by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, Economy, Headlines, Trump
President Trump said Tuesday that the coronavirus relief talks were over until after the election, abruptly ordering Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to stop negotiating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In a series of tweets posted less than 24 hours after he was...
by Jim Heath | Sep 8, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Economy, Headlines, Trump
President Trump and scores of supporters gathered for a rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Tuesday without masks, despite the urging of a local Republican official and a state mandate. Dave Plyler, the GOP chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, told The...
by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2020 | Economy, Headlines, Trump
The US government’s debt will exceed the size of the economy next year for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Congressional Budget Office published its latest report on federal deficits and debt on Wednesday. Federal debt held...
by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2020 | Economy, Headlines
Economic output fell at its fastest pace on record last spring as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses across the United States to close their doors and kept millions of Americans shut in their homes for weeks. Business ground to a halt during the pandemic...
by Jim Heath | Jul 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines, Health
Disney World parks in Orlando, Florida are open again nearly four months after shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopened today, while Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will reopen on July 15. “The...
by Jim Heath | Jul 8, 2020 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines
Mohave County, Arizona is a mecca for Donald Trump supporters. Located in the northwest corner of the state, Mohave County is considered the most conservative in the state. President Trump won 73 percent of the vote here in 2016, compared with 22 percent for Hillary...
