Trump rolls out extraordinary measures to fight coronavirus pandemic
Amid the looming economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy sinking into an almost-certain recession, US President Donald Trump has announced extraordinary measures to ease the economic fallout from the outbreak, seeking more than 1 trillion USD in emergency funds and allowing Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to defer income tax payments without penalty or interest for up to 90 days.
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Trump wants a delay in the 2020 elections
US President Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. He floated a delay until people could "properly, securely and safely" vote. There is little evidence to support Mr Trump's claims but he has long railed against mail-in voting which he has said would be susceptible to fraud
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Donald Trump’s national security advisor tests positive for coronavirus
In an official statement on Monday, White House confirmed that President Donald Trump’s national security advisor Robert O’Brien tested positive for COVID-19. O’Brien has “mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off-site. There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President. The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted,” the White House said
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Donald Trump abruptly cancels the Republican convention in Florida
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Republicans have scrapped plans to hold convention activities in Jacksonville, Florida. The move is a striking turnaround for Trump, who moved the convention to Jacksonville after North Carolina's governor raised public health concerns about having massive gatherings in Charlotte, as the GOP had long-planned
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Trump announced actions to address Chicago’s crime problem
In his latest comments, US President Donald Trump said “Perhaps no citizens have suffered more from the menace of violent crime than the wonderful people of Chicago, a city I know very well,”. Trump, who once insisted Chicago’s crime problem could be solved within a week, announced plans Wednesday to send a “surge of federal law enforcement” to the city to address ongoing violence
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