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Trump administration has no regrets about reopening push, says Mnuchin
Treasury secretary’s comments come day after country reports yet another record number of new cases Steven Mnuchin takes a question during a news conference on jobs figures on Thursday. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA The US treasury secretary has said the Trump administration has no regrets about pushing states to reopen their economies, one day after the […] More
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Trump’s bond with veterans starts to fracture over Russian bounty plot
A series of military figures are lining up to condemn the president over his reported inaction after being briefed on the plot Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House on 26 June. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Military veterans helped sweep Donald Trump to power in 2016, turning out in swing states like Ohio and […] More
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CIA official chose not to tell Trump of Russia bounty report, top adviser claims
Robert O’Brien condemned for deflecting blame on to briefer Trump under pressure to explain why he did not act on report Play Video 0:41 Donald Trump calls allegations of Russian bounty on US soldiers ‘a hoax’ – video The US national security adviser said a CIA official tasked with briefing the president decided not to […] More
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US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir
No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the […] More
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President Trump is like a dead man golfing. So will he drop out of the election? | Arwa Mahdawi
Trump’s presidency is like a dead man golfing. So will he drop out of the election? Arwa Mahdawi Battered in the polls by Covid-19 surges and claims of bounty hunts for US troops, the president looks deflated. Unless something radical happens, things don’t look good On the way out? Don’t get your hopes up. Photograph: […] More
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Health secretary: ‘Window is closing’ to stop coronavirus as US cases pass 2.5m
US health secretary Alex Azar has warned that “the window is closing” on the country’s chance to take action to effectively curb the coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases surpassed 2.5m. The Health and Human Services secretary pointed to a recent surge in infections, particularly in the south and said people have “to act […] More
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Trump denies knowledge of 'Russian bounties on US troops' as criticism mounts
Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered cash to Taliban militants for successful attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan Donald Trump, right, meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan on 28 June 2019. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that no one had told him about a Russian […] More
