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April 14, 2020

Gordon G. Chang: Trump right to stop funding World Health Organization over its botched coronavirus response

The WHO, President Trump correctly said Tuesday, failed its “basic duty and must be held accountable.”

April 14, 2020

CNN accused of 'literally publishing Chinese propaganda'

CNN is under fire for allegedly publishing "Chinese propaganda" in a report that cites a media outlet controlled by the Chinese government. 

April 14, 2020

Gaetz calls for end to NIH grant to Wuhan virology lab, says it can be done with 'stroke of a pen'

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., called on Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Tuesday to cease funding a research grant to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, telling "Tucker Carlson Tonight" the action could be accomplished "with the stroke of a pen."

April 14, 2020

Pompeo knocks WHO as White House halts funding: 'We need answers ... we need transparency'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined "Hannity" Tuesday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the World Health Organization's (WHO) ineffectiveness, saying the organization needs to "do its job."

April 14, 2020

US engages in show of force in Guam, after China's own show of strength near Taiwan

After a Chinese aircraft carrier sailed past Taiwan over the weekend in a show of strength as the U.S. Navy struggles with coronavirus, the U.S. Air Force then posted a tweet showing a number of bombers, including B-52 Stratofortresses, lined up on the runway in Guam during an "Elephant Walk."

April 14, 2020

State Department leaked cables renew theories on origin of coronavirus

A Chinese laboratory at the center of new theories about how the coronavirus pandemic started was the subject of multiple urgent warnings inside the U.S. State Department two years ago, according to a new report. 

April 14, 2020

Don Jr. blasts Jim Acosta for saying Trump is 'scapegoating' China for virus: 'Maybe time for a name change from CNN to Xi NN'

Donald Trump Jr. slammed CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta after the liberal anchor knocked his father for "scapegoating" the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 

April 14, 2020

3 potential coronavirus vaccines showing promise in early tests

The race is on now globally for doctors and scientists to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and America, but it’s still a long road to prove if they’ll really work.

April 14, 2020

California Dem Ro Khanna explains why he thinks defunding WHO is the wrong move

President Trump announced Tuesday he would halt funding to the World Health Organization after Taiwain raised alarms that they alerted WHO to the coronavirus pandemic but didn't receive adequate guidance thereafter-- but Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., says that pulling funds to the organization may only allow China to negatively influence them further. 

April 14, 2020

Albright says China responsible for slow coronavirus response, US should press 'whole series of issues'

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told "The Daily Briefing" Tuesday that the Chinese government "does bear responsibility" for the slow early response to the coronavirus pandemic around the world, but added that the U.S. must take a measured approach to Beijing and continue to deal with the country's leadership in a spirit of mutual cooperation on other issues.