Top US infectious diseases expert said on Sunday he had not agreed to be featured in Trump ad; Italy moves as daily infections reach highest levels since March. Follow the latest updates. Trump tweets saying ‘They are indeed Dr Fauci’s words’Anthony Fauci criticises Donald Trump for using his words out of contextSpain’s PM defends Covid emergency lockdown in MadridWould herd immunity stop the spread of coronavirus?See all our coronavirus coverage 2.47am BST The Trump administration on Sunday called on Congress to pass a stripped-down coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from an expired small-business loan program, as negotiations on a broader package ran into resistance, Reuters reports. The administration proposal, which Democrats dismissed as inadequate, was the latest twist in on-again, off-again talks to try to secure more stimulus, as the economy struggles to recover from coronavirus-related shutdowns that threw millions of Americans out of work.In a letter to lawmakers, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of State Mark Meadows said they would continue to talk to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to try to reach agreement on a comprehensive bill.But they said Congress should “immediately vote” on legislation to enable the use of the unused Paycheck Protection Program funds, which total around $130 billion.“The all or nothing approach is an unacceptable response to the American people,” they wrote.A spokesman for Pelosi, the lead Democratic negotiator, did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. 2.20am BST Here is the full story on a Canadian detained in China who was “astonished” to learn about the scale of the Covid pandemic: Related: Canadian detained in China ‘astonished’ to learn about scale of Covid pandemic Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…