Новости за 19.03.2020

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation to extend the deadline to file tax returns by three months in response to the coronavirus, after the Treasury Department and IRS extended the deadline to make tax payments.The bill...

The National Retail Federation (NRF) wrote to President Trump on Thursday, asking for national guidance for state and local governments to clarify which retail businesses and services are considered “essential.”“[T]here remains a need for clear...

Conan O’Brien will use an iPhone from home when he goes back on the air March 30, the late-night talk show host said Wednesday.The TBS host said all of his staff will work from home, and he will speak with guests over Skype.“This will not be pretty...

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) is urging governors to keep alcoholic beverage retail locations open through the coronavirus outbreak.WSWA wrote a letter to all 50 governors Wednesday, calling on them to take advantage of state...

Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) want to change the Senate's rules to allow for remote voting during a national crisis. Currently, senators vote in person on the Senate floor, where they indicate...

Melania Trump is appearing in a new public service announcement (PSA) about the coronavirus, telling Americans that while life looks different right now, "this is not how we'll live forever.""Today I want to speak with you about coronavirus and what...

It's not the virus that's killing us. It's the prolonged uncertainty.

Pam Bondi, a former senior adviser on President Trump’s impeachment defense team, has rejoined the lobbying firm Ballard Partners.Bondi first joined the firm in January 2019 as chairwoman of the practice before leaving in November to work for...

Disneyland and Disney World are donating surplus foods to food banks in their respective communities in Florida and California as the company’s parks remain closed during the coronavirus outbreak.The Walt Disney Company said staffers at its Walt...

The House is poised to adopt new voting procedures designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced Thursday.The specific strategy remains undecided, Hoyer said in a letter to fellow Democrats, but...

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is looking into postponing its high-profile annual dinner.The dinner is currently scheduled for April 25 at the Washington Hilton hotel, but WHCA President Jonathan Karl, ABC News's chief White...

Senate Democrats are proposing canceling federal student loan payments during the coronavirus crisis.The plan — backed by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Elizabeth...

The next stimulus deal will require extensive negotiations between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) — two lawmakers who don’t have much of a working relationship.GOP leaders are zeroing in...

A top consumer group is urging urging federal, state and local leaders to exempt manufacturing facilities and suppliers of consumer packaged goods from restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus.The Consumer Brands Association (CBA)...

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is asking the federal government to create a $1.4 trillion fund in loans to provide liquidity to manufacturers and small businesses struggling through the coronavirus pandemic.The Manufacturing...

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation on Thursday requiring the administration to appoint a permanent pandemic prevention and response coordinator to the National Security Council (NSC) amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.The...

A TV medical drama is sending real-life supplies — including face masks and gloves — to an Atlanta hospital to help with shortages due to the coronavirus.Dr. Karen Law, a rheumatologist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, took to Instagram this...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that Senate Republicans are crafting a plan to provide forgivable loans to businesses derailed by the coronavirus outbreak through a $1 trillion economic rescue plan.In a series of Thursday tweets, Rubio...

The White House's coronavirus stimulus plan could see every American get two $1,000 checks from the government within nine weeks, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Thursday."This is an unprecedented situation,...

The American Gaming Association (AGA) found that if casinos stay closed for the next eight weeks, it will cost the U.S. economy $21.3 billion in direct consumer spending, according a report released on Wednesday.Ninety-four percent of the commercial...

COVID-19 is battering the U.S. economy, causing many businesses to cut back and close down. Policymakers are considering a huge $1 trillion stimulus package with an array of subsidies designed to boost consumption. Pundits often say things like “70...

Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) dismissed the dangers of the coronavirus outbreak while speaking in his home state last week, claiming that the U.S. was at war "mostly because of the presentations by the mass media.” Young made the comments last Friday...

Gal Gadot shared a video on Wednesday night showing her and other self-quarantined Hollywood stars singing John Lennon’s “Imagine.”"Hi, guys. Day six in self-quarantine. And I gotta say, these past few days got me feeling a bit philosophical," the “...

A Maryland priest has implemented drive-through confessions in response to the spread of coronavirus in the state.“This is where we priests have to be creative about how to bring Christ to people when we can’t do that in our church buildings,” Scott...

Members of the White House coronavirus task force are set to hold a press briefing Thursday morning.The briefing is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.Watch the live video above.