Coronavirus bill allows for pretax spending on menstrual products
The coronavirus spending package will provide a variety of types of assistance for average Americans to combat the economic effects of the pandemic…
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Trump says feds developing new guidelines for virus risk, social distance
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus…
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EPA dials back environmental enforcement during pandemic
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is indefinitely dialing back enforcement of regulations and fines for companies…
Continue Reading Trump administration to federal prisons: Increase home confinement for inmates to slow coronavirus spread
The Trump administration on Thursday joined the national push to release at-risk inmates as the number of cases of coronavirus continues to multiply…
Continue Reading Rapid increase in coronavirus cases aboard US aircraft carrier
There are now 25 sailors who have tested positive for the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, just two days after the…
Continue Reading Get ready for a coronavirus-delayed Super Tuesday
States left and right are postponing their primaries because of the coronavirus. The most popular reschedule date? June 2. Consider it a Super…
Continue Reading Trump previews new social distancing guidelines based on geographic risks
President Donald Trump told US governors on Thursday his administration was preparing to issue new, potentially more relaxed social distancing…
Continue Reading Three migrant children in US government custody test positive for coronavirus
Three unaccompanied migrant children in government custody have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Office of Refugee Resettlement,…
Continue Reading Abortion-rights advocates sue Texas officials for limiting abortion access in coronavirus order
A group of Texas abortion providers and abortion rights advocates are suing state officials after Texas opted to include abortions among nonessential…
Continue Reading DC’s mayor says amount of funds allocated for coronavirus is ‘infuriating’
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said the District of Columbia was treated like a “territory” instead of a state after it…
Continue Reading Trump administration targets Venezuela’s President and other top officials
The Justice Department announced narco-terrorism and other criminal charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and senior leaders from his…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar’s husband returns home from hospital to recover from coronavirus
Amy Klobuchar‘s husband, John Bessler, is recovering at home after being hospitalized for coronavirus, the Minnesota senator and former…
Continue Reading MLB commissioner says ‘public health situation’ will guide when games start again
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that the organization will reach a decision about when to resume its delayed season only…
Continue Reading The pandemic is forcing us to reimagine what community looks like
No one is beyond the novel coronavirus’ reach: From social-distancing measures to virtual lockdowns, the current crisis demands that, whenever…
Continue Reading US Army says coronavirus mitigation efforts ‘have proven insufficient’ as it suspends some non-critical training
The US Army says mitigation efforts to blunt the spread of the coronavirus “have proven insufficient” within the service and it is…
Continue Reading Hillary and Bill Clinton sent over 400 pizzas to New York hospitals fighting against coronavirus
With New York quickly becoming the new epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the US, healthcare workers in the state have been working nonstop.…
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Deadline to get a REAL ID pushed back at least a year due to coronavirus
The deadline to obtain a REAL ID, federally mandated identification that will be needed for passengers to board aircraft, will be extended until…
Continue Reading How Nancy Pelosi became the most powerful female member of Congress ever
Nancy Pelosi turns 80 today. And as she marks the occasion, she does so as the single most powerful female member of Congress in American history. On…
Continue Reading G20 videoconference gathered world leaders coping with coronavirus
The leaders of the world’s foremost industrialized nations convened Thursday to discuss the global coronavirus outbreak as data emerged showing…
Continue Reading US push to include ‘Wuhan virus’ language in G7 joint statement fractures alliance
A push by the US State Department to include the phrase “Wuhan virus” in a joint statement with other Group of Seven members following a…
Continue Reading Answering 6 key questions about Congress’ coronavirus response package
Congress is gearing up to vote on its largest emergency aid package in US history in order to respond to the coronavirus outbreak and its economic…
Continue Reading A restless Trump wants to end the country’s isolation — and his own
He’s sitting through glitchy conference calls, and friends say he’s thinking about his job security. Cabin fever amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading What’s in the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress?
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressional lawmakers have passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, with cash and assistance…
Continue Reading Staggering jobs number shows why even a $2 trillion virus stimulus rescue plan is too small
The bleakest one-time jobs data in American history — 3.28 million people filed for unemployment last week — shows why even a $2 trillion…
Continue Reading Joe Arpaio files for election to try to win back sheriff’s job
Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump over two years ago, said he has officially filed election papers in a…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter asks donors give to coronavirus response rather than the Carter Center
Former President Jimmy Carter is asking donors to “forgo (their) next gift” to the Carter Center and instead support local groups working…
Continue Reading Stimulus bill offers $600 a week to the unemployed for 4 months
In a historic expansion of unemployment insurance, the federal government would give jobless workers an extra $600 a week on top of their state…
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Senate stimulus deal includes individual checks — but don’t expect the money right away
The Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion stimulus deal late Wednesday that includes sending checks directly to individuals amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Senate stimulus deal includes individual checks — but don’t expect the money right away
The Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion stimulus deal late Wednesday that includes sending checks directly to individuals amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Student loan payments suspended for six months under Senate bill
Student loan borrowers would be allowed to put off paying their federal student loan payments without penalty until September 30 under the Senate…
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