Federal judge says Chief Justice John Roberts is ‘undermining democracy’
A federal judge in Wisconsin has penned a caustic essay accusing Chief Justice John Roberts of “undermining democracy” and placing him at…
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The Trump team is now working overtime to question Joe Biden’s mental fitness
In the week or so since it’s been clear that Joe Biden is the likely Democratic nominee, President Donald Trump and his allies have begun a…
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‘We are flying blind’: Lawmakers fume amid lack of coronavirus testing and answers
Lawmakers in Congress are expressing outrage and confusion as to why the United States is not testing individuals for the COVID-19 coronavirus at as…
Continue Reading Trump-branded properties charged federal government at least $1.2 million, records show
Businesses owned or branded by President Donald Trump have charged the federal government at least $1.2 million in taxpayer money for various…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders will win California, CNN projects
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will win California’s Democratic primary, CNN projects, after holding a lead in the state since Election Night.…
Continue Reading European Union leaders denounce Trump’s coronavirus travel restrictions
European Union leaders issued a withering denunciation of President Donald Trump’s decision to bar some Europeans from traveling to the US amid…
Continue Reading Esper blames Iranian-backed militias for rocket attack that killed American troops
Iranian-backed militias were responsible for the rocket attack that killed two US troops and a UK service member in Iraq Wednesday and the US is…
Continue Reading A top Department of Homeland Security official says US travel restrictions to Europe are ‘under discussion’
Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on Wednesday that coronavirus travel restrictions for Europe are under discussion.…
Continue Reading Joe Biden hires Jen O’Malley Dillon as campaign manager in staff shakeup
Joe Biden has hired Jen O’Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager in a shake-up of top-level staff as the former vice president looks to…
Continue Reading In handshake-happy Washington, old habits die hard amid coronavirus outbreak
Washington is a town devoted to personal interaction: one-on-one meetings, working lunches, and handshakes — lots and lots of handshakes. But…
Continue Reading Democratic debate moved from Arizona to Washington, DC, over coronavirus concerns, DNC announces
The Democratic debate scheduled for Sunday will be moved from Arizona to Washington, DC, the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday.…
Continue Reading Trump may sign disaster or emergency declaration Thursday
President Donald Trump has decided to use federal disaster powers to release more resources to combat the spread of coronavirus, people familiar with…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump makes four key errors or omissions in Europe travel announcement
President Donald Trump inaccurately and incompletely described his own new travel restrictions on Europe — making two important errors and two…
Continue Reading Trump address sparks chaos as coronavirus crisis deepens
President Donald Trump set out to steady a rattled nation and a diving economy in a solemn Oval Office address, but instead sowed more confusion and…
Continue Reading New US bill could ban imported Chinese goods from Xinjiang amid forced labor concerns
US lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday urging the Trump administration to take action over claims of forced labor camps in Xinjiang, China,…
Continue Reading Pence: ‘I don’t think there’s confusion’ after clarifications to Trump’s coronavirus address
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday dismissed suggestions that there was confusion surrounding President Donald Trump’s address to the nation…
Continue Reading Warren and Markey ask Justice Department about confusion at immigration courts over CDC coronavirus fliers
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey on Wednesday sent a letter to the Trump administration requesting information about confusion that…
Continue Reading Trump says he’s suspending travel from Europe to US, though citizens and others are exempt
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was sharply restricting travel to the United States from more than two dozen European countries, a drastic…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s scapegoating coronavirus speech shows he just doesn’t get it
President Donald Trump delivered an unusual Oval Office address on Wednesday night designed to reassure the American public that he and his…
Continue Reading Trump cancels multiple events after giving coronavirus address highlighting risk of large crowds
President Donald Trump canceled several public events on Wednesday evening following a televised speech addressing the worsening coronavirus and…
Continue Reading State Department raises global travel advisory and urges US citizens to reconsider travel abroad
The State Department on Wednesday raised the worldwide travel advisory to Level 3: Reconsider Travel, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad…
Continue Reading Deep into crisis, Trump demands ‘something big’ on coronavirus
After months of minimizing a spreading crisis, it was only after a stock market free-fall and two of his closest congressional allies quarantined…
Continue Reading Congressional staffer tests positive for coronavirus
An employee in Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the first publicly known case of a congressional…
Continue Reading Trump calls coronavirus a ‘foreign virus’ in Oval Office address
President Donald Trump referred to the novel coronavirus as a “foreign virus” in his Oval Office address on Wednesday night. The…
Continue Reading Trump announces new campaign event, postpones it one day later
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign announced Tuesday that he will hold an event with supporters in Milwaukee the same day Democrats…
Continue Reading READ: Trump’s Oval Office speech on the coronavirus outbreak
Read President Donald Trump’s speech to the nation on the coronavirus here: My fellow Americans: Tonight, I want to speak with you about our…
Continue Reading Lawmakers try to guard against coronavirus on Capitol Hill
As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the US, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are making changes to their daily routines in an effort to…
Continue Reading Biden campaign memo says it’s ‘nearly impossible for Sanders’ to make up delegate disadvantage
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign on Wednesday argued it would be “nearly impossible for (Vermont Sen. Bernie) Sanders to recoup…
Continue Reading DC mayor declares state of emergency due to coronavirus
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday declared a state of emergency and a public health emergency as the nation’s capital looks to…
Continue Reading 2 Americans and 1 British national killed in rocket attack on base in Iraq
Two Americans and a British national were killed in a rocket attack on a military base in Taji, Iraq, that one US official said is likely the work of…
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