Trump says U.S. ‘cannot outsource our independence’ to foreign countries
(USA Features) President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. could no longer rely on foreign countries and competitor nations to ensure America’s economic independence.…
Economy
AOC tweets, then deletes, praise for oil price tanking to push ‘Green New Deal’
(USA Features) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted a message that appeared to support the collapse of the oil industry due a major drop in…
Sen. Graham: ‘We ought to sanction the hell out of China’ over coronavirus
(USA Features) The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he believes the Trump administration should take strong economic measures against China over its…
Pelosi tries blaming economic downturn on Trump though governors shut down states
(USA Features) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid the blame for the nation’s cratering economy on President Donald Trump as the government reported…
Trump announces list of almost 200 advisers to help get U.S. economy reopened
(USA Features) President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a list of nearly 200 advisers who will be meeting and developing suggestions for reopening the…
Trump: ‘It is the decision of the president’ to order states to reopen, not governors
(USA Features) President Donald Trump noted on social media Monday that it is a mistake to think that state governors have the ultimate authority…
Trump has been warned of small business revolt if economy isn’t reopened soon
(USA Features) President Donald Trump has said his decision on when to reopen the U.S. economy following the coronavirus pandemic will his most difficult…
As COVID-related job losses mount, other industries are hiring like mad
(USA Features) Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs because of coronavirus-related mandatory business closures, but other industries are ramping up operations…
U.S. Rep. Massie says country may be ‘weeks’ from food shortages, thanks to COVID-19 shutdowns
(USA Features) U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie says the country may be “weeks” from food shortages due to a “brittle supply chain” caused by coronavirus-related…
Trump says his ‘instinct’ will help guide his decision about reopening U.S. economy
(USA Features) President Donald Trump said Saturday he would use his “instinct” to help him decide when to recommend portions of the U.S. economy…
Sen. Kennedy: Americans ‘are not going to stay home much longer’ over COVID-19
(USA Features) Sen. John Kennedy said Thursday that Americans have shown “decency” in obeying social distancing orders and other coronavirus-related instructions, but that people…
Treasury’s Mnuchin says America could reopen businesses beginning in May
(USA Features) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that declining coronavirus cases would mean the U.S. could begin reopening businesses by early May. Mnuchin…
Just 60 percent of Americans can only live 1-3 months on savings; 40 percent would sell blood to get by
(USA Features) The economic effects of job losses due to forced business closures to stop the spread of COVID-19 are becoming more profound, according…
Empty hospitals set to furlough workers after canceling profitable procedures due to coronavirus
(USA Features) As the coronavirus spread across the country, hospitals began discharging patients and canceling elective surgeries in order to prepare for an onslaught…
Fauci now believes coronavirus deaths will be lower than previous estimates
(USA Features) A top health official on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force said Wednesday it appears as though the number of deaths from…