WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and he claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic. "We can’t have the cure be worse than the problem," Trump told reporters...
Tensions Rise as $2 Trillion Virus Aid Stalls in Washington
WASHINGTON — Tensions flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President Donald Trump musing openly about letting the 15-day shutdown expire. As the U.S. braces for an onslaught of sick Americans, and millions...
Trump Writes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to Offer Help Against the Coronavirus
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription President Trump sent a letter to Kim Jong Un to offer help in North Korea's battle against the coronavirus, Kim's sister said Sunday, but she warned it wasn't enough to improve relations. The United States and North Korea are at loggerheads over the reclusive state's...
Over 1.5 Billion Globally Asked to Stay Home to Escape Virus
PARIS — The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world's population — were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus. Political paralysis stalled efforts...
Trump Appears to Waffle on Shutdown as Congress Pursues Aid
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Monday he had qualms about extending the current 15-day suggested shutdown as his officials warned about the deepening coronavirus crisis and Congress and the White House struggled to complete a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package. “I didn't expect to be starting off my week with...
Income Tax Filing Deadline Moved to July 15 From April 15
WASHINGTON — The income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. Mnuchin announced the decision in a tweet Friday saying that at President Donald Trump’s direction “we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers...
Trump Invokes Emergency Authority; Big 3 Automakers Shutting Down
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to invoke a federal law that allows the government to marshal the private sector to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, as the economic damage mounted with word that Detroit's Big Three automakers agreed to shut down all their factories to protect...
Trump: US, Canada to Close Border to Nonessential Travel
TORONTO — The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, and the Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico, two administration officials said. Canada and the U.S....
Trump Changes His Tone, Gets Real on the Coronavirus Threat
WASHINGTON — He called on the country to come together. He warned of pain to come. And he deferred to the nation's public health experts while at least momentarily putting aside petty squabbling. After weeks of trying to play down the risk posed by the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump...
Trump Wants Quick Checks Sent to Public in Virus Response
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking Congress to unleash a torrent of emergency economic aid to help people through the financial pain of the coronavirus crisis, with sizable checks directly to Americans as part of the deal. Trump wants checks out to the public within two weeks, Treasury Secretary...