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1 day agoVirus coordinator Birx is Trump's data-whispererDr. Deborah Birx has emerged as one of the most important voices in the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
1 day agoGuinea voters back change that could extend president's ruleProvisional results indicate Guinea has overwhelmingly voted for a constitutional change that could see the president remain in power for two more terms. Nearly 92% of vo...
1 day agoThe Latest: UN says 86 staffers around world reported casesAustralia’s government says all travelers will be isolated in hotels for two weeks on arrival in an escalation of precautions against the new coronavirus.
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2 days agoPresident Trump signs $2.2 trillion economic rescue package amid coronavirus pandemicPresident Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to suppo...
2 days agoCongress locks Trump oversight into $2.2 trillion packageCongress is about to spend $2.2 trillion, but lawmakers intend to keep close watch on where it goes.
2 days agoOrlando Mayor and 212 other Mayors reveal extent of shortage of COVID-19 emergency equipment in new surveyToday, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) released a new survey of 213 cities from 41 states and Puerto Rico on the shortage of COVID-19 emergency equipment ac...
2 days agoOutside hard-hit nursing home, staffers find nervous publicOfficials say staffers at a nursing home dubbed “ground zero” for West Virginia's growing coronavirus caseload have been treated as pariahs for their close proximity to t...
2 days agoCoronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them many millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting dow...
2 days agoMeadows toggles between legislator, White House rolesWhen it came time to heave the largest aid package in U.S. history over the finish line, Republican Rep. Mark Meadows was the closer and worked with Democrats to get it d...
2 days agoAre gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?There's no consensus in the U.S. on whether gun shops are considered essential businesses that can remain open during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus.
2 days agoFederal prisons struggle to combat growing COVID-19 fearsThe federal Bureau of Prisons is struggling to manage the growing coronavirus pandemic as advocates and even prison guards call for major reforms to head off a potential ...
3 days agoA defiant Maduro threatens 'cowboy' Trump after drug chargeVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning Washington that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary now that the U.S. has indicted the socialist leader and of...
3 days agoThe Latest: Singapore penalizing social distancing violatorsRussian government officials announced the halting of all international flights starting from Friday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
3 days agoTrump's push to open economy could come at cost of livesPresident Donald Trump's desire to reopen the coronavirus-battered economy in a matter of weeks has thrust the administration into the delicate position of weighing the r...
3 days agoFlatter or fight? Governors seeking help must navigate TrumpAmid an unprecedented public health crisis, the nation’s governors are trying to get what they need from the federal government, and get it fast.
3 days agoCiting virus, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental lawsThe Trump administration says it will forgo a sweeping range of public health and environmental enforcement during the coronavirus outbreak.
3 days agoWashington set to deliver $2.2 trillion virus rescue billWashington is about to deliver massive, unprecedented legislation to speed help to individuals and businesses as the coronavirus pandemic takes a devastating toll on the ...
3 days agoFBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent LevinsonThe FBI won't give up on “finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians.
3 days agoEU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirusEuropean Union leaders are convening Thursday for a summit aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and managing its devastating impact on their economies.
3 days agoLawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virusAttorneys and judges in U.S. immigration courts are trying to protect themselves from the coronavirus with borrowed masks and hand sanitizer.
3 days agoBrazil's governors rise up against Bolsonaro's virus stanceBrazil's governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses.
3 days agoDC officials: Relief bill cheats Washington of $700 millionOfficials in the nation's capital are lashing out at the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief package moving through Congress, saying it cheats Washington, D.
3 days agoPresident Trump approves part of Florida Disaster DeclarationPresident Donald Trump has approved the Florida Disaster Declaration.
