By Tyler Olson | Fox News Legal challenges to governors’ coronavirus shutdown orders are piling up nationwide, putting state leaders on the defensive as citizens and businesses itching to get back to normal take their arguments to court — in some cases succeeding at voiding the governors’ actions. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, for example, struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ “safer at home” order on […]
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Trump tells governors feds ‘will step in’ if government disagrees with state restart plans
By Tyler Olson | Fox News President Trump told governors on a conference call Monday that he “will step in” if the federal government disagrees with state reopening plans, as he largely expressed satisfaction with how the governors are moving to lift coronavirus restrictions in their individual states, according to a report. Trump, whose administration last month revealed guidelines for when states should begin lifting […]
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White House Adviser: Fourth Stimulus Bill Might Not Be Necessary
By Jack Phillips White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said a fourth stimulus package, including direct payments to Americans, might not be necessary to deal with the economic fallout caused by the pandemic. “I think it’s possible that we will see a strong enough economy that we don’t need a phase four,” Hassett told reporters at the White House on […]
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Dem-imposed coronavirus orders face lawsuits across the nation
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Stay-at-home orders aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus are now facing legal challenges from residents and state officials alike, alleging that some measures – mostly put in place by Democrats — go too far while the country gradually moves toward reopening. California alone is facing at least a dozen lawsuits that include claims that the state […]
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As US coronavirus death toll mounts, so does the belief by some that it is exaggerated
By Robert Gearty | Fox News There’s a reason why some people believe government officials are exaggerating the number of COVID-19 fatalities. One problem is the hodgepodge way states tally those numbers, Fox News has found. Some states count presumed coronavirus deaths along with confirmed cases under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance issued last month. Other states don’t count […]
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Reopening Updates: All 50 States and the District of Columbia
By Zachary Stieber Reopenings are taking place across the United States as most governors ease harsh restrictions put into place to try to slow the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The new virus, which originated in China, causes the potentially deadly disease COVID-19. Here’s the situation with each state and the District of […]
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Coronavirus reopening – Democrats resist, Americans persist. Here’s why
By Liz Peek | Fox News Can you feel it? Can you feel the pace quickening? More cars on the road, more people in the stores, more ads crowding your inbox? Activity is picking up, even in my state of New York, where we’re still under lockdown. It’s palpable; Americans everywhere are going back to work. Democrats don’t like that one little bit. The worse […]
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Coronavirus lockdowns: Unrest growing in few remaining states that won’t give firm reopening date
By Greg Norman | Fox News Unrest is growing Friday in the American states that have become the last holdouts in terms of announcing dates when their economies will start reopening during the coronavirus outbreak. As the virus continues its deadly and unpredictable spread across the U.S., the economic losses are piling up as well, with more than 33 million Americans seeking jobless aid since the closures began. The overwhelming majority of states have […]
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Democrats Gamble Everything on Dislike of Trump and Promotion of Lockdown
By Conrad Black The Democrats are staking everything on their ability to turn the presidential election into the question: “Do you like Trump?” Their gamble, (and only play at this point) is that an adequate majority will reply negatively, and the Democratic nominee as the only alternative, will win. Like film versions of World War II Allied […]
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Government gone too far? States rebuked for coronavirus lockdown measures
By Andrew O’Reilly | Fox News The Justice Department has sided with a Virginia church suing Gov. Ralph Northam after police threatened a pastor with jail time or a $2,500 fine for violating lockdown restrictions by holding a service on Palm Sunday – marking the latest incident where federal lawyers or local courts have challenged a state’s stay-at-home mandates […]
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Fox News town hall: Trump predicts coronavirus vaccine by year’s end, vows ‘plague’ will pass
By Gregg Re | Fox News As some states loosen lockdown restrictions in a bid to set the nation’s battered economy on the road to recovery, President Trump endorsed a state-by-state approach while predicting at a Fox News virtual town hall on Sunday that a coronavirus vaccine could be available by December. “I think we’ll have a vaccine by the end […]
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Coronavirus lockdowns — ensure safety but don’t infringe on our civil liberties
By Rep. Ted Budd | Fox News Imagine a world where you could be arrested for playing T-ball in an empty park with your 6-year-old daughter. Would you feel like you were living in a place that cherishes individual freedom, or would you feel like you were a victim of an oppressive nanny state? Chances are the latter. This […]
