Trump names dozens of lawmakers to bipartisan task force
The White House has tapped a bipartisan group of lawmakers to serve on a task force to reopen the economy.
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
The White House has tapped a bipartisan group of lawmakers to serve on a task force to reopen the economy.
The president has claimed he has "total" authority over whether states reopen their economies, although he's softened that stance slightly.
President Trump has faced criticism for his handling of the coronavirus crisis in the early days of the epidemic.
The president had recovered patients share their anecdotal experiences with the drug, which is undergoing clinical trials.
The president has been calling associates seeking their input on how soon he should reopen the economy, and asking what they think of Dr. Anthony Fauci, multiple sources say.
The livestream announcement marks a step towards unity for the Democratic Party.
"When someone's the president of the United States, the authority is total," President Trump said Monday.
A CBS News poll out Friday revealed most Americans continue to think the battle against the pandemic is going badly.
The limited lab testing that exists so far shows homemade masks are far less effective than medical-grade masks.
The number of deaths in the U.S. has topped 16,000, and the nation is suffering a severe economic downturn.
The U.S. — and the world — has a long way to go before life begins to resemble the pre-coronavirus era.
Glenn Fine is being replaced as acting Pentagon inspector general, thereby removing him from the committee overseeing $2.2 trillion in spending.
The president also announced he's asking Congress for $250 billion more for the Paycheck Protection Program.
The president has said such an event is "pretty unlikely," but does he have the authority?
The handful of states that have yet to issue stay-at-home orders have something in common: They're run by Republican governors and have significant rural populations.