The Lincoln Project, a group of political retreads whose main mission is the downfall of President Trump, is actively trying to take out Senate Republicans

Last month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that he plans to keep his place atop the Senate Republican Conference, regardless of whether Republicans maintain

Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway cited the lack of concrete scientific evidence to support widespread mask-wearing to contend that the media has “overstated their confidence”

“These statues are not ours alone, to be discarded at the whim of those inflamed by fashionable political passions; they belong to generations that have

It has been more than 100 days since Breonna Taylor was killed by police in her own home in Louisville, Kentucky. Thousands of protesters have

Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will spend the next few weeks mapping out their parties’ demands for the next round of coronavirus

He won Kansas by 20 points four years ago. I don’t think I’d even bother linking a public poll showing him behind in Kansas now.

It’s now been more than six weeks since the House passed the HEROES Act, its latest take on additional stimulus as workers, businesses, and states

To George Fuller, mayor of McKinney, Texas, his recent decision seemed a no-brainer: Require everyone in his city to wear a mask inside businesses to

Most notably, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner asserted further control over the campaign, a move that led to the abrupt demotion of one of Trump’s longest-serving

This feels only slightly less shocking and transgressive than watching the state turn blue on election night would. Which, at the rate we’re going, is

How the vote went down: The committee approved a revamped version of the EARN IT Act by a 22-0 vote. The panel also approved an

Now, as the clinical and electoral damage builds from a resurgent virus that is close to racing out of control after another record day for

Private companies have also been collecting data suggesting a slowdown. The reservation website OpenTable has seen the number of restaurant diners fall in the past

Editor’s note: With President Donald Trump and many Republican senators losing ground in recent polls, the odds of Democrats controlling all three branches of government

CHICAGO — Protesters marched on the State Capitol in Texas, holding signs declaring that masks equal “medical tyranny.” Lawsuits filed in Florida courts argue that

After George Floyd’s death in police custody, both Republicans and Democrats immediately wrote bills to change policing practices, sparking hope that they would overcome the

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects

The line at the end about the Lone Ranger made me laugh. Here’s the transcript of Trump’s comments to Fox Business about masks: pic.twitter.com/S4F8Oj6nzn —

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) acknowledged that it might be difficult to work through the amendment process on the behemoth yearly bill,

Joe Biden lays out his plan to confront the virus, while Fauci predicts a “very disturbing” rise in cases. It’s Wednesday, and this is your

Jamaal Bowman hopes America is on the verge of a third period of reconstruction. It’s been only a week since Bowman beat Rep. Eliot Engel,

The intelligence finding that Russia was most likely paying a bounty for the lives of American soldiers in Afghanistan has evoked a strange silence from

Excuses will be offered. Justifications will be made. But Americans who should not be dying are dying. Trump has taken a more active public role

Trump is now pretty much the sole figure in authority in either party — including his major Republican allies — who refuse to wear or

Vice President Pence removes his mask as he arrives at the lectern to speak to the U.S. Public Health Service at its headquarters in Rockville,

Announced an hour ahead of time, the briefing came as Trump’s election-year rival Joe Biden accused the President of shirking his duties as commander in

“We are now having 40-plus thousand new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this

Did Fox News decide to stage an intervention on behalf of Donald Trump? Over the last 24 hours, two of the hosts in their top-rated

Amy McGrath wins Kentucky’s U.S. Senate Democratic primary against state Rep. Charles Booker in a narrow race to face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in

A Republican senator is urging Donald Trump to wear a mask because of the ongoing threat from the Coronavirus pandemic. Lamar Alexander wants to end

The Democratic presidential primary may be effectively decided, but there are still elections left on the calendar. And Tuesday brings a handful of new contests,

Trump’s biggest current problem is his epic failure to address a pandemic that has killed more than 125,000 Americans. To borrow a phrase from the

By Joel Connelly, SeattlePI Updated 4:11 pm PDT, Monday, June 29, 2020 Face masks will be mandatory for flyers starting May 11 and for Alaska Airlines

