By Ted Johnson
27.03.2020 - 22:13 / deadline.com
By David Robb
Labor Editor
Entertainment industry union leaders are applauding Congress for today’s passage of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, part of which expands key benefits for hundreds of thousands of industry workers who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus shutdown of film, TV and theater productions across the country.
The CARES Act, which is now expected to be signed by President Donald Trump, expands access to unemployment benefits for many of the industry’s suddenly
Dennis Quaid praised President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and broke with many in Hollywood by calling on the country to rally behind the government during this historically difficult time. The “Parent Trap” actor has been watching the COVID-19 situation’s effect on the nation’s healthcare system closely.
Bill Maher returned to the air on Friday night with his first at-home edition of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”.
Sir Elton John enlisted some of the biggest names in music to perform live from their homes in a televised concert to raise money for the coronavirus relief effort.
By Ted Johnson
Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, complete with several provisions that will help music workers stay afloat. The bill is now headed to President Donald Trump, who is expected to swiftly sign it into law.
By Ted Johnson
The House of Representatives passed the $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday, even as lawmakers said another rescue package would be needed.
By Ted Johnson
Alyssa Milano is calling on President Donald Trump to convert his hotels in the United States to hospitals to help sick people during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
By Ted Johnson
By Ted Johnson
With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter, as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak.
By Ted Johnson
New York City's mayor is preparing to order its 8.5 million people behind closed doors as it quickly becomes one of the world's biggest coronavirus hotspots.