President Trump signed the $8.3B emergency supplemental spending bill to contain the spread of the coronavirus on March 6. He said, “I asked for two-and-a-half and I got 8.3 and I’ll take it.”
Breaking News
UK PM Boris Johnson moved to intensive care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise “where necessary”, a spokesman added. MORE
Economy
Stocks hit the skids again as coronavirus tightens grip on economy and oil price war escalates
Wall Street was poised for more losses Wednesday, as an escalating oil price war compounded investor panic about the coronavirus’ tightening grip on the U.S. economy, without any clear path to economic protections from the White MORE
Editorials
John Bolton, the Senate Impeachment hearings, his book and $$$$$
The exact nature of Bolton’s version of events is uncertain, as is its potential impact on the trial. What’s clearer is the irony it represents. Over the past five months, some potential witnesses chose to MORE