1 hour agoDC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surgeThe warmer weather is bringing increased violations of social distance guidelines in Washington, D.
1 hour agoWisconsin voters forced to choose between health, democracyIf Wisconsin was a test case for voting in the age of coronavirus, the test did not go well for many voters.
2 hours agoCDC weighs loosening guidelines for some exposed to virusThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with...
2 hours agoTrump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogsPresident Donald Trump’s removal of a watchdog tasked with overseeing how his administration spends the $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package is his latest challenge o...
2 hours agoVoting-rights disputes in virus era spark court battlesBoth major political parties are preparing for a state-by-state legal battle over how Americans can vote during the coronavirus outbreak.
2 hours agoFeds eye looser back-to-work guidance after virus exposure The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with...
3 hours agoWisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virusWisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday’s presidential primary election.
4 hours agoTrump upends virus oversight, removing key officialPresident Donald Trump’s removal of a watchdog tasked with overseeing how his administration spends the $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package is the latest antagonism ...
1 day agoCalifornia lends 500 ventilators to 4 states, 2 territoriesCalifornia's governor says the state will loan 500 ventilators to the national stockpile for use by New York and other states experiencing a crush of hospitalizations due...
1 day agoWATCH: President Trump, White House coronavirus (COVID-19) task force hold daily briefingPresident Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus (COVID-19) task force held the daily briefing Monday afternoon.
1 day agoWhite House: States need to better calibrate supply requestsThe White House says some states are requesting far more medical supplies than they need to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
1 day agoGovernors seize spotlight amid states' coronavirus responseAcross America, as families hole up anxious and isolated by the new coronavirus, watching the governor's daily press briefing is becoming a new daily ritual.
1 day agoJustices rule for federal employee over age discriminationThe Supreme Court is making it easier for federal employees 40 and older to sue for age discrimination.
1 day agoIn a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacistsThe Trump administration has designated a Russian white supremacist group a “foreign terrorist organization" and hit its members with sanctions.
1 day agoSupreme Court rejects church challenge to ban on bus adsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Catholic church in Washington, D.
1 day ago2020 Watch: Can Trump avoid blame amid deaths, weak economy?President Donald Trump has entered the most critical stretch of his presidency.
3 days agoNew coronavirus limits bring new religious freedom tensionDespite state and local limits on public gatherings, some houses of worship have persisted in holding in-person services -- a matter of religious freedom, they say, as th...
3 days agoWisconsin GOP appeals to Supreme Court on extended votingWisconsin Republicans say they're asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday's primary.
3 days agoTrump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemicPresident Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot, as coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and threa...
3 days agoWATCH: President Trump, White House coronavirus (COVID-19) task force hold daily briefingPresident Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus (COVID-19) task force is expected to hold its daily briefing Saturday afternoon.
3 days agoAsian Americans use social media to mobilize against attacksAsian Americans are using social media to organize and fight back against racially motivated attacks during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: UN to decide in month whether to delay meetingThe Asian Development Bank forecasts that the coronavirus pandemic will cost the world economy as much as $4.1 trillion, or nearly 5% of all economic activity.
Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations closeAmerica's armed services are finding it harder to bring in new recruits as the worsening coronavirus forces families and communities to hunker down, even as the country t...
Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won't wear oneThe Trump administration’s expected new guidance that many people in the United States should start wearing face coverings when in public is raising concern that it could...
Russia to the rescue? US, Moscow spar over aid deliveriesAn odd new front in the U.S.-Russian rivalry has emerged as a Russian military cargo plane bearing a load of urgently needed medical supplies landed in New York’s JFK air...
Wisconsin limps toward Tuesday election despite virus fearsThe Wisconsin Election Commission says a federal judge who ordered an extension for absentee voting in Tuesday’s election should ensure that no results are reported until...
Barr orders increase in home confinement as virus surgesAttorney General William Barr has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to increase the use of home confinement.
