Pelosi: States, cities seek $1T to avert layoffs from virus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says state and local governments are seeking up to $1 trillion for coronavirus costs.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says state and local governments are seeking up to $1 trillion for coronavirus costs.
Joe Biden wins Ohio's mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus
Amid legal challenges, officials pushed the primary to this week while converting to a mail-in process since Ohio remains under a stay-at-home order.
Amid legal challenges, officials pushed the primary to this week while converting to a mail-in process since Ohio remains under a stay-at-home order.
Rising support for mail-in voting amid pandemic, poll suggests
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Democrats are now much more likely than Republicans to support their state conducting elections exclusively by mail, 47% to 29%, according to the Associated Press.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Democrats are now much more likely than Republicans to support their state conducting elections exclusively by mail, 47% to 29%, according to the Associated Press.
What to watch in primary and special elections in Ohio and Maryland on Tuesday
Here's a look at what's coming Tuesday.
Here's a look at what's coming Tuesday.
Nancy Pelosi is latest high-profile Democrat to endorse Joe Biden
The House speaker said Biden would be a “voice of reason and resilience” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The House speaker said Biden would be a “voice of reason and resilience” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue
A top South Korean official says his country is confident there have been no “unusual developments” in North Korea, suggesting that rumors about the possible ill health of leader Kim Jong Un are untrue.
A top South Korean official says his country is confident there have been no “unusual developments” in North Korea, suggesting that rumors about the possible ill health of leader Kim Jong Un are untrue.
Texas mayor apologizes for going to nail salon in violation of stay-at-home order
Beaumont, Texas, mayor Becky Ames is apologizing for going to a nail salon in violation of the state's stay-at-home order.
Beaumont, Texas, mayor Becky Ames is apologizing for going to a nail salon in violation of the state's stay-at-home order.
White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy
After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.
After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.
Census delay could put off new voting districts, primaries
The U.S. Census Bureau needs more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, opening the possibility of delays in drawing new legislative districts that could help determine what political party is in power, what laws pass or fail and whether communities of color get a voice in their states.
The U.S. Census Bureau needs more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, opening the possibility of delays in drawing new legislative districts that could help determine what political party is in power, what laws pass or fail and whether communities of color get a voice in their states.
Illinois man sues Trump for denying stimulus checks to Americans married to immigrants
An Illinois man is suing President Trump and other Republican officials because he is being denied a stimulus check because he is married to an immigrant without a social security number.
An Illinois man is suing President Trump and other Republican officials because he is being denied a stimulus check because he is married to an immigrant without a social security number.
In Trump's shadow, Congress-at-home eyes reboot during coronavirus
They long for what's being lost: the ability to publicly question officials at committee hearings, to chat across the aisle, to speak from the House and Senate floor for all of America, and history, to hear. Congress wants its voice back.
They long for what's being lost: the ability to publicly question officials at committee hearings, to chat across the aisle, to speak from the House and Senate floor for all of America, and history, to hear. Congress wants its voice back.
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs.
Congress delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs.
House passes COVID-19 relief bill, but outrage over comments by Sen. McConnell
Local leaders are incensed over comments by Senate Leader Mitch McConnell that blue states should be allowed to go bankrupt rather than receive assistance from the government.
Local leaders are incensed over comments by Senate Leader Mitch McConnell that blue states should be allowed to go bankrupt rather than receive assistance from the government.
Calls mount for probe of firing of scientist who says he was let go after opposing Trump over drug
Controversy has swirled around hydroxychloroquine since Trump started promoting it from the podium in the White House briefing room.
Controversy has swirled around hydroxychloroquine since Trump started promoting it from the podium in the White House briefing room.
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
The House is reassembling to send President Donald Trump a fourth bipartisan bill to help businesses crippled by the coronavirus.
The House is reassembling to send President Donald Trump a fourth bipartisan bill to help businesses crippled by the coronavirus.
Senate majority leader suggests NY, NJ file for bankruptcy
As the House reassembles to send President Donald Trump a fourth bipartisan bill to help businesses crippled by the coronavirus, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wants to put the brakes on aid to states.
As the House reassembles to send President Donald Trump a fourth bipartisan bill to help businesses crippled by the coronavirus, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wants to put the brakes on aid to states.
Trump signs immigration order as part of pandemic crackdown
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that will temporarily halt the issuance of certain green cards as he uses the coronavirus pandemic to push long-stalled immigration measures during an election year.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that will temporarily halt the issuance of certain green cards as he uses the coronavirus pandemic to push long-stalled immigration measures during an election year.
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election
A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and aimed at helping Donald Trump win the White House.
A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and aimed at helping Donald Trump win the White House.
Tribes sue over distribution of coronavirus relief funding
Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.
Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.
Ex-California mayor who quit after criticizing Trump dies in plane crash
The former mayor of a Northern California city who stepped down after he harshly criticized President Donald Trump and his supporters died Saturday in a plane crash, the Sacramento Bee reported.
The former mayor of a Northern California city who stepped down after he harshly criticized President Donald Trump and his supporters died Saturday in a plane crash, the Sacramento Bee reported.