Gridiron Dinner, Annual Gathering Of Top D.C. Media And Political Figures, Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the new coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not far enough and capped days of difficult negotiations as Washington confronted a national challenge unlike it has ever faced.

With the coronavirus claiming thousands of lives across the globe, medical experts are throwing any and all medications they can against the disease , including drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS that — if effective in clinic trials — may turn attention toward Truvada, commonly used as PrEP for HIV prevention.

Senator Amy Klobuchar‘s husband John Bessler, 52, is currently hospitalized with Coronavirus.

In response to the film industry being threatened by the global coronavirus pandemic — and in particular, the massive toll its taking on movie theaters — Christopher Nolan addressed the issues in an op-ed for the Washington Post on Friday. "Movie theaters are a vital part of American life," the headline declared.

Advocates along the Mexico-U.S. border say they are increasingly concerned about the coronavirus’ impact on migrants.

It could be lights out for the movie theater business if Congress doesn’t pass the trillion-dollar coronavirus rescue bill. That’s the stark message from John Fithian, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO).

Almost immediately after Reese Witherspoon optioned author Celeste Ng’s bestseller “Little Fires Everywhere” to produce an on-screen adaptation, the question became, who would play Mia Warren to her Elena Richardson, the two mothers at the center of the story.

Since Wednesday when Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency declaration banning large events with 250 people or more due to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, a wave of other states including California, Ohio and New York have followed suit. Over the weekend, those states, as well as Illinois and Maryland, have called for the closing of all concert venues, w

Washington National Opeara’s Don Giovanni — Photo: Scott Suchman

By Nellie Andreeva

Government officials in Washington state and Northern California are placing restrictions on large-scale events over concerns of the spreading coronavirus. In Washington, Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency declaration on Wednesday (March 11) banni

By David Robb

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has banned gatherings of more than 250 people in three counties in the state’s the Seattle-Tacoma area through “at least” the end of March, he said at a press conference late Tuesday. Hours later, San Francisco issued a similar ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

For years now there has been a pervasive feeling among the American people that our political system is just not working the way it should. Time and again, we have seen politicians fail to take action on policies with broad popular support.