Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday

Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday

Jan 27, 2017 - Economy & Business

The highlights from Trump's Hannity interview

Mike Allen, author of AM

Matt Slocum / AP

Trump gave another hour-long interview last night, this time with Fox News' Sean Hannity. Some highlights:

On "Saturday Night Live": "It's a failing show; it's not funny. Alec Baldwin's a disaster. He's terrible on the show. And by the way: I don't mind some humor. But it's terrible."
Giving a tour of the Oval: "And look at my desk: Papers! You don't see presidents with papers on that desk"
On using Reagan's desk: "[Y]ou can pick. They have like seven desks."
On the White House phones: "I have great phones, I have phones -- let me tell you. The technology that we have in this country is incredible. Unfortunately perhaps we don't use it.
On the president in his lifetime he admires most: "Well, I like Reagan. I didn't like him on trade. But other than trade, I liked him very much and he was OK on trade. But not great."
On the letter Obama left him: "What amazed me is that I was vicious to him in statements, he was vicious to me in statements, and here we are getting along, we're riding up Pennsylvania Avenue talk -- we don't even mention it. I guess that's the world of politics."
On how this whole experience has changed him: "I don't think I've had the time to be changed because I'm cutting the prices of airplanes, I'm cutting the prices of army tanks."
Trump's last words in the interview: "The ratings tonight are going to be through the roof."

Subscribe to Axios AM/PM for a daily rundown of what's new and why it matters, directly from Mike Allen.

Subscribe to Axios AM/PM for a daily rundown of what's new and why it matters, directly from Mike Allen.

Go deeper

4 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Biden explains justification for Syria strike in letter to Congress

Photo: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

President Biden told congressional leadership in a letter Saturday that this week's airstrike against facilities in Syria linked to Iranian-backed militia groups was consistent with the U.S. right to self-defense.

Why it matters: Some Democrats, including Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), have criticized the Biden administration for the strike and demanded a briefing.

Go deeper (1 min. read)

6 hours ago - Health

FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Photo: Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued an emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson's one-shot coronavirus vaccine.

Why it matters: The authorization of a third coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. will help speed up the vaccine rollout across the country, especially since the J&J shot only requires one dose as opposed to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech's two-shot vaccines.

Go deeper (1 min. read)

Updated 6 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios

Health: Health care in the New Washington — Biden: It's "not the time to relax" COVID mitigation efforts — Tracking coronavirus variants through sewage.
Vaccine: FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine for emergency use — About 20% of U.S. adults have received first vaccine dose, White House says — New data reignites the debate over coronavirus vaccine strategy.
Economy: What's really going on with the labor market.
Sports: Poll weighs impact of athlete vaccination.
World: Italy tightens restrictions as experts warn of growing prevalence of variants — PA announces new COVID restrictions as cases surge.

Go deeper (1 min. read)