“This virus has forced us to do things in different ways — to be radically different in many respects for the safety and security of all in our country,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who formally endorsed a system of remote voting on Tuesday, told reporters afterward. But the lack of GOP support is…
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Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Published 3:43 p.m. ET April 21, 2020 | Updated 5:17 p.m. ET April 21, 2020CLOSE When asked about states' rights to decide when to reopen schools and businesses, Trump said, "The president of the United States calls the shots." USA TODAYWASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that will revive…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Monday that she "will not support" the interim coronavirus package if it doesn't include more relief for states and individuals than negotiators have been considering as Congress remained short of a deal."As the person who's representing the most impacted district in the country, my constituents are upset. My…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus said Monday the federal government must take the lead on implementing rapid mass testing for the novel coronavirus, and pushed back on President Trump's effort to lay the responsibility on state governors."I think you're…
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…