Trump honors war dead in events colored by pandemic's threat

President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead Monday in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus.

Trump's pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021

President Donald Trump has a new pitch to voters for this fall. He's asking them to trust him when it comes to an economic recovery. The coronoavirus pandemic has put more than 38 million people out of work in the United States, and Trump is increasingly talking up a future recovery that probably won’t materialize until after the November election.

Trump plays golf for 1st time since the coronavirus pandemic

President Donald Trump played golf Saturday for the first time since he declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency more than two months ago.

Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond

President Donald Trump has visited one of his golf courses at the start of the Memorial Day weekend as he urges states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remain cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passes 1.6 million.

FBI director orders internal review of Flynn investigation

FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, the bureau said Friday.

Trump orders flags lowered to half-staff for three days for those who died from COVID-19

President Trump has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff for the entirety of the Memorial Day weekend to honor  not only military members who have made the ultimate sacrifice, but to those who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic.

Pandemic politics: Maskless Trump visits Michigan Ford plant

All of the Ford executives giving Trump the tour were wearings masks, the president standing alone without one.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, has been released from the federal prison in Otisville, New York.

Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract awarded for border wall

Trump has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of the year. So far, the government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts for construction of 30-foot-tall barriers, along with new lighting, technology, and infrastructure. The Trump administration says it has already built 187 miles of wall. Some of it is new, but most is replacing old, much shorter barriers that officials say were not sufficient.

Nancy Pelosi digs at Trump, calls president 'morbidly obese'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., took a shot at President Trump's weight amid the revelation that he has been taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine that he previously touted as a treatment for the coronavirus.

‘Operation Warp Speed’: Trump announces new initiative for COVID-19 vaccine

The president said the initiative will bring together the efforts of federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).