May 28, 2020 | 9:25am | Updated May 28, 2020 | 11:01am House Democrats decided to hold off on a vote to extend provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, caving in to pressure from progressives and top GOP leaders. The decision came amid a chaotic day on Capitol Hill, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)…
Image copyright Getty Images Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi has been accused of fat-shaming President Donald Trump after she called him "morbidly obese".Mrs Pelosi cited Mr Trump's "weight group" when asked about his disclosure that he is taking hydroxychloroquine to guard against Covid-19. There is no evidence the drug can ward off the virus, and…
Pelosi: Trump shouldn't take unproven drug Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Monday that President Trump should not be taking hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug the president has touted as a treatment for COVID-19, given his age and because he is "morbidly obese." "As far as the president is concerned, he's our president and I…
William Cummings, USA TODAY Published 8:13 a.m. ET May 19, 2020 | Updated 8:57 a.m. ET May 19, 2020CLOSE President Donald Trump said Monday he is taking the anti-malaria drug despite warnings about its effectiveness. USA TODAYHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was "not a good idea" for President Donald Trump to be taking a…
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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…