President Trump defended comments he made earlier this year about the coronavirus pandemic in interviews with journalist Bob Woodward, telling Fox News' "Hannity" Wednesday that he wanted to "show a calmness.""I'm the leader of the country, I can't be jumping up and down and scaring people," Trump told host Sean Hannity. "I don't want to scare people. I…
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended President Trump on Wednesday after a book by journalist Bob Woodward claimed Trump said he knew the coronavirus was “deadly” but went to great lengths to downplay the virus in public.“When you are facing insurmountable challenges, it is important to express confidence, it is important to express calm,”…
President Donald Trump addresses a crowd at a campaign event at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Latrobe, Pa. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic President Donald Trump mocked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for wearing a mask. "If I were a psychiatrist, right, you know I'd say, 'This guy's got some big issues,'"…
President Trump speaks to the media Monday from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump speaks to the media Monday from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump on Monday declined to condemn the actions of the suspected 17-year-old shooter of three protesters against police brutality…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…