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 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 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 27 Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Trump says negotiations with General Motors had been productive, "but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting process to continue to run its normal course."… Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: Trump warns governors to be ‘appreciative’ By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press After days of pleading by the nation's governors, Trump on Friday signed an order aimed at compelling General Motors to prioritize the production of ventilators under the Defense Production Act. Continue reading
Mar 26 Coronavirus pandemic upends rules of partisan politics in Washington By Daniel Bush In responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have found themselves in the unfamiliar position of confronting a crisis that does not fall along partisan lines. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing By Justin Stabley The White House task force is expected to give an update on the nation's current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force holds press briefing on outbreak By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump said of the greatest public-health emergency in anyone's lifetime, "I don’t think its going to end up being such a rough patch" and anticipated the economy soaring “like a rocket ship” when it's over. Yet he implored… Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: WHO chief says political leadership ‘can stop this pandemic’ By Associated Press In a virtual press briefing in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency has called repeatedly for heads of state to lead a “whole-of-government” response to the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing By Associated Press The White House task force will give an update on the nation's current novel coronavirus situation at 5:30 p.m. ET. Watch it live here. Continue reading