Dr. David Kimberlin, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Chair at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting children.
The House will consider a new $3 trillion coronavirus aid package. The bill includes money for state & local governments, coronavirus testing and cash payments to Americans. Members will also take up a House rules change to allow remote voting.
The House considered a new $3 trillion coronavirus aid package. The bill would include money for state & local governments, coronavirus testing and cash payments to Americans.
The House will consider a new $3 trillion coronavirus aid package. The bill includes money for state & local governments, coronavirus testing and cash payments to Americans. Members will also take up a House rules change to allow remote voting.
The House debated new $3 trillion coronavirus aid package that would include money for state & local governments, coronavirus testing and cash payments to Americans.
President Trump delivered remarks in the Rose Garden on the development of a coronavirus vaccine. He announced the top officials of the newly-established White House vaccine initiative, "Operation Warp Speed," tasked to identify, manufacture and distribute an effective vaccine. The president told reporters that he hopes to have a vaccine by the end of the year or shortly thereafter. Former GlaxoSmithKline executive Dr. Moncef Slaoui will serve as chief scientist of the initiative and U.S. Army Materiel Command head Gen. Gustave Perna will serve as the chief operating officer.
During a briefing with reporters, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany reacted to debate in the House of Representatives on a $3 trillion economic aid bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary McEnany said the bill was "unacceptable" and a "liberal wish list," but added the president is willing to talk about aid to state governments if it is not a bailout for poorly managed blue states. The press secretary also spoke at length about the state of the national stockpile left behind by the Obama administration and how the Trump administration replenished it. She took questions about Republican allegations that Obama officials acted illegally towards former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, encouraging reporters to investigate the claims.
President Trump briefly spoke with the press as he departed the White House for Camp David. When asked if vaccines for the coronavirus should be free, the president said "we're looking at that actually."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) held a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Cuomo announced the regions of New York that are entering phase one of reopening today and the guidelines businesses must follow. He also announced, in coordination with neighboring states, the opening of beaches for Memorial Day weekend. The governor continued to stress the importance of receiving federal funding for the state to pay frontline workers. Gov. Cuomo also talked about the evolution of understanding the coronavirus, saying New York was now seeing it in cases of children, impacting their blood vessels, and causing organ damage in adults.
Andrew Marantz, author of "Antisocial," describes how the internet allowed trolls, the alt-right, & a subculture of extremists to flourish online. Social media platform creators tried to limit censorship but this also resulted in extremists posting their ideas to a wide audience.
President Trump was presented with the Space Force flag at the White House. President Trump and military leaders commented on how important Space Force will be in protecting American interests. U.S. Space Commander Gen. John Raymond explained the details of the flag and its meaning.
