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President Donald Trump on March 2, 2020.Photo: Getty ImagesOn Monday, March 2, 2020, the day started with tweets from President Donald Trump accusing the Democrats of “fear mongering” about coronavirus. The day ended with Fox News insisting the threat of covid-19 was little more than media hype. In between, there…

(CNN)President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of the most chilling White House moments in modern history.Even with blanket nationwide adoption of stringent mitigation efforts, between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could face death in…

(CNN)President Donald Trump warned of a "painful" and "tough" two-week stretch ahead as he extended nationwide distancing measures that -- even if followed closely -- could still mean more than 100,000 and up to 240,000 Americans die from coronavirus.It was a stark message from a President who spent weeks downplaying…

Traffic in Baltimore, 2019.Photo: Rob Carr (Getty Images)Donald Trump’s administration is set to gut Barack Obama-era fuel efficiency standards on Tuesday, the New York Times reported, in a huge middle finger to anyone who cares about the environment and likely the White House’s biggest backtrack in federal climate policy.The new…

Rebecca Bodenheimer is a freelance writer and cultural critic. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)Congress has just passed a historic $2 trillion stimulus package that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon. Beyond…

(CNN)President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay to protect Prince Harry and his wife Meghan if they move to the US, but the Duke and Duchess say they're not asking for any help."I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United…

Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty)President Donald Trump has extended federal social distancing guidelines through the end of April, thus walking back an earlier insistence that America should be “opened up and just raring to go by Easter” despite warnings from health professionals about the growing severity of the novel coronavirus outbreak.At…

(CNN)Some federal health experts advising President Donald Trump on the Covid-19 response have submitted recommendations to the White House coronavirus task force -- guidelines that seek to reopen "some schools and businesses" in cities where infection rates are low, a senior federal health official directly involved in creating the guidelines…

A ventilator affixed to a dummy at a training drill in Universitaetsklinikum Eppendorf in Hamburg, March 25, 2020.Photo: Axel Heimken/Pool (AFP via Getty Images)On Friday, Donald Trump—after weeks of pleas from governors, mayors, and state and local health officials over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—continued to toy around with whether he…

(CNN)Congress and President Donald Trump have enacted a historic $2 trillion stimulus bill to address the dramatic economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Included are direct payments to many Americans, an unprecedented expansion in unemployment benefits and $350 billion in small business loans.But while people need help immediately, it will…