In an exchange about Coronavirus, Trump’s DHS chief gets flu mortality rate wrong
During a Senate appropriations Feb. 25 subcommittee hearing, Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of Homeland Security, said the U.S. flu mortality rate was about the same as the current estimated global mortality rate of the coronavirus outbreak.He made this statement during an exchange with Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) regarding what the acting secretary knew about the coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19. This C-SPAN videoshows the full discussion between the two.Kennedy first asked what the worldwide mortality rate for coronavirus is, to which Wolf responded that it was “und…
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Trump was scheduled to speak at this health care conference — but it just got canceled thanks to coronavirus
President Donald Trump has constantly tried to downplay concerns about the spread of coronavirus in the United States, but now the virus is forcing the cancellation of a health care conference where he was scheduled to talk.
Local news station WESH reports that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's global health conference that was set for next week has been canceled over fears about the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Jared Kushner rakes in $25 to 50 million thanks to tax cuts he and Ivanka Trump championed
After selling his stake in a company that invested in Opportunity Zones that offered the tax breaks he pushed, President Trump's son-in-law and top adviser, Jared Kushner, cashed in to the tune of between $25 million to $50 million, according to a report from the Associated Press. The move has sparked criticism from some who say Kushner used his position in the White House for profit.
"A filing at the Office of Government Ethics released Monday shows that Kushner received permission to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of his stake in Cadre, a digital platform for smaller investors in commercial properties," the AP reports. "Kushner's holding in the private Cadre was worth between $25 million and $50 million, according to a financial disclosure report he filed with federal ethics officials last year."
Republicans are demanding that the Supreme Court stand up for the Manhattan District Attorney's office as it fights for subpoenas of President Donald Trump's taxes.
Newsweek reported that 37 Republicans have signed onto a brief demanding the High Court uphold the DA. The brief was filed Monday by the Republicans, including former members of Congress and the Executive Branch as well as notorious Trump antagonists George Conway and John Dean.
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