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 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 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 New York state delays presidential primary By Associated Press Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was delaying the state’s presidential primary from April 28 to June 23, when the state plans to hold legislative congressional and local party primaries. 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 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
Mar 28 Hawks no more: Fiscal conservatives embrace rescue package By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embraced the coronavirus rescue package approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, shrugging off past concerns about spending in the face of a public… Continue reading
Mar 27 Citing outbreak, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency announced the move Thursday, saying the pandemic could make it difficult for companies to comply with public health and environment laws. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 9:26 House passes largest economic relief package in history after voting drama The House of Representatives returned to D.C. Friday to approve the largest economic relief package in U.S. history. Bipartisan agreement over the bill reflected lawmakers’ recognition of urgent need amid the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, governors continued to plead for more… Continue watching