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The Republican National Committee paid Marc Kasowitz's law firm $20,000 for its role in defending President Trump during an impeachment inquiry.

The bill includes $370 billion for small business aid, $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for testing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Empire State, which has been hit hardest in the U.S. by the coronavirus, currently forecasts $61 billion in total lost revenue between fiscal years 2021 and 2024, Cuomo said.

Two days after Kemp unveiled his new coronavirus policy, Trump said he "totally disagrees" with the plan, which goes against federal reopening guidelines released by the White House last week.

"I don't think making us less competitive, less attractive, and taking more of what people earn will ultimately be the answer here," Rep. Kevin Brady told CNBC on Friday.

The bill, which aims to boost small businesses and hospitals and expand testing, is set to become law in the coming hours with Trump's signature.

As the economic shutdown drags on and job losses mount, more borrowers are opting to delay their monthly mortgage payments through mortgage forbearance plans.

A source told NBC News that Rick Bright was told to put in place a national program geared to expanding access to the drug hydroxychloroquine after Ellison, who has raised campaign funds for Trump, and the president spoke about it.

"I think the report was incorrect, let me just put it that way," Trump said when asked at a White House press briefing if he knew of Kim Jong Un's condition.

The guidelines, which were first shared in mid-March and had already been extended once, were set to expire at the end of April.

McConnell, who leads the Senate GOP, had said on a radio show that he supports allowing states to declare bankruptcy rather than get federal money to cover budget shortfalls caused by the coronavirus.

The Supreme Court sided largely with environmentalists in a case over the reach of the landmark Clean Water Act, ruling that a "loophole" in the law backed by the Trump administration was unlawful.

The coronavirus bill the House is considering would replenish a small business loan program, send aid to hospitals and fund a testing expansion.

Many of the U.S. defense firms, especially aircraft manufacturers, rely on Mexican suppliers that have closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that the two mortgage giants will now buy home loans that go into the government's forbearance program just after they close.

U.S. officials have long feared that Iran's pursuit of developing satellite technology is a cover for ballistic missile activity.

Mike Bloomberg invested over $20 million into Hawkfish weeks after dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary.

Health officials have said that radically increasing the current level of testing, along with tracing contacts of infected people, is necessary to reopen the economy.

State and local governments are warning of a wave of layoffs and pay cuts after getting left out of the federal coronavirus relief package expected to pass Congress this week.

The growing outbreak threatening the crew aboard the Roosevelt was foreshadowed in a leaked letter penned last month by the ship's captain.