US Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) on Tuesday announced his plan to introduce legislation that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci amid criticism of Fauci from conservative outlets. The legislation will provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of [...]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp suspended an anti-mask statute Tuesday that made obtaining masks difficult. “We’ve issued guidance and orders to protect ,” said Kemp, “and we’ve taken measured steps to shield them from harm.” The law (OC GA 16-11-38) was enacted in 1951 to prevent public wearing of Ku Klux Klan hoods and other head [...]

The Ministerial Meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC countries concluded on Sunday with an agreement to cut oil production and raise prices in an attempt to stabilize the global oil market, which has seen significant fluctuation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement calls for significant reductions in production. ll Participating Countries agreed to [...]

Rutgers University announced on Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers RUCDR Infinite Biologics and its collaborators for a new saliva-based COVID-19 test. Andrew Brooks, chief operating officer and director of technology development at RUCDR, believes that the new method will allow for broader population [...]

The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear oral arguments postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic through telephone conference conference between May 4 and May 13. A number of cases scheduled to be heard in March and April were postponed due to the pandemic, but now telephone conference availability of counsel has been confirmed [...]