White House plots breakup of coronavirus task force

The Trump White House is planning to wind down its coronavirus task force in the coming weeks and instead ask agencies to take control of the response efforts. “We’re having a conversation about that and about what the proper time is for the task force to complete its work,” Vice President Mike Pence said at…

White House taps members of Congress to advise on reopening economy

The Trump administration is asking a bipartisan group of lawmakers to join a task force on reopening the economy, according to Hill sources familiar with the matter. Senators and House members received notifications Wednesday from the White House. The Democratic senators invited to the task force are Tom Carper of Delaware, Tammy Duckworth and Dick…

Trump says he’ll announce members of ‘opening our country council’ next week

President Donald Trump said he’s planning a Tuesday announcement to name the members of a new White House task force focused on reopening parts of the country that have been shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re also setting up a council, a very, very great — doctors and businesspeople, we’re going to be announcing…