Republican Senate candidate Jason Lewis placed the blame for the coronavirus pandemic squarely on China’s shoulders in a new commercial released Monday.
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Commentary: Doctors, Doctored Numbers, and Democracy
The New York Times on Tuesday reported: “The numbers the health officials showed President Trump were overwhelming. With the peak of the coronavirus pandemic still weeks away, he was told, hundreds of thousands of Americans could face death if the country reopened too soon.”
Read MoreCommentary: Coronavirus Consequences Coming Into View
The new Democratic pre-electoral chorus is already audibly arising like a Wagnerian finale from the largely hidden choir. President Trump, they intone, bungled this and must be investigated for his incompetence which is costing countless American lives. Because of his negligence and stupidity, the country must be shut down for months to ensure an economic disaster entirely attributable (unsurprisingly) to the contemptible ineptitude of the Bad Orange Man.
Read MoreJudson Phillips Commentary: Chinese Coronavirus Effect on the Economy
We need to remind everyone, “It’s the economy, stupid”
Read MoreTrump Campaign Digitized Entire Operation in 24 Hours, Contacted 100,000 Minnesota Voters Virtually
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign digitized its entire field operation within 24 hours after staffers were forced to work from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told The Minnesota Sun.
Read MoreTrump Uses Presidential Powers, Forces GM to Make Ventilators
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill Friday to bolster the economy while he also used government powers to compel General Motors to manufacture ventilators to help COVID-19 patients as the United States became the first country in the world to surpass 100,000 coronavirus cases.
Read MoreCommentary: ‘Dr. Win-the-War’ vs. the Mouse
President Trump has met and passed his supreme test. This has left his Democratic opponents desperately espousing gloom and demanding that the economic shut-down continue, according to frequent semi-high-brow Democratic ideologue and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, for up to seven months.
Read MoreTrump Considering Quarantine, Travel Restrictions on New York and New Jersey
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is considering travel restrictions and a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and other states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreCommentary: A Buy American Executive Order Can End China’s Control of Our Medicines
With all we are facing today, with all the fear and outright transformation of our entire society, it might seem odd that a group of medical organizations would sign a letter opposing American independence in the production of medicines and medical equipment. You would think that in the crisis these groups would want to see America move toward a strong, independent position. But you would be wrong.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump’s Coronavirus Response Is Foiling His Enemies
The political aspect of the coronavirus crisis is developing in a familiar way. The president’s enemies in the media have led the propagation of panic in the country, and have been given enough encouragement to do that from the scientific community, some of whose members are enjoying their 15 minutes of world fame a little more than is seemly.
Read MoreGeorge Soros Funds Numerous Anti-Trump Coronavirus Ads
Far-left billionaire George Soros is putting millions of dollars into an attack ad campaign against President Trump over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
Read MoreCommentary: Why Is the Corporate Media Taking China’s Side on the Origins of the Virus and Silencing President Trump?
The words “treason” and “traitor” are derived from the Latin tradere, “to deliver or hand over”. In modern times, “traitor” and “treason” are mainly used with reference to a person helping an enemy in time of war or conflict. From these it is crystal clear that the corporate media in the United States are committing acts of treason on an hourly basis.
Read More1-In-4 Voters Are Prepared to Postpone the November Elections
Twenty-five percent of voters are willing to delay the November presidential elections as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, a Rasmussen Reports study found.
Read MoreCommentary: Corrupt Mainstream Media Defends Red China, Attacks Trump
Nothing demonstrates how completely corrupt the establishment media has become than how it parrots the Chinese Communist Party’s talking points about the origin and spread of the Wuhan virus epidemic.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Virus Response Calls for Covering Payroll for Every Small Business in America with $300 Billion
In order to meet payroll for every small business and nonprofit in America up to 500 employees for the next month or so during the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are proposing $300 billion of forgivable emergency loans.
