Top House Republican says no ‘fig leaf’ on small business bill
The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to...
Trump to push for reopening economy despite coronavirus testing concerns
President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to lay out a strategy to phase out the month-long economic shutdown aimed at stanching the coronavirus pandemic,...
North Dakota governor issues guidelines to reopen state May 1: statement
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum issued guidelines for reopening the state as soon as May 1 in a statement issued late Wednesday, according to a...
Warren says she would accept an offer to be Biden’s running mate
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday that she would accept an offer to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate if the position...
Trump threatens to adjourn U.S. Congress over ‘scam’ preventing appointments
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation, saying he was...
Trump threatens to adjourn U.S. Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to either force the U.S. Congress to formally adjourn, or return to the Capitol despite the coronavirus pandemic,...
Texas judge allows vote by mail amid coronavirus fears
A county judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would allow mail-in ballots from any voters who fear for their health because of the coronavirus...
Biden to all essential workers: ‘We’d be lost without you’
Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden during a virtual town hall on Wednesday paid tribute to all grocery store clerks, bus drivers, custodians and others...
Democrats, furious with Trump, more keen to vote now: poll
Democrats’ intention to vote is rising more than it is among Republicans, both nationally and in historically competitive battleground states like Wisconsin that Trump narrowly...
Cuomo says crisis not over until ‘we have a vaccine’
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday welcomed the “good news” that total hospitalizations were down for a second day but cautioned that the coronavirus...