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 world. The White House also began discussions with Congress about yet another economic stimulus package. Monday House Democrats eye ambitious fourth coronavirus bill CNN Poll: Americans divided over government…… MORE
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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 leaders — usually politicians, but not exclusively — whose voices mattered that week in addressing the pandemic and working to find solutions to get the country through this. (You can…… MORE
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 of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, the new loan program that was designed to help put millions directly into the hands of small business owners affected by coronavirus. In less than a week, the…… MORE
Delta CEO: ‘We still haven’t seen the bottom’
Delta Air Lines expects revenue over the next three months to be down 90%, with no end of the industry’s troubles in sight. “Even as Delta is burning more than $60 million in cash every day, we know we still haven’t seen the bottom,” said CEO Ed Bastian warned employees that Friday. He said April’s…… MORE
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 of previous guidance that suggested masks were unnecessary for people who weren’t sick. Trump said the recommendations, which came after a week of heated deliberations inside the White House, were voluntary and that he would not partake.…… MORE
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 — a day after media outlets reported that the original version contradicted a claim by senior White House official Jared Kushner. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, said…… MORE
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 area hospitals dealing with the pandemic, a US defense official told CNN. The Navy has placed two additional Navy Expeditionary Medical Treatment Facilities, one active duty and the other drawn from the…… MORE
Trump administration will reimburse hospitals for treating uninsured coronavirus patients using stimulus funds
The Trump administration will use funds from the $2 trillion federal stimulus package to pay hospitals for treating uninsured coronavirus patients, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday. The money will come from a $100 billion fund set up to reimburse hospitals and other health care providers for their coronavirus expenses, he said.…… MORE
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 who had been in China within the previous 14 days from entering the United States. “Joe Biden supports travel bans that are guided by medical experts, advocated by public health officials, and backed by a…… MORE
Dancing with Debbie Allen and other ways celebrities are encouraging self-distanced wellness
On March 12, Debbie Allen had what would turn out to be one of the last meetings with the staff of the Debbie Allen Dance Studio she would have for a while. That day, they had closed the studio amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. It was the same day production was suspended on…… MORE
