White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
Public health officials stress that the number could be less if people change their behavior.… MORE
Pelosi forecasts House OK of Senate’s $2.2T virus aid plan
Pelosi says the massive $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief bill approved by the Senate will pass the House on Friday with “strong bipartisan support.”… MORE
Dow surges 10% as Congress moves closer to passing virus aid
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 10% Tuesday as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly $2 trillion of aid into the coronavirus-ravaged economy.… MORE
President Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and says continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said Monday that “we have to open our country because that causes problems that, in my opinion, could be far bigger problems.”…… MORE
A member of Vice President Mike Pence’s staff has tested positive for coronavirus
Pence’s spokeswoman Katie Miller said Friday that the staff member, who is not being identified, did not have “close contact” to either the vice president or President Donald Trump.… MORE
President Trump taps powers to boost virus response; Senate OKs bill
The Senate has overwhelmingly passed a second coronavirus response bill… MORE
Alabama delays March 31 GOP Senate runoff to July 14
Alabama is postponing its Republican primary runoff between two U.S Senate candidates because of the Coronavirus.… MORE
Mnuchin: Trump wants checks sent to public in virus response
President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak… MORE
Senate votes to renew surveillance powers, delaying changes
The 75-day extension pushes off the debate over the surveillance tools as Congress attempts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. … MORE
President Trump: The U.S. could be dealing with Coronavirus until “July or August,” and maybe “longer than that”
Over the next 15 days, Americans should not gather in groups of more than 10 people… MORE
