Mar 17 WATCH: New York City may soon see a shelter-in-place order By Associated Press Gov. Andrew Cuomo said earlier Tuesday he had no interest in imposing local quarantines, but he stopped short of ruling it out. Continue reading
Mar 17 White House seeks $850 billion economic stimulus amid virus crisis By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House is proposing a roughly $850 billion economic rescue package Tuesday amid the coronavirus outbreak, a sweeping stimulus for businesses and taxpayers amid unseen since the Great Recession of 2008. Continue reading
Mar 17 Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak By Tim Sullivan, Chris Rugaber, Associated Press The official reaction to the coronavirus emergency varied dramatically from place to place in the U.S., despite new, more urgent warnings from the Trump administration, which called on Americans not to gather in groups of more than 10 and advised… Continue reading
Mar 17 Nearly half of Americans think Trump is mishandling coronavirus, poll says By Laura Santhanam The percent of Americans who are concerned about the spread of novel coronavirus in their cities, towns and neighborhoods has nearly doubled since early February as cases rise nationwide, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Mar 16 U.S. airlines seek billions in aid as outbreak cripples travel By David Koenig, Associated Press U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 16 Asylum seekers attend border court amid outbreak By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press U.S. immigration courts sharply scaled back operations Monday but have stopped well short of a total shutdown demanded by employees, including judges and government attorneys. Continue reading
Mar 16 How the novel coronavirus is upending American politics By Will Weissert, Associated Press The most elemental act of American democracy — voting — is facing a big test on Tuesday as four states scheduled to hold presidential primaries confront the impact of a global pandemic that has turned everyday life upside-down. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 8:26 Trump warns of potential recession and issues new guidelines on coronavirus The novel coronavirus pandemic is dominating the country. As confirmed U.S. cases reached 4,300, with 78 deaths, fears of medical and economic disaster drove dramatic consequences Monday. Stocks plummeted, cities implemented curfews and near-lockdowns and President Trump warned the crisis… Continue watching
Mar 16 D.C. closes gyms, theaters, orders takeout only in restaurants By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Mayor Muriel Bowser says she is also placing local National Guard units on standby, but not actively deploying them yet. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 4:30 What lessons from 2008 financial crisis can be applied to coronavirus economic fallout? Financial panic rocked world markets Monday. All three major U.S. stock indices were down over 10 percent, despite extraordinary action Sunday by the Federal Reserve to cut a key interest rate to zero. But the painful economic implications of the… Continue watching