White House Pends Emergency Aid to Address Coronavirus
Al Grabo for the New York Times
We ran the numbers: There are 4962 news articles covering this topic. 46% (2296) are left leaning, 32% (1611) center, 21% (1055) right leaning.
Donald Trump’s administration pushed lawmakers to send money directly to Americans to counter the economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak, while the Senate mulled a multibillion-dollar emergency bill passed by the House of Representatives. Left-leaning articles highlight the Federal Reserve’s decision to use their emergency lending powers, while right-leaning articles comment on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The New York Times published a left-leaning article highlighting that the Federal Reserve made a rare decision to unleash emergency lending powers, while the White House vowed to use every weapon at its disposal to combat the crisis. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin privately told Republican senators that he envisioned direct payments covering weeks of pay, warning darkly that without forceful government intervention, the unemployment rate could rise to nearly 20 percent.
A centrist article by Reuters highlights that the new stimulus package of around $850 billion would be the third coronavirus aid plan to be considered by Congress this month, as Trump signed the first $8.3 billion package on March 6. Meanwhile, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warned that cutting the payroll tax, which is one of Trump’s favored proposals, “may be premature and the wrong response” to fighting the impact of the coronavirus on the economy.
Fox News published a left-leaning article reporting that Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said that the Trump administration must be “precise on their messaging” on the coronavirus outbreak. However, Hume did credit Trump’s “bold action” in shutting down travel from China and Europe.
From the left
‘Go Big’ on Coronavirus Stimulus, Trump Says, Pitching Checks for Americans
New York Times
From the center
Trump pushes congress for new coronavirus spending as senate mulls second emergency bill
Reuters