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Most taxpayers will get a check from the $2tn economic package, the largest in US history Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage A view of the Capitol’s Rotunda is seen reflected in an ambulance in Washington DC. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The US has […] More
Despite warning from health experts, president denies Easter timeline is based on his political interests and attacks the press Play Video 2:00 Trump attacks media, says he doesn’t want 350 million Americans tested for coronavirus – video Donald Trump has accused the media of wanting to keep the US economy shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic […] More
$2tn coronavirus rescue deal dwarfs 2008 bailout but there will still be pain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Wall Street is awaiting the weekly jobs report with trepidation as unemployment could triple. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA The precise details of the US stimulus package are still to be revealed but some things […] More
Minority leader says bill proviso stops businesses and family members of president and other lawmakers from receiving cash Coronavirus – live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Trump family in Trump Tower in 2017. The provision will stop Trump’s private business, run by his sons, Eric and Don Jr, from benefiting from any […] More
Senate reaches $2tn deal with White House Are Trump’s coronavirus briefings the new 2020 campaign rallies? Experts: Trump’s ‘back-to-work’ plan would make things worse See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Reporters wait in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber during negotiations Tuesday night. Photograph: Chip […] More
To beat the coronavirus slump, shut us down now, Mr President Gene Marks Half of small businesses could fold in these conditions – a three-week total shutdown could fight the virus and give us hope Trump’s ‘back-to-work’ plan would only make things worse, experts say The Orinda Theatre closed because of the coronavirus pandemic in […] More
The pandemic has brought in-person electioneering to a halt but the president’s daily appearances are unnervingly partisan Donald Trump addresses a coronavirus briefing. ‘These are rallies by TV press briefing from the podium and that’s not what it should be,’ said Mike McCurry, who was press secretary to Bill Clinton. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock For more than […] More
Text still being finalised of what is expected to be largest stimulus in US history Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tempers ran high on Capitol Hill prior to the bill’s Senate passage. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images US Senate leaders have reached a deal with the Trump administration on a […] More
