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The US death toll rose by more than 100 as Trump said the ‘cure’ for the pandemic could be ‘worse than the problem itself’ Donald Trump has said he was eager to reopen the US economy in weeks, not months, even as the death toll from the virus continued to rise. The president, who has […] More
Trump tweets White House will ‘make a decision’ after 15-day period ends as Senate Democrats block relief package Coronavirus – latest updates worldwide See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has signalled a potential change in his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, amid warnings of a record plunge in economic activity and unemployment potentially hitting […] More
No one knows how bad coronavirus or a recession might get. People shouldn’t have to worry about how they’ll pay rent A few members of Congress recently have suggested that the United States government institute an emergency Universal Basic Income (UBI) in response to the twin crises of coronavirus and the stock market collapse, which […] More
Treasury secretary urges lawmakers to take urgent action Covid-19 now found in 50 states after West Virginia case Coronavirus – live updates See all our coronavirus coverage Unemployment in the US could soar from record low levels to 20% if strong action is not taken to tackle the coronavirus, the US treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, […] More
White House prepares to send direct payments to Americans as part of stimulus package Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up the US government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak by announcing plans to send cheques directly to American citizens to give them emergency financial aid, while agreeing […] More
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: coronavirus is ‘unique situation’ Dr Anthony Fauci: ‘Life is not going to be the way it used to be’ Trump’s testing failures pave way to disaster, experts say Coronavirus outbreak – live updates The Trump administration on Sunday sought to downplay fears of a recession tied to the coronavirus pandemic, as Treasury […] More
Yes, the Dow is at a record high and unemployment rates are lower than they have been in decades – but 140 million people are also poor or low wealth Rather than offer a report on the State of the Union, Donald Trump used his annual primetime slot in the House of Representatives to host […] More
If the choice comes down to tyrant or oligarch, we must choose the latter. But our democracy would still be in peril We haven’t seen his name on any of the ballots in the first four states, but that’s about to change. I’m talking, of course, about multibillionaire presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg has a […] More