Pence’s pro-mask endorsement drew praise from corners of the administration on Monday. One senior administration official said it was “a step in the right direction

Michael Grunwald is a senior staff writer for Politico Magazine. Alexandra Glorioso contributed reporting. The Villages is America’s largest retirement community, a carefully planned, meticulously groomed

Authorities were investigating a fatal shooting Saturday night at a park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, where demonstrators had gathered to protest the death of Breonna

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities were investigating a shooting Saturday night at a park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, where demonstrators… LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities

Just last month, it looked as if Amy McGrath would coast to the Democratic Senate nomination in Kentucky. A moderate former fighter pilot with strong

The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would make Washington, D.C., a state amid increasing congressional support for the nation’s capital to be granted statehood.

For months, Democrats in Congress have focused on immediate recovery from the coronavirus, saying they would turn to long-term stimulus when the time is right.

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s 200th judge appointee, successfully filling all the vacant appeals court seats. McConnell: “A Victory For The Rule

By Joel Connelly, SeattlePI Published 8:11 pm PDT, Thursday, June 25, 2020 FILE – In this June 3, 2020, file photo, a Seattle police officer yells

The bill would crack down on excessive police force and ban chokeholds, enforce national transparency standards and push accountability for officer misconduct with a national

WASHINGTON — As Americans were clamoring in the streets last week to defund the police and as Democrats in Congress were drafting legislation to make

Senate Democrats blocked Wednesday the passage of a police reform bill led by Senator Tim Scott, R-SC, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a

As much as I hate to resort to Intertoobz cliché: LOL WHUT? In merciful brief, Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota whom most of

Republican Senator Tim Scott (SC) went off on Democrats after they blocked his police reform bill. Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP police reform

“Mitch McConnell has a way of trying to bully us around and he thinks he can get his way, and if past is prologue… our

Senate Democrats indicated Tuesday that they will block the current version of a GOP policing reform bill, calling it “woefully inadequate” to meet the broad

With the confirmation of Judge Cory Wilson to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump has successfully appointed 53 appeals court judges, 143 district court

The Kentucky Senate Democratic primary race to determine who takes on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November is too close to call, NBC News

In a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this past weekend, President Donald Trump used the term “kung flu” to describe the coronavirus, one of several racist

The left roared into Tuesday’s primaries hoping to unseat at least one entrenched Democratic congressman in New York City and derail the Democratic establishment’s pick

WASHINGTON — Voters in Kentucky and New York were selecting nominees in extraordinary circumstances on Tuesday, as fears about the coronavirus reduced the number of

Jefferson County voters in Tuesday’s Kentucky elections banged on the doors of the Kentucky Exposition Center demanding to be allowed inside to cast their ballots

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cruised to the Republican nomination Tuesday night in pursuit of a seventh term, but his general

Amid a long list of Tuesday primaries and runoffs in Kentucky, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi, progressives are looking to notch some wins.

Senate Democrats, in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have unequivocally rejected further consideration of Republicans’ police reform bill — legislation they think falls

Americans should expect a second COVID-19 stimulus package in the months to come, President Donald Trump said Monday, calling the next round of relief “very

New York and Kentucky and Virginia are holding primary elections on Tuesday. There are also congressional runoff elections taking place in North Carolina and Mississippi

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Presidential primaries may top the ballot June 23, but there are several others races to be decided in Kentucky including party

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first ran for office in 1994, they scrawled the N-word on his lawn signs. By the time he came to

If McGrath wins — most Democrats tracking the race closely think she remains the favorite — it will be another bitter defeat for the left

Amy McGrath had already built a $41 million war chest to take on Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, in what was shaping up to be

Tuesday’s Democratic primary to choose who takes on Sen. Mitch McConnell this fall is suddenly competitive. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath faces Charles Booker, an African

A bartender wearing a face mask and gloves checks a patron’s ID at Under the Volcano in Houston, Texas, last month. Texas is one of

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said that every single Senate Republican who voted to acquit Trump corrupt. The exchange between Nadler and

