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To watch Trump is to witness the awesome and terrifying power of the American president over life and death – a burden he is unqualified to bear Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Due to social distancing, there were only two dozen or so reporters in the White House press briefing room […] More
Infectious disease expert, who has politely sparred with Trump, has become a calming presence in a time of deep uncertainty Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Moments after Donald Trump approached the lectern to open the daily task force briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, mild panic broke among viewers online. Where was […] More
President said national guard will provide aid, and that he had approved disaster declarations for New York and Washington Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump attempted to blunt growing criticism of the stalled federal response to the coronavirus crisis on Sunday night, promising that more help was on the way […] More
After the 2010 Haitian earthquake, we saw the US military in action as a humanitarian force. They can do this In 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti. In three minutes it killed more than 200,000 people and displaced two million more. Our humanitarian aid organization, the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), was on the ground […] More
Forty million Californians told to remain indoors as US sees cases rise to 14,500 and deaths to 205 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus pandemic continued to tighten its grip on the US on Friday, as China reported the second day in a row of no new domestic cases of […] More
The $1tn-plus package will also include relief for small businesses and support for healthcare workers and coronavirus patients Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The US Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has introduced emergency legislation to stem the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, saying on Thursday that Republicans were ready to […] More
President said malaria drug would be available ‘almost immediately’ but officials say chloroquine must still be tested Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has sown fresh confusion about the US government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic by claiming that a therapeutic drug will be available “almost immediately” – only to […] More
There’s a connection between America’s lack of commitment to collective wellbeing and the social disaster we suffer in times of crisis I don’t know if I have had the coronavirus (Covid-19). What I do know is that I developed pneumonia two weeks after returning to Los Angeles in early February from a visit with my […] More
