Coronavirus Special Report: What happens if DC becomes the next hot spot?

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell

Posted May 11, 2020 at 5:32pm

Tonight, health policy is in sharp focus. The West Wing has recently had two confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising questions about whether it is too soon to reopen the nation’s capital as the administration has been suggesting.

Show Notes:

Road ahead: Coronavirus causing scheduling havoc, but Senate presses ahead with other business
Will 2020 be the year the RNC’s ‘autopsy’ was right?
The Senate and partisanship return to the Capitol
Pandemic-related changes to military bases require scrutiny, experts say
Supreme Court could reshape congressional subpoena power in Trump case

Shooting cuts short Trump appearance at White House media gala

‘When the dealin’s done’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program

Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testified to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.

DOJ drops investigation into Fed’s Powell

A worker navigates the scaffolding outside the Russell Senate Office Building with the Capitol dome in the background on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Lutnick testifies on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)