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Tucker Carlson: Coronavirus response is being driven by politics

By Tucker Carlson | Fox News It is very likely that the coronavirus lockdowns themselves will affect the outcome of this year’s presidential election. The president announced Thursday that the Republican Party has canceled its traditional nominating convention in Florida next month. The reason: coronavirus. DONALD TRUMP: This afternoon, my political team came to me and laid out our plans for the convention in […]

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Sen. Marco Rubio: Trump right to shut Chinese consulate in Houston — it was a massive spying operation

 By Sen. Marco Rubio | Fox News This sends a strong message to China, Russia and other adversaries that America will not tolerate illegal espionage. This week smoke billowed from the courtyard of the Chinese consulate in Houston as employees burned sensitive documents. Typically, consulates carry out services such as issuing visas and engaging in cultural exchanges. […]

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Space Force unveils delta logo and ‘semper supra’ motto

By James Rogers | Fox News The U.S. Space Force has unveiled its logo and motto. In a statement released Wednesday, the military announced that its motto is “semper supra,” or “always above.” “‘Semper Supra’ (Always Above) is our official motto and it represents our role in establishing, maintaining and preserving U.S. freedom of operations in the space domain,” tweeted Space Force. […]

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Lockdowns were ‘big mistake,’ crippled economy and haven’t ‘done much’ to curb COVID-19: Rand Paul

By Talia Kaplan | Fox News ‘I see nothing to be admired in New York’s lockdown,’ Paul says. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told “Fox News Rundown” podcast on Wednesday that he thinks coronavirus lockdowns were “a big mistake,” adding that they led to a crippling of the economy and haven’t “done much to the virus.” Paul made the comments as several states […]

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Another 1.3M Americans filed for unemployment aid last week amid uneven coronavirus recovery

By Megan Henney FOXBusiness It’s the 17th week in a row that jobless claims came in above 1 million. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained historically high last week, indicating that employers are continuing to slash jobs amid a coronavirus resurgence that’s threatening the labor market’s nascent recovery. EXTRA $600 IN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ENDS NEXT MONTH AS […]

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California pastor to defy Newsom’s shutdown, possibly run for governor

By Caleb Parke | Fox News A California pastor said he would defy Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest coronavirus lockdown — and maybe even challenge him in the polls. Pastor Greg Fairrington, leader of 3,500-members Destiny Christian Church outside of Sacramento, said he plans to continue holding in-person services despite Newsom’s second shutdown announced Monday. The Golden State has had a steep surge of COVID-19 cases, […]

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Trump to hold Rose Garden press conference

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News A source familiar with the matter said the president will use the opportunity to discuss China. President Trump will hold a press conference in the Rose Garden Tuesday at 5 p.m., the White House announced, and a source familiar with the matter said the president will use the opportunity to discuss China during […]

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Mail-in voting push is Democratic power grab

By Charlie Kirk | Fox News The left has viewed the coronavirus pandemic as a political “opportunity” from the start. In their cynical attempt to rewrite the rules of the 2020 election, Democrats are ignoring distinctions between absentee ballots and universal mail-in voting. In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to use an executive order to send mail-in ballots to every […]

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Kids should go back to school — guess who is opposed to that simple idea

By Tucker Carlson | Fox News Tuesday, the president announced his support for opening the country’s schools this fall. It seems like a pretty obvious position. But suddenly, it’s not. Many people violently disagree with it for reasons that still are not clear, but definitely are not rational. In any case, here’s part of what the president said Tuesday. TUCKER CARLSON: CAN […]

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Anti-police demonstrations may have sparked new coronavirus cases, some cities now acknowledge

By Gregg Re | Fox News But in NYC, de Blasio’s office says ‘we do not believe there has been a resurgence in cases related to the protests’. Several big-city mayors and top officials are acknowledging that weeks of anti-police protests and riots may have contributed to surging coronavirus rates, weeks after Democrats and even some epidemiologists openly encouraged Black Lives Matter allies to demonstrate in […]