Politics/Trmp and his Administration

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Politics on the National level of the United States

News about key aspects of COVID-19 pandemic in the United States - use your best judgement on the relevance of a link by both scope and timing

Laws, Bills and Regulations directly related to the Pandemic

• 25 MAR 2020 Stimulus Package Details
• 25 MAR 2020 Everything you need to know about the stimulus checks in the coronavirus relief bill

Trmp

• 28 MAR 2020 In Exchange for Aid, Trump Wants Praise From Governor
• 28 MAR 2020 Trump takes immediate step to try to curb new inspector general’s autonomy, as battle over stimulus oversight begins
• 26 MAR 2020 After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag for Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughts
• 26 MAR 2020 White House deviated from pandemic plan: report
• 25 MAR 2020 NYT Opinion: Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.
• 25 MAR 2020 Coronavirus: What this crisis reveals about US - and its president
• 24 MAR 2020 Trump says governors 'have to treat us well' if they want assistance during coronavirus pandemic
• 24 MAR 2020 Seattle NPR Station Says It Will No Longer Carry Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings Live Because Of Misinformation
• 20 MAR 2020 U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic
• 19 MAR 2020 Trump Told Governors to Buy Own Virus Supplies, Then Outbid Them
• 18 MAR 2020 Trump Defends Using ‘Chinese Virus’ Label, Ignoring Growing Criticism
• 13 MAR 2020 I ran the White House pandemic office. Trump closed it.

GOP

• 20 MAR 2020 At Least Two GOP Senators Dumped Millions in Stock After Closed-Door Coronavirus Briefings: Report
• 19 MAR 2020 Sen. Burr Sparks Questions about Private Comments on COVID-19

Democrats

• 12 MAR 2020 Rep. Katie Porter gets CDC chief to agree to pay for coronavirus testing

Federal Government

• 31 MAR 2020 Pentagon says it still hasn't sent ventilators because it hasn't been told where to send them
• 31 MAR 2020 Illinois governor says feds sent wrong type of protective medical masks
• 29 MAR 2020 U.S. sent 17.8 tons of masks, respirators, other PPE to China in February
• 28 MAR 2020 Governors are starting to close their borders. The implications are staggering.
• 26 MAR 2020 EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws amid coronavirus
• 23 MAR 2020 DOJ seeks new emergency powers amid coronavirus pandemic
• 19 MAR 2020 COVID-19 exposes the precarious state of rural health care in the South
• 16 MAR 2020 Officials Consider Domestic Air Travel Ban to Contain COVID-19

House & Senate

• Third Coronavirus Aid Bill Deal