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Trump to announce council for "opening our country" next week
A CBS News poll out Friday revealed most Americans continue to think the battle against the pandemic is going badly.
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
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.
President Trump in late February said the number of cases would soon be near "zero." Now, he says to expect at least 100,000 deaths.
Meanwhile, first lady Melania Trump encouraged everyone to "take social distancing and wearing a mask/face covering seriously."
The White House also announced the president has again tested negative for COVID-19.
The comparison comes after the White House on Tuesday projected at least 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S.
The White House projects at least 100,000 Americans will die from COVID-19.
Mark Meadows has officially resigned from Congress, and began his first official day on the job Monday.
States and hospitals are desperate for more medical equipment and supplies.