By Peter Aitken | Fox News A company in Austin, Texas is looking to dock pay from workers who receive government stimulus checks, according to an anonymous employee. With the historic $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus deal signed, Americans can look forward to receiving some economic relief during the pandemic. CLICK HERE FOR FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE An unnamed company in Texas, […]
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Florida sees sharp spike in coronavirus infections as fears grow it could be another hotspot
By Lucia I. Suarez Sang | Fox News Fears are growing that Florida could be another coronavirus hotspot after a sharp increase in infections in the last 24 hours and nearly two dozen more deaths. Health officials said Saturday morning they have seen 863 additional positive COVID-19 cases, which brought the total tally of cases to 3,763. In this photo provided […]
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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators after stalled talks
By Louis Casiano | Fox News President Trump said Friday that he had directed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to require General Motors to begin making ventilators under the Defense Production Act to combat the coronavirus pandemic after negotiations with the automaker had stalled. “Our negotiations with GM regarding its ability to supply ventilators have been productive, but out fight against the virus is too […]
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Trump signs $2T stimulus bill after House approves historic coronavirus response
By Marisa Schultz, Chad Pergram | Fox News President Trump on Friday signed a more than $2 trillion legislative package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and send economic relief to workers and businesses squeezed by restrictions meant to stop the outbreak’s spread after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the legislation earlier in the day. “I want to thank […]
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Congress OKs $2T stimulus in historic coronavirus response, as rep’s objections sidelined
By Marisa Schultz, Chad Pergram | Fox News The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly approved a more than $2 trillion package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and send economic relief to workers and businesses squeezed by restrictions meant to stop the outbreak’s spread. The legislation, approved by voice vote despite 11th-hour drama arising from a GOP lawmaker’s objections, amounts […]
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China cashes in off coronavirus, selling Spain $467 million in supplies, some of them substandard
By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News As the novel coronavirus sweeps across the world, some countries are finding themselves in a difficult situation. Low on supplies or money, traditional American allies like Spain, Italy, France and Japan have had to turn to China for help. “China creates the poison and sells the solution to it,” foreign affairs expert Gordon Chang told Fox News. China has used […]
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President Trump issues major disaster declaration for Texas amid coronavirus outbreak
By Michael Ruiz | Fox News President Trump issued a major disaster declaration for Texas on Wednesday amid concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who asked for the declaration Monday, praised the move. “Texas is aggressively pursuing and implementing all necessary strategies to limit the impact of COVID-19, and I thank President Trump for […]
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Liz Peek: Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus blunder – holding up aid package her fourth major error
By Liz Peek | Fox News Nancy Pelosi has made another major blunder. On the cusp of the Senate achieving a gigantic bipartisan deal to stave off a deep recession, the House speaker unexpectedly tossed in a roadblock, throwing the country and financial markets into a tailspin. Pelosi lobbed her own counterproposal into the frantic negotiations, derailing an […]
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Trump says there’s ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as White House pitches $6T coronavirus stimulus package
By Gregg Re | Fox News Saying the country was nearing the “the end of our historic battle” with “the invisible enemy” of coronavirus, President Trump on Tuesday evening emphasized his desire for the U.S. to reopen for business by Easter — as his top economic adviser said Congress is “getting closer and closer” to passing an unprecedented fiscal stimulus package. Speaking at […]
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Trump cites report Cuomo passed on chance to buy 16,000 ventilators in 2015
By Andrew O’Reilly | Fox News The spirit of bipartisanship and goodwill that has been fostered between President Trump and some of the nation’s Democratic governors amid the coronavirus pandemic seems to eroding as Trump and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo traded shots on Tuesday over who is responsible for a dearth of desperately needed ventilators in […]
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US Did More COVID-19 Testing in 8 Days Than South Korea in 8 Weeks: White House
By Zachary Stieber The United States conducted more tests for the new CCP virus in the past eight days than South Korea, widely praised for its extensive testing network, carried out in eight weeks, White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said on Tuesday. An issue with the first test developed in the United States, by the federal government, […]
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Trump Expresses Desire to ‘Have the Country Opened Up’ by Easter
By Zachary Stieber President Donald Trump said he’d like to have the United States “opened up” by Easter. “I’d love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter,” Trump said during a CCP virus town hall on Fox News on Tuesday. The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus as the CCP virus, which […]
