May 28 WATCH: Small business leaders speak about surviving the COVID-19 crisis By Associated Press The House Small Business Committee will hold a forum May 28 to hear about how small businesses have adjusted their models in response to the economic downturn spurred by the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Labor officials testify on how the government is protecting workers from COVID-19 By Associated Press Labor officials will testify before the Workforce Protections Subcommittee May 28 on the federal government’s actions to protect workers from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
May 28 41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees. Continue reading
May 27 Will mail-in voting turn Election Day into Election Week? By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The public may not know the winner of the presidential race on election day because of a massive shift to voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 3:35 U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 milestone By Lisa Desjardins The coronavirus pandemic has reached a fearsome new milestone as of Wednesday night -- 100,000 U.S. lives lost. That number exceeds all the American dead in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined. Although the House of Representatives made history by… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 9:22 Dr. Fauci on the 'terrible hit' of 100,000 deaths and being realistic about the fall The American death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed the 100,000 milestone on Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci is one of the country's leading public health officials and a key member of President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force. He joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 12:16 Pelosi on COVID-19 testing, FISA bill and whether to hold in-person convention Lawmakers agree struggling Americans need another economic relief package due to the pandemic’s fallout. But congressional Republicans and Democrats differ over who should receive that assistance. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Judy Woodruff to discuss a new House proposal for… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 5:17 Many child care facilities remain closed. Who will watch kids as parents return to work? By Cat Wise Who will care for the children of working parents when they return to their jobs, if schools and many child care providers remain closed? The CARES Act allocated $3.5 billion to support child care programs, but a national organization says… Continue watching
May 27 Report says businesses pessimistic about economy's pace of recovery By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Businesses across the country surveyed by the Federal Reserve don’t appear to share the Trump administration’s optimism about a rapid economic recovery starting this summer. Continue reading
May 27 U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 100,000 By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut, Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press A once-unthinkable toll now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead. Continue reading