House Intel Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said that Trump’s solicitation of Chinese election interference will be investigated to protect voters. Transcript of Chairman Schiff

Though conservatives nationwide continue to condemn progressive-led calls to “defund the police” as part of the effort to reform law enforcement in the wake of

Despite Attorney General Bill Barr’s claim that Berman would be stepping down, the top prosecutor for the Southern District of New York said Friday he

The name of Mary Elizabeth Taylor may not ring a bell with you but she’s making headlines now for officially resigning from her position in

This Juneteenth, a rallying cry has taken hold as uprisings around the world take place. “Defund the police” has become the signature demand of those

Black Lives Matter protesters swarmed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky home at 6 AM Friday morning. The protesters held up a big banner that

Trump made 192 false claims over the five weeks from May 4 through June 7. Sixty-one of them were about the coronavirus or the pandemic

The Supreme Court’s decision to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program alive for now is a victory for hundreds of thousands of unauthorized

WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official has said she will resign over President Trump’s handling of racial unrest, according to a person familiar with

But Trump and his campaign argue, despite a lack of evidence, that widespread mail-in voting will benefit Democrats and invite fraud. The Republican Party is

The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program alive for now, delivering a hard-won victory to hundreds

Sometime around dinnertime, the two sides fought for 40 minutes over the security of the southern border. But the most incendiary exchange of the day

The Senate Republicans took up police reform Wednesday, thrusting Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., into the national spotlight because Scott, the lone Black Republican senator, is

Scott later delivered an emotional rejection to any suggestion that his police reform bill is “token” legislation in a swipe at Durbin. In a Senate

“A lot of this is determined by whether McConnell wants to ram this through or whether he wants to have an actual debate,” said Murphy,

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made it clear that Mitch McConnell’s watered-down faux policing bill is DOA in the House. Pelosi said in

Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr, the wife of Representative Andy Barr, Republican of Kentucky, died at the couple’s home in Lexington on Tuesday, his office said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought

George Floyd’s brother asks the U.N. to study the killing of black Americans by the police. In an extraordinary session of the United Nations Human

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a new police reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress struggled

Senate Republicans released their police reform legislation Wednesday in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing protests. Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim

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House Democrats and Senate Republicans are on a collision course over policing reform, despite a bipartisan consensus that action is necessary amid nationwide protests and

In late night phone calls, Oval Office meetings and informal conversations with outside advisers, Trump, Kushner and Parscale have discussed ways to revamp the president’s

Trump’s order would also incentivize local departments to bring on experts in mental health, addiction and homelessness as “co-responders” to “help officers manage these complex

“Truth be told, if these conversations had started in the very beginning, I think my answer would be much more affirmative,” Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.),

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came out firmly against a Democratic plan to overhaul policing on Tuesday, saying that Democrats want to “federalize all of

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 16,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States, signed an

WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing a new priority, President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures and Senate Republicans are preparing a

Embracing a new priority, President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures and Senate Republicans are preparing a package of policing

By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by a swift-moving national debate, Senate Republicans are on the brink of introducing an extensive package of policing

It is a watershed moment from an unlikely author that means gay, lesbian and transgender workers are protected by federal civil rights law. It is

Driven by a rare urgency, Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police choke holds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday he is open to exploring whether to enact

Does Mitch McConnell want an up-or-down vote for his caucus on whether U.S. military bases should continue to honor the CSA in their nomenclature? Especially

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of national crises, the Senate has been able to come together on a topic both parties celebrate: the great

After coronavirus stalled any effort at toppling McGrath, the protests against police brutality are sparking newfound momentum for Booker. “How do you run your campaign

Democrats seem surprised that Rep. Tom McClintock (R–Calif.), a libertarian-leaning conservative, favors the abolition of qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that often shields police officers

“There very well could be” a bipartisan agreement on police reform, McCarthy told reporters during his weekly news conference. “I think there’s a place where

Arguably the most important economic measure the United States has undertaken during the coronavirus pandemic goes by the unassuming title, “Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation” (FPUC).

