Jul 24 Wall Street dips as tension mounts between U.S. and China By Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic remains the most dominant force in markets, with its potential to destroy lives and economies. But other risks are also bubbling up, headlined by Friday's worsening relations between the United States and China. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Pelosi says Republicans in ‘disarray’ over COVID rescue bill By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press Fears of coronavirus have sparked an historic recession in the U.S. economy, and millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 8:06 Some parents may be pushed out of the workforce due to lack of child care By Paul Solman In the U.S., child care was expensive and difficult to obtain long before the pandemic. But coronavirus has closed schools, forced parents to work from home and shuttered some care facilities for good. With COVID-19 surging in much of the… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:45 Can MLB play ball and still avoid an outbreak? Months after the start of spring training, the first pitch of the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be thrown Thursday night. Opening Day gets underway with the Washington Nationals hosting the New York Yankees. But the season will be… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 2:09 Why Trump decided to cancel Jacksonville convention President Trump announced late Thursday that the 2020 Republican National Convention will no longer be held in Jacksonville, Florida, in August. While some local officials expressed appreciation for the decision, Democrats argued it came much later than it should have. Continue watching
Jul 23 ‘This is not working.’ Parents juggling jobs and child care under COVID-19 see no good solutions By Laura Santhanam When the pandemic forced day cares and schools to close across much of the country, the stress of child care fell upon millions of parents of children who feel they must choose between their jobs and kids, often multiple times… Continue reading
Jul 23 White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object By Lisa Mascaro, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Lawmakers hear analysis of Democratic proposal for COVID-19 relief By Associated Press The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing July 23 on the Heroes Act, a Democratic-backed bill focused on promoting economic recovery from COVID-19 in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Education officials testify on how to reopen schools amid the pandemic By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee held a hearing July 23 on safely reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 23 1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March. Continue reading