Read MoreTrump Administration Suspends Refugee Program During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Trump administration is placing a temporary pause on admissions of refugees into the United States, a response to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreTrump Confirms He Is Shutting Off Southern Border to Illegal Aliens and Asylum Seekers
President Donald Trump confirmed reports that his administration will turn away illegal aliens and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreA Tale of Two Pandemics and the Government’s Response
The first confirmed case in the United States was on the West Coast. The spread was faster than governments or hospitals were prepared for. The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic, and the U.S. president eventually declared a national emergency.
Read MoreRonna McDaniel Took Coronavirus Test After Coming Down With Fever, Is Awaiting Results
Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test she took Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms, a spokesman for the party said on Saturday.
Read MorePresident Trump Tests Negative for the Chinese Coronavirus
President Donald Trump tested negative for the COVID-19 virus after taking the test Friday night.
Read MoreHouse Passes Coronavirus Bill That Provides Free Testing, Sick Leave Benefits
The House voted overwhelmingly early Saturday morning to pass a bill that provides coronavirus testing at no cost to patients, and extends paid sick leave to workers who come down with the virus or have to go into self-quarantine.
Read MoreGovernor Walz Declares Peacetime Emergency, COVID-19 Spreads to Rural Counties
Health officials identified seven new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota Saturday morning, including the first case in a rural county.
Read MoreTrump Declares National Emergency to Deal With COVID-19; Announces ‘Drive-Thru Testing’
President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, amid media hysteria and a tumbling stock market. The virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has infected more than 1,700 people in the United States, and killed 41 of them.
Read MoreCommentary: They Are Rewriting the History of Coronavirus in Real Time
What is the story of the coronavirus, the market crash, and the economic upheaval that will likely follow? The pundit and intellectual classes are hard at work to tell the story in a way that confirms their ideological biases. Their message: in times when everyone turned against the public sector, with budget and staffing cuts, we learned that only the government can save us from a worse calamity.
Read MoreCommentary: FISA Reform Bill Would Still Have Allowed Spying on Trump Campaign Via Carter Page
The House has passed legislation to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) by a margin of 278 to 136.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump Temporarily Suspends Travel to EU
In a special addresss from the Oval Office Wednesday night, President Donald Trump announced America is suspending travel to European Union nations for 30 days in an attempt to contain the coronavirus.
Read MoreTina Smith Accuses Trump Administration of Spreading ‘Flat-Out Misinformation’ on Coronavirus
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) accused President Donald Trump and his administration of spreading “misinformation” about the coronavirus in a recent interview.
The Minnesota senator said the Trump administration “didn’t move quickly on developing” a test for the virus.
Read MoreTrump Administration Aims to Calm Coronavirus Fears on Economic, Health Fronts
President Donald Trump announced Monday evening that he will push Congress for a payroll tax cut to stem concerns about the coronavirus that sent the stock market into a spiral earlier in the day.
Read MoreTina Smith Endorses Joe Biden, Calls Trump ‘Chaotic and Self-Serving’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Read MoreOhio School Denies Threatening to Suspend Students for Flying Pro-Trump Flags
Students from the National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America) at Coldwater High School in Ohio were informed they could not fly Trump flags on their tractors on school grounds. The school has since denied ever threatening the students with suspension should they disobey that order, The Hill reports.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Does Not Threaten Europe’s Sovereignty, He Asks Them to Embrace It
For a perfect illustration of Europe’s collapse as a serious political force, one could do no better than to read a February 27 article by former German Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. In “The West’s Final Countdown,” Fischer warns the U.S. presidential election in November “will have an overwhelming and decisive impact on the future” of all of Western Europe and of the West generally. So far, so clichéd.
Read MoreTrump Campaign Sues Washington Post for Libel
President Trump’s campaign filed a multimillion-dollar libel lawsuit against The Washington Post on Tuesday alleging defamation in two opinion articles published last year that it said falsely claimed the Trump presidential campaign conspired with Russia according to The Hill.
