• WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser gives coronavirus update, announces hospital agreement

    WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser gives coronavirus update, announces hospital agreement

    Apr 30, 2020 02:53 PM EST

    Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gave an update April 30 on the city’s response to the novel coronavirus. Watch the mayor's remarks in the player above. The mayor also announced an agreement to construct two new hospitals in the city, replacing the current facilities at Howard University ...

  • WATCH: Illinois governor gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: Illinois governor gives coronavirus update

    Apr 30, 2020 12:13 AM EST

    Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker held a news conference April 29 on the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Watch the governor's remarks in the player above.

  • WATCH: Pelosi, Clyburn announce members of Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis

    WATCH: Pelosi, Clyburn announce members of Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis

    Apr 29, 2020 06:05 PM EST

    ... be announced by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. "I'm proud to appoint distinguished and accomplished leaders to the committee who will assure that our coronavirus response puts working families first," Pelosi said in a press conference. In addition to Clyburn, the Democratic members are: Reps. Maxine Waters, Calif.; Carolyn ...

  • Joe Biden wins Ohio's mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus

    Joe Biden wins Ohio's mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus

    Apr 29, 2020 01:38 PM EST

    Tuesday's primary was the first major test of statewide elections via mail amid an outbreak.

  • Tribes urge U.S. Treasury to disburse coronavirus relief funding

    Tribes urge U.S. Treasury to disburse coronavirus relief funding

    Apr 28, 2020 08:56 PM EST

    ... Settlement Act. Mehta said neither the corporations nor the Treasury Department showed the corporations are providing public services comparable to tribal governments to combat the coronavirus. The corporations, which are not parties to the lawsuit, have said they support Alaska Natives economically, socially and culturally. Two associations that together represent ...

  • WATCH: California governor gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: California governor gives coronavirus update

    Apr 28, 2020 07:23 PM EST

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Watch the governor's remarks in the player above. California schoolchildren could return to their classrooms as early as July though there likely will be modifications ...

  • WATCH: Trump holds briefing to address coronavirus relief for small businesses

    WATCH: Trump holds briefing to address coronavirus relief for small businesses

    Apr 28, 2020 07:04 PM EST

    ... the heavy volume of loan applications from business owners trying to get aid under the Paychceck Protection Program, part of the government’s $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package. “Today is just another slow, frustrating slog for getting PPP loans through,” said Paul Merski, a vice president at the Independent Community ...

  • WATCH: Trump meets with Florida Gov. DeSantis to discuss coronavirus outbreak

    WATCH: Trump meets with Florida Gov. DeSantis to discuss coronavirus outbreak

    Apr 28, 2020 02:57 PM EST

    President Donald Trump met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 28 to discuss the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the meeting in the player above. Florida's stay-at-home-order is set to expire on Friday. Like many other leaders across the country, DeSantis is weighing ...

  • WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing

    WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing

    Apr 27, 2020 09:07 PM EST

    ... public would be comfortable resuming more normal activities. Worries are growing among Republicans and Trump allies over the president's increasingly erratic handling of the coronavirus crisis. Though the White House and the president's re-election team have resolutely projected outward confidence, a number of Trump's confidants have ...

  • Riots, escapes and fear as coronavirus hits juvenile centers

    Riots, escapes and fear as coronavirus hits juvenile centers

    Apr 27, 2020 08:23 PM EST

    ... the last available count. Roughly 70% were accused of low-level crimes. It’s unclear exactly how many kids have been released due to the coronavirus, but a new survey by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation looked at a snapshot of juvenile justice agencies in 30 states housing ...