Congress Faces Stiff Oversight Challenge On Trump’s $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief
April 2, 2020
House Democrats have promised relentless scrutiny of the Trump administration’s handling of more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief. Read More
Pay a Bounty to Develop a Covid-19 Vaccine Faster
April 2, 2020
If we want a vaccine or drug treatment to stop coronavirus, the government should ignore those complaining about drug-company profits... View Article Read More
Testing Coronavirus Survivors’ Blood Could Help Reopen U.S.
April 2, 2020
At the root of almost every plan to restart society is a new kind of coronavirus test that searches not... View Article Read More
Newsom Signs Small Business Order
March 31, 2020
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that will provide some relief for small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. Read More
Mnuchin Says Small Business Loans Up and Running This Week
March 31, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he expects to have a small business loan program up and running in the coming week while workers can expect aid from the $2 trillion stimulus package in the form of direct deposits or checks in about three weeks. Read More
Trump Extends Virus Guidelines, Braces US for Big Death Toll
March 31, 2020
Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Abbott Launches 5-Minute Virus Test for Use Almost Anywhere
March 31, 2020
Abbott Laboratories is unveiling a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as little as five minutes, and is so small and portable it can be used in almost any health-care setting. Read More
Ford, GE to Produce 50,000 Ventilators in 100 days
March 31, 2020
Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will produce 50,000 ventilators over the next 100 days at a plant in Michigan in cooperation with General Electric’s healthcare unit, and can then build 30,000 per month as needed to treat patients afflicted with the coronavirus. Read More
Coronavirus May Add Billions to the Nation’s Health Care Bill
March 31, 2020
With so much still uncertain about how widespread hospitalizations for coronavirus patients will be around the United States, a new analysis says premiums could increase as much as 40 percent next year if the pandemic results in millions of Americans needing hospital stays. Read More
Pelosi Floats New Stimulus Plan: Rolling Back SALT Cap
March 31, 2020
A proposal to retroactively lift a limit on state and local tax deductions would largely funnel money to relatively high earners in high-tax states. Read More