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WWJ News
April 23, 2020 - 11:51 am

Drone Footage Shows Size Of Last Week's Stay-Home Protest 'Operation Gridlock'

"Years ago, the news just say nobody showed up and it never happened. Now we can see our numbers."
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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press
April 22, 2020 - 11:28 pm

Trump 'Disagrees Strongly' With Georgia's Plan To Reopen

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “disagreed strongly” with the decision by Georgia's Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to contain the coronavirus, saying, “It's just too soon.” During the daily White...
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In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020, photo made available by U.S. Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels sail close to U.S. military ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. A group of 11 Iranian naval vessels made "dangerous and harassing" maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait on Wednesday, in one case passing within 10 yards (meters) of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, U.S. officials said. Iranian officials did not immediately acknowledge the incident. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Associated Press
April 22, 2020 - 3:40 pm

Trump Tweets He's Ordered Navy To Destroy Iranian Gunboats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a space launch that could advance the country's long-range missile program and President Donald Trump threatened to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats that harass Navy...
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press
April 21, 2020 - 10:05 pm

Trump Bars New Immigration Green Cards, Not Temporary Visas

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on Tuesday. But the executive order would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers. Trump said he would be placing a 60-day pause on the...
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FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting to discuss the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill Washington. The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday, April 19, on a $400-plus billion aid package to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Associated Press
April 21, 2020 - 6:29 pm

U.S. Senate Approves $500 Billion Virus Aid Deal, Sends It To House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A $483 billion coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small-business payroll fund and provided new money for hospitals and testing. Passage was swift and unanimous, despite opposition from...
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (Photo: State of Michigan)
WWJ News
April 21, 2020 - 6:20 pm

Whitmer Says Trump's Messaging Puts Public In 'Greater Danger'

Whitmer also told the AP would participate in vetting to be presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate, if asked.
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Associated Press
April 21, 2020 - 2:46 pm

United Auto Workers Union Backs Joe Biden For President

The UAW usually backs Democratic candidates, but internal polls showed just over 30% of its members voted Republican in the past three presidential elections.
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President Donald Trump holds up a news article as speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press
April 20, 2020 - 8:17 pm

Trump Says Governors Play 'Political Game' With Virus Tests

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard Monday after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing “a very dangerous political game” by insisting there is a shortage of tests for coronavirus. The governors countered that the White House must do more to help...
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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. The tension is most pronounced in Michigan, where the outbreak is far worse than in any of the other northern political battlegrounds. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Associated Press
April 20, 2020 - 2:20 pm

Battleground Power Plays Rage As Everyday Politics Go Quiet

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Door-knocking? Over. Local party activity? Some Facebook traffic, if that. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. Instead, political fights among state leaders from Iowa to Pennsylvania over the handling of the pandemic's...
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Left: U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Right: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images.
WWJ News
April 20, 2020 - 12:25 pm

Poll Shows More Michiganders Approve Of Whitmer's COVID-19 Handling Than Trump's

Poll results also report 9% of respondents believe they have contracted COVID-19.
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