Policy · 116th Congress
Public health experts worry about spread of COVID-19 misinformation
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” he said.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
HBO film reveals major gaps in 2020 US election systems
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Policy · 116th Congress
Foes of smoke-flavoring ban unmoved by high rate of lung-cancer deaths
[jwp-video n=”1″] The one with the most lung cancer deaths in his district to oppose the bill was Republican Harold Rogers, a longtime cigar smoker whose southeastern Kentucky district in Appalachia
Policy · 116th Congress
ACLU asks for humanitarian release of vulnerable ICE detainees
[jwp-video n=”1″] Freedom for Immigrants, an advocacy group that oversees 4,500 volunteers who visit ICE detention centers to monitor detainee conditions, said that many visitors were denied
Policy · 116th Congress
Artificial intelligence recruited to find clues about COVID-19
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Allen Institute’s Semantics Scholar website will host the database of scientific articles and add to the collection over time, while Kaggle’s platform, which provides access
Policy · 116th Congress
White House: Limit gatherings to 10 people due to virus
[Hawk ’n’ Dove shuts down operations amid backlash] The White House guidelines also recommend that people avoid going to restaurants or bars and that people work or engage in schoolwork from
Policy · 116th Congress
Bracing for coronavirus, hospitals call for more funding
[jwp-video n=”1″] The hospital and provider groups also raised the possibility of hospitals needing to provide solutions for their employees who face school and child care closures.
Policy · 116th Congress
Mnuchin’s call for returning Fed authorities meets skepticism
[jwp-video n=”1″] “One of the things I have to be careful about is watching any attempts to use this crisis to do deregulation, and so I’ll be keeping an eye on that,” she said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines seek $58 billion in aid for business lost to pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] Losses The request was preceded by gut-punch announcements from individual airlines in the wake of administration-imposed of travel restrictions that now include the United
Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus bill needs a do-over while small businesses chafe
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Policy · 116th Congress
‘No availability’ of coronavirus tests for troops in Afghanistan
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Military personnel who believe they are at risk or have flu-like symptoms have immediate access to on-base medical care,” the command official said.
Policy · 116th Congress
States expecting big revenue hit as COVID-19 slows the economy
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Policy · 116th Congress
Lab capacity increasing but barriers remain for COVID-19 tests
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Rose Garden announcement followed other developments that could expand testing capacity, including health care products company Roche Holdings AG announcing the availability
Policy · 116th Congress
Hospitals want to kill a policy shielding nurses from COVID-19 because there aren’t enough masks
[jwp-video n=”1″] The hospital lobbying organization, which includes approximately 5,000 hospitals in its membership, said in its alert that the workplace safety rules “would be impossible to
Policy · 116th Congress
Top health official calls dearth of US coronavirus tests a ‘failing’
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Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus stimulus talks ramp up as White House mulls options
[jwp-video n=”1″] Mnuchin also said the administration supports measures to provide paid leave and also to “dramatically” increase Small Business Administration lending.
Policy · 116th Congress
States have ‘immense’ powers to fight coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] In Washington state — the U.S. epicenter of the outbreak — Democratic Gov.
Congress · 116th Congress
Powerful appropriator battles Justice over prison in Kentucky
[jwp-video n=”1″] The project would also bring federal money and 300 new jobs to the state of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is up for reelection and has advocated for the prison
Policy · 116th Congress
UK seeks fintech guidance from US state officials
[jwp-video n=”1″] For the British, the meetings represented an effort to help U.K. fintechs, which may only need operating approval from the central government, navigate the more complicated