This Week:
Friday afternoon President Trump signed a bipartisan, $8.3 billion spending bill to fight the recent coronavirus outbreak, providing funds to federal agencies and local governments. FOX’s Chief Congressional Correspondent, Chad Pergram discusses what’s in the bill and Senior Managing Editor for FOX Health News Dr. Manny Alvarez weighs in on the public’s reaction to the outbreak and how the U.S. government plans to test for the virus.
Days after a historic peace deal with the United States, the Taliban attacked Afghan security forces, throwing the agreement into turmoil. President Trump told FOX News he believes the Taliban want to make a deal, but others, like Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) believe the Taliban can’t be trusted to police ISIS and al-Qaeda. FOX’s Pentagon Producer, Lucas Tomlinson discusses the state of the deal and whether the agreement will hold.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made remarks about Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh during a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court, during arguments for an abortion case. Senator Schumer faced more backlash after he walked back his comments, Chief Justice John Roberts calling the comments inappropriate and dangerous. FOX News Radio’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker examines the case and what cases the Supreme Court is hearing.
After the results of Super Tuesday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced they were dropping out of the 2020 race. Only three candidates remain, former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard. FOX News Radio Correspondents Jessica Rosenthal and Eben Brown were on the trail on Tuesday in California and Texas and take a look at what the results mean for the remaining candidates.
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