Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, Labor Department reports
Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, as massive job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic continued to grow. Still, U.S. equity markets inched higher as Wall Street awaited the House vote on replenishing aid to small businesses battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, state and local governments across the country are expecting to lay off workers in the near future, lamenting that a new stimulus bill is not providing them with additional funds.
Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said during the 2008 financial crisis that lawmakers should “never let a crisis go to waste,” and many Democratic lawmakers appear to be heeding that advice, using the coronavirus pandemic as a jumping-off point to renew calls for a historic expansion of government.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending more than $600 million to state and local governments to help with testing to identify new cases of the novel coronavirus, as officials weigh when to begin steps to reopen their economies.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on Thursday launched a petition urging Congress to investigate China for its role in the coronavirus crisis, and to crack down on the communist government’s actions across the globe.
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Meanwhile, state and local governments across the country are expecting to lay off workers in the near future, lamenting that a new stimulus bill is not providing them with additional funds.
Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said during the 2008 financial crisis that lawmakers should “never let a crisis go to waste,” and many Democratic lawmakers appear to be heeding that advice, using the coronavirus pandemic as a jumping-off point to renew calls for a historic expansion of government.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending more than $600 million to state and local governments to help with testing to identify new cases of the novel coronavirus, as officials weigh when to begin steps to reopen their economies.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on Thursday launched a petition urging Congress to investigate China for its role in the coronavirus crisis, and to crack down on the communist government’s actions across the globe.
And the 2020 NFL Draft is still set to take place despite the coronavirus pandemic affecting the entire sports world. Click here to check out Fox News Digital's guide to the draft.
Tell others how they can get the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to their inbox. Sign up here.
America Together: Send us your photos and we'll tell your story as the nation battles coronavirus.
And there were several other developments:
