Washington (CNN)A senior White House economic adviser on Sunday again forecasted the US could see steep unemployment rates in May and June amid the coronavirus crisis, with the possibility of double-…
White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the Trump administration is eyeing another round of direct payments to Americans in the next coronavirus-related legislative package, though he said the economy is getting to the point where they might be able to move on to other things. He called the stimulus checks of up…
White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett predicted Sunday that the economic news would get worse before it gets better, estimating that the unemployment rate will climb to 20% or higher in May or June as a result of the coronavirus economic fallout before rebounding. “I’m looking for rates north of 20 [percent], sadly,” said Mr.…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the U.S. is staring at unemployment rates during the coronavirus pandemic that will rival those seen during the Great Depression. “Make no mistake — it’s a really grave situation,” Mr. Hassett said on ABC’s “This Week,” while expressing hope that lawmakers can work toward a quick…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…