Tag: China

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Democrats kill coronavirus relief package and New York Times editorial board blames Republicans

Becket Adams · March 24, 2020 9:04 pm

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H.

Trump on shifting away from the term ‘Chinese virus’: ’I decided we shouldn’t make any more of a big deal out of it’

Caitlin Yilek · March 24, 2020 8:29 pm

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters outside a closed door meeting where Catherine Croft, a State Department adviser on Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper testify as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Matt Gaetz proposes bill blocking funds from Congress to China-owned businesses

Spencer Neale · March 24, 2020 7:39 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, right, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. After almost two years of sparring the EU will be discussing the bloc's budget, to work out Europe's spending plans for the next seven years.

Top EU diplomat warns China effort to blame West for coronavirus part of global ‘struggle for influence’

Joel Gehrke · March 24, 2020 6:40 pm

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Arizona man drinks poison and dies. Media blame Trump

Becket Adams · March 24, 2020 5:50 pm

In this April 4, 2019, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Josh Hawley, R-Mo., listens to witnesses during the Committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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China won’t pay, but here’s why Josh Hawley’s resolution is positive

Tom Rogan · March 24, 2020 5:03 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

‘Do not panic, unless you plan to eat rats’: Man who died in China tests positive for hantavirus

Anthony Leonardi · March 24, 2020 5:01 pm

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With his address on the coronavirus, Boris Johnson again has Winston Churchill on his mind

Tom Rogan · March 24, 2020 4:46 pm

Lawmakers aim to bring medical products to market more quickly during shortages

Kerry Picket · March 24, 2020 4:46 pm

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, speaks as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, right, listens during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2020.

Coronavirus military cases continue to rise

Abraham Mahshie · March 24, 2020 4:39 pm

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Bloomberg anchor puts Elizabeth Warren on the spot after Democrats scuttle coronavirus relief package

Becket Adams · March 24, 2020 3:12 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he arrives for a plenary session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing.

Bipartisan House resolution slams China for ‘multiple, serious mistakes’ during coronavirus outbreak

Emma Colton · March 24, 2020 2:26 pm