David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Steven Mnuchin: Small-business loans in $2.2 trillion package to be available Friday
Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Monday said Small Business Administration loans in the $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that Congress passed last week should be available starting Friday. Published March 30, 2020
Bill de Blasio, NYC mayor: ‘Sunday is D-Day — we need help by Sunday’
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said that after this Sunday, his city is going to have a real problem getting care to everyone who needs it amid the expanding coronavirus outbreak. Published March 30, 2020
Newt Gingrich: House Dems could try to blackmail Trump into signing more relief legislation
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday said House Democrats could try to "blackmail" President Trump into signing more rounds of legislation in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. Published March 30, 2020
Deborah Birx: If we do things together well, U.S. could see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths
Dr. Deborah Birx, the U.S. coronavirus response coordinator, on Monday said that if the American public almost uniformly practices proper social distancing and mitigation efforts, there could be 100,000 to 200,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. Published March 30, 2020
Anthony Fauci: ‘Pretty clear decision’ from Donald Trump on extending coronavirus guidelines
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, on Monday said President Trump made a "pretty clear decision" to extend guidance on public gatherings and other measures until the end of April to try to mitigate the spread of the virus. Published March 30, 2020
Donald Trump can’t delay general election, legal experts say
The rash of states postponing or modifying their primary elections because of the coronavirus raises a question: Can President Trump delay or cancel November's elections and extend his presidency because of the crisis? Published March 29, 2020
Cuomo pushes back on Trump: Projections say we could need 30,000 ventilators
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said the state could very well need up to 30,000 ventilators amid the coronavirus outbreak, a day after President Trump questioned such a demand level. Published March 27, 2020
Andrew Cuomo: State will try to build four additional emergency hospitals
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said the state is looking to build four additional emergency hospital sites to deal with a surge in demand amid the expanding coronavirus outbreak. Published March 27, 2020
Mike Pence: Trump’s Easter time frame was an ‘aspirational goal’
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday said President Trump's Easter target date for reopening parts of the U.S. amid the coronavirus outbreak was an "aspirational goal" and that they want to get people back to work as soon as they "responsibly" can. Published March 27, 2020
Joe Biden: Donald Trump can’t postpone the election because of the coronavirus outbreak
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said President Trump doesn't have the power to postpone the November election amid health concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. Published March 27, 2020
Two Florida poll workers test positive for coronavirus
Two people in Florida who worked the polls for the state's March 17 presidential primary have tested positive for coronavirus, the Miami Herald reported on Thursday. Published March 27, 2020
Surgeon General Jerome Adams: ‘Hot spots’ like Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans will have ‘worse week’
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Friday said "hot spots" for the expanding coronavirus outbreak such as Detroit, Chicago and New Orleans are going to have a worse week next week compared to where they were this week. Published March 27, 2020
Bill de Blasio: Donald Trump not looking at facts of ‘astronomical growth’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said President Trump isn't looking at the facts of "astronomical growth" in the coronavirus epidemic and estimated that more than half of the residents in his city will be infected at some point. Published March 27, 2020
Boris Johnson, British PM, tests positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms. Published March 27, 2020
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders want proper financial rescue package oversight, differ on process
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont both said that proper oversight will be needed and that more needs to be done, but they offered different policy prescriptions for how to move the country forward amid the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. Published March 26, 2020
Andrew Cuomo: I don’t want to be vice president
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday batted aside talk that he could be part of the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket amid a rise in his national profile during the expanding coronavirus outbreak. Published March 26, 2020
Donald Trump says new coronavirus guidelines are on the way
President Trump pledged new guidelines Thursday to help states decide whether to relax "social distancing" measures that are curbing the spread of COVID-19 but are ravaging the U.S. economy, with jobless claims soaring above 3 million last week. Published March 26, 2020
Andrew Cuomo: Coronavirus-related deaths hit 385 in New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said the number of coronavirus-related deaths in his state is now at least 385, up from 285 deaths he had reported on Wednesday. Published March 26, 2020
Anthony Fauci: Hopeful for coronavirus ‘respite’ with warmer temps, but could be seasonal
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, on Thursday warned that COVID-19 could be seasonal in nature while expressing hope that warmer temperatures in the spring could have an effect in slowing the spread. Published March 26, 2020
Kevin McCarthy: Let $2 trillion rescue package work, we don’t need to be crafting another bill now
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday pumped the brakes on talk of a fourth or even fifth legislative package from Capitol Hill in response to the expanding coronavirus outbreak. Published March 26, 2020
