Day: March 20, 2020

Senate Republican and Democratic negotiators are battling over a central component of President Trump’s stimulus plan: sending out hundreds of billions of dollars in rebate checks to middle-income Americans.

The governor announced Friday he will issue the “New York State on PAUSE” executive order.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes what he calls “the ultimate step” in his state’s effort to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus. Similar orders are coming from Connecticut, Nevada and New Jersey.

“It is important for us to be on the Senate floor and pass the measure by Monday,” Mitch McConnell says.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the decision at a press conference Friday afternoon.

President Trump issued a personal rebuke to a reporter who asked him about people “who are scared” about the coronavirus pandemic.

“All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday.

President Trump speaks to reporters duringthe Coronavirus Task Force news briefing at the White House. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Busi…

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday she will keep Chicago Public Schools closed until April 20 and a $100 million fund has been created to provide low-interest loans to small businesses.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday panned a coronavirus stimulus plan introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as “inadequate,” signaling that bipartisan negotiations could drag on for a few days.

President Trump called NBC’s Peter Alexander a “terrible reporter” for asking questions about the messaging behind a possible coronavirus anti-viral treatmen…

President Donald Trump said that he does not anticipate needing a federal lockdown after California and New York implemented stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses to close and said residents should stay home as the state further clamps down on human activity to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Friday that the deadline for filing federal taxes will move from April 15 to July 15 — a move to ease the burden the coronavirus outbreak has put on individuals and the economy. 

The governor ordered most businesses to keep all workers home and told New Yorkers to stay indoors.

President Donald Trump ordered the IRS federal income tax filing extension to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic’s economic fallout, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Residents of the central U.S. braced Thursday for what could be a violent evening and night of severe weather.

As a deepening public health crisis rocks the nation, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday shows a far different portrait of a country than from only one week ago.

President Trump announced that a drug commonly used to treat malaria could possibly be used to treat coronavirus symptoms, after it goes through clinical tri…

The ad moves through a timeline of the morphing messaging from Trump and members of his administration on the coronavirus.

Rick Scott, who is under quarantine after being exposed to Brazilian delegation that tested positive for the novel coronavirus, shares his thoughts on Florid…

Industry groups led a frantic effort to shape the trillion-dollar package to address the economic damage caused by the pandemic.

After the sales in February, the North Carolina Republican warned a group that the virus could soon cause a major disruption in the United States. Three other senators also sold major holdings around the same time.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening announced he’s enacting a “statewide order” for its nearly 40 million residents to “stay at home,” a wide-reaching order for the most populous state in the country as the coronavirus spreads.