Feds direct airlines to refund passengers for canceled flights
Federal officials on Friday ordered airlines to reimburse customers for canceled flights, saying a growing number of passengers are complaining amid…
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Trump announces new face mask recommendations after heated internal debate
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was now recommending Americans wear “non-medical cloth” face coverings, a reversal…
Continue Reading Here are the states that postponed their primaries due to coronavirus
Multiple states have postponed their primaries due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has significantly altered the daily lives of Americans. The US…
Continue Reading Sailors cheer for aircraft carrier commander who was removed after issuing coronavirus warning
Sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier cheered for Capt. Brett Crozier as he disembarked the ship for the last time, an…
Continue Reading Top administration officials said last year threat of pandemic kept them up at night
Two top administration officials last year listed the threat of a pandemic as an issue that greatly worried them, undercutting President Donald…
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Trump says HHS secretary meant the ‘concept’ of a pandemic kept him up at night in 2019 comment
President Donald Trump said Friday evening that he thought Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was referring to the “concept”…
Continue Reading Surveillance court wants FBI to explain new reported shortcomings
The federal court that oversees national security surveillance wants the FBI to explain newly uncovered missteps in government warrants to eavesdrop…
Continue Reading 10 leaders who mattered most on coronavirus response this week
Each week during the nationwide fight against the coronavirus — and we are officially through the third week now — I am looking at 10…
Continue Reading Food banks struggle as demand explodes thanks to coronavirus layoffs
More people in need. Less food being donated. And volunteers staying home. Food banks across the nation are facing a perfect storm as they try to…
Continue Reading Supplies could be delayed due to confusion from the White House, companies say
More than a week after President Donald Trump said he would authorize the use of a wartime-era law to force General Motors to produce ventilators,…
Continue Reading The week in 13 headlines
This week, President Donald Trump at last invoked the Defense Production Act as the number of coronavirus cases climbed up in the US and around the…
Continue Reading US military preparing to deploy additional forces to support coronavirus response
The US military is preparing to deploy additional forces to support the coronavirus response, including 15 Army task forces designed to support urban…
Continue Reading SBA loan program glitches reveal challenge in rolling out billions in coronavirus aid
Technical glitches, lender frustrations and lawmakers even live tweeting their own problems with Friday’s rollout overshadowed the first hours…
Continue Reading Trump administration edits national stockpile website a day after it contradicted Jared Kushner
The website of the Strategic National Stockpile was edited on Friday to soften language about how the stockpile is supposed to be used by states…
Continue Reading Navy hospital ship deployed to NYC with 1,000 bed capacity is only treating 22 patients
A US Navy hospital ship currently docked in New York City harbor is treating only 22 patients as of Friday afternoon, despite having a 1,000 bed…
Continue Reading Supreme Court delays oral arguments scheduled for April
The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will postpone the remaining two weeks of oral arguments that were set to begin on April 20 and it is…
Continue Reading Biden campaign says he backs Trump’s China travel ban
Joe Biden’s campaign said Friday the former vice president supports President Donald Trump’s January 31 decision to ban foreign nationals…
Continue Reading FDA changes course and allows China’s KN95 mask to be used in US
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday changed its position on a sought-after type of respirator from China, the KN95, announcing that the…
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White House says anyone ‘in close proximity’ to Trump or Pence will get rapid virus test
The White House will give rapid Covid-19 tests to anyone who will come in close proximity with either President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike…
Continue Reading Inside Jared Kushner and Peter Navarro’s efforts to rescue the White House’s coronavirus response
For days, executives at the industrial company 3M gave Trump administration officials shifting explanations for why they couldn’t send a larger…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg launches a new PAC aimed at helping down-ballot Democrats
Pete Buttigieg launched a new super PAC on Friday, hoping to turn the excitement around his presidential campaign into a political organization that…
Continue Reading Most student loan payments are suspended. Here’s what you need to know.
In an unprecedented move, the US government is automatically suspending payments and waiving interest on federal student loans for six months,…
Continue Reading NRA suing New York for deeming gun stores non-essential businesses during coronavirus pandemic
The National Rifle Association of America sued New York state’s governor and economic development arm in federal court on Thursday for closing…
Continue Reading Pelosi says infrastructure may have to wait past fourth coronavirus bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Democrats could put on hold a host of their infrastructure priorities and instead advance a new stimulus…
Continue Reading The 11 wildest lines from Donald Trump’s utterly childish letter to Chuck Schumer
On Thursday afternoon — moments before he urged people to take politics out of the coronavirus fight — President Donald Trump sent an…
Continue Reading Wait, Jared Kushner is the coronavirus guru now?
As the coronavirus task force gathered for their now-daily press briefing, a familiar figure joined them on stage: President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading The number of people traveling by plane has hit a 10-year low
The number of people traveling by plane has hit a 10-year low as the aviation industry reels from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the…
Continue Reading Trump picks controversial McConnell ally for powerful appeals court
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would name Justin Walker, a favorite of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to one of the most…
Continue Reading Small business stimulus measures poised for rocky rollout
For days, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has promised Friday would be the day a massive loan program for small businesses kicks into gear. Friday…
Continue Reading Commander of aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus removed for ‘poor judgment’ after sounding alarm
The commander of a US aircraft carrier that has been hit by a major outbreak of coronavirus has been relieved of command for showing “poor…
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