Long a bit player, Pence makes the most of his lead role in coronavirus response
On a videoconference call Monday morning with the nation’s governors and the White House, New Mexico’s first term governor Michelle Lujan…
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Stranded US travelers express frustration as lawmakers call for answers
Americans stranded around the world after transportation shutdowns and border closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic say they are struggling to…
Continue Reading Protecting US food supplies and more: What’s in the $45.8 billion White House spending request
As images of empty grocery shelves prompt panic among Americans, a $45.8 billion budget request from the White House to Congress reveals the federal…
Continue Reading Donald Trump is *really* ramping up his efforts to rewrite coronavirus history
President Donald Trump is rapidly seeking to rewrite the history of the coronavirus pandemic and his administration’s reaction to it, even as…
Continue Reading Connecticut governor says primaries moved to June
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday that the state’s primaries have been moved to June 2, making Connecticut the sixth state to postpone…
Continue Reading Trump says FDA will fast-track treatments for novel coronavirus, but there are still months of research ahead
President Donald Trump says he’s pushed the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate barriers to getting therapeutics for coronavirus to…
Continue Reading Anchorage Daily News: Alaska congressman downplays coronavirus as ‘beer virus,’ says pandemic caused by media ‘hysteria’
A Republican congressman from Alaska reportedly appeared to downplay the coronavirus pandemic to a group of senior citizens last week, saying…
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Trump says FDA will fast track treatments as number of U.S. virus cases tops 10,000
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s pushed the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate barriers to getting…
Continue Reading What’s the full extent of Trump’s disaster authority? That’s classified, security expert says
The government is exerting more and more control over Americans’ daily life as it races to control the Covid-19 pandemic. Orders to shelter in…
Continue Reading Tulsi Gabbard ends 2020 campaign and endorses Joe Biden
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday ended her presidential campaign and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. “I know Vice President…
Continue Reading Why this Republican senator’s coronavirus math badly misses the point
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson thinks people are panicking way too much about the coronavirus. Here’s what he told the Milwaukee Journal…
Continue Reading Trump’s new strategy on coronavirus is already being undermined by his own actions
It’s a stunning reversal President Donald Trump would like Americans to forget. Only days after dismissing the coronavirus threat as a…
Continue Reading How Trump’s rhetoric has changed as coronavirus spread
In the course of two months, President Donald Trump has dramatically shifted his tone and level of optimism about the spread of novel coronavirus and…
Continue Reading FAA administrator will self-quarantine after exposure to Rep. Diaz-Balart
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson will self-quarantine for the next week after his recent exposure to a congressman who has since tested positive for…
Continue Reading Rep. Dan Lipinski’s upset has symbolic ramifications for the Democratic caucus
Marie Newman didn’t get to have the big election night party she’d been planning at her beloved local brewery. With a growing coronavirus…
Continue Reading Pence’s ‘right arm’ on coronavirus response has lengthy experience battling HIV epidemic
Dr. Deborah Birx can be seen at the White House briefing room lectern most days in her new role as what Vice President Mike Pence calls his…
Continue Reading Florida Sen. Rick Scott: ‘Get off the beach’
Florida Sen. Rick Scott had a strong message Thursday for those packing the beaches in the state amid the coronavirus outbreak: “Get off the…
Continue Reading Congress sprints toward passing enormous coronavirus stimulus plan
Senate Republicans are planning to release the meat of their $1 trillion-plus stimulus proposal to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Trump stumbles in first efforts to control virus response as fear spreads and markets fall
By the time President Donald Trump landed from his trip to India early Wednesday morning, he was not happy. Fears over the coronavirus had escalated…
Continue Reading Coronavirus may force tech-averse Supreme Court into modern era
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing all courts to alter their procedures, but the US Supreme Court, imbued with an archaic, insular air and a…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi-Steve Mnuchin relationship key to federal government’s coronavirus response
Washington’s trillion-dollar response to the coronavirus pandemic has landed in the hands of an unlikely duo who’ve managed to forge a…
Continue Reading Republican senator questions federal guidance issued to fight coronavirus as cases and deaths rise
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson cast doubt on the severity of federally issued guidance aimed at staunching the spread of the novel coronavirus, urging…
Continue Reading Trump signs coronavirus relief legislation into law
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a coronavirus relief package that includes provisions for free testing for Covid-19 and paid…
Continue Reading Trump loses his touch with the markets as coronavirus threat grows
The stark news came in shortly after noon on Wednesday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped almost 10%, wiping out all the gains logged since…
Continue Reading Trump, finally, takes the coronavirus emergency seriously
This version of Donald Trump will save lives. The President offered Americans something they have rarely seen from him in his latest and most somber…
Continue Reading Trump again defends use of the term ‘China virus’
President Donald Trump was pressed for the second straight day on why he is calling the coronavirus the “Chinese virus,” amid instances…
Continue Reading Sanders responds angrily to reporter when asked about his campaign: ‘I’m dealing with a f**king global crisis’
Bernie Sanders has a decision to make about his campaign now that his path to the Democratic presidential nomination has effectively closed and the…
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Sanders responds angrily to reporter when asked about his campaign: ‘I’m dealing with a f**king global crisis’
Bernie Sanders has a decision to make about his campaign now that his path to the Democratic presidential nomination has effectively closed and the…
Continue Reading Biden and Sanders campaigns in regular contact to discuss coronavirus pandemic, aides say
The campaigns of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have been in “regular contact” since last week to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, aides…
Continue Reading Democrats sue over Wisconsin election as state debates next steps
Wisconsin Democrats asked a federal court Wednesday to block voting laws that Democrats say force individuals to make an “untenable…
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