White House likely to advise people in coronavirus hot spots to wear masks
The White House is expected to issue guidance for people in areas hard hit by the coronavirus to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of the disease, an administration official said on Thursday.
Trump administration awards $25 billion in emergency transit funding
The Trump administration said on Thursday it was allocating $25 billion in emergency funding grants to public transportation systems facing a massive falloff in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump campaign tells Sessions to stop promoting himself as Trump ally
President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign told Senate Republican candidate Jeff Sessions on Thursday to stop promoting himself as a Trump ally, lashing out at the former U.S. attorney general, whom the president soured on.
Pelosi announces select committee to oversee U.S. coronavirus relief
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending of $2.3 trillion that Congress has approved to respond to the pandemic.
Democrats delay presidential convention until August, citing coronavirus
The Democratic Party on Thursday postponed its U.S. presidential nominating convention by a month until August, citing the coronavirus health crisis that has upended daily life and caused many states to postpone their primaries.
Wisconsin proceeds with U.S. presidential primary despite coronavirus fears
Wisconsin officials plowed ahead on Thursday with plans for a U.S. presidential primary next week despite a shortage of poll workers and a flurry of legal challenges amid widespread worries about the health risks from the coronavirus.
Pelosi seeks bipartisan panel to oversee $2 trillion coronavirus relief
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending of $2 trillion that Congress has approved to respond to the pandemic.
Democrats delay presidential convention until Aug. – Politico
U.S. Democrats have delayed their presidential nominating convention in Wisconsin by more than a month to Aug. 17, after the party’s leading candidate, Joe Biden, said the massive gathering should be rescheduled amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, ne…
Democrats want FCC to reject Trump campaign threat to broadcasters
Two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday asked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to reassure broadcasters the agency will not revoke their licenses for airing advertisements critical of President Donald Trump.
Biden says Democratic convention should be postponed until August
U.S. Democratic candidate Joe Biden said his party’s nominating convention should be held in August rather than July as the coronavirus health crisis upends life in the country.
