President Trump’s Coronavirus Address to the Nation

President Trump’s Coronavirus Address to the Nation

Washington, DC…My fellow Americans: Tonight, I want to speak with you about our nation’s unprecedented response to the coronavirus outbreak that started in China and is now spreading throughout the world. Today, the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic. We have been in frequent contact with our allies, and we […]

WHO Director General’s Remarks Declaring Covid-19 Outbreak as a Pandemic

WHO Director General’s Remarks Declaring Covid-19 Outbreak as a Pandemic

Geneva, Switzerland…Good afternoon. In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives. Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals. In the […]

McConnell Defends Judicial Independence Following “Reckless” Schumer Comments

McConnell Defends Judicial Independence Following “Reckless” Schumer Comments

Washington, DC…U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the Supreme Court: ‘A few weeks ago, I spoke on this floor about a dangerous trend that threatens our self-government. ‘I explained how some in the Democratic Party appear more interested in attacking the institutions of our […]

Briefing by Vice President Pence and Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force

Briefing by Vice President Pence and Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force

Washington, DC…We just completed another meeting of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. It’s been a very busy and productive day here at the White House. President Donald Trump has no higher priority than the safety and health of the American people. And the President has directed our task force — employing the full resources […]

Federal Reserve FOMC On Dropping Interest Rates Due to Coronavirus

Federal Reserve FOMC On Dropping Interest Rates Due to Coronavirus

Washington, DC…The fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong. However, the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity. In light of these risks and in support of achieving its maximum employment and price stability goals, the Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage […]

Afghan, U.S., NATO Officials Call Declaration a Path for Peace in Afghanistan

Afghan, U.S., NATO Officials Call Declaration a Path for Peace in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan…Under an agreement signed in Doha, Qatar, all foreign troops may be out of Afghanistan in 14 months, officials said in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg all said today that any withdrawal would be conditions-based, and the Taliban […]

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