“There is always a history that we don’t want to forget,” Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Services

If statements from Senate Republicans are any indication, the timeline for the next stimulus package just keeps on slipping. While lawmakers had previously argued that

Amusement parks, salons, real estate agents and gyms around the country have begun requiring customers and workers to sign liability waivers pledging not to sue

“We heard from the senator from New York and not a word of the resolution itself,” Cotton (R-Ark.) said. “What we’re seeing here is the

“These layoffs are happening as we speak,” Murphy said. “It’s not theoretical.” Many of these municipal and state layoffs are disproportionately affecting black Americans, adding

That plan also included an expansion of offshore drilling in California, a move that would escalate the ongoing battles between the state and the administration

Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott responded Wednesday to the criticism he has received for drafting police reform legislation after the death of George Floyd.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Carolina’s U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the chamber’s only black Republican, was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing

In remarks from the Senate floor Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointed out the Democrats’ double standard when it comes to public gatherings amid

Police officers clash with protesters in Atlanta during a demonstration over the Minneapolis death of George Floyd while in police custody. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is heading up a working group to draft a legislative response for Senate Republicans to issues of racial discrimination which have

In an unsubstantiated claim, the President tweeted Tuesday morning, “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended calls to abolish police departments across the U.S., saying activists should not change the slogan to “make it

All of a sudden, the Democratic senatorial primary race in Kentucky has become extremely interesting. Time was that Amy McGrath, the former combat pilot who

By Joel Connelly, SeattlePI Updated 10:17 am PDT, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA, is given a blanket by young members of the

Trump made the threat after Murkowski applauded a statement from former Marine Gen. James Mattis — in which the former secretary of defense castigated Trump

With the GOP eagerly drawing up its attack ads, senior Democrats are hoping to stifle momentum for the idea before it overshadows their broader reform

House Democrats on Monday unveiled a legislative blueprint for reforming policing policies, responding to the nationwide protests calling for change after the death of George

Kentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker: “Someone like Mitch McConnell has profited from our pain, and sold us out in every way imaginable, and couldn’t care

House and Senate Democrats unveiled a new policing reform bill on Monday in the wake of George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a now-former

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice, two weeks after George Floyd’s death in

After a delay of two years, on Thursday the U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Pack as the new chief executive officer of the U.S. Agency for

The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has

Particularly since Republicans lost the House, the Senate GOP has shied away from trying to advance legislation, which can still face a 60-vote filibuster threshold.

5. Is the VP race already over? Joe Biden has said he hopes to announce his vice presidential pick around August 1. And that he

“No progressive is going to be at the top of the ticket in a general if we don’t have a slug out, all fight in

WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality

RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) — Protesters streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality,

“That is probably a pretty fair assessment,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. A spokesman for Sen. Chuck Grassley

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President Donald Trump signed a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reform bill in the Rose Garden on Friday, allowing small businesses greater flexibility in how they

Mattis, who has widespread support among Senate Republicans for his long military service to the country, contended that Trump “does not even pretend to try”

With little clarity from the White House on how to move forward, Congress is unlikely to revive the national security tools for potentially weeks to

California reported the highest number of new claims in its state unemployment program, with 230,461 filed last week. Florida followed with 206,494 new claims. The

On the issue of policing and racial healing, Democrats will be forced to confront their internal divisions at a time when major cities are consumed

Why do some people infected with the coronavirus suffer only mild symptoms while others become deathly ill? Geneticists have been scouring our DNA for clues.

Democratic campaigns and outside groups have outspent Republicans on the airwaves in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maine and North Carolina — in some cases by a

Complicating efforts is that the two chambers are just beginning negotiations on a fifth package of economic relief for the coronavirus pandemic and a presidential

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer tried to pass a resolution condemning Trump for using tear gas on protesters, but it was blocked by Mitch McConnell.

