Pentagon chief accepts acting Navy Secretary’s resignation
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that he had accepted Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly’s resignation.
White House spokeswoman Grisham switches to first lady’s staff
In a White House communications shakeup, press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced plans to leave on Tuesday and administration officials said she was expected to be replaced by a spokeswoman for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, Kayleig…
White House to hold call with banks as hundreds struggle to access small business loans
The White House was due to speak with banks on Tuesday, as the administration’s $350 billion program to support ailing businesses continued to confront hurdles, with some of the nation’s largest lenders sitting on the sidelines and others unable to acc…
New York’s Cuomo sees coronavirus crisis slowing despite record daily death toll
Even as doctors and nurses struggled to save an onslaught of gravely ill coronavirus patients, the number of new COVID-19 hospitalizations appeared to be leveling off in New York state, the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on …
Acting Navy secretary offers to resign over handling of carrier crisis
Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, a U.S. official and a congresssional aide told Reuters on Tuesday…
U.S. deports 400 migrant children under new coronavirus rules
U.S. immigration officials have rapidly deported nearly 400 migrant children intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border in the past two weeks under new rules billed as seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, according to g…
House Speaker wants Navy leader’s removal, despite apology
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Tuesday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, despite Modly’s apology for ridiculing the commander of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Trump removes inspector general overseeing $2.3 trillion coronavirus response
U.S. President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tasked with overseeing the government’s coronavirus response, including $2.3 trillion in economic relief, the spokeswoman for that inspector general’s office said on Tuesday.
Trump administration seeks $250 billion more in aid for small U.S. businesses: Mnuchin
The Trump administration on Tuesday asked Congress for an additional $250 billion in emergency economic aid for small U.S. businesses reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed for passage as soon as Thursda…
Special Report: How federal snafus slowed testing at a top U.S. hospital
The lab directors at the University of Virginia Medical Center felt powerless.
