Hogan Gidley

The United States needs funding to fight the coronavirus, a White House spokesman said, without confirming reports that the administration was preparing to ask Congress to approve emergency funding, Reuters reported.

"We need some funding here to make sure that we … protect all Americans, that we keep us safe," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley told Fox News Channel.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the situation in Libya with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in a telephone call, Turkey's Communications Directorate said on Jan. 2.

The talk came hours after Turkish parliament voted in favor of sending troops to the northern African country.

US President Donald Trump unconditionally plans to run for a second term in the White House in the 2020 elections, because his achievements speak for themselves, spokesman Hogan Gidley told reporters last night, quoted by DPA.