Politics

Donald Trump team blocks Anthony Fauci from testifying before congressional committee

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director told CNN that he was concerned about some states "leapfrogging over the first checkpoint" as they looked to reopen.

May 01, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has said the sexual assault allegations against him never happened. Picture: MSNBC's Morning Joe via APSource:AP

Joe Biden denies former staffer’s sexual assault allegation

May 01, 2020

White House officials say there are discussions underway to change the format of Donald Trump’s virus briefings. Picture: AP/Alex BrandonSource:AP

Coronavirus: White House considering scaling back Donald Trump’s role in daily virus briefings

April 25, 2020

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April 24, 2020

Pelosi mocks Trump's disinfectant claims, pushes aid for hard-hit states

Pelosi said GOP opposition to state bailouts is "morally wrong."

April 24, 2020

Biden: Trump will try to delay the November election

Joe Biden said Thursday that he believes President Donald Trump will try and delay the November election.

April 24, 2020

Biden: Trump will try to delay the November election

April 23, 2020

How Trump got his immigration ban in under 48 hours

A presidential tweet set off widespread confusion inside and outside of the administration, and a scramble by aides to finalize the mandate in less than two days.

April 23, 2020

How Trump got his immigration ban in under 48 hours

April 21, 2020

Trump Says His 60-Day Immigration Ban Will Only Apply To People Applying For Green Cards. But The Order Is Still "Being Written."

The policy announcement comes during a time when the immigration system has already slowed down significantly.

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020

Trump says he will suspend all immigration into U.S. over coronavirus

President announced plan on Twitter, offered no details

April 21, 2020

Mexican migrant workers line up to pay for snacks after harvest at an oranges farm in Lake Wales, Florida. April 1. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday night that he would suspend temporarily all immigration to the United States through an

April 20, 2020

Opinion: One $1,200 stimulus check won’t cut it. Give Americans $2,000 a month tax-free to fire up the economy

Every American age 16 and older who earns less $130,000 per year will receive this money.

April 20, 2020

April 19, 2020

Congress, Trump administration close to deal on new aid package

The more than $400 billion in emergency funding focuses on small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

April 19, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

April 08, 2020

Bernie Sanders ends his second bid for the presidency

The 78-year-old democratic socialist changed many things about the Democratic Party, but he could not become its leader.

April 08, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigning in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on March 8, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

April 07, 2020

White House press secretary Grisham leaves post... without ever having held a briefing

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham is stepping down from her position after less than a year. She will instead begin working with Melania Trump.

April 07, 2020

April 04, 2020

Inspector General Michael Atkins told lawmakers about a whistleblower complaint that led to impeachment

"[T]he President’s dead of night decision puts our country and national security at even greater risk," said Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, after news broke that Trump would be firing Michael Atkinson.

April 04, 2020

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March 31, 2020

Top White House advisers predict as many as 240,000 US deaths from coronavirus - live updates

In recent days Trump has touted that the U.S. has conducted more tests than any other country, but he leaves out a key piece of context: While the U.S. has surpassed South Korea in terms of raw tests, it has administered far fewer tests per capita given that the U.S. is more than six times the size of South Korea.

March 31, 2020

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March 30, 2020

Trump threatens to ‘take over’ San Francisco from ‘sick puppy’ Pelosi in fiery reply to her Covid-19 response bashing

President Donald Trump slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on ‘Fox and Friends,’ suggesting the federal government could take over her “slum” district San Francisco, as the two locked horns on the coronavirus pandemic response.

March 30, 2020