

Mike Pence Self-Isolates After Virus Gets Too Close

The VP is staying home at the US Naval Observatory

(Newser) - Now there's only one degree of separation. Mike Pence has begun self-isolating after his press secretary tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, three insiders tell Bloomberg . Seems the vice president skipped a Saturday meeting with President Trump and senior military officials, and went behind closed doors at home at...

Sen. Schumer to the VA: What Were You Thinking?

The top Democrat wants details on the agency's use of hydroxychloroquine

(Newser) - The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk, the AP reports. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said the...

Pandemic History Might Have Turned on This Moment

Reassuring messages on Feb. 29 replaced plan for shutdown

(Newser) - The first COVID-19 death in the US was reported on Feb. 29. There was a coronavirus briefing at the White House that day, and Rolling Stone has identified it as a critical moment when the US response could have gone in a different, lifesaving direction—the instant when the tennis...

Reinstate Vaccine Expert During Investigation, Watchdog Says

Rick Bright's complaint charges Trump fired him after he differed on hydroxychloroquine

(Newser) - The Office of Special Counsel is investigating whether the Trump administration was retaliating against a vaccine expert when it ousted him from an important job in the coronavirus battle. While that investigation is going on, the federal watchdog says, Rick Bright should be put back in his post atop the...

Latest to Test Positive Has Close Ties to Pence, Trump

VP spokesperson Katie Miller is married to top Trump adviser Stephen Miller

(Newser) - The latest White House staffer to test positive for COVID-19 has been identified, and it's bad news not only for the person but for Mike Pence and President Trump. The staffer is Pence spokesperson Katie Miller, meaning she has been in close proximity to the vice president, reports CBS...

Trump: I Learned a Key Lesson From Nixon

'Don't fire people'

(Newser) - President Trump called into Fox & Friends Friday morning and weighed in on several subjects, including a predecessor in the White House. "I learned a lot from Richard Nixon," he said, per the Hill . Nixon may have had his famous Saturday Night Massacre of firings, but Trump says...

A Personal Valet to Trump Tests Positive for COVID

White House says president, VP are still in the clear

(Newser) - A US Navy member who serves as one of President Trump's personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus, reports CNN and Politico . The White House confirmed the diagnosis of a military member who works at the White House, though not that it was one of the president's...

Trump: Virus 'Is Worse Than the World Trade Center'

President stops short of referring to China as a wartime enemy

(Newser) - President Trump on Wednesday referred to the coronavirus as an attack on the US—and not just any attack. "We went through the worst attack we've ever had on our country, this is worst attack we've ever had," Trump told reporters from the Oval Office, per...

Trump Wants Border Wall Painted Black. That'll Be Pricey

'Washington Post' reports it could cost $500M—or more

(Newser) - President Trump has for years expressed a desire to have the border wall bollards painted black, arguing that will make it look more imposing and will also cause it to be too hot to touch in the summer. While military commanders and border officials thought they had talked him out...

Trump: COVID-19 Task Force Is Changing Focus

He says it will continue indefinitely, but it's switching focus to the economy

(Newser) - One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Trump said Wednesday that it would continue indefinitely, but focus more on rebooting the economy. Trump tweeted that the panel's focus would be on "SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN." Trump's...

Trump, Aides Visit Arizona Mask Factory, Skip Masks

President donned goggles at Honeywell plant

(Newser) - After the controversy over Vice President Mike Pence's maskless visit to the Mayo Clinic, President Trump visited a plant in Arizona that makes N95 masks and wore some of the company's equipment on his face—goggles. The president and staff members including chief of staff Mark Meadows and...

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