Senate Majority Leader says no stimulus for at least three weeks. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced that the Senate was “unlikely” to pass a new coronavirus…
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Labor Department Releases Job Numbers
Layoffs continue to be high. The Department of Labor released its job market report on Thursday, showing the addition of 661,000 nonfarm jobs in September. The unemployment rate…
Read MorePresident Trump to Resume Campaigning
White House physician has cleared him for public events. The White House announced on Friday that President Trump would be resuming his campaigning around the country following a…
Read MoreDr. Fauci Says President Appears Healthy
President Trump says he is feeling well. On Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said President Trump looks healthy. “He certainly looks good and apparently feels good,” Dr. Fauci said.…
Read MoreSpeaker Rules Out Stand-Alone Airline Relief Bill
President had urged individual stand-alone funding. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said on Thursday she would not agree to a stand-alone bill that would assist the airline…
Read MorePanel Recommends First Recipients of Future Vaccine
Serving low-income minorities to follow health care personnel and first responders. An advisory panel created to aid President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed has recommended that coronavirus vaccine doses…
Read MoreHouse of Representatives Unveils New Stimulus Package
A renewed attempt to move negotiations forward. The House of Representatives announced a new batch of stimulus measures aimed at addressing the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19…
Read MorePresident Plans Distribution of Rapid COVID Tests
150 million tests will go to states by the end of the year. During a press conference in the Rose Garden Monday, President Trump announced a plan to…
Read MoreU.S. Outlines Vaccine Distribution Plan
Officials expect vaccine by end of the year. Federal health agencies released a report to Congress on Wednesday outlining the needed steps to assure that a coronavirus vaccine…
Read MorePresident Aimed to Avoid Panic over COVID-19
Says downplaying coronavirus threat was to prevent overly frightening people. In a new book on the Trump presidency by Bob Woodward, President Trump admitted back in March that…
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