David Sherfinski

Thunderbirds, Blue Angels fly over D.C., Baltimore in salute to coronavirus first responders

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Saturday flew above areas in and around Washington, D.C. as part of a roaring salute to first responders during the coronavirus pandemic.

May 2, 2020

Trump says there’s sufficient coronavirus testing capacity for U.S. House, Senate

President Trump on Saturday said there is sufficient coronavirus testing capacity for both the U.S. House and Senate and blamed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the House's not returning to Washington, D.C. next week.

May 2, 2020

Trump announces new nominee for HHS IG after unflattering report on hospital shortages

President Trump late Friday announced Jason C. Weida, an assistant U.S. attorney, as his nominee to be the new inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services after a recent IG report had found hospitals struggling with supply shortages as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S.

May 2, 2020

Iowa congressional hopefuls forced to change campaign strategies

In Iowa, congressional hopefuls like Democrat J.D. Scholten are taking no chances in a coronavirus-driven campaign season that's forcing candidates across the country to make extreme adjustments on the fly.

April 29, 2020

Mitch McConnell: We’re coming back to work Monday

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell affirmed Wednesday that the chamber will reconvene next week, a day after the Democrat-led House scrapped plans to return to D.C., on May 4 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 29, 2020

Jared Kushner: Hope is U.S. ‘really rocking again’ by July

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday said that much of the country should be "back to normal" by June amid the coronavirus pandemic with the hope that the U.S. is "really rocking again" by July.

April 29, 2020

Scott Gottlieb, former FDA chief: Could be late 2021 before coronavirus vaccine available ‘at scale’

Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday said it could take close to two years before a coronavirus vaccine is available to the point where there would be widespread inoculation in the U.S.

April 29, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci cautions some sports leagues might have to skip 2020 season

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said some sports leagues might simply have to wait until next season before revving back up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 29, 2020

Gavin Newsom, Calif. gov., floats staggered school start times, shuttered cafeterias

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who on Tuesday said the next school year in his state could start in July or August, said things will look radically different when students do return to physical buildings amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 29, 2020

Coronavirus ‘hot spots’ emerge as U.S. curve flattens

The U.S. is "flattening the curve" of coronavirus transmission, but its case tally reached 1 million Tuesday and hot spots remain from New Mexico to Massachusetts, where the governor said high hospitalization rates have not dropped.

April 28, 2020

Charlie Baker, Massachusetts gov., extends nonessential business closings until May 18

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday said he's keeping nonessential businesses in the state closed until at least May 18, citing progress in the battle against the new coronavirus but saying the numbers still aren't where they need to be.

April 28, 2020

Steven Mnuchin pledges ‘full audit’ of small business loans of more than $2 million

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Tuesday pledged a "full audit" of loans through a new small business program that are worth more than $2 million and said borrowers will face criminal liability if they misled the federal government.

April 28, 2020

Adm. Brett Giroir, coronavirus ‘testing czar’: Testing 2% per month a ‘minimum floor’

Adm. Brett Giroir, the U.S. coronavirus "testing czar," on Tuesday said a new target of getting states to test 2% of their residents per month is a minimum "floor" and that many states will exceed that total.

April 28, 2020

Mitch McConnell says there ‘probably’ will be more state, local funding for the coronavirus response

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday said there will "probably" be another bill to fund state and local governments facing budget woes because of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 28, 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx: Will be interesting to watch southern hemisphere countries moving forward

Dr. Deborah Birx, the U.S. coronavirus response coordinator, on Tuesday said officials will likely be keeping a close eye on countries such as Australia and New Zealand to see how the southern hemisphere deals with the virus in the months ahead.

April 28, 2020

Donald Trump: Federal government to help states with coronavirus testing

The White House on Monday said America's coronavirus-testing is in far better shape and the administration is ready to work with governors to meet their diagnostic demands, "dramatically" increasing the number of tests to help states reopen safely.

April 27, 2020

Mike DeWine announces plan to reopen some Ohio businesses starting May 4

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday announced plans for some Ohio business to start reopening their doors on May 4, joining a growing list of governors who are relaxing coronavirus-related restrictions on business.

April 27, 2020

Phil Murphy outlines framework for reopening New Jersey amid coronavirus

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday outlined a framework for reopening his state's economy when it's safe to do so as governors across the country start thinking about the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 27, 2020

Health leaders push Congress on $46.5 billion contact tracing, isolation efforts

More than a dozen leading health experts and political leaders on Monday called on Congress to include a new $46.5 billion plan on contact tracing and isolation methods in the next federal stimulus package as the U.S. prepares to move into the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 27, 2020

Retail trade groups urge states to adopt ‘uniform’ reopening practices

Two leading trade groups for retailers on Monday released a reopening blueprint that calls for governors to create "uniform" standards on sanitation and social distancing to give businesses clarity as more states start to roll back coronavirus-imposed restrictions.

April 27, 2020