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Navy fires aircraft carrier captain after public pleas for help for his COVID-stricken sailors

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times 29 minutes ago

The Navy on Thursday relieved USS Theodore Roosevelt Capt. Brett Crozier of his command following a blistering letter leaked to the media in which the captain begged for help in getting 4,000 sailors off of the coronavirus-stricken vessel.

President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House’s favorite coronavirus model overshot hospital bed count

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A face mask hangs off the belt of a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper while working at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Houston. State troopers meet airline passengers from ordered quarantine cities as their flights arrive at the airport. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his travel restrictions on Monday to visitors from three states and four major U.S. cities in an effort to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading across Texas. Abbott had previously ordered quarantine for all people traveling from the New York City area, where the virus has hit the hardest, and in New Orleans, where deaths have spiked. In an executive order signed by Abbott, air travelers arriving in Texas from California, Louisiana, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Miami are under a 14-day quarantine under the supervision of the state's Department of Public Safety. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Last laugh: Feds distribute coronavirus supplies seized from hoarders to first responders

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 13, 2020 file photo, unionized hospitality workers wait in line in a basement garage to apply for unemployment benefits at the Hospitality Training Academy in Los Angeles. More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

New survey shows 40% of Americans have lost jobs or income during coronavirus

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at Liberty Plaza across the street from the Georgia state Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Kemp says he will issue a statewide shelter-in-place order to prevent spread of the coronavirus and shut down public schools for the rest of the year. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp says he just learned people without symptoms can spread coronavirus

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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In this Dec. 15, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va. Mr. Trump, who fired Mr. Sessions as attorney general, has endorsed the former senators rival in the GOP primary in Alabama, Tommy Tuberville. The Trump campaign is upset with campaign materials Mr. Sessions is sending voters that suggest Mr. Trump supports Mr. Sessions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Delusional’ Sessions should stop tying himself to president, Trump campaign complains

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Sanders wants sanctions on Iran eased back; Biden offers qualified support for aid

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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden now has to pick a running mate, a tough choice indeed for the former vice president. (Associated Press)

Biden, blaming Trump, says U.S. has more coronavirus cases than China

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Progressive group launches multimillion-dollar phone campaign to defeat Trump

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Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson speaks at the Global Gaming Expo, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Las Vegas Sands’ Adelson paying 10K employees during coronavirus pandemic

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, March 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

AOC: States allowing liquor stores to operate during pandemic should do the same for marijuana shops

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This May 15, 2019 file photo shows CNN news anchor Chris Cuomo at the WarnerMedia Upfront in New York. Cuomo has announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The prime-time host is one of the most visible media figures to come down with the disease. He said he's experienced chills, fever and shortness of breath. He promised to continue doing his show while in quarantine in the basement of his home. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Chris Cuomo describes hellish night with coronavirus: ‘Shivering so much … I chipped my tooth’

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Fox News host Sean Hannity interviews New York Mayor Bill de Blasio during a taping of his show, "Hannity," Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Fox News host Sean Hannity threatens to sue ‘media mob’ for criticizing coronavirus reporting

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President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warns Democrats against coronavirus response ‘witch hunt’ 17 minutes ago

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump tests negative for COVID-19 for second time

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarty, R-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence watch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump uses Defense Production Act to get supplies to ventilator makers

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President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House’s favorite coronavirus model overshot hospital bed count

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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, ballots are processed at Multnomah County election headquarters in Portland, Ore. The coronavirus has knocked presidential primaries back several weeks as officials worry about voters crowding into polling places. If the disease remains a hazard in November, Democrats say there's only one solution to preserve the November election, national voting by mail. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

National Labor Relations Board ends COVID-19 suspension of union elections

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mnuchin: Direct payments to most Americans to arrive within two weeks

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Lawsuits accuse unions of faking signatures to maintain membership

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In this July 26, 2016, photo the stage is reflected on a glass window on the suite level at Wells Fargo Arena as Timmy Kelly sings the national anthem before the start of the second-day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Democrats and Republicans to take a close look at whether they'll be able to move forward as planned this summer with conventions that typically kick off the general election season. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

DNC postpones convention until August over coronavirus fears

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In this Monday, March 30, 2020, photo, a line of around fifty people extends from the door of Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Ark. (JT Wampler/The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP) **FILE**

Unemployment offices jammed; lawmakers frustrated benefits will be delivered too slowly

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In this June 18, 2018, file photo, dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, where children are detained. When school leaders in San Benito, Texas, learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in town, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment as similar as possible to one of his schools. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)

Sex and smuggling under HHS as feds charge shelter worker with helping illegal immigrant teen escape

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leaves after signing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act after it passes in the House on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington. The $2.2 trillion package will head to head to Trump's desk for his signature. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi reveals Democrats’ priorities for next phase of coronavirus stimulus

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump extends coronavirus guidelines, abandons hope of Easter reopening

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump tests negative for COVID-19 for second time

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Navy fires aircraft carrier captain after public pleas for help for his COVID-stricken sailors 29 minutes ago

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In this Thursday, March 26, 2020, photo, vials of blood for testing and a donated bag of blood will be sent for testing and use at an American Red Cross blood drive at the Carbondale YMCA in Carbondale, Pa. On Thursday, April 2, 2020, the U.S. government eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation's blood supply triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

FDA relaxes donation guidelines for gay men as nation’s blood supply dwindles

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Anthony Fauci fights on despite threats, exhaustion: ‘I’ve chosen this life’

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In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, the New England Patriots customized Boeing 767 jet rests on the tarmac at T.F. Green Airport, in Warwick, R.I. The Patriots private team plane is expected to land in Boston on Thursday, April 2, 2020, returning from China with more than one million masks to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) **FILE**

Patriots use team plane to help Massachusetts, fly N95 in from China

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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins' Josh Norman is shown on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that veteran cornerback Josh Norman has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.The people spoke to The AP on Monday, March 9, 2020, on the condition of anonymity because the signing has not been announced.(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Bills GM: Redskins didn’t play to Josh Norman’s strengths

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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 file photo, Joe Buck speaks during the &quot;Undeniable with Joe Buck and Fear(less) with Tim Ferriss&quot; panel at the Direct TV portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Thursday night football is here to stay, even if it's gone for the rest of 2018. In past years, some make that many would have said &quot;good riddance.&quot; That would be misguided this year. First off, Fox's presentation generally was strong and on target. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Kansas City Chiefs' Kendall Fuller (29) intercepts the ball against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Kansas City Chiefs won 31-20. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) **FILE**

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