Apr 22 WATCH: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy held a news conference April 22 on the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 22 Virus expert claims reprisal for opposing drug Trump touted By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The head of a government agency combating the coronavirus pandemic says he was ousted for opposing politically connected efforts to promote a malaria drug that President Donald Trump has touted without proof as a remedy for COVID-19. Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump disagrees ‘strongly’ with Georgia governor’s move to reopen salons, tattoo parlors By Associated Press “They can wait a little bit longer,” said the president at his daily briefing. Continue reading
Apr 22 Under pressure, Harvard says it will reject U.S. relief aid By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Harvard University announced Wednesday it will turn down $8.7 million in federal coronavirus relief, a day after President Donald Trump criticized the wealthy Ivy League school over taxpayer money it stood to receive. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 3:46 Why was a top federal vaccine expert forced out of his job? Wednesday’s daily briefing of the Coronavirus Task Force came amid new information about a key administration firing. Until Tuesday, Dr. Rick Bright served as a top federal expert on vaccines, heavily involved in the response to COVID-19. Now, Bright says… Continue watching
Apr 22 WATCH: Trump breaks with Georgia governor over reopening certain businesses ‘too soon’ By Jeff Amy, Russ Bynum, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “disagreed strongly” with the decision by Georgia's Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses later this week, saying, “It's just too soon.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 Analysis: Supreme Court’s first opinion related to COVID-19 was anonymous. Here’s why that matters By Marcia Coyle Earlier this month, a U.S. Supreme Court decision put Wisconsinites in the position of choosing between their right to vote and their health when the state held its primary election during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of that… Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Biden holds Earth Day town hall on climate change with Al Gore By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Former Vice President Al Gore, now one of the world's leading climate activists, endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid on Wednesday, declaring that choosing the presumptive Democratic nominee over President Donald Trump is “not rocket science” and “not a close… Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: California governor allows hospitals to resume scheduled surgeries By Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom calls it the first significant change to the state’s stay-at-home order that has been in place for more than a month due to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood Mayor Bill de Blasio reiterated the need for more testing across his city in order to gain control of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading