Fauci calls White House coronavirus outbreak a ‘super-spreader event’

The nation’s leading infectious disease expert called the White House event in which Trump announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, a “super-spreader event.”

White House: Trump COVID-19 exposure 'unknowable question,' Gold Star families event not suspected

President Donald Trump said he “figured there would be a chance” he’d become infected with COVID-19 and discussed an indoor reception for Gold Star families as an example of possible exposure. A spokesman for the White House said Friday that the source of the coronavirus that has spread among the Trump administration was an “unknowable question.”

Second wave?  New Jersey COVID-19 cases spike

The health commissioner said most of the positive cases in Ocean County stem from Lakewood, predominantly among white men ages 19-49 and could be related to religious services or celebrations that occurred in late September.

NJ seeing spike in COVID cases
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COVID-19 cases are rising again in NJ, prompting officials tor ramp up testing and tracing across the state.

Pelosi unveils 25th Amendment legislation, questions Trump's fitness

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled legislation that would allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the president — just weeks before the Nov. 3 election.

US to impose tariffs on $1.96B worth of aluminum sheet goods: Wilbur Ross

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday announced the U.S. will impose tariffs on $1.96 billion worth of aluminum sheet after determining the goods were being unfairly dumped in the country, the broadest trade enforcement action by the agency in more than two decades.

Candidates in only NYC swing district take aim at mayor

The candidates for Congress in New York City's only swing district are slugging it out in campaign ads that direct much of their fury at a man who isn't on the ballot — Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Are you in a NY COVID cluster zone? Find out here and what the rules are

The areas of New York where there are spikes of COVID-19 resulting in newly imposed restrictions have been color-coded by the governor's office on maps.

Layoffs continue as 840,000 seek unemployment aid

The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high since the viral pandemic erupted in March while federal aid for the jobless has lapsed.

Trump gets third 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nomination

President Trump received his third 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nomination in September, this time from a group of Australian law professors.