As pandemic lingers, U.S. House looking ‘very closely’ at remote voting
The U.S. House of Representatives is now looking “very closely” at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirus-forced recess looks...
U.S. Senate Democrats seek $30 billion for national coronavirus testing
U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a $30 billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the novel coronavirus, and called the Trump administration’s efforts...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump financial records cases on May 12
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trump’s tax and financial records should be disclosed on...
Senate Democrats seek $30 billion plan for national coronavirus testing program
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, said on Wednesday, that testing for the fast-spreading and deadly coronavirus is inadequate and that the...
Trial for Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman pushed back to February 2021
A federal judge on Wednesday delayed the trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani,...
House Speaker Pelosi calls Trump WHO decision senseless, dangerous
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous,...
Biden earns backing from Warren, swing-state Democrats in show of unity against Trump
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, delivering another high-profile backing from a liberal former rival as he...
Democrat Ocasio-Cortez plans to back Biden but wants to see tougher stances
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of Congress’s leading progressives, told Politico on Wednesday she wanted to see former Vice President Joe Biden refine his stances...
Biden wants a woman to be his running mate. Here are some names under consideration
Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden, who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket, said he would appoint a committee this...
Biden earns Warren backing in show of Democratic unity against Trump
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, delivering another high-profile backing from a liberal former rival as he...