After losing his House Committee assignments over his defense of white supremacy last year, embattled Republican Rep. Steve King has officially lost his seat as

Rep. Steve King, shown here during a news conference in August 2019, faced criticism for his comments on abortion, including when he questioned whether there

By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of GOP senators spoke out Tuesday against President Donald Trump, criticizing his visit to a church after

Washington — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a resolution proposed by Senate Democrats that would have condemned President Trump’s response to protesters in Washington,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and

And Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said it was “definitely not” right for peaceful protesters, who were gathered around Lafayette Park in front of the White

Sen. Josh Hawley from Missouri speaks at a hearing of the Judiciary Committee examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol

Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the GOP leadership team, said the protesters had to be cleared out “for security purposes” since Trump was “walking

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan’s decision to argue against the Justice Department’s recommendation to drop charges against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is being met

“If Secretary Pompeo would have filed, this would have been a 100 percent easy lock for Republicans to win this Senate race,” said Kelly Arnold,

“I think the country is definitely looking for healing and for calm, and I think that’s the tone the President needs to project when talking

Lawmakers have begun discussing a number of proposals, including toughening liability protections for businesses, providing aid to states and watering down unemployment benefits approved in

In just a few months, the coronavirus pandemic has devastated U.S. businesses and spending to the extent that it will shrink the country’s gross domestic

There was a thug in the George Floyd case. He was sitting in the White House tweeting toxins as usual. They were so poisonous that,

Schumer’s letter also outlined Democratic priorities for the coming weeks, including negotiating on the next coronavirus relief package and extending the Paycheck Protection Program. The

Wither hemp? Earlier this month, the editors of the cannabis investment news site Technical420 lamented that a predicted hemp boom had failed to materialize. “[T]he

LEAWOOD, Kan. — It has been 88 years since Kansas last sent a Democrat to the United States Senate — one of only three Democrats

It’s ironic that Democrats and their mouthpieces in media have been pounding the table the past few years about Russia, Russia, Russia and the importance

President Donald Trump on Friday called protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and said that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — drawing another warning from

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 19. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch

Image copyright Getty Images More than 21 million people in the US – roughly one in six workers – are now receiving unemployment benefits amid

At the end of No Country for Old Men, hitman Anton Chigurh arrives to murder Carla Jean, the wife of his dead nemesis. He offers

“For a while there were a scarcity of tests,” Pelosi told reporters on Thursday when asked if she had ever taken a coronavirus test or

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo became the latest state official to more aggressively promote mask usage to slow the spread of the coronavirus Thursday, announcing

“It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General,” President Donald Trump wrote to congressional leaders in a

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Washington Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump, with the governor saying in his daily COVID-19 news briefing at

Maine, Colorado, North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan Alabama: These are the biggest battleground states that Democrats and Republicans are targeting in the battle for control of

By Lisa Mascaro and Andrew Taylor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — It’s a day for the history books on Capitol Hill: For the first time,

Yoel Roth, the Head of Site Integrity for Twitter, has himself tweeted several fact-less statements, including accusations that there are “actual Nazis in the White

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo met President Donald Trump on Wednesday to press for investment in the nation’s roads, bridges and railways

California is the fourth state with at least 100,000 known cases. California has become the fourth American state with at least 100,000 known coronavirus infections,

White House economics adviser Kevin Hassett went viral over the weekend for referring to American workers as “human capital stock” — a racially charged, dehumanizing

Representative Steve King’s fellow Republicans have made him a pariah in Washington. Now his Iowa constituents will decide if it’s time to bring down the

Bossie and Lewandowski, who served as top aides on Trump’s 2016 effort, complained to the president about his political operation. Trump’s campaign team, in response

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. It is said that 90 percent of life is

In New York, a powerful lobbying group called the Greater New York Hospital Association, which represents hospitals that in some cases own nursing homes, drafted

Former Vice President Joe Biden has never really sought or received a reputation as a deep thinker on domestic policy matters. His highest-profile role as

Members of the House of Representatives will cast votes this week on the country’s most pressing issues—some from the comfort of their own homes. Lawmakers

House Democrats have passed a new “phase four” $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill. You could call it an opening bid toward a package to support

