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To Donald Trump, coronavirus is just one more chance for a power grab Robert Reich Chaos in response to Covid-19 is no surprise. Nor is the unscrupulous operators’ pursuit of profit and political advantage Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump speaks at the White […] More
Interview David Smith in Washington Interview ‘It’s an exhausting story’: Jonathan Karl on his up-close view of Trump David Smith in Washington ABC’s chief White House correspondent on his new book Front Row at the Trump Show, fake news, coronavirus and why the Trump presidency is a matter of life and death Donald Trump speaks […] More
How science finally caught up with Trump’s playbook – with millions of lives at stake Donald Trump leaves a coronavirus taskforce briefing at the White House in Washington DC on 2 April. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg via Getty Images The president’s failure to heed the warnings about coronavirus and act quickly has set in train a […] More
The CDC has issued new guidance on wearing non-medical masks as a voluntary public health measure – and the first lady supports it Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Play Video 0:51 ‘I don’t want to’: Trump rejects CDC coronavirus face mask guidance – video Donald Trump has […] More
Jared Kushner’s coronavirus overreach puts more American lives on the line Lloyd Green Trump’s adviser bragged of his own wisdom and reportedly told the president that Cuomo was being ‘alarmist’ The White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a teleconference with governors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters on 19 March. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP […] More
Donald Trump’s intemperate outbursts may be a sign of a leader cracking under the pressure, if it weren’t for the authoritarian tone Play Video 2:53 How Trump has reacted to journalists questioning his handling of the coronavirus crisis – video As reporters waited languidly on plastic chairs a few feet apart, absorbing birdsong and soft […] More
Sign of willingness to use discretionary powers to attempt to take lands away from Native American tribes, advocacy group says Tela Troge, right, a lawyer who was in court with others, left, who came to support the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe at a hearing over land rights in Taunton, Massachusetts, on 5 February. Photograph: Philip Marcelo/AP […] More
Spread of coronavirus has not slowed drumbeat of successive layers of punitive measures imposed by the state department Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Firefighters disinfect the streets in Tehran. Last week a new list of people and companies linked to the Revolutionary Guard was targeted. Photograph: Wana […] More
