A who’s who of who’s canceling over coronavirus — including The Who
Largescale events and openings have been postponed amid the growing COVID-19 outbreak.
By Associated Press - March 15, 2020Largescale events and openings have been postponed amid the growing COVID-19 outbreak.
By Associated Press - March 15, 2020About 2.5 million people live in long-term care facilities in the United States.
By Associated Press - March 14, 2020Evangelical leaders have falsely called the coronavirus an anti-Trump conspiracy and claim to be able to heal people through the television screen.
By Emily Singer - March 13, 2020A payroll tax cut ‘would not be well-targeted to those most vulnerable to economic disruption,” says the Tax Foundation.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 13, 2020The Trump administration has mostly downplayed the severity of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
By Josh Israel - March 13, 2020The Trump administration has repeatedly minimized national concerns about the growing COVID-19 epidemic.
By Oliver Willis - March 13, 2020Trump continues to lie about why there’s a lack of coronavirus testing.
By Emily Singer - March 13, 2020After much resistance, Trump finally said he’ll hold off on rallies for a while — but he wouldn’t rule out a quick return.
By Associated Press - March 13, 2020‘We need an adult in the room to manage these issues,’ Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff said.
By Associated Press - March 13, 2020Coronavirus fears triggered an automatic trading halt for the second time in a week.
By Associated Press - March 12, 2020Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) could not get a coronavirus test after he had dinner with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 12, 2020The White House is trying to kill legislation to fund coronavirus testing by adding anti-abortion language to it.
By Emily Singer - March 12, 2020The number of tests administered is only in the thousands nationally.
By Josh Israel - March 12, 2020All Americans ‘are eligible to go get tested for coronavirus and have that covered regardless of insurance,’ Rep. Katie Porter said at a Thursday congressional hearing.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 12, 2020Republicans are dismissing a Democratic bill to provide economic relief to vulnerable workers hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
By Emily Singer - March 12, 2020Vice President Mike Pence refused to answer questions about the administration’s coronavirus response during television interviews Thursday morning.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 12, 2020Some reportedly paid thousands of dollars for last minute airline tickets home after Trump made misleading remarks about the new restrictions.
By Josh Israel - March 12, 2020Trump’s administration was forced to correct details about the ban he announced.
By Associated Press - March 12, 2020The White House said Democrats’ bill to protect poor and low-income workers impacted by coronavirus closures ‘falls short.’
By Emily Singer - March 12, 2020‘The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action,’ two top leaders of the European Union said of the travel ban.
By Associated Press - March 12, 2020The Dow opened down more than 1,600 points, triggering an automatic stop to trading for the second time in as many weeks.
By Emily Singer - March 12, 2020The White House said Trump won’t attend the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual conference over the weekend, which has in the past hosted 1,500 attendees.
By Emily Singer - March 11, 2020In Trump’s leadership vacuum, states, localities, companies, and schools are improvising a response.
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2020South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan insists on embracing racism even as public health experts warn that such language is dangerous and unhelpful.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 11, 2020Self-quarantined Republican Rep. Paul Gosar thinks it’s hilarious to imagine infecting an 87-year-old Supreme Court justice.
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2020‘Anyone who thinks they’re going to go more quickly than that, I believe, will be cutting corners that would be detrimental.’
By Dan Desai Martin - March 11, 2020There are currently no detainees at ICE or Customs and Border Protection facilities who have tested positive for COVID-19.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 10, 2020CDC Director Robert Redfield debunked multiple false statements by the president during a hearing this week.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2020Mexico currently has seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 — the United States has more than 200.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 10, 2020The administration is currently trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act through a court challenge.
By Emily Singer - March 10, 2020