U.S. Suspends Truck-Driving Limits to Speed Coronavirus Shipments

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U.S. highway-safety regulators are suspending rules that limit daily driving hours for truck drivers moving emergency supplies such as medical equipment, hand sanitizer and food in response to the nationwide coronavirus outbreak. The Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the nationwide exemption late Friday, following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency over… Continue reading U.S. Suspends Truck-Driving Limits to Speed Coronavirus Shipments

Trump Signs $8 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Funding Package

President Trump signed Friday a bipartisan $8 billion deal to provide emergency funding to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The big picture: The Senate passed the bill 96-1 on Thursday, after it flew through the House 415-2 on Wednesday afternoon — marking a rare moment of congressional unity in the face of a public health crisis.… Continue reading Trump Signs $8 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Funding Package