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AUGUST 23, 2020

President Trump News Conference
President Trump, along with FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, announced an emergency authorization for expanded access to convalescent plasma treatments for coronavirus patients.
Trump to hold unconventional White House convention

Aug. 23 -  President TrumpDONALD JOHN TRUMPTwo 'The Apprentice' producers helping with Republican National ConventionAbout 70,000 lives could be saved in near future if people wear masks: researchersTrump issues disaster declaration for California as wildfires rageMORE won’t get the convention moment he originally hoped or planned for when he officially accepts the Republican nomination for president — but it may be one on which he can still capitalize.


The president will deliver his speech live from the White House after being forced to scrap plans to deliver the address to a large audience in Jacksonville, Fla., because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The convention, like its Democratic counterpart, will take on a completely different feel as a result of COVID-19, which has pushed the parties to go virtual and get creative to avoid large gatherings that could spread the virus...     more


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White House rejects House bill for emergency Postal Service aid
Bill moves to Senate; McConnell has criticized legislation as part of ‘conspiracy theory’

Aug. 23. - WASHINGTON — Help for the U.S. Postal Service landed in stalemate Sunday as the White House dismissed an emergency funding bill aimed at shoring up the agency before the November elections as “going nowhere” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged senators to act quickly.


“The public is demanding action on this now,” Pelosi said. “I can’t see how the Senate can avoid it unless they do so to their peril.”     more