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Phase One of reopening Virginia could start at the end of next week, Northam says (Richmond.com)
Virginia could move onto the first phase of the state’s reopening by the end of the next week, if current COVID-19 trends hold, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday.
Northam announced he would expand an executive order mandating the closure of recreational businesses, including gyms and laboratories, from May 8 until May 14. At that point, Northam said, he expects the state will be ready to start lifting some public restrictions as part of a phased reopening. [Read More]
The last thing National Security Adviser Michael Flynn said to me when he left our West Wing office in the White House for the last time on February 13, 2017 was laced with irony: “You know, I joined the military to fight the Russians.”
It has taken nearly four years, but the truth is finally emerging about the FBI’s investigation of retired Army Lt. Gen. Flynn. The truth is that the Deep State and some senior Obama administration officials set up Flynn in hopes of using him and others to cripple the Trump presidency from the start. [Read More]
Coronavirus Latest: Maryland Sued Over Gov. Larry Hogan’s Stay-At-Home Orders (CBS Baltimore)
Three Maryland lawmakers, along with pastors and multiple businesses across the state, are suing Gov. Larry Hogan over two executive orders implemented statewide amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
State delegates Dan Cox, Neil Parrott and Warren Miller are among those suing Gov. Hogan over his stay-at-home order and order to only enter essential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More]
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin today issued the following statement on the success of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):
“The Paycheck Protection Program is providing critical support to millions of small businesses and tens of millions of hardworking Americans.
“Since Round 2 of PPP loan processing began on April 27, 2.2 million loans have been made to small businesses which surpasses the number of all loans made in PPP Round 1. The total value of these 2.2 million loans is over $175 billion. Notably, the average loan size in Round 2 is $79,000, yet another indicator that the program is broadly based and assisting the smallest of small businesses. [Read More]
They provided another 32 pages of handwritten notes and 16 pages of documents with handwritten notations–in addition to the 17,500 new pages produced a week or so ago. #CovingtonBurlingLLP says anything more would be too difficult, too expensive & not required. #Flynn@GenFlynn pic.twitter.com/bSo2spZkI2
— Sidney Powell 🇺🇸⭐⭐⭐ (@SidneyPowell1) May 4, 2020
China is eclipsing US in Asia, Donald Trump adviser says (The Times)
China is expanding its domination of east Asia as it seeks to eclipse American influence and undermine its allies in the region, says one of President Trump’s closest unofficial advisers.
Jack Keane, 77, a retired general, spoke of his concerns after recent incidents in which Chinese vessels harassed an oil-drilling ship operated by a British-based company, and the claims by Beijing last week that it had “expelled” a US warship from the South China Sea. [Read More]
