Senate to vote on more PPP funding, $500B COVID relief package
It’s going to be a busy week ahead for the Senate. On Saturday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the upper chamber will hold votes on two pieces of legislation.
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G2O agrees to 6 month debt suspension for developing nations
The G20 has agreed to extend the suspension of debt payments for nation’s struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic. The Group of 20 nations made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, suspending service payments by an additional six-months.
Biden’s son-in-law advises campaign on COVID while on investment board
Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden has an informal member of his campaign advising his team on it’s response to the pandemic while simultaneously sitting on the board of firm focused on coronavirus investments. Who is that person? It’s his his son-in-law Howard Krein.
Pa. Trump supporters agree with White House COVID-19 response
Many supporters of President Trump are expressing agreement with his handling of the coronavirus as he continues to hold large in-person campaign events.
Speaker Pelosi snaps at CNN over COVID stimulus impasse
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became highly defensive when pressed on COVID-19 stimulus negotiations. During an interview with CNN on Tuesday, she was shown a tweet by California Democrat stating she should accept the President’s $1.8 trillion offer for needed relief aid.
President Trump holds first MAGA rally since COVID-19 diagnosis
President Trump held his first campaign event since recovering from coronavirus. Massive crowds gathered on the tarmac of the Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida on Monday in anticipation of the President’s ‘Make America Great Again’ rally.
China appears to censor VP Mike Pence’s ‘tough on China’ remarks during debate
China appeared to take issue with Vice President Mike Pence’s criticism of Beijing’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. One Americas Emily Finn explains the Asian nation’s censorship of Pence’s remarks during Wednesday’s vice presidential debate.
Top Israeli rabbis pray for President Trump to recover from COVID-19 at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Top Israeli rabbis gathered at Jerusalem’s Western Wall to pray for President Trump’s recovery from COVID-19. The religious officials remembered the President while celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days Monday morning.
OAN debunks ‘Verify’ fact-check of report on UCLA, Stanford study of COVID-19 fatality rates
Corporate news has, once again, taken aim at One America News, this time targeting OAN’s report on a UCLA and Stanford study regarding coronavirus fatality rates. OAN’s Pearson Sharp fact-checked the team at ‘Verify’ and found they should do a little more verification before coming after OAN.