Andrew Feinberg
White House Correspondent
Andrew Feinberg has covered the Trump administration since 2017, and reported on the House's impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump for The Independent.
Andrew has covered politics and policy in Washington, DC since 2008, and his reporting on the White House, Congress, and other federal agencies has appeared in Politico Magazine, The Independent, The Montgomery County Sentinel, The Hill, Washington Business Journal, Breakfast Media, and Communications Daily.
He can be reached via email at andrew@andrewfeinberg.com
Jared Kushner Tells Fox Trump Will Hold Originator of Covid-19 Accountable
The president's son-in-law said "yes" when asked on Fox & Friends Wednesday whether China "owes us a check" and should receive an invoice for the damage the novel coronavirus outbreak has done to the American economy.
Trump Signs Executive Order Keeping Meat Plants Open During Outbreak
The executive order designates meat-processing plants as critical infrastructure that must maintain operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump: Coronavirus Relief Funding Could Depend On End Of Sanctuary Cities
Preventing states and cities from declining to cooperate with immigration enforcement has been one of Donald Trump's goals since the week he took office. The COVID-19 pandemic might help him achieve it.
Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Coronavirus Safety for Federal Workers
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee want to know what steps the Office of Personnel Management is taking to ensure that frontline federal workers have adequate access to personal protective equipment.
$175 Billion Fund for Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Could Bail Out Big Chains
Coronavirus relief packages set aside $175 billion for a health care provider relief fund for hospitals treating the most vulnerable coronavirus patients, but experts told Newsweek the money likely will go to large hospital systems instead.
Using Chloroquine For Covid-19 Could Lead to Death, Study Shows
A study of 81 patients with Covid-19 in Brazil said chloroquine should not be used to treat the disease because it can lead to death.
Trump Claims Suggestion to Treat COVID-19 with Disinfectant Was 'Sarcasm'
Just hours after his White House Press Secretary claimed his remarks were merely taken out of context, the president offered a new explanation for why he suggested that injected disinfectant be investigated as a coronavirus treatment.
Small Business Loans Get More Funding After Trump Signs $484 Billion Bill
Trump signed a $484 billion appropriations bill to add $320 billion to the CARES Act's small business loan program, with money targeted for minority- and women-owned businesses and for small- and mid-sized banks.
Americans Trust Fauci, Governors Over Trump on Coronavirus, Polls Show
A series of recent polls found that most Americans trust their governors far more than President Trump when it comes to whether to retain social distancing measures, but National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci is a more trusted figure than even both of them.
Trump Orders Some Immigration Suspended, Claims Order Blocks All Immigrants
The president signed an order which suspends the issuance of new Green Cards to anyone outside the U.S. for the next two months.
Trump's Immigration Ban Will Exempt Farm, Medical Workers
The order will exempt programs that are frequently targeted by anti-immigration activists who claim that they encourage companies to hire foreign employees who will work for less money than equally qualified Americans.
Only 1 in 10 Americans Back 'Liberate' Protests, Poll Shows
Of the 1,000 people surveyed over that three-day period, just 10 percent said they favored an end to social distancing. The vast majority of respondents—86 percent—said the measures in place should remain that way or should be strengthened.
Ex-CDC Boss Says 'Things Are Clearly Missing' from White House Guidelines
The physician who led the CDC through the 2009 swine flu pandemic said the White House's new guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy are missing a number of significant pieces.
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Haven't Agreed on Any Coronavirus Origin Theory
Though a report claimed the novel coronavirus was accidentally released from a virology lab, an U.S. Intelligence Community official tells Newsweek says the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are still unknown.
How Trump Could Reward or Punish Governors for How Fast Their States Open
The president's new guidelines for "opening up America again" leave state governors with responsibility for establishing their own states' timelines for relaxing social distancing measures.
Trump Claims 29 States May Reopen in 'Next Few Days,' Declines to Say Which
Citing no evidence, the president claimed that 29 states would soon be ready to begin the process of lifting social distancing measures meant to halt the spread of COVID-19
Trump Threatens to Adjourn Congress if He Can't Bypass Senate on Nomination
The president threatened to invoke a power never before used by any president, unless Congress adjourns to allow him to appoint individuals who the Senate has declined to approve
Trump's Promised Economic Reopening Council Hasn't Materialized
The large group of business and industry leaders announced on Tuesday bears little resemblance to the 'opening our country council' which Trump promised to roll out.
Trump's Plan to Reopen Economy Involves 'Authorizing' Govs to Reopen States
Trump appeared to back down on his claim of "total authority" over when governors could begin to lift social distancing measures, a view which drew ridicule from constitutional scholars.
Trump Halts U.S. Funding for WHO Pending COVID-19 'Mismanagement' Probe
The president announced that the U.S. would suspend funding for the U.N.-chartered organization while the Trump administration looked into whether it had "covered up" China's mistakes in handling the outbreak.
Trump Claims He Can Override State Lockdowns as Dem Governors Make Plans
The president claimed that the Constitution gives him the power to order governors to reopen their economies against the recommendations of their own public health experts.
Donald Trump and His Supporters Push Ahead With Plans to Reopen Economy
The President is expected to announce Tuesday the names of business leaders, medical experts, and state governors who will serve on his "council for re-opening the country"
Trump Campaign Sues TV Station Over Ad Criticizing His Coronavirus Response
The Trump campaign filed its third lawsuit against a news outlet in as many months over an ad produced by a Democratic Super PAC that uses the president's own words against him
Trump Pledges U.S. Oil Production Cut to Seal Mexico-OPEC Deal
Trump said the United States will cut its oil production by a quarter-million barrels of crude oil per day to help Mexico meet OPEC's demands for a deal to bolster global petroleum prices.
Trump Promises U.S. Will Do 'Whatever is Necessary' to Help Boeing
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. "can't let anything happen to Boeing."
Trump just threatened to pull out of WTO unless the US keeps winning cases
For the third year in a row, Trump threatened to withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization based on the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. lost most of the disputes it brings to the organization's dispute resolution body
Fauci Says Coronavirus Drug Trial Results Won't Be Known Until Summer
The nation's top virologist said that randomized clinical trials to determine whether a number of possible treatments for COVID-19 will be effective won't be ready until the summer.
Trump Says Widespread Coronavirus Testing 'Would Never Happen' in U.S.
The president said a widespread COVID-19 testing program to assess whether Americans can safely return to work would be "a nice thing to do" but "would never happen" on his watch.
White House to Create Coronavirus Economic Task Force: What Do We Know?
The White House will soon announce the creation of a second coronavirus task force to focus on re-opening the economy after weeks of social distancing measures.
Trump Says He Never Saw Intel Reports on Initial Coronavirus Outbreak
The president, who has also admitted that he never read or sought to read a January memorandum warning of the danger posed by COVID-19, told reporters on Wednesday that he never saw a November intelligence report warning of a new virus spreading in China.
