Republicans keep congressional seat in Wisconsin election: New York Times
U.S. Republicans kept a seat representing a rural Wisconsin district in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, as state legislator Tom Tiffany defeated Democratic law school...
Exclusive: Biden to hammer Trump’s ‘tough talk, weak action’ on China, top adviser says
President Donald Trump has seized on Americans’ growing animosity toward China over the coronavirus outbreak to underpin his re-election pitch, arguing he will hit Beijing...
U.S. lawmakers include biofuels aid in latest proposed relief bill
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a relief bill that would include aid to biofuel producers after demand for the fuel plummeted because of the coronavirus...
Trump approval dips amid mounting coronavirus death toll, trails Biden by 8 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
More Americans have grown critical of President Donald Trump over the past month as the death toll mounts from the coronavirus pandemic and he now...
Los Angeles mayor hedges on plan to extend coronavirus lockdown for three months
The mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday back-pedaled from his health director’s assertion that stay-at-home orders in America’s second-largest city would be extended at least...
White House to monitor state economies before deciding on more coronavirus aid
Top Trump administration officials want to wait ad see the effects of state economies reopening before deciding the next stages of coronavirus rescue legislation, White...
Democrats move to allow voting changes for presidential convention amid health crisis
The Democratic Party’s rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the party’s U.S. presidential nominating convention, including considering whether...
Powell, Mnuchin to testify before Senate panel next week on pandemic response
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will testify via the web before the Senate Banking Committee next Tuesday in the first...
We need ‘big, bold action’ to help Americans -Schumer
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke in favor of the of the latest proposal for the next phase of coronavirus disease relief legislation introduced by...
U.S. Supreme Court wary of presidential ‘harassment’ in Trump finances fight
In a major showdown over presidential powers, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trump’s bid to prevent congressional Democrats from...