Month: March 2020

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered all restaurants, bars, and clubs in the nation’s capital to effectively close by 10 p.m. ET Monday in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Take-out and delivery is still allowed. The suspension — which also orders health clubs, spas, massage parlors and theaters to close by

If Joe Biden wins the Democratic nomination, his running mate will be a woman, he said Sunday, which quickly elevated a small collection of women leaders. Biden, throughout his presidential run, has mentioned a host of women as possible vice-presidential picks, including former primary rivals California Sen. Kamala Harris, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Massachusetts

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said Monday the state’s primary election would be postponed. “Today, Governor (Andy) Beshear and I agreed to delay the primary election originally scheduled for May 19 to June 23,” Adams said in a video posted to Twitter. Kentucky joins Louisiana and Georgia in postponing their primaries over fears surrounding

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Monday outlined a list of proposals to address the coronavirus outbreak, including giving all American adults $1,000 in response to fallout from the spread of the disease. Romney’s office framed the proposals as a way to ensure economic stability for working Americans. “Every American adult should immediately receive

President Donald Trump says he’s offered a grim assessment of the worsening novel coronavirus outbreak to his 13-year-old son. “I’ve spoken actually with my son, he says, ‘How bad is this?’” Trump said during a coronavirus news conference on Monday, describing his conversations about the crisis with his youngest son, Barron. “It’s bad, it’s bad,”

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio went to a local gym Monday morning despite increasing calls from public health officials urging social distancing to limit the spread of coronavirus. “The YMCA has been a huge part of his and his family’s life, like it has been for a lot of New Yorkers. It’s clear that’s

Leaders of the world’s advanced economies agreed Monday to coordinate their response to a growing coronavirus pandemic even as fractures emerge between Europe and the United States over travel restrictions and efforts to develop a vaccine. In a morning videoconference, the Group of 7 leaders agreed to pool some medical resources and align their central

President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House is evaluating whether to encourage isolation measures, such as a quarantine or curfew, in certain novel coronavirus “hotspots” around the country, but is not considering issuing those measures nationwide. “At this point, not nationwide, but … we may look at certain areas, certain hotspots, as they

The Pentagon is attempting to create a “bubble” around its top two officials, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist, by keeping them “physically separated” as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic, a Defense Department spokesperson said Monday. “Starting today, the secretary and the deputy secretary are remaining physically separated,” said Pentagon

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday recommended that no gatherings with 50 people or more take place for the next eight weeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The agency said these gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings and other types of assemblies. “Large events and