S.A. Miller
Articles by S.A. Miller
Trump clashes with Weijia Jiang, CBS reporter, over coronavirus fatalities
President Trump on Monday scolded a reporter who accused him a belittling the deaths of Americans from coronavirus, telling the reporter to "ask China" why people are dying. Published May 11, 2020
House coronavirus panel targets big corporations gobbling up small-biz aid
The House's special panel policing coronavirus spending demanded Friday that five large corporations return rescue money that was intended for small businesses. Published May 8, 2020
DNC Chair Tom Perez blames Trump for record job losses, coronavirus deaths
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Friday blamed President Trump for the horrific job losses in April when the unemployment rate skyrocketed to a Great Depression-level of 14.7%. Published May 8, 2020
Unemployment rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the Labor Department reported Friday, with a staggering 20.5 million job losses that month underscoring the economic disaster wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic. Published May 8, 2020
Coronavirus death rate for union food workers low
The coronavirus outbreak has taken the lives of at least 72 workers among the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union's 1.3 million members in supermarkets, pharmacies, meatpacking plants and other essential businesses that have remained open during the crisis, according to the union. Published May 7, 2020
Starbuck’s ex-CEO Howard Schultz predicts small biz coronavirus ‘apocalypse’
Howard Schultz, the former chairman and CEO of Starbucks, on Monday warned of a small business "apocalypse" unless the federal government spends more to save restaurants from the coronavirus crisis. Published April 27, 2020
Josh Hawley demands reopening economy be the focus of next virus rescue bill
Sen. Josh Hawley on Friday demanded Congress limit any future coronavirus rescue package to measures that get Americans back to work. Published April 24, 2020
Coronavirus more deadly in men than women in U.S., data show
The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is taking the lives of more men than women, even in some states where women account for more of the confirmed cases of COVID-19. Published April 23, 2020
Coronavirus shutdowns squeeze state budgets, threaten reopenings
The coronavirus economic shutdown is putting the squeeze on state budgets across the country, threatening to keep public pools, community centers and other services shuttered long after the end of stay-at-home orders. Published April 21, 2020
Trump cuts Mitt Romney from coronavirus conference call
President Trump on Sunday said he had no use for Sen. Mitt Romney but insisted he wasn't holding a grudge against him for being the only Republican to vote for his impeachment. Published April 19, 2020
Donald Trump to use Defense Production Act to increase swab manufacturing
President Trump on Sunday said he was ready to use the Defense Production Act to force U.S. companies to produce more swabs for coronavirus tests. Published April 19, 2020
Trump touts U.S. wins against coronavirus, lower per capita death rate than in Europe
President Trump on Saturday heralded gains made against the coronavirus pandemic and the relatively low mortality rate in the U.S. compared to other hard-hit countries. Published April 18, 2020
Trump to investigate blacks coronavirus death rate
President Trump on Tuesday vowed to investigate the high rate of coronavirus deaths among black Americans. Published April 7, 2020
Donald Trump heralds hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus
President Trump on Sunday said he might not be a doctor, but he is encouraged by malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19. Published April 5, 2020
All Americans asked to wear cloth masks while in public
The U.S. surgeon general on Sunday trumpeted the administration's new recommendation that all Americans wear cloth masks in public, a reversal of its previous advice as the country braces for a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases and potential fatalities this week. Published April 5, 2020
Trump urges resolve in coronavirus fight
President Trump gave a pep talk Friday to Americans, saying their "discipline and determination" will defeat the coronavirus. Published April 3, 2020
Trump urges Americans to voluntarily don masks: ‘I won’t do it’
President Trump on Friday urged Americans to voluntarily don cloth masks to combat the spread of coronavirus. Published April 3, 2020
National Labor Relations Board ends COVID-19 suspension of union elections
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders won't stop elections to unionize workplaces. Published April 2, 2020
Feds have 10,469 total ventilators available
The federal government announced Wednesday it has 10,469 ventilators in reserve, ready to dole out to needy states amid the coronavirus crisis. Now it will make what could be literally life-and-death decisions about where they'll go. Published April 1, 2020
Trump signs $2 trillion economic plan to rush aid to businesses, workers hurt by coronavirus crisis
President Trump signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday to provide direct payments to most Americans and aid to workers and businesses idled by the coronavirus outbreak. Published March 27, 2020
