White House Coronavirus Task Force members NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn were among the witnesses who testified at a Senate hearing on the government's response to COVID-19 and reopening schools. The panel addressed the recent spike in positive coronavirus cases. Dr. Fauci warned that the U.S. could see up to 100,000 new cases a day and said he was "quite concerned" over the videos and photos of people not wearing masks in crowded spaces and socializing at bars and other gatherings without proper social distancing. Other questions focused on news of a new swine flu, progress on a COVID-19 vaccine, and the best way to prepare schools to reopen.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Senate Finance Committee about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the 2020 tax filing season. Commissioner Rettig discussed efforts to deliver payments owed to individual taxpayers and small businesses provided by the CARES Act. He also talked about some of the challenges the IRS faced related to these payments including a shortage in staffing due to stay-at-home orders, claims that have not yet been processed, as well as payments not made to those without bank accounts. Commissioner Rettig also discussed the 2020 tax filing deadline, which had been extending to July 15. Mr. Rettig explained why there would not be another extension for filing.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a briefing to discuss a number of foreign policy issues, including news reports of Russia paying bounties for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, a Chinese national security law in Hong Kong, and the Trump administration's strategy on Iran.
Physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee talked about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the medical science that is being used to combat it.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fielded questions from party leaders and members in the House of Commons on a range of issues, including the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, reopening schools and businesses, China's national security law in Hong Kong, and safeguarding manufacturing jobs in the U.K.
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks with Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart about police and criminal justice reform. Sen. Harris was considered a potential running mate for Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. She deferred comment on that possibility, saying she wanted to focus on her work in the Senate, particularly on the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as police and criminal justice reform.
Physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee talked about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the medical science that is being used to combat it.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fielded questions from party leaders and members in the House of Commons on a range of issues, including the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, reopening schools and businesses, China's national security law in Hong Kong, and safeguarding manufacturing jobs in the U.K.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China's new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and scholars, who discussed the new laws and how the international community can put pressure on China. Other questions focused on China's human rights abuses, the future of U.S. relations, and the role of the United Nations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a statement at the beginning of the hearing in a rare appearance before the committee. "The purpose of this law is to frighten, intimidate and suppress the people of Hong Kong, who are peacefully demanding the freedoms they have long been owed." Speaker Pelosi told the committee.
The House Intelligence Committee held a virtual hearing to examine post-coronavirus U.S.-China relations as it relates to national security and intelligence. Research experts spoke about China's rise and its influence on other countries including the U.S. They also touched on why continued engagement with China is in America's best interest.
Physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee talked about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the medical science that is being used to combat it.
