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May 4, 2020

Ohio Gov. DeWine hits 'obnoxious' protesters of coronavirus response after clashes with journalists, official

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chastised protesters upset with coronavirus lockdown measures who he said were “disrespectful” and “obnoxious” to the media and a member of his cabinet over the weekend.

May 3, 2020

Ohio Gov. DeWine: '90 percent' of state's economy will reopen by next week

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spoke Sunday with "Fox & Friends Weekend" host Pete Hegseth on his plans to reopen the state's economy gradually, after he rolled back stay-at-home orders and lifted several statewide restrictions.

May 3, 2020

Florida preps for phase one of reopening amid coronavirus as DeSantis cites 'light at the end of the tunnel'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is gearing up for the majority of his state to enter phase one of the reopening process Monday amid the coronavirus outbreak, and he says he's optimistic.

May 3, 2020

Michigan's Whitmer says armed protesters displayed 'worst racism and awful parts' of US history

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slammed the protestors who gathered inside the state's Capitol building on Thursday to demand she rescind her stay-at-home orders, saying they represented the “worst racism and awful parts” of  U.S. history.

May 1, 2020

Ohio protester confronts masked reporter: ‘You’re terrifying the general public!’

Chanting “Reopen Ohio!” a crowd gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Friday, as Republican Gov. Mike DeWine was preparing for his daily news briefing on the coronavirus outbreak.

May 1, 2020

CDC going door-to-door in Atlanta asking for blood samples for coronavirus study

Fifteen teams of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be fanning out in Atlanta this weekend, going door-to-door to ask members of 420 randomly selected households from 30 census blocks for blood samples. 

May 1, 2020

California cities threaten legal action against Newsom's newest beach-closure order

Two California cities voted Thursday night to take legal action against Gov. Gavin Newsom's beach-closure order, arguing it should be up to local leaders and the not the Democratic governor to decide when it's safe to return. 

May 1, 2020

California county plans to defy Gov. Newsom, lift stay-home order

At least one California county says it can no longer afford to abide by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shelter-in-place response to the coronavirus outbreak.

May 1, 2020

Attorney Harmeet Dhillon knocks California gov for going 'off the deep end' with coronavirus restrictions

Civil rights attorney and former California Republican Party vice chairwoman Harmeet Dhillon, told "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday that Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has "really gone off the deep end" with his restrictions responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

April 30, 2020

Maine restaurateur vows to reopen Friday in defiance of lockdown order: 'It's time to go back to work'

A Maine restaurateur who is fed up with his state's extended lockdown order told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Thursday that he plans to defy Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and reopen his doors Friday.