Jonah Goldberg, the NeverTrump commentator, attacked the new White House Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, calling her actions “indefensible and grotesque.” Goldberg: “What Trump Wants In

“We’ve reached kind of an inflection point in the privacy debate,” says Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). With Americans spending more time online than ever before

Vice President Mike Pence penned an opinion editorial for Fox News to commemorate Memorial Day, writing that Americans have begun to “reclaim” their “freedom” amid

A debate over whether the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation scheme will be extended further than the summer is ongoing. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden worked out deals with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. He defended Vice President Mike Pence as a “decent guy” and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden worked out deals with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. He defended Vice President Mike Pence as a “decent guy” and

(Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Yesterday morning, I reported that two dozen Republican senators, including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), are calling on the Department of

Trump’s aggressive push to diminish the independence of inspectors general has alarmed Democrats and some Republicans who have long defended them as the last bulwark

Iowa looms as a potential blockbuster on the Senate map — a contest Democrats need to put firmly in play as part of their takeover

Via WaPo, the supposed war over masks is overstated. Read this if you missed it a few days ago for the latest numbers, and remember

Last May 15, the House passed a sweeping $3 trillion relief package that would provide another round of stimulus checks for Americans, extend unemployment benefits,

Long before CBD had become a trendy wellness elixir found in juice and moisturizer and ice cream and dog treats; before corporate chains like Walgreens

“3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began,” Trump tweeted. “He let our Country down. That’s why I endorsed Coach

“I think it’s dangerous if the narrative is out there that Gardner is bad on cannabis, because it would turn cannabis into a partisan issue.

The Senate is leaving for a one-week Memorial Day recess without advancing any new coronavirus stimulus measures. While the House approved a $3 trillion round

President Trump’s advisers are increasingly concerned about Senator Kelly Loeffler’s campaign in Georgia, a newly competitive state where the president’s own poll numbers have tightened

After three weeks in session, the United States Senate emptied out again on Friday, as lawmakers fled Washington for the Memorial Day recess. They left

April traditionally is the month when the U.S. Treasury collects the most revenue during the year because federal income taxes are due annually April 15.

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Previous COVID-19 relief measures have seen Americans receive direct payments of up to $1,200 per person to aid them through the economic uncertainty caused by

Yesterday, when Ed discussed the prospects for another round of pandemic stimulus aid from Congress, he looked at the unlikely possibility of another round of

In a private meeting with Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump reportedly freaked out about polling in Arizona that shows the state drifting toward Democrats.

We spend a lot of time wondering what post-pandemic America is going to look like. Can our kids go back to actual classes? How many

He held the same kind of quiet meeting in December with Republican donors over a hotel dinner on a State Department trip to London. And

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reconsideration of jobless aid is fast becoming the focus of congressional debate over the next virus aid package After the Senate decided

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump

In a retreat from their prior reluctance, Republican senators are increasingly receptive to the idea of another coronavirus relief package—in fact, it is a question

Op-Ed Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesDemocratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona questions witnesses during a Senate Aviation and Space Subcommittee in the Dirksen Senate Office

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker said he is planning to introduce legislation on Wednesday that would expand legal immigrants’ access to health care subsidy programs

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Modelers find that tens of thousands of U.S. deaths could have been prevented. If the United States had begun imposing social-distancing measures one week earlier

The stasis is deepened because as every state moves toward some kind of opening, there is no convincing metric to show conclusively whether the battle

“You think they just pulled 89 out of a hat?” he snapped. “No. This isn’t a coincidence. We’re not idiots. This is spitting at our

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promised his Republican colleagues that he would end enhanced unemployment benefits. Currently, those receiving unemployment benefits receive an additional

Late last week, as she was leading the charge to push the Democrats’ $3 trillion pandemic relief package through the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi strode

Senate Republicans moved on Wednesday to resurrect unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s son helped a Ukrainian energy firm curry favor with the Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she called President Donald Trump “morbidly obese” because he’s put down women for their weight.

