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Senate Dems block GOP move to provide more money for small businesses, demand funds for hospitals
(WASHINGTON) -- As small businesses across the country are crushed by the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus pandemic, and as unemployment claims skyrocket to a historic 16 million in…
Coronavirus government response update: Fauci says death toll may be much lower than expected, Trump to form economic task force
(WASHINGTON) -- As the nation's top health expert said Thursday that he thinks the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could be far less than the original White House projection of…
Nearly 2K US troops currently have the novel coronavirus: Pentagon
(WASHINGTON) -- Nearly 2,000 U.S. service members currently have the novel coronavirus, according to new data published by the Defense Department Thursday. More than 400 of those cases are sailors…
White House setting up economic crisis task force focused on reopening country
(WASHINGTON) -- The White House is preparing to announce a second coronavirus task force -- this one focused on the economic elements and opening the economy, two senior administration officials…
Federal government needs 18-month plan for life to return to normal: Dr. Zeke Emanuel
(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Zeke Emanuel, one of the key architects of the Affordable Care Act and a special adviser to the director general of the World Health Organization, said on…
Good cop, bad cop: The Trump-Pence dynamic in the coronavirus crisis
(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump had already sparred with reporters for more than an hour-and-a-half Monday evening, during his now daily update on his administration's battle with the coronavirus pandemic,…
Trump says drug companies in touch with Johnson's doctors about 'potential cures'
(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump repeated Tuesday that he has asked U.S. drug companies to recommend what he called "possible cures" to doctors treating British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, currently…
Democrats want $500B more in crisis relief, setting up possible Senate showdown
(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for half a trillion dollars in additional financial aid to boost local and state governments,…