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…
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Arkansas Gov. Hutchison: State not going to ‘bust’ people for going to church
(USA Features) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison said he isn’t prepared to arrest citizens if they choose to go to church on Easter Sunday, noting…
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…
BATF approves drive-through gun sales amid state efforts to shut down retailers over COVID-19
(USA Features) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) said Friday it won’t stop licensed gun retailers to sell anywhere on their…
IRS to begin delivering $1,200 coronavirus aid checks on Monday
(USA Features) The Internal Revenue Service is expected to begin delivering $1,200 coronavirus relief checks on Monday, part of a $2.2. trillion plan passed…
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…
U.S. Surgeon General says some parts of U.S. could reopen by May 1
(USA Features) U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Friday that “some places” around the United States could begin relaxing social distancing and reopen after…
AG Barr says FBI tried to ‘sabotage’ 2016 Trump campaign, presidency
(USA Features) Attorney General William Barr said the FBI under then-Director James Comey worked to undermine the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump with…
Pentagon issues rare public denial of reports claiming early warning about COVID-19
(USA Features) A Pentagon intelligence agency issued a rare public rebuke of press reports claiming that it provided an early warning about the severity…
Barr says China poses a bigger threat to U.S. elections than the coronavirus
(USA Features) U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in a wide-ranging interview Thursday he believes that the Communist Chinese government is a bigger threat…
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…
Barr says U.S. leaders must be careful ‘draconian’ virus lockdown measures don’t trample rights
(USA Features) Attorney General William Barr said Thursday he hoped that leaders who have imposed strict lockdown measures due to coronavirus are careful not…
AG Barr: Media on ‘jihad’ to discredit hydroxycholoroquine as COVID treatment
(USA Features) Attorney General William Barr said Thursday it appears as though much of the U.S. media is attempting to discredit antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine,…
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…