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Admiral Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), oversees COVID-19 testing for the Trump administration. During an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday, Giroir said there was “no evidence” supporting claims that hydroxychloroquine helps patients who are fighting COVID-19. “Right now, hydroxychloroquine, I can’t recommend that,” Giroir said. When CNN’s Jim Sciutto mentioned Giroir’s comments on Monday and asked Navarro if the administration should focus on “proven treatments,” Navarro denounced the testing czar’s statements about the contested drug....

“There’s a $1,200 check coming, that’s going to be part of the new package,” Kudlow, who serves the director of the National Economic Council, said in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. “The check is there, the reemployment bonus is there. The retention bonus is there,” Kudlow said, discussing the next relief bill slated to be unveiled Monday. “There will be breaks, tax credits for small businesses and restaurants....

According to FiveThirtyEight’s polling average as of March 10, 53.1 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump and 42.7 percent approve. Trump’s post-impeachment trial acquittal peak on February 18 was 51 percent disapproval and 44.6 percent approval, before the coronavirus emergency took hold on U.S. soil. The number of coronavirus cases is growing daily in the U.S. More than a dozen states have declared states of emergency over the coronavirus, including New York and Washington....

Throughout his latest press conference, the Republican incumbent rallied against Biden and the Democrats. Trump directly referring to the Democratic party and its members on 13 occasions, and mentioned Biden by name seven times. The president later continued his accusations in an early morning tweet Friday. In contrast, Biden did not make a single reference to Trump or the Republicans in his latest press conference earlier on Thursday. He instead focused on the sanctitude of the vote in America, as he called for all ballots to be counted....

Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, was raided by the FBI on August 8 investigating a potential breach of the Espionage Act and other alleged crimes. Agents seized 11 sets of classified documents from the property and removed 20 boxes of material. Two senior government officials told Newsweek that intelligence for the raid was provided by a confidential human source, or informant, based within Trump’s team. On his Truth Social website, Trump demanded the release of the “completely unredacted” affidavit that was used to justify the Mar-a-Lago raid....

“@FoxNews daytime is virtually unwatchable, especially during the weekends. Watch@OANN ,@newsmax, or almost anything else. You won’t have to suffer through endless interviews with Democrats, and even worse!” he wrote. Trump’s latest tweet highlights a progressively rocky relationship between the president and his formerly favorite news outlet. For several months Trump has tweeted criticisms of the conservative network, at times calling them “Fake News” and “anti-Trump.” “@FoxNews is no longer the same....

“Hospitals reported that severe shortages of testing supplies and extended waits for test results limited hospitals’ ability to monitor the health of patients and staff,” read the Monday report by Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi Grimm. Personal protective equipment was also found to be in short supply, as were other basics such as food and toilet paper. Trump cast doubts upon the veracity of the report. “That’s just wrong,” Trump said....

“I feel very badly,” Trump told reporters. “I haven’t been dealing with him for a very long period of time.” Bannon was indicted along with three other individuals for allegedly defrauding “hundreds of thousands” of donors for a border wall construction crowdfunding campaign, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday. “As alleged, the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction,” Acting U....

While at a rally to promote Eddie Rispone’s candidacy for Louisiana governor, Trump shied away from mentioning the shooting Tuesday morning at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. Trump did, however, tell the assembled crowd that he would support and defend their Second Amendment rights. Though Trump didn’t mention Thursday’s shooting, he did, however, mention shooting survivor Rep. Steve Scalise. Scalise was wounded in 2017 when James Hodgkinson opened fire at the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in Alexandria, Virginia....

As of Friday, the social media platform has covered up posts on the accounts of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr., the official page of his election campaign and that of Jason Miller, a senior advisor to the 2020 effort. In each case, the website warns users: “Some or all of the content shared in this tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process....

Ginsburg, who died on September 18 from complications of pancreatic cancer, is lying in repose on the steps of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., where she served for more than 27 years. The late justice is celebrated as a feminist icon and a champion for women’s rights. Trump visited her casket Thursday morning, during the second day of services honoring the justice. The public is allowed to pay their respects to Ginsburg outside the Supreme Court until 10 p....

The recently finished rule is scheduled to go into effect in late December, CNN reported. However, it’s not clear if any of the execution methods outlined in the updated protocols will actually be used. All eight federal executions carried out this year at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana have been by lethal injection. Five more remain scheduled to take place in the final weeks of Trump’s presidency, starting with Brandon Bernard on Thursday....

The IG report found no evidence that the investigation, which focused on individuals connected to the Trump campaign amid suspicions of Russian interference in the 2016 election, was tainted with political bias by those overseeing or conducting it. However, the IG report did criticize the FBI for its handling of four FISA applications to place Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign with links to Russian intelligence officers, under surveillance....

The EO will extend civil rights protection for Jewish people and allow the Department of Education to defund institutions and programs allowing anti-Semitism to fester. But critics have warned it may play into anti-Semitic tropes by treating Jewish people as a nationality other than American—a charge the White House has vehemently denied. Others have warned that the EO will help the government crack down on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions-related movements, which are pressuring the Israeli government to improve its treatment of Palestinians and stop its violations of international law....

Carlos Curbelo is a former GOP member of the House of Representatives, having represented Florida’s 26th District from 2015 to 2019. He now occasionally appears as a political analyst for MSNBC, as he did on Sunday morning, discussing the possible criminal referral of Trump with host Katie Phang of The Katie Phang Show. Despite being among the ranks of conservatives opposed to Trump, Curbelo said that he actually opposes the idea of the select committee issuing a criminal referral for the former president’s part in last year’s insurrection....

Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, is one of the six Democrats that make up the eight-person committee. The group will hold its final public hearing Monday to vote on criminal referrals based on its findings about how last year’s Capitol riot happened. Trump is widely expected to be a target of those referrals, with sources telling Politico that the committee will vote to refer the former president for charges of insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the U....

During a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, the president rebuked reporters for asking him questions related to Mueller’s testimony. When NBC’s Hallie Jackson mentioned that Mueller had said that Trump could be indicted after leaving office, the president called her “fake news” and “one of the worst.” “When you saw Robert Mueller’s statement. The earlier statement, and then he did a recap. He did a correction later on in the afternoon,” Trump replied....

Post-playtime is another good option—just make sure your kitty is worn out enough to be drowsy. If you don’t have anyone to assist you, try wrapping the kitty’s body firmly in a towel with its paw extended. [3] X Research source Face the chair away from the window, if possible. The last thing you want is for your cat to spot a bird through the window in the middle of a claw trim!...

Here’s how he explained the entire story: Also read: CM Punk has a question for Becky Lynch about her career Although he had a rocky start, including a WrestleMania 12 squash loss at the hands of The Ultimate Warrior, Triple H soon found his footing and became one of the most recognizable Superstars in the business. D-Generation X helped him turn into a megastar, and he went on to win his first WWE title in 1999 by defeating Mankind....

Cole asked Triple H why Kane, as Director of Operations, interfered in Daniel Bryan’s match on RAW. HHH asked why Bryan attacked Kane, and said that Kane defended himself. He said that he doesn’t micromanage Kane and doesn’t know why he was out there. He lets Kane do his job, and there will be an internal investigation to determine if Kane made a mistake. Triple H denied that Kane was sent out as retribution for Bryan defeating Randy Orton, and that Kane simply defended himself after being attacked by another Superstar....