Trump to block migrants and asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump confirmed he’s planning to bar entry to migrants illegally crossing the US southern border, including those seeking…
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Cruz describes challenges of self-quarantine: ‘Glad to be back’
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said Wednesday he feels “great” and “strong” on his first day back to the Capitol after a…
Continue Reading Trump says HUD is suspending foreclosures and evictions
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration will suspend foreclosures and evictions on homeowners at least until the end of next…
Continue Reading Trump administration contingency planning for coronavirus lasting ’18 months or longer’
A 100-page federal plan on how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic obtained by CNN shows the Trump administration is making contingency plans for a…
Continue Reading Bill Weld ends Republican presidential campaign
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld ended his Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday after President Donald Trump won enough delegates to win…
Continue Reading Refugee admissions to the US temporarily suspended
The United States is putting a temporary pause on refugee admissions in light of the coronavirus pandemic, according to two sources familiar with a…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the Sanders v. Biden Democratic debate
Welcome to CNN’s fact check coverage of the eleventh Democratic presidential debate from Washington, DC, ahead of the nation’s third…
Continue Reading READ: US government coronavirus contingency planning guide
A 100-page federal plan on how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic obtained by CNN shows the Trump administration is making contingency plans for a…
Continue Reading National Park Service to waive entrance fees at open parks to aid social distancing
Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has directed the National Park Service to the waive entrance fees at all national parks that remain open…
Continue Reading No, Donald Trump can’t cancel the 2020 general election
As states scramble to push back their primaries to comply with the federal guidelines aimed at social distancing to combat the coronavirus, whispers…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders says he is ‘assessing’ his presidential campaign
Bernie Sanders said he will assess his presidential campaign after his poor showing in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries. “As I said…
Continue Reading FEMA mobilizes to respond to coronavirus pandemic
As governors assess their states’ needs and top health care officials warn of supply shortages, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is…
Continue Reading Alabama postpones Senate runoff until July due to coronavirus
Alabama is postponing its Senate runoff race between former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville and former Attorney General Jeff…
Continue Reading What a 20% unemployment rate would actually mean for our politics
On Tuesday in a meeting with Republican senators, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned that unless Congress takes action to deal with the massive…
Continue Reading West Virginia senator warns against ‘false sense of security’ over low coronavirus figures
Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that West Virginia was doing a good job of combating the outbreak…
Continue Reading US and Canada suspend non-essential travel between the two countries
The United States and Canada will suspend non-essential travel between the two countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump said…
Continue Reading 2020 Presidential Debates Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the 2020 presidential debates. June 26, 2019 Event Type: Democratic DebateLocation: Miami, FloridaHosts: NBC News, MSNBC and…
Continue Reading Senate moving at ‘warp speed’ in coronavirus response
The Senate is planning to pass a $1 trillion-plus proposal to address the coronavirus pandemic, and the chamber won’t leave town until it does.…
Continue Reading Chris Cillizza’s winners and losers from Tuesday’s primaries
Voters in three states went to the polls Tuesday, handing former Vice President Joe Biden a trio of muted victories amid the ongoing coronavirus…
Continue Reading White House postpones state dinner for Spanish royals
The White House postponed the expected third state dinner of the Trump administration due to concerns over the coronavirus. A statement released by…
Continue Reading Justice Department closes more immigration courts, postpones hearings
The Justice Department announced overnight that it’s closing an additional 10 immigration courts, spread out across the country, through April…
Continue Reading 4 takeaways from Joe Biden’s sweep of Arizona, Florida and Illinois
Former Vice President Joe Biden has a near-insurmountable lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after sweeping Tuesday’s primaries in Arizona,…
Continue Reading Why Trump’s student loan interest waiver won’t immediately help you
President Donald Trump last week announced a student loan interest waiver — but the policy change would do little to immediately help those…
Continue Reading Virus confronts leaders with one of modern history’s gravest challenges
The coronavirus emergency is fast transforming into one of the gravest political and societal challenges of the modern age — and…
Continue Reading Congress and White House say blowing up deficit not a concern for coronavirus stimulus
Lawmakers and the White House are putting aside any concerns about blowing up the deficit as they consider a trillion-dollar stimulus package to…
Continue Reading Illinois Democrat becomes first House incumbent to lose primary in 2020
Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois became the first House incumbent to lose their primary election in 2020, CNN projects, in a victory for…
Continue Reading House lawmakers ask for remote voting amid coronavirus spread
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers sent a letter to congressional leadership Wednesday morning requesting a rule change that would allow for…
Continue Reading Joe Biden sweeps the night and wins Florida, Illinois and Arizona to extend his delegate lead over Bernie Sanders
Former Vice President Joe Biden will sweep Tuesday’s races and win the Arizona, Illinois and Florida Democratic primaries, CNN projects,…
Continue Reading We won’t know for weeks whether the coronavirus response is working
The danger and extent of the COVID-19 outbreak is now universally accepted. But how to deal with it remains the subject of much debate — among…
Continue Reading US uses encrypted app to connect with Iranians as coronavirus sweeps their country
The State Department is using social media to encourage Iranians to share information with the Trump administration — both on an encrypted tip…
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