Harvard Medical School's Stephen Elledge discusses the Covid-19 pandemic, Trump campaign's Marc Lotter discusses the Flynn investigation, and Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson discusses his group's opposition to President Trump's re-election.
Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says he was forced out of his job, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
President Trump briefly spoke to reporters before departing the White House to tour a medical equipment distribution center in Pennsylvania. The president, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, reacted to testimony on Capitol Hill by Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says his superior forced him out of his job because he resisted alleged political pressure. Secretary Azar said everything Mr. Bright called for in his testimony to respond to the pandemic was done by the president. Mr. Trump called the former director an "angry, disgruntled employee."
Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says he was forced out of his job, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined to talk about the coronavirus response in his district in northern Virginia, which includes a large number of federal workers in the Washington, DC area. He talked about the impact of COVID-19 on that population, as well as next likely steps for lawmakers as they sought to mitigate some of the economic impacts of the pandemic.
Today's program looks at the testimony of Former BARDA Director Rick Bright. Plus, more on Senator Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, stepping down at the intelligence committee chair. Interviews with Sarah Owermohle of Politico (13) and Alexander Bolton of The Hill (25).
Today's program looks at the testimony of Former BARDA Director Rick Bright. Plus, more on Senator Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, stepping down at the intelligence committee chair. Interviews with Sarah Owermohle of Politico (13) and Alexander Bolton of The Hill (25).
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined to talk about the coronavirus response in his district in northern Virginia, which includes a large number of federal workers in the Washington, DC area. He talked about the impact of COVID-19 on that population, as well as next likely steps for lawmakers as they sought to mitigate some of the economic impacts of the pandemic.
Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says he was forced out of his job, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says he was forced out of his job, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says he was forced out of his job, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.
President Trump briefly spoke to reporters before departing the White House to tour a medical equipment distribution center in Pennsylvania. The president, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, reacted to testimony on Capitol Hill by Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who says his superior forced him out of his job because he resisted alleged political pressure. Secretary Azar said everything Mr. Bright called for in his testimony to respond to the pandemic was done by the president. Mr. Trump called the former director an "angry, disgruntled employee."
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) held a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic a day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the governor's stay-at-home order. While asking people to continue mitigation measures in the state, the governor addressed the court's 4-3 ruling, saying, "Republican legislators have convinced four of our Supreme Court justices to throw our state into chaos." The governor added that while "the Supreme Court may have changed the rules for how we operate, they sure the heck didn't change how viruses operate."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing the day before the House voted on a $3 trillion economic aid package in response to the coronavirus pandemic. During the briefing, Speaker Pelosi read a letter to House colleagues urging them to support the proposal. In addition, she talked about the special election results in California and Wisconsin and the House resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy.
