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Donald Trump’s feud with Barack Obama escalates after veiled criticism from former president

The increasingly bitter feud between Donald Trump and his predecessor has escalated again today after the former president’s veiled swipe.

May 18, 2020

Barack Obama took a couple of thinly veiled swipes at Donald Trump during his message to graduating high school students. Picture: Getty Images for EIF and XQSource:Getty Images

Donald Trump said the military had been drafted in to help health officials make preparations for the vaccine DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES

Trump Compares Coronavirus Vaccine Search to the Manhattan Project

May 16, 2020

No, not thumbs up, Donald. Thumbs DOWN. Picture: Alex Brandon/APSource:AP

‘IT'S COMMON SENSE’: Trump's absurd excuse for massive US outbreak

May 16, 2020

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May 14, 2020

Coronavirus: US turning on its top expert, Dr Anthony Fauci

The United States is turning on its most prominent coronavirus expert Dr Anthony Fauci, with increasingly vocal critics labelling him a “buffoon”.

May 14, 2020

There is growing criticism of Dr Anthony Fauci. Picture: Alex Brandon/APSource:AP

May 12, 2020

US facing ‘serious risk of second wave’

Dr Anthony Fauci has warned there will be “needless suffering and death” if the US lifts lockdown too quickly as Trump plans to “Open America”.

May 12, 2020

Dr Anthony Fauci has warned the United States should not reopen too quickly. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFPSource:AFP

May 11, 2020

Amazon, Google Help States as Coronavirus Boosts Unemployment Claims

Newer technology addresses challenges including busy phone lines and website crashes

May 11, 2020

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May 08, 2020

Coronavirus: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%

The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April, as the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy.

May 08, 2020

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April 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election

US President Donald Trump has said China "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his criticism of Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election

April 26, 2020

Bank of America CEO: Economy Won't Fully Rebound Until 'Late Next Year'

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin offered a more optimistic assessment, saying that the economy would "really bounce back in July and August."

April 26, 2020

The New York Stock Exchange building on Wall Street is photographed on April 20 in New York City EDUARDO MUNOZALVAREZ/VIEWPRESS/GETTY

April 24, 2020

Coronavirus stimulus checks: 4 plans for sending Americans more money

Some of the $1,200 stimulus checks have not yet to arrived and already many are pushing for more – perhaps much more – in the coming months.

April 24, 2020

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Capitol on April 21. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConn

April 19, 2020

Coronavirus: Key reason why virus is out of control in US

A tight deadline has been put in place to reopen the US economy. But there’s an obvious hitch making it impossible to keep the virus in check.

April 19, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.Source:AP

April 17, 2020

Trump wants to ‘LIBERATE’ states under strict ‘stay-at-home’ orders over Covid-19 outbreak

US President Donald Trump called for multiple states governed by Democrats to be ‘liberated’ from strict stay-at-home orders. The vague message earned heated reactions, with everyone reading their own meaning into it.

April 17, 2020

Donald Trump leads daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House in Washington © REUTERS/Leah Millis

April 11, 2020

Trump says he’s not going to reopen economy ‘until we know this country is going to be healthy’

Trump said he also plans to announce an “Opening our Country Council” on Tuesday comprised of business leaders and doctors and potentially governors that will help determine how to reopen the economy.

April 11, 2020

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April 09, 2020

It will be a long time before the economy recovers — and it won’t be the same

Coronavirus has devastated the economy. So when will it get better?

April 09, 2020

A woman walks down an empty street in Lower Manhattan on March 20 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

April 06, 2020

‘It will be bad’: Why the US is screwed

Donald Trump says things are looking “really good”. Meanwhile, his medical experts are telling Americans to brace for the worst week of their lives.

April 06, 2020

President Donald Trump is still, it seems, optimistic – even as the US faces its toughest week yet. Picture: Patrick Semansky/APSource:AP

April 05, 2020

George W. Bush in 2005: 'If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare'

A book about the 1918 flu pandemic spurred the government to action.

April 05, 2020

President George W. Bush walks towards microphones to speak to the press, Dec. 22, 2005 at the White House.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, FILE

April 01, 2020

Coronavirus: Things the US has got wrong - and got right

It has been more than two months since the first case of coronavirus was diagnosed in the US. Since then, the outbreak has spread across the nation, with more than 200,000 cases and nearly 4,000 deaths.

April 01, 2020

March 31, 2020

W.H. predicts upward of 240,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths, as Trump warns of 'painful’ weeks ahead

The doctors stressed that the death toll could be lower if Americans radically change their lifestyles over the next few weeks.

March 31, 2020

President Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Tuesday. President Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Tuesday.(Alex Brandon/A

March 30, 2020

Do you qualify for a stimulus check in Senate’s coronavirus response bill?

One of the key pieces of the coronavirus response bill is the check Americans will be receiving directly from the federal government. Here is a breakdown for who should expect a check, as well as how and when they're going to get it.

March 30, 2020

President Trump on Sunday said he was extending the administration’s social-distancing guidelines for another 30 days through the end of April, after saying for days that he was hoping to open up the country in the coming weeks.

March 29, 2020

Trump extends social distancing guidelines through April 30 to keep US coronavirus death toll below 100,000

President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the national social distancing guidelines to April 30, walking back his previous remarks that he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter.

March 29, 2020