The US hits a grim new record as Trump continues to preach optimism
The US is now the world leader in coronavirus infections, with more than 100,000 as of Friday. That includes more than 25,000 in New York City, where…
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The US hits a grim new record as Trump continues to preach optimism
The US is now the world leader in coronavirus infections, with more than 100,000 as of Friday. That includes more than 25,000 in New York City, where…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump makes another round of misstatements during coronavirus briefing
Inaccuracies about the stock market. Baffling statements about a closed GM plant. Stating you can call coronavirus the flu. President Donald Trump on…
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Biden offers to talk to coronavirus victims’ families and nearly offers his phone number
Joe Biden nearly offered his cell phone number to family members of coronavirus victims on national television Friday night as he discussed the…
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Biden offers to talk to coronavirus victims’ families and nearly offers his phone number
Joe Biden nearly offered his cell phone number to family members of coronavirus victims on national television Friday night as he discussed the…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on the coronavirus response
Joe Biden during a CNN town hall Friday night detailed how he’d respond to the coronavirus pandemic. From a remote feed in his home in…
Continue Reading Joe Biden describes how he stays in touch with his grandkids while practicing social distancing
Former Vice President Joe Biden is not letting the threat of coronavirus stop him from keeping in touch with his five grandchildren. At a CNN town…
Continue Reading How much will I receive from the stimulus bill?
Congress just passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill to address the growing economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Included are direct…
Continue Reading A flash of normalcy in Washington is jarring in these coronavirus times
It was a scene I have watched play out umpteen times over the years – senators milling about as they gather to cast a vote on the Senate floor.…
Continue Reading Cuomo calls Trump ‘incorrect and grossly uninformed’ about New York’s ventilator situation as fight escalates
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed President Donald Trump for his call to distribute federal ventilators the state had in storage as the…
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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to require GM to make ventilators
President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Friday to require General Motors to produce more ventilators to deal with increased…
Continue Reading Trump invokes Defense Production Act to require GM to make ventilators
President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Friday to require General Motors to produce more ventilators to deal with increased…
Continue Reading Michigan governor says shipments of medical supplies ‘canceled’ or ‘delayed’ and sent to federal government
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an interview Friday that her state is not getting the health and safety equipment needed to fight the spread…
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom takes new tone with Trump as he steers California during coronavirus crisis
For California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the call that triggered state’s full crisis response came in the middle of the night on March 6, and he was…
Continue Reading Trump doesn’t explicitly guarantee that everyone who needs a ventilator will get one
President Donald Trump would not explicitly guarantee on Friday that anybody in the US who needs a ventilator to combat coronavirus would have access…
Continue Reading New York congresswoman ‘felt so helpless’ after hearing nurse’s plea for help
Rep. Grace Meng described feeling powerless when she received a call on Friday from a nurse begging for more medical support at Elmhurst hospital in…
Continue Reading White House finalizing new coronavirus guideline options for Trump ahead of 15-day expiration
Administration officials were still working Friday to finalize a list of options to present President Donald Trump concerning the next phase of…
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Trump signs historic $2 trillion stimulus after Congress passes it Friday
President Donald Trump signed into law Friday afternoon a historic $2 trillion stimulus package as the American public and the US economy fight the…
Continue Reading Trump signs historic $2 trillion stimulus after Congress passes it Friday
President Donald Trump signed into law Friday afternoon a historic $2 trillion stimulus package as the American public and the US economy fight the…
Continue Reading The week in 15 headlines
This week, President Donald Trump set an ambitious (and some say unrealistic) timeline to open the country back up by Easter, while the Senate and…
Continue Reading 10 leaders who mattered most on the coronavirus response this week
Each week during the nationwide fight against the coronavirus, I am looking at 10 leaders — usually politicians but not exclusively —…
Continue Reading State Department says it has repatriated 15,000 Americans but is tracking tens of thousands more
The US State Department has repatriated more than 15,000 Americans who had been stuck abroad due to coronavirus but is still tracking tens of…
Continue Reading TSA closing checkpoints as traveler numbers fall, coronavirus cases among officers rise
The Transportation Security Administration announced more than 20 new cases of coronavirus among its airport screening workforce on Friday. A total…
Continue Reading When will you see money and benefits from the stimulus bill?
Congress and President Donald Trump have enacted a historic $2 trillion stimulus bill to address the dramatic economic crisis caused by the…
Continue Reading Two more members of Congress test positive for Covid-19
Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Carolina and Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania are the latest members of Congress to test positive…
Continue Reading Mayors say they can’t get supplies needed for coronavirus crisis
Mayors from 213 cities across the country report they do not have, and have no way of acquiring, adequate equipment and supplies to protect first…
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Mayors say they can’t get supplies needed for coronavirus crisis
Mayors from 213 cities across the country report they do not have, and have no way of acquiring, adequate equipment and supplies to protect first…
Continue Reading DACA recipients ask Supreme Court to consider their work in fight against coronavirus
Undocumented immigrants who work as health care providers are asking for their efforts fighting the coronavirus to be taken into consideration as the…
Continue Reading Klobuchar opens up about husband’s recovery from coronavirus
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that her husband has “finally turned the corner” and is recovering back home after being diagnosed and…
Continue Reading Appeals court blocks administration policy denying bond to asylum seekers
A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings to asylum seekers. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th US…
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