Monthly Archives: May, 2020

Congress declined the administration’s offer of rapid testing, saying tests were needed more elsewhere. Maryland canceled a big order of supplies and asked for an investigation into the shipment.Right NowAshford Inc., which oversees a group of hotels and resorts, said it would return at least $70 million in Paycheck Protection Programs loans it received.VideoPeople sprawled…

(CNN)An emergency proclamation requiring face masks in stores and restaurants in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was nixed after store and restaurant owners received threats. The proclamation was issued Thursday. Among other things, the order made businesses require p…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany responded Saturday to questions as to why White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci was supposedly "blocked" from testifying before the House next week."In this case, [Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.] actually made several calls to…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a rare letter jointly rejecting the Trump administration’s offer to supply Capitol Hill with 1,000 rapid-result coronavirus tests, asking that they be prioritized for front-line workers.The decision by the leaders Saturday to turn down the Trump administration’s offer came as the United States neared…

President Trump walks outside the White House in January. The president received intelligence briefings on the coronavirus twice that month, according to a White House official. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Trump walks outside the White House in January. The president received intelligence briefings on…