Новости за 21.05.2020

On Wedneseay, Politico reported that the Federal Reserve is warning there is a “substantial likelihood” that new outbreaks of coronavirus could trigger additional drops in economic activity, leading to a “protracted” economic downturn. The warning comes from the minutes of a policy meeting the central bank held in April. “The document underscores that Fed officials […]

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro neatly sums up how thoroughly politics has hijacked the debate over using malaria drugs against the new coronavirus: “Right-wingers take chloroquine.” The far-right leader made the remark Tuesday, a day before his government recommended widespread use of chloroquine and a less-toxic derivative, hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19 even in mild cases, despite […]

Lansing (United States) (AFP) – After mass rallies featuring armed protesters, those angry over the restrictive anti-virus lockdown in the US state of Michigan launched “Operation Haircut” Wednesday, with barbers using their scissors and clippers outside the state capitol.Several hundred demonstrators — some not wearing face masks or practicing social distancing — lined up in […]

More than 30 statewide elections will be held in the 91 days from May 19 to August 18, previewing how unfamiliar or difficult absentee voting may be across America this fall. The next big test is June 2, when eight states and the District of Columbia hold their presidential primaries. Despite President Trump’s claims that […]

It’s well known that Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has quite a cult following. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make headlines and lockdown orders spring up around the country, Musk has drawn a lot of criticism for his rants against measures designed to slow the virus’ spread. Writing in The Atlantic this […]

The United States on Wednesday accused China of employing border clashes with India to try to shift the status quo, and encouraged New Delhi to resist. Alice Wells, the top US diplomat for South Asia, drew parallels between the growing skirmishes in the Himalayas and Beijing’s years of increasing assertiveness in the dispute-rife South China […]

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s name was never “masked” by the FBI in the document that cited it. It flies in the face of President Donald Trump’s claim that someone illegally leaked it form former President Barack Obama’s administration. According to the story from the Washington Post, the Republican attempt to tie former Vice President Joe […]

President Donald Trump’s tweets accusing two vital swing states – Nevada and Michigan – of acting “illegally” by making it easier for their residents to vote by mail during the pandemic were just “alerts” meant just for the eyes of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Acting Director of the Office of Management and […]

House Democrats leading the Judiciary Committee will still not have access to the grand jury materials from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation after the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a stay on the information’s release. President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice will have until June 1 to file arguments with the court against […]

President Donald Trump threatened Michigan Wednesday, saying that if they continue to send applications for vote-by-mail ballots, he will take away their federal funding. While the president is dodging accusations of another quid pro quo, former Justice Department spokesman Matt Miller explained that this is just more of the same from the Republican Party trying […]