Новости за 20.04.2020

K Street extended its the Trump-era boom with high earnings in the first quarter of 2020, with lobbying for coronavirus relief getting started after Washington's earlier focus on impeachment and the upcoming election.Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA)...

Senate Democrats are urging President Trump to reverse his decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has emerged as a prime target for Republicans over its handling of the coronavir...

Senate Democrats are urging President Trump to reverse his decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has emerged as a prime target for Republicans over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Eight Democrats sent...

Some Georgia businesses including gyms, hair and nail salons and bowling alleys will be allowed to open Friday as the state moves toward reopening its economy. ...

A Republican state representative from Idaho is facing criticism after she blasted Gov. Brad Little's (R) stay-at-home order in a recent interview and compared the mandates categorizing certain workers as nonessential to...

A new ad from former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign accuses President Trump of shirking responsibility for the federal government's coronavirus response and blasts him for feuding with governo...

K-12 schools in Ohio will remain closed for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Monday.DeWine had previously ordered public, private and charter schools...

Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) took the lead on a Monday letter urging the Trump administration to act to protect the food supply and essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.“It is vital that we do...

Democratic lawmakers are requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supply information on how it is planning to balance natural disasters and its COVID-19 response. A group of 80 Democrats, led by Rep. Jerry McNerney (Calif...

Governors are beginning to announce timelines for relaxing strict measures taken to mitigate the coronavirus. Many states are dropping stay-at-home orders beginning May 1, while several states have not yet announced an en...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called for Ponzi scheme architects who targeted the elderly, such as Bernie Madoff or Robert Allen Stanford, to remain in jail as some prisoners are being released because of coronavirus fears.In a letter to Attorney...

Singapore has been notorious for its harsh response to drug trafficking, including the death penalty. But the United States today has effectively given a death sentence to hundreds of thousands of non-violent drug offenders trapped in COVID-19...

This comes after a Louisville church filed a lawsuit against the state's stay-at-home orders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is slated to hold a press conference on Monday afternoon to provide updates on the coronavirus pandemic affecting his state.The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EDT.Watc...

Vermont has begun allowing some "low contact" businesses to reopen with a two-person staff limit, the governor's office announced Monday.Gov. Phil Scott (R), in an ...

Uber is offering a new feature that allows people to request person-to-person, same-day package delivery, the app announced Sunday.The new “Uber Connect” option allows users to send packages to family and friends amid the coronavirus pandemic as...

The Senate will try to pass a forthcoming agreement on coronavirus aid as soon as Tuesday if negotiators are able to reach a deal.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) amended the Senate schedule to set up the Tuesday meeting; the chamber...

President Trump is sending conflicting signals on social distancing restrictions, backing federal guidelines that leave decisions to governors, while at the same time offering public support for protests of Democratic governors.Trump for three...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Monday that she opposes an interim coronavirus relief package as it has been publicly reported, although she acknowledged that the legislation hasn't been finalized."We h...

The director of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is still ahead."Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us," WHO Director-General Tedros A...

Bill Cosby will not be released from prison during the coronavirus pandemic due to his conviction on sex crimes charges, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections told USA Today on Saturday.“[I]nmate Cosby is not eligible for a reprieve...

CNN correspondent Nick Valencia on Monday said he was diagnosed with anxiety disorder and depression earlier this year, and that the coronavirus pandemic "brought it all back."Valencia, who is based at the cable ne...

Oil prices sunk to their lowest level in decades on Monday, trading below $1 a barrel.That price is more than a 90 percent decline from the market close on Friday, after prices periodically dipped to another new lo...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Monday called on the federal government to pay bonuses to front line workers who don’t have the “luxury of staying home.” Cuomo, during his daily press conference, said health professionals, first responders,...

Texas will start reopening its state parks on Monday for day-use only in a move toward reopening the state.The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ...