Coronavirus Special Report: Will there be more direct payments to Americans?

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell

Posted April 28, 2020 at 5:46pm

In tonight’s episode, we explore whether the federal government will issue more direct payments to Americans. We also talk about how Congress will get back to work and the impact of technology on health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Show Notes:

House not coming back to Washington next week after all, Hoyer says
Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends
States navigate jobless flood at different speeds
White House ‘studying’ options for second round of rebate checks
AI researchers seeking COVID-19 answers face hurdles

Trump hits cultural issues in midterms pep talk to Turning Point crowd

McKinley listens during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Oct. 12, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Former House member David McKinley dies at 79

A Cannon House Office Building exit door is seen in 2023.

Resign of the times — Congressional Hits and Misses

Republicans struggled with passing long-term extensions of FISA and the distraction of a Trump administration fight with the pope, but did swear in a new member. Rep. Clay Fuller, R-Ga., his wife Kate and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pose at his ceremonial swearing-in on Tuesday.

A week of lots of noise, few results in Congress

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. arrives to testify at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday.

RFK Jr. distances himself from measles outbreak, bashes Tylenol study

Spectators are seen on North Capitol Street during the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon on March 21.

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