Mar 29 Relief package billions can’t buy hospitals out of shortages By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press Experts say the problem isn’t a lack of money. It's that there aren't enough supplies to buy. Continue reading
Mar 29 Pelosi warns against reopening country too soon By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump shouldn’t be rushing to reopen schools and businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 29 Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help By Joseph Wilson, Colleen Barry, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:36 Pandemic intensifies universal health care conversation By PBS NewsHour More than 3 million Americans last week filed for unemployment benefits. Many who lost their jobs may now have to go without health insurance as well. And with a growing pandemic, the national conversation about universal health care is intensifying. Continue watching
Mar 28 Illinois Gov. says infant with COVID-19 has died By Associated Press Officials didn't release other information about the infant, who was from Cook County, which includes Chicago, including whether the child had other health issues. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 13:00 Outbreak reignites idea of universal basic income The federal stimulus package that will provide relief checks to some families impacted by the pandemic, has reignited the idea of universal basic income. One testing ground for UBI is in Stockton, California, where a pilot program is underway. Hari… Continue watching
Mar 28 AP FACT CHECK: Trump a rosy outlier on science of the virus By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press A look at the veracity of claims by political figures this week. Groundless assurances keep coming from President Donald Trump, a rosy outlier on the science of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump: No quarantine, but travel advisory for NY, CT and NJ By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Trump is backing away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Instead, Trump is directing that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to NYC for coronavirus aid By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump will send off a naval hospital ship Saturday before it heads to New York City, as he aims to highlight the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 28 Ex-Sen. Tom Coburn, conservative political maverick, dies By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, has died. He was 72. Continue reading