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May 7, 2020

Abbott on virus restrictions: 'No one should forfeit their liberty and be sent to jail for not wearing a mask'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined "Hannity" Wednesday to discuss  the case of Dallas hair salon owner Shelley Luther, who was sentenced to seven days in jail Tuesday for operating her business in defiance of a local coronavirus lockdown order.

May 6, 2020

Watters slams Democrats as 'science deniers' as governors delay reopenings

"The Five" co-host Jesse Watters waded into the ongoing controversy over when to lift coronavirus-induced restrictions Wednesday, accusing Democratic lawmakers of shifting their focus from "flattening the curve" to "flattening the entire U.S. economy."

May 6, 2020

DeSantis says China needs to 'pay' for trying to 'screw over the rest of the world' by hoarding PPE

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called out China on Wednesday, accusing the asian nation of trying to siphon personal protective equipment (PPE) in a way that would deprive the rest of the world from obtaining it during the coronavirus pandemic.

May 6, 2020

Kennedy says governments have 'moral imperative' to 'save lives and save jobs': 'We have to do both'

Senate Appropriations Committee member John Kennedy, R-La., told "Your World" Wednesday that state and local leaders have a "moral imperative" to "save lives and save jobs" as they consider when to ease coronavirus-induced economic restrictions.

May 6, 2020

How Cuomo's 'special effort' for nursing homes exacerbated coronavirus cases: 'They die alone. You can't have a proper send-off'

Deaths in NY nursing homes skyrocket following policy that forces care centers to take in patients with COVID-19.

May 6, 2020

Alex Berenson: Coronavirus lockdowns take grim toll on mental health of Americans

The mental toll of lockdowns appears to be growing as many states enter their seventh week of mandatory stay-at-home orders.

May 5, 2020

Watters says coverage of state reopenings shows 'media loves Democrats and the media loves lockdowns'

"The Five" co-host Jesse Watters said the ongoing coverage of the controversy over when to lift coronavirus-induced restrictions shows the mainstream media loves both Democratic executives and the idea of statewide lockdowns.

May 5, 2020

Arizona sheriff calls GOP gov's lockdown order 'government overreach,' says he won't arrest or cite violators

Pinal County, Ariz. Sheriff Mark Lamb joined "Bill Hemmer Reports" Tuesday to discuss why he chooses not to enforce Gov. Doug Ducey's stay-at-home order to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

May 5, 2020

Democratic lawmaker accuses armed, 'a--hole' protesters of 'hypocrisy' in treatment of police

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., criticized armed coronavirus lockdown protesters Monday, accusing them of hypocrisy in the way they treated law enforcement at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing last week.

May 5, 2020

Mike Huckabee slams stay-at-home orders: Americans' 'spirit,' 'will,' and 'resilience' are being destroyed

Former Arkansas governor and Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee told “Outnumbered Overtime” on Tuesday that state stay-at-home orders are “destroying not just the economy, but the spirit and the will and the resilience of Americans."