Trump to order U.S. meat processing plants to stay open: administration official
President Donald Trump plans to use the Defense Production Act to mandate that meat processing plants owned by Tyson Foods Inc and other companies remain open to protect the U.S. food supply during the coronavirus outbreak, a senior administration offi…
U.S. House will not return next week due to COVID-19 risk
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned, due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection, a top House Democrat said on Tuesday, in a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier.
New York new coronavirus hospitalizations at month low, governor says
The number of people admitted to a hospital in New York for the novel coronavirus dropped to its lowest daily level in more than a month, the latest sign the crisis is subsiding in the hardest-hit state, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
Trump says will sign order on virus-related liability problems
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will sign an executive order later in the day that addresses employer liability issues that have arisen from the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. coronavirus cases top 1 million as projected death toll rises
U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus topped 1 million on Tuesday, having doubled in 18 days, and making up one-third of all infections in the world, according to a Reuters tally.
U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week: Hoyer
The U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday, citing health concerns amid a still-rising number of coronavirus cases in the nation’s capital.
U.S. nears one million coronavirus cases as states ease restrictions
The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases neared 1 million on Tuesday and the projected American death toll rose in a closely watched academic model, even as some states eased restrictions aimed at fighting the pandemic battering the economy.
Another coronavirus aid bill could spur U.S. growth: White House adviser
A fourth coronavirus response bill could help spur economic growth in the second half of 2020, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNN on Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats in Congress weigh another potential aid measure.
Most Americans to avoid sports, other live events before coronavirus vaccine: Reuters/Ipsos
Fewer than half of Americans plan to go to sports events, concerts, movies and amusement parks when they reopen to the public until there is a proven coronavirus vaccine, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
Top Senate Democrat warns of first responder layoffs, impeded recovery
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate warned on Tuesday that state and local governments will see “massive” layoffs without more aid from Congress to combat the coronavirus outbreak, and called for hearings on the Trump administration’s coronavirus respo…
