Face masks may be ‘new normal’ as U.S. prepares gradual reopening
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”
Trump threatens to adjourn U.S. Congress over ‘scam’ preventing appointments
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation, saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judges…
Exclusive: New York taps McKinsey to develop ‘Trump-proof’ economic reopening plan
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic reopening of the region that can thwart expected pressure from President Donald Trump to move more rapidly, state government sources…
Trump says U.S. coronavirus relief checks will bear his name but won’t delay them
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not expect delays in the mailing of coronavirus relief paper checks to millions of Americans, despite changes U.S. Treasury Department officials will need to make in the printing process to add his …
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump financial records cases on May 12
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trump’s tax and financial records should be disclosed on May 12 as part of its first ever round of oral arguments by teleconference.
States ask EPA for nationwide biofuel waiver to help oil refiners weather coronavirus
The governors of five U.S. states have asked the Trump administration for a nationwide waiver exempting the oil-refining industry from the nation’s biofuel laws to help it survive a demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak, according to letters seen by Reuters.
Americans face ‘new normal’ of life with face masks
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States surged past 30,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”
After ‘death warrant’ coronavirus showdown, Republican Congressman sees fundraising surge
The Republican congressman who thought he signed his political “death warrant” when he enraged U.S. President Donald Trump by slowing the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill raised a hefty $647,975 for his reelection campaign in the first quarter.
Four states ask EPA for nationwide waiver from biofuel laws due to coronavirus: letter
The governors of four U.S. states on Wednesday asked the Trump administration for a nationwide waiver exempting the oil refining industry from the nation’s biofuel laws to help it weather a fuel demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak, accor…
Trump threatens to adjourn U.S. Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to either force the U.S. Congress to formally adjourn, or return to the Capitol despite the coronavirus pandemic, saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to confirm his nominees for …
