U.S. congressional leaders say near deal on more coronavirus funding
U.S. congressional leaders said on Tuesday they were very close to announcing an agreement on a new coronavirus relief deal worth more than $450 billion, and President Donald Trump urged them to pass it quickly before beginning discussions on another.
Trump says he will discuss more coronavirus money for states after current bill passes
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said discussions on additional coronavirus-related aid for state and local governments would start after Congress passes a bill funding more small business loans, hospitals and testing.
New York governor says truth on the table when he meets Trump
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he planned to give U.S. President Donald Trump an unvarnished account of what his state needs to test residents for the novel coronavirus when they meet in Washington on Tuesday.
FDA authorizes at-home sample collection for LabCorp’s COVID-19 test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized at-home sample collection for LabCorp’s COVID-19 diagnostic kit, the agency said on Tuesday, allowing patients to send in their nasal swab samples to the company’s labs for diagnosis.
Former UCLA soccer coach to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
A former men’s soccer coach at the University of California, Los Angeles has agreed to plead guilty and admit that he accepted $200,000 in bribes to facilitate the admission of two students as fake athletic recruits, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday…
Top House Republican McCarthy confirms deal reached on small business loan bill
The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that a deal had been reached to replenish funding for an emergency program that extends loans to small businesses hit by a drop in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. coronavirus response deepens divide as Trump suspends immigration
U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus took an even sharper political turn on Tuesday after he seized upon the crisis in a controversial move to suspend immigration, and as he planned to meet with the governor of New York, the hardes…
Schumer predicts passage of U.S. coronavirus funding bill
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that congressional leaders and the Trump administration had largely agreed on a new coronavirus relief deal worth more than $450 billion, and the White House has signed off on a national testi…
House leader Hoyer recommends remote work, amid coronavirus
A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely, even when they are back in Washington, to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the corona…
Trump calls for cash injection for ailing U.S. drilling industry
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has asked his government to come up with a way to inject cash into the ailing U.S. drilling industry to help it survive a historic collapse in global crude oil prices.
