Key PointsWest Virginia is still waiting on a game-changing $84 billion investment from ChinaWASHINGTON BOTTOM, W.V. – Beijing billed as — rolling out the red carpet for an unprecedented private dinner in the Forbidden City, marching a military parade through Tiananmen Square, and hosting a signing ceremony in the colossal Great Hall of the People to unveil .One-third of that value was supposed to flow to West Virginia, an energy-rich but high-poverty state whose manufacturing and energy workers handed Trump his widest margin of victory in 2016. He captured more than more than 67% of the...…Key PointsWest Virginia is still waiting on a game-changing $84 billion investment from ChinaWASHINGTON BOTTOM, W.V. – Beijing billed as — rolling out the red carpet for an unprecedented private dinner in the Forbidden City, marching a military parade through Tiananmen Square, and hosting a signing ceremony in the colossal Great Hall of the People to unveil .One-third of that value was supposed to flow to West Virginia, an energy-rich but high-poverty state whose manufacturing and energy workers handed Trump his widest margin of victory in 2016. He captured more than more than 67% of the...WW…

Key PointsThe White House is weighing whether to suspend intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, in response to pressure from developing nations and subsequent support from progressive lawmakers, according to three sources familiar with the matter.A temporary suspension of intellectual property protections would apply to all medical technologies to treat or prevent Covid-19. South Africa and India made a formal request to the World Trade Organization to waive the protections until the pandemic is over, but the issue was tabled without a resolution.The White...…Key PointsThe White House is weighing whether to suspend intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, in response to pressure from developing nations and subsequent support from progressive lawmakers, according to three sources familiar with the matter.A temporary suspension of intellectual property protections would apply to all medical technologies to treat or prevent Covid-19. South Africa and India made a formal request to the World Trade Organization to waive the protections until the pandemic is over, but the issue was tabled without a resolution.The White...WW…

Key PointsFlying blind: Airport Covid screeners were kept in place despite known infection risk, sources sayIn a nearly 17-year career with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Officer Omar E. Palmer had encountered plenty of precarious situations, from suitcases filled with weapons and drugs to disorderly passengers in John F. Kennedy Airport's international terminal, according to his longtime friend and significant other. "I would often get calls, when he would get off work in the middle of the night -- about what happened, or who he met, or a particular seize that happened," said...…Key PointsFlying blind: Airport Covid screeners were kept in place despite known infection risk, sources sayIn a nearly 17-year career with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Officer Omar E. Palmer had encountered plenty of precarious situations, from suitcases filled with weapons and drugs to disorderly passengers in John F. Kennedy Airport's international terminal, according to his longtime friend and significant other. "I would often get calls, when he would get off work in the middle of the night -- about what happened, or who he met, or a particular seize that happened," said...WW…

Key PointsGOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through DecemberRepublicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance benefit at a dramatically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week, through the rest of the year, sources told CNBC. Congress passed a $600 per week, or $2,400 a month, boost to jobless benefits in March to deal with a wave of unemployment unseen in decades as states shut down their economies to combat the . The policy expires at the end of July as the U.S. unemployment rate stands above 11%, despite two...…Key PointsGOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through DecemberRepublicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance benefit at a dramatically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week, through the rest of the year, sources told CNBC. Congress passed a $600 per week, or $2,400 a month, boost to jobless benefits in March to deal with a wave of unemployment unseen in decades as states shut down their economies to combat the . The policy expires at the end of July as the U.S. unemployment rate stands above 11%, despite two...WW…

Key PointsTrump ‘highly unlikely’ to meet Chinese President Xi before trade deadline, sources sayPresident Donald Trump on Thursday said he would not meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the March 2 deadline to reach a Chinese-U.S. trade deal.Trump's remarks came hours after CNBC reported, citing a senior administration official, that it was "highly unlikely" for the meeting to happen in the coming weeks.While Trump and Xi are still expected to meet eventually, there's too much work to do to flesh out a deal with China and prepare Trump for a high-stakes meeting with North Korea's...…Key PointsTrump ‘highly unlikely’ to meet Chinese President Xi before trade deadline, sources sayPresident Donald Trump on Thursday said he would not meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the March 2 deadline to reach a Chinese-U.S. trade deal.Trump's remarks came hours after CNBC reported, citing a senior administration official, that it was "highly unlikely" for the meeting to happen in the coming weeks.While Trump and Xi are still expected to meet eventually, there's too much work to do to flesh out a deal with China and prepare Trump for a high-stakes meeting with North Korea's...WW…

Key PointsHere's what's in the House Dem's $3 trillion coronavirus relief billThe White House would likely support another round of stimulus checks, two senior administration officials told CNBC on Thursday.The White House did not provide further comment except to release a statement which said:"As President Trump has said, we are going to ensure that we take care of all Americans so that we emerge from this challenge healthy, stronger, and with economic prosperity, which is why the White House is focused on pro-growth, middle class tax and regulatory relief."The House is  to blunt the...…Key PointsHere's what's in the House Dem's $3 trillion coronavirus relief billThe White House would likely support another round of stimulus checks, two senior administration officials told CNBC on Thursday.The White House did not provide further comment except to release a statement which said:"As President Trump has said, we are going to ensure that we take care of all Americans so that we emerge from this challenge healthy, stronger, and with economic prosperity, which is why the White House is focused on pro-growth, middle class tax and regulatory relief."The House is  to blunt the...WW…