Read MorePresident Trump Visits Tornado Damaged Areas in Middle Tennessee
President Donald Trump visited Tennessee on Friday after the Volunteer State had a series of storms that produced tornadoes earlier this week that killed 25 people.
Air Force one landed to a contingent of officials and lawmakers. The president did not make a statement or take questions, instead opting to board Marine One for a 40-minute helicopter ride due east to Cookeville, which was one of the hardest-hit areas.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Ends Democratic Presidential Bid
WASHINGTON – Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her bid for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday after across-the-board losses in the 14 states that held party nominating elections this week, including a devastating third-place finish in her home state.“
Read MoreTrump Says He Will Block Federal Funds to ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withhold money from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions after a U.S. court ruled that his administration could block federal law enforcement funds to states and cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Read MoreTrump’s Remain in Mexico Program to Be Blocked on Section of US Border
A federal appeals court said it will block the Migrant Protection Protocols program within its jurisdiction next week, unless the Supreme Court chooses to wade in.
Read MoreEight Developments in the Trump Administration’s Response to Coronavirus
President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the National Institutes of Health’s Vaccine Research Center to learn more about the fight against the coronavirus.
Read MoreCommentary: President Trump and Coronavirus
The attempt to hang coronavirus around the neck of the president is a movement that has gone from a standing start to neck-snapping speed, as opportunities to discredit Donald Trump in the American media generally do.
Read MoreA Coronavirus Vaccine Is in the Works, But It Could Take Sometime to Reach the Public
A number of vaccines are being developed to protect against the coronavirus, with results expected as soon as a few weeks, but it could be a year and a half before a final product hits the market.
Read MoreBiden Dominates Super Tuesday States, Upsets Sanders in Minnesota
Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Tuesday night in Minnesota’s Democratic primary, a shocking upset in what was a tough night for the Vermont socialist.
Read MoreIlhan Omar Says She’s Tired of Being Called ‘Radical’ at Bernie’s St. Paul Rally
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) spoke to a crowd of more than 6,000 supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Monday night in downtown St. Paul.
Read MoreTlaib Headlined Event Alongside Speaker Who Has Expressed Support for Hamas
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) headlined an event Saturday put on by the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a group whose national policy director has expressed support for Hamas.
Read MoreTrump to Nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to Be Director of National Intelligence
President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be Director of National Intelligence, months after the Texas Republican withdrew his name from consideration for the post.
Read MorePerson in Washington State First in US to Die from Coronavirus
The U.S. has reported its first coronavirus-related death. Officials in the western U.S. state of Washington said it was a patient in a hospital in the city of Kirkland. U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday at a White House news conference the victim was a “medically high-risk patient in her late 50’s” who died overnight.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump’s Chinese Travel Restrictions Slowed Down the Coronavirus, South Korea, Italy Could be Next
“[I]f others aren’t taking care or we think they’re doing it incorrectly… At a right time, we may do that.”
Read MoreCommentary: Swing States, Landslides, and Libertarians
Reading “Democrats Still Haven’t Come to Terms with 2016” by David Harsanyi in National Review, an interesting passage caught my eye:
Read MoreTrump: US ‘Totally Prepared’ for Coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks the spread of a new coronavirus in the United States is avoidable and expressed confidence his administration is ready to respond.
Read MoreMcCollum Says Trump Is ‘Willfully Ignorant,’ ‘Incapable’ of Coronavirus Response
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) said this week that President Donald Trump is “willfully ignorant” regarding the threat of a coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
Read MoreCommentary: Democratic Presidential Candidates Say Front-Runner Sanders Can’t Beat Trump
U.S. Democratic presidential contenders targeted front-runner Bernie Sanders in a raucous debate late Tuesday, contending that the self-declared democratic socialist would lose to Republican President Donald Trump in November’s national election if he is the party’s nominee.
Read MoreTrump Calls on Two Supreme Court Justices to Recuse Themselves from Cases Involving Him
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should remove themselves from cases involving him or his administration.
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