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US State warns Americans not to travel abroad

Passengers wear masks as they arrive at Dulles International airport in Dulles, Virginia on March 17, 2020. Andrew Caballero Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The State Department announced...

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Who is Stephen Hahn, FDA commissioner?

Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working closely with the Trump administration to find medicines effective in fighting the coronavirus. Hahn in a news...

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GOP Sen. Hoeven bought up to $250,000 in health fund after briefing

GOP Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., purchased between $100,000 and $250,000 of stock in a fund invested in health sciences companies in late January, just days after attending a briefing on the federal...

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Trump renews calls for agencies to ‘move fast’ on potential coronavirus...

President Trump on Saturday renewed his calls for government agencies to “move fast” to expand experimental treatments to treat the coronavirus outbreak, citing a combo of drugs he said could “one of...

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US, Mexico restrict non-essential cross-border travel

The U.S. and Mexico have agreed to restrict all non-essential travel across their border, the Trump administration announced Friday. Members of the White House coronavirus task force also said that...

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Senate fails to move forward with coronavirus ‘Phase 3′ bill amid Dems’...

The GOP-controlled Senate on Sunday failed to move forward with considering the $1.4 trillion “Phase Three” stimulus package intended to help businesses and families devastated by the downturn over...

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In coronavirus tweet storm, Trump touts suspect ‘cure’

President Donald Trump on Monday unleashed a barrage of posts spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, chastising the World Health Organization for its early messaging, attacking his...

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House Dems’ emergency coronavirus stimulus bill includes $35M for JFK...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here. House Democrats are being criticized on Monday for allotting expenses in their proposal of an emergency...

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Lawmakers near deal on $25 billion in grants for airlines

People walk through a sparse international departure terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) as concern over the coronavirus grows on March 7, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images...

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White House, Senate strike deal on historic $2T coronavirus relief bill, but...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. White House and Senate leaders reached a historic deal shortly after midnight Wednesday on a massive $2...

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Bernie Sanders, 4 GOP senators fight, threaten to delay

Chances for a planned Senate vote Wednesday on a historic $2 trillion relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic appeared to dwindle as senators threatened to delay it over a key...

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Biden calls for student loan forgiveness, more aid in next wave of...

Former Vice President Joe Biden wants Americans to know how he’d implement the massive $2 trillion coronavirus package to jumpstart the economy if he were in the White House. The all-but-certain...

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Bailout could exclude Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean cruise lines

Cruise lines are among the businesses that have suffered the most fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. And the major ones could get left out of the bailout fund included in the $2 trillion stimulus...

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Trump appoints Navarro to lead Defense Production Act efforts after forcing...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. President Trump announced Friday he is appointing his trade adviser Peter Navarro to serve as his national...

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House passes relief bill, sends to Trump

President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Friday, as Washington tries to blunt economic destruction from the pandemic ripping through the United States.  The House earlier...

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Massie’s primary opponent looks to capitalize on lawmaker’s bad press over...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Todd McMurtry, the primary challenger to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is looking to take advantage of the...

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Trump pushes back against congressional oversight for $500 billion bailout fund

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and President Donald Trump attend briefing about the coronavirus outbreak in the press briefing room at the White House on March 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Trump...

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Ted Cruz posts ‘Tiger King’ photo from coronavirus quarantine

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took to Twitter late Saturday to offer followers some levity during the very...

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Biden says coronavirus hasn’t changed his mind on single-payer

Joe Biden in an interview on MSNBC. Source: MSNBC Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that he was not reconsidering his opposition to single-payer health care despite the strain that the...

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Watchdog says FBI violations with FISA warrants went beyond Russia probe

The Justice Department inspector general has determined that FBI violations of surveillance warrant rules in recent years extended beyond the Trump-Russia investigation, saying such missteps have...

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