Considers giving block grants to states. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participated in a teleconference with governors of all 50 states from the Federal Emergency…
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President Trump Announces Release of Americans
U.S. citizens have been released in Iran and Lebanon. Before this morning’s briefing, President Trump reported the release of two U.S. citizens imprisoned in the Middle East. The…
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Presidential Update on Progress Addressing Coronavirus
President Trump announced that the initial bill out of Congress to provide relief to some Americans has been signed.
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Government Proposing Direct Stimulus to Americans
Payments would arrive April 6 and May 8 The Trump Administration Treasury Department has proposed sending Americans two rounds of checks totaling $500 billion in an attempt to…
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11:00AM EDT Members of the Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing 12:15PM EDT The President receives his intelligence briefing 2:00PM EDT The President participates in a video…
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Senate Passes Coronavirus Funding Bill
President expected to sign it The Senate has passed the House’s bill intended to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 6201, the Families First…
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President Trump Invokes Defense Production Act
Says he is a “wartime president” over coronavirus. As part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump announced Wednesday that he is invoking…
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President Trump Approves South Carolina Disaster Declaration
FEMA deployed to help relief efforts On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Trump had declared that a major disaster currently exists in the state of South…
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Congress Considers $1 Trillion Aid Package
Coordinates with White House for direct aid to Americans Following the passage of expanded help for individuals who became unemployed or sick during the current Covid-19 pandemic, Congress…
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Northern Border Closed to Non-Essential Traffic
Mutual agreement with Canada On Wednesday, President Trump announced that the U.S. and Canada are temporarily closing their shared border to non-essential traffic as part of the effort…
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