Coronavirus
Senate Democrats Block Vote on $500 billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked a vote on the Republicans’ $500 billion COVID-19 stimulus package Wednesday, arguing it didn’t do enough to help Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Senate Republicans could not muster the 60 votes needed to defeat a...
Senate Democrats Block Vote on $500 billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked a vote on the Republicans’ $500 billion COVID-19 stimulus package Wednesday, arguing it didn’t do enough to help Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Senate Republicans could not muster the 60 votes needed to defeat a...
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Navy Got Head Start on Remote Recruiting. When the Pandemic Hit, It Paid Off
As Americans scrambled to move to a remote-work world as the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy already was implementing a plan to recruit and train during the stay-at-home mandates.
Navy Got Head Start on Remote Recruiting. When the Pandemic Hit, It Paid Off
As Americans scrambled to move to a remote-work world as the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy already was implementing a plan to recruit and train during the stay-at-home mandates.
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Washington’s COVID-19 response inadequate, especially for Latinos, Arizona’s Democratic Senate Candidate says
ARIZONA-Democratic Arizona Senate nominee Mark Kelly criticized Washington’s stalled COVID-19 efforts Wednesday while emphasizing the importance of the Affordable Care Act and mental health resources for Arizonans. “We've got a serious public health crisis and an...
Washington’s COVID-19 response inadequate, especially for Latinos, Arizona’s Democratic Senate Candidate says
ARIZONA-Democratic Arizona Senate nominee Mark Kelly criticized Washington’s stalled COVID-19 efforts Wednesday while emphasizing the importance of the Affordable Care Act and mental health resources for Arizonans. “We've got a serious public health crisis and an...
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VIDEO: Trump Returns to The White House, Downplays Virus
President Trump is back at the White House after spending three nights in the hospital for COVID-19 treatment. Upon his return on Monday night he told Americans “not to worry” about the virus, which has killed over 210,000 people and infected more than 7.5 million in...
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‘Totally irresponsible’: Tammy Baldwin criticizes Ron Johnson’s Supreme Court position
Washington- U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin believes it would be “totally irresponsible” for a senator who had recently tested positive for COVID-19 to vote in person on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, her office said Tuesday. The comment came a...
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Airlines make massive job cuts as coronavirus relief expires
WASHINGTON -- American Airlines and United Airlines furloughed more than 30,000 employees Thursday after the Payroll Support Program, which provided $25 billion in coronavirus relief funding to the airline industry, expired. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said...
read morePelosi “hopeful” House will vote today on $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats' $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with Republicans. The...
Frederick organizers urge local leaders for cash assistance amid COVID-19
Organizers in Frederick County, Maryland are urging local leaders to provide a cash assistance fund to support some of the community’s most vulnerable populations who have been falling through the cracks amid the pandemic. But the local government is also facing its fair share of financial strain, making it more difficult to provide new financial aid programs to address all the needs of its residents.
Lawmakers clash over protective measures for essential immigrant workers
WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
Activists demand senators focus on COVID-19 relief, not Supreme Court justice replacement
WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...
Health Care Experts Testify on Vaccines and Guidelines to Curb COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that nine out of 10 Americans are still susceptible to the virus and reiterated a 2021 timeline for widespread distribution of a proven vaccine. "A majority of our nation, more than...
U.S. coronavirus death toll hitting 200,000 is “frustrating,” some say
The United States became the first country in the world to record more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, and some people said the grim milestone is “frustrating” and disappointing.
Little data available on COVID-19’s spread among immigrants, expert says
Most COVID-19 data collection does not take immigration status into account, an expert said Tuesday.
Mnuchin says economy is in fast recovery from the economic crises caused by coronavirus
Renters facing eviction because of economic losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic need more federal help quickly. the chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday.
Cluster of ‘persistent poverty’ counties along southern border pose added challenges for immigrants
Almost half of the 44 counties in Texas with persistent poverty are located along the U.S.-Mexico border and their high poverty rates and low wage employment are exacerbated by the significant numbers of immigrants without legal status who cannot leave the areas.
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