Republicans are accusing Democrats of using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to push unrelated political agendas, as the two sides failed to reach an agreement Sunday night to advance legislation that would provide relief to American businesses and families struggling as a result of the outbreak. On the Senate floor shortly after noon on […]
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Surgeon General Warns “It’s Going To Get Bad”
Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Monday reiterated an urgent call for Americans to follow recommendations to stay at home in order to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. “I want America to understand this week it’s going to get bad,” Adams said Monday in an appearance on NBC’s “Today.” Adams said people who are still […]
Trump To Give American Family Of Four $3,000
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that a tentative stimulus package in response to the coronavirus outbreak will include two weeks of loans to small businesses and an average payment of $3,000 to a family of four. “The president is very determined to protect American workers. The first part are what I call small business […]
McConnell Delays Corona Stimulus Vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) delayed an initial vote related to a mammoth coronavirus stimulus package until later Sunday as a deal over the bill remains elusive. McConnell moved the vote on a “shell” bill, which the text of the stimulus package would be added to, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m on Sunday. […]
Rand Paul Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesman said on Sunday, becoming the first senator known to contract the disease. “Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his […]
FDA Green-lights First Rapid Response Corona Test
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first coronavirus diagnostic test that can be conducted entirely at the point of care. The test from California-based Cepheid will deliver results in about 45 minutes — much faster than current tests that require a sample to be sent to a centralized lab, where results can […]
Country Legend Kenny Rogers Dead Aged 81
Kenny Rogers, the country musician behind such hits as “The Gambler” and “Lady” over a six-decade career, has died at the age of 81, his family announced early Saturday. “Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” according to a statement from his management […]
Trump To Issue National Emergency Shutdown?
Momentum appears to be building for a national shutdown to confront the coronavirus crisis, raising the prospect that President Trump could issue an order requiring people to stay at home. Such an order would be unprecedented in American history, but some of Trump’s top advisors have said publicly they would be open to it. Anthony […]
Trump Spars With Press After Reporter Asks Him To Be Honest With America
The White House briefing on the coronavirus pandemic devolved into a nasty fight on Friday between President Trump and an NBC reporter, underscoring the shortcomings of the press event. The president has re-established himself as the face of his administration’s response to the pandemic, appearing at every news briefing this week and doing the bulk […]
Top Republican Lawmaker Illegally Making Millions Off Coronavirus
Tucker Carlson Thursday called on Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., to resign if he can’t explain why he sold millions in stock in mid-February before the market fell amid the coronavirus outbreak. “He had inside information about what could happen to our country, which is now happening,” Carlson said on his show “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Burr […]
Economy To Be Hitter Harder Than 2008 Crisis
J.P. Morgan is calling for a sharper U.S. economic contraction in the second quarter, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, than the country experienced during the worst of the 2008 financial crisis. The firm sees the U.S. economy shrinking by 5.3 percent from January through March and 14 percent during the following three months. By comparison, […]
Covid-19 Kills 3 Members Of Family, 4 More In Hospital
The heavy toll of the coronavirus pandemic is hitting one large New Jersey family especially hard. Three members of the extended family have died within days of one other, and four others are hospitalized, three of them in critical condition. Their plight, first reported by NJ.com, began with the death of Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, on […]