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The EPA declined to strengthen rules to limit emissions of particulates.

EPA urged to heed warning in study of pollution and COVID-19

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted April 7, 2020 at 4:12pm
House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., attends a committee hearing in the Rayburn Building on Jan. 15, 2020.

Coronavirus response to take priority in NDAA, House Armed Services chairman says

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted April 7, 2020 at 4:08pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading the questioning of any Deutsche Bank assistance to Trump companies.

Coronavirus response roundup: Letters from lawmakers

By Niels Lesniewski and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 7, 2020 at 3:52pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday Democrats want to create a “hero fund” of $13 per hour for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Democrats push pandemic hazard pay for front-line workers

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 7, 2020 at 2:32pm
A tourist wearing a mask sits along the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington last month.

Federal agencies poised to compete over mask supply

By Emily Kopp
Posted April 7, 2020 at 12:44pm
A sign marks the entrance to the emergency room at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington on March 23, 2020.

Medical providers hope emergency funds, waivers stay in place

By Lauren Clason
Posted April 7, 2020 at 6:05am
Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is shown at her confirmation hearing. The agency on Monday announced higher 2021 payment rates for private Medicare plans.

CMS boosts payment rate for Medicare Advantage plans

By Lauren Clason
Posted April 6, 2020 at 6:11pm
Masscahusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren confers with aide Bharat Ramamurti during a Banking Committee hearing in July 2014. Ramamurti is Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s pick to serve on the Congressional Oversight Commission for pandemic response.

Schumer picks former Warren aide for coronavirus oversight panel

By Chris Cioffi
Posted April 6, 2020 at 4:07pm
A health care professional applies a swab at a drive-thru coronavirus testing facility in Arlington, Va.

OIG: Hospitals struggle with supply shortages, testing delays

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 6, 2020 at 3:04pm
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says it could be difficult to get lawmakers back to D.C. soon for more aid votes

GOP senators: Next coronavirus aid package may need unanimous consent

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 6, 2020 at 1:03pm