WATCH: DHS official discusses ongoing research on virus and sunlight at White House briefing
President Trump invited a senior Department of Homeland Security official to detail ongoing research his agency is conducting on the impact warm temperatures and sunlight might have on killing the virus.
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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…
WATCH: Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing.
WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force hold news briefing from the White House
President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing at 5 p.m. EST. Watch the briefing in the player above.
The president on Tuesday directed his administration to freeze funding to the World Health Organization, pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China.
President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing. Watch the briefing in the player above.
Being able to sift out facts from the White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefings each day can be an arduous affair. NewsHour Weekend’s Hari Sreenivasan and Zachary Green are highlighting the most salient details in a new online segment,…
Is he a wartime president or a backup point man? President Donald Trump seems to go back and forth on that, or both ways at once, in responding to the coronavirus pandemic that takes more lives by the hour.
President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing Tuesday evening to provide an update on the U.S. fight against COVID-19. The tone at the news conference was sober, as Trump urged Americans to prepare for a “very tough” period ahead.
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