23 Americans aboard cruise ship in Japan contact coronavirus U.S. citizen Rebecca Frasure has been in the isolation ward of a Tokyo hospital since Friday. Frasure and her husband were supposed to be enjoying themselves on a cruise around Asia but she’s now among the 135 people aboard the Diamond Princess who have tested positive […]
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Coronavirus Death Toll Tops SARS With 812 Deaths And Counting
The death toll from the coronavirus surpassed the number of people who were killed by the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak, Chinese health officials said. As of Sunday, 812 people died in China after contracting the virus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and there are a total of 37,251 confirmed cases in the country. There […]
Giuliani Calls Bolton A “Liar Or Backstabber”
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani blasted former National Security Adviser John Bolton for claiming in his new book that the president tied aid to Ukraine to his request that the country announce investigations of the Bidens. In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Giuliani – who Bolton claims was in the room […]
Trump To Ask For $2B More To Fund Border Wall
The Trump administration plans to ask for $2 billion in new border-wall construction funding, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing officials familiar with the planning. The White House will officially release its budget proposal Monday. The reported $2 billion request is far less than the amount the White House sought for border wall funding […]
Multiple US Troops Killed In Afghanistan Attack
Multiple U.S. troops were killed and wounded in an attack in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, according to four U.S. military officials said. Earlier, Col. Sonny Leggett, spokesman for American forces in Afghanistan, said that U.S. and Afghan forces “conducting an operation in Nangarhar province were engaged by direct fire” on Saturday. “We are assessing the situation […]
VA To Fund Service Dogs For Veterans With PTSD
The House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin a project connecting service dogs and veterans. The bill, if implemented, could be critical step to improve Veterans’ mental health care. The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act, authored by Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), would launch […]
Impeachment Gives GOP Momentum Heading Into 2020 Elections
House Republicans believe they are gaining momentum after a terrible week for Democrats and a strong one for President Trump. GOP lawmakers are becoming optimistic they have a chance to pick up seats or even win back the majority in November. Taking back the House would require picking up at least 18 seats and would […]
Trump Issues Warning To Dems After Impeachment Acquittal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that his impeachment should be invalidated, and he gave an ominous warning when asked how he’ll pay back those responsible, saying, “You’ll see.” “Should they expunge the impeachment in the House? They should because it was a hoax,” Trump told reporters on the White House before departing on […]
Rush Limbaugh Calls Medal Of Freedom “Just Beautiful”
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh returned to his show on Friday following the announcement of his advanced lung cancer diagnosis, and spoke about receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. “It couldn’t stop looking down at it the whole time that I’m wearing it. … […]
Biden Plans To Erase Billions Of School Loan Debt
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have received a lot of praise and criticism, depending on whom you ask, for their plans to cancel federal student loan debt. But a careful look at the platform advanced by Democrats’ allegedly “moderate” candidate for president, Joe Biden, shows he’s got a costly debt cancellation plan […]
Trump Goes On Offensive In Post Impeachment Ramble
President Trump on Thursday celebrated his impeachment acquittal during a freewheeling White House speech in which he declared vindication and denied any shred of wrongdoing having survived the most perilous stretch of his presidency. “This is really not a news conference, it’s not a speech. It’s not anything,” Trump said to a crowd of GOP […]
Bolton Refused Written Affidavit During Impeachment Trial
Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Wednesday said former national security adviser John Bolton refused to submit a sworn affidavit during President Trump’s Senate trial about his alleged misconduct in withholding military aid to Ukraine. Schiff told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that after the Senate voted to not call witnesses, Democrats approached Bolton’s counsel to see if he would be willing to give […]