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…
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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…
Continue Reading States and White House consider disaster declaration to deal with coronavirus outbreak
As concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow across the country, state officials and the White House have been in ongoing discussions about whether…
Continue Reading House passes surveillance bill after rare bipartisan deal
The House on Wednesday voted to reauthorize three national security surveillance authorities following a rare bipartisan agreement struck ahead of a…
Continue Reading Senate overturns DeVos rule limiting debt relief for defrauded students
Senate Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday to overturn a rule backed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that would have limited the student debt…
Continue Reading Senate panel scraps subpoena in probe related to Bidens
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson scrapped a planned vote Wednesday for a subpoena in the committee’s…
Continue Reading Make sure to remember this appalling 1-year anniversary
The last time there was a “daily” press briefing by the White House press secretary was March 11, 2019. That’s right. It has been a…
Continue Reading House passes Iran War Powers resolution opposed by Trump
The House of Representatives approved a War Powers resolution Wednesday, aiming to rein in presidential authority to use military action against Iran…
Continue Reading Biden campaign to hold virtual events instead of rallies amid coronavirus crisis
Joe Biden‘s campaign on Wednesday canceled planned rallies in Chicago and in Miami, instead opting for virtual events in the coming days amid…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders vows to stay in 2020 race and says he is looking forward to debate with Joe Biden
A defiant Sen. Bernie Sanders vowed to stay in the presidential race on Wednesday after a series of defeats that have left him trailing rival Joe…
Continue Reading Major military exercise in Europe canceled over coronavirus concerns
The remainder of one major military exercise between the US and several European nations will be canceled as a “precautionary measure,”…
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World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
GENEVA, Switzerland — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and inadequate government responses, the World Health Organization declared…
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U.S. troops reported killed, wounded in rocket attack in Iraq
CAMP TAJI, Iraq — At least three people were killed, including two U.S. service members, in a rocket attack in Iraq, a U.S. official said…
Continue Reading Airlines win regulatory relief to ease coronavirus hardship
The first round of relief for airlines rocked by coronavirus turbulence is not arriving as a bailout check, but as a regulatory waiver that will help…
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