President Trump announced Friday morning that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, ending an eventful and politically charged week in the pandemic response. Earlier in the week, pharmaceutical...more
As COVID-19 cases rise across the U.S. and the death toll tops a staggering 200,000, four public health officials expressed confidence in an eventual vaccine even as the public's confidence in the vaccine appears to be waning...more
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Amid the stalemate surrounding a new COVID-19 response bill, Senate Republicans are circulating a new COVID-19 stimulus package that they intend to serve as their response to the House Democrats’ $25 billion...more
Rising unemployment rates, continued deliberations on another federal relief package, and schools implementing remote learning after on-campus spikes in case rates marked an eventful week in the COVID-19 pandemic response....more
Through a series of recent hearings, the United States Congress delved into the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This series of congressional hearings examined the current outbreak across several...more
On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the entry of individuals to the U.S. from several nonimmigrant visa categories, effective 12:01 a.m. ET on June 24, 2020 and ending December 31,...more
Following days of protracted negotiations, Congress is heading toward enacting a $2 trillion measure to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Anticipated to clear the House of Representatives on Friday and be promptly signed...more
One day after H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a relief package, was signed into law, Senate Republicans threw down their marker for an even more significant phase three relief package that includes...more