Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is in only his second year as a U.S. senator and, at 40, he is the youngest member of “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” but none of that keeps him from having a high profile in Washington—and in Beijing. The latest illustration of Hawley’s impact is a tweet he circulated March […]
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White House: ‘Call it what it is — the China Virus’…
President Trump and his administration Wednesday doubled down on blaming Chinese secrecy for the global spread of the coronavirus, claiming that Beijing has lied about helping the world solve the crisis and is conducting a “disinformation campaign” to blame others. Trump today led the anti-China effort by tweeting about the “Chinese Virus,” which sparked a […]
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FDA SPEEDING CLINICAL TRIALS OF CHLOROQUINE AS POSSIBLE THERAPEUTIC…
During the task force briefing President Trump announced authorizing to the FDA to relax regulationsto speed up clinical trials for several anti-viral remedies to treat coronavirus. Specifically citing a therapudic drug known as chloroquine President Trump noted trials are underway and could be made available for treatment “almost immediately” – Now, a drug called chloroquine […]
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Patron Leaves $9,400 Tip to Pay Restaurant Staff During Coronavirus Closure…
Even tips are bigger in Texas. An anonymous Texas diner demonstrated a heart of gold after leaving a $9,400 tip to aid their local eatery amid the coronavirus-caused restaurant closures. The couple had reportedly arrived at Irma’s Southwest in Houston Monday to catch an early dinner before the county’s restaurants reverted to takeout-only service due […]
Prosecutors Drop Case Against Alleged Funder of Russian Troll Farm
Prosecutors have dropped the case against a company that allegedly funded a Russian troll farm that meddled in the 2016 presidential election. The Russian company, Concord Management and Consulting, had no intention of actually standing trial and facing prosecution and was instead milking the U.S. government for documents related to the case, trying to get […]
New Study Finds That Coronavirus Can Live for 24 Hours on Cardboard…
A new, preliminary study has found that the novel coronavirus can survive for up to 24 hours on cardboard, but people probably don’t have to worry about receiving packages. The study by the National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in the New England Journal of Medicine shed new light on the […]
NYC Confirms Nearly 300 Coronavirus Cases in Just Hours…
Health officials in New York City recorded 279 new coronavirus cases just between morning and night on Tuesday, bringing the total to 923 as testing increases and the mayor considers a “shelter in place” order within the next 48 hours in the most populous city in America. As of Tuesday night, there were ten coronavirus-related […]
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PRESIDENT TRUMP INVOKES DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT…
Earlier today President Trump announced he was invoking sections of the Defense Product Act to help mitigate COVID-19 (Chinese Coronavirus) in the U.S. The act empowers the government with greater authority to control specific sectors of the U.S. economy, and specific industries, needed to respond to national emergency needs. The three main components of the […]
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No, the White House Didn’t ‘Dissolve’ Its Pandemic Response Office. I Was There…
President Trump gets his share of criticism — some warranted, much not. But recently the president’s critics have chosen curious ground to question his response to the coronavirus outbreak since it began spreading from Wuhan, China, in December. It has been alleged by multiple officials of the Obama administration, including in The Post, that the […]
Obama DOJ Officials Privately Told Mueller They Were Alarmed by FBI Treatment of Lt Gen Flynn…
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and other senior Obama-era Justice Department officials told the Russia special prosecutor in private interviews they had concerns about the FBI’s conduct in investigating former Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, according to memos that paint a dark portrait of the bureau’s behavior. The documents, which include a letter […]
Dr. Fauci: Neither Trump Nor CDC to Blame for Testing Delay…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that the blame for the slow pace of testing for coronavirus in the U.S. does not lie with either President Trump or the CDC. Fauci told Hugh Hewitt on “The Hugh Hewitt” show […]
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Toilet Paper Makers: ‘What we are dealing with here is uncharted’…
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, households across the country are hunkering down and emptying out store shelves. Toilet paper has a become the ultimate symbol of the panic buying; it’s seemingly scooped up as soon as new rolls hit the shelves. Companies that help supply these everyday paper products are stunned and trying to adjust […]
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PRESIDENT TRUMP WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE BRIEFING – VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT…
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Progress being made. And I appreciate you all joining us. Last night, the FDA announced groundbreaking new policies to further increase testing very substantially so. All states can now authorize tests developed and used within their borders, in addition to the FDA. So the states are […]
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SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS: RESIDENTS OF SIX CALIFORNIA BAY AREA COUNTIES ORDERED TO STAY HOME…
Six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued shelter-in-place orders Monday afternoon, ordering residents to stay home, officials said. The new declarations issued by Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, along with the city of Berkeley, affect nearly 7 million people. Starting at midnight on Monday evening, residents of these […]
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A NOTE TO T-ROOM READERS ON THE CORONAVIRUS…
The T-Room has been linking to stories about the Wuhan Virus aka Coronavirus aka COVID-19 since mid January. If you’ve been reading the stories we’ve been linking to you know how this Frankenstein of a virus overwhelmed the medical systems in Wuhan, China, ground zero, which is now overwhelming Iran and Italy’s health systems. It […]
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Senate Committee Moves Forward with Subpoena for Records in Biden Investigation…
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee moved forward with a subpoena against a lobbying shop for records relating to the work former Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s son, Hunter, did for a Ukrainian energy firm. The committee suddenly shifted its attention to Blue Star Strategies earlier this week instead of its former consultant, […]
‘Inducing Panic’: Media Under Fire for Driving Hype to Epidemic Levels…
Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic are both warranted and understandable, but the media is increasingly coming under fire for stoking a panic mentality that experts decry as both counter-productive and unsupported by the facts. In addition to the stock market’s daily roller coaster ride, grocery stores and warehouse clubs in some areas have been picked […]
TRUMP DECLARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY…WARNS NEXT 8 WEEKS ARE CRITICAL…
President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus which has gripped the nation. “To unleash the full power of the federal government, I’m officially declaring a national emergency — two very big words,” Trump said during a news conference in the White House Rose Garden on Friday. The announcement comes as more […]
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Prescient Trump…
The level of media opposition and snark against President Trump is simply so ridiculous at this point there’s a desperation to it. So let us consider. From the outset of Donald Trump’s entry into the world of politics he espoused a series of key tenets around what he called his “America-First” objectives: The U.S. needed […]
BOLSONARO AIDE WHO VISITED WITH TRUMP TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS–THREE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION HAVE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS…
A Brazilian official who met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel strain of coronavirus that has risen to pandemic levels. Fábio Wajngarten serves as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary and traveled with his boss to Trump’s Florida resort for a meeting over […]
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