Monthly Archives: May, 2020

Governors face intensifying pressure to reopen their economies, but experts warn it could mean thousands of new deaths.A family dined outside in West Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday. The state was among the last to take the plunge toward reopening.Credit...Jessica Hill for The New York TimesMay 20, 2020In Connecticut, flags that had been lowered during the…

Trump sends millions of Americans signed letters Roughly 4 million Americans should soon receive their government stimulus payments through a prepaid debit card, according to the Treasury Department. The cards are being mailed to people who haven't provided their banking information to the IRS, such as low-income households without bank accounts or taxpayers who don't…

Jessica Flores, USA TODAY Published 9:06 p.m. ET May 20, 2020 CLOSE The CDC and a new study look at how long the coronavirus can live on surfaces. USA TODAYThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has always warned that "it may be possible" to become infected with coronavirus by touching contaminated surfaces or objects.It…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpPro-Trump outside groups raise .8 million in April Biden wins Oregon primary Graham to release report on his probe into Russia investigation before election MORE's physician prescribed hydroxychloroquine for him as a preventative measure against the coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed Wednesday amid criticism and questions about whether Trump is…

A Republican effort to determine who may have leaked the name of Michael Flynn in connection to his 2016 contact with the Russian ambassador has centered on the question of which Obama administration officials requested his identity be “unmasked” in intelligence documents.But in the FBI report about the communications between the two men, Flynn’s name…