Montana may have overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump in 2016 but it’s clear that this November, Democrats and Republicans see the state’s Senate race as

A reminder that the stark partisan lines that define politics online don’t translate as easily to the real world. The authors of this analysis are

Democrats passed proxy voting in their fourth coronavirus recovery bill on Friday. “Instead of 435 [people] representing districts across the nation … 20 people control

Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. Virus cases are surging in France and Iran. The U.S. is deporting children.

Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum grilled Democratic Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell on two frequently criticized aspects of the new House coronavirus spending bill. The recently

One of the less-discussed benefits in the CARES Act is assistance for those with federal student loans. But unlike other programs in the stimulus legislation,

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, said Tuesday that he does not currently see a need for another relief package, telling CNN there’s

Vice President Mike Pence says he is not preemptively taking the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19 like President Donald Trump because his doctor

In the pantheon of great lines suitable for induction into “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations” is Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 2010 comment about Obamacare: “We have to pass

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 5, 2020. Andrew

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin found themselves in the hot seat on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers grilled

CARLOS BARRIAGetty Images Politico delivers the official word. Snipe hunting season is open in Washington. Some social distancing required. His proposal would permit the South

It was a campaign video that reached seemingly every Democratic corner of the internet: former President Barack Obama’s 12-minute endorsement of his former vice president

For the next stimulus package, some lawmakers want to go bigger. Much bigger. While it could be weeks before members of Congress land on the

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking charge of the panel at

The inclusion of cannabis banking language in the second phase of America’s Coronavirus recovery plan cleared the House of Representatives on Friday, but it has

Florida’s Marco Rubio has been tapped to lead the Senate Intelligence Committee after former chairman Richard Burr was forced to step down amid a federal

Control of the Senate could be within Democrats’ grasp this November. A Senate map that once looked out of reach has become a lot more

Then-President Obama and then-President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in November of 2016.

In April, 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs and unemployment was at 14.7 percent. As states ease coronavirus restrictions, the spread continues: There are nearly

Image copyright Getty Images The chairman of the Federal Reserve says the US economy could “easily” contract by 20-30% amid the pandemic. Jerome Powell added

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo swatted away questions about his use of government resources again and again last year. In January, news reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there will be negotiations on the new $3 trillion coronavirus relief legislation passed by

‘This economy will recover; it may take a while.’ Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that while he expected the U.S.

What could Minnetonka, Minnesota and Loveland, Colorado possibly have in common? It’s neither ice fishing nor rodeos. It’s mail-in ballots. In 2018, our respective congressional districts

Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encouraged her Republican Senate colleagues to not waste any additional time before passing another coronavirus relief measure, warning that

Trump’s late Friday night firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick — at a time when America is preoccupied by coronavirus — once again

Mitch McConnell saying former President Obama should ‘keep his mouth shut’ is slammed by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele. MSNBC analyst Jonathan Capehart joins Joy

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has fit right in with the Trump administration, treating her government position as opportunity to enrich herself and serve her own

President Trump warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that his failure to hold the Democrats accountable for the Russia hoax will endanger the Republican

Coronavirus-related economic relief has been demanded nationwide on a bipartisan basis Sen. Cory Booker tells Joy Reid, adding, ‘The challenge we have right now is

In his daily briefing on Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted Republican lawmakers for treating blue state coronavirus deaths as less significant than those

WASHINGTON — When Senator John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming, sought guidance on how to protect his family, including his 94-year-old father-in-law, when he returned home from

News Carlos Barria / Pool / AFP via Getty ImagesSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) participates in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,

For several months it has been evident that Trump could face a steep reelection challenge because of the poor ratings he has received for his

By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S.

WASHINGTON — A divided House narrowly passed a $3 trillion pandemic relief package on Friday to send aid to struggling state and local governments and

The emotional intensity of the Trump era — where seemingly any act is a referendum on Donald J. Trump — has soared to new levels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany pushed back against reports that the administration threw out a pandemic response plan left by the Obama administration, saying

WASHINGTON  — House Democrats shoved a massive $3 trillion coronavirus response bill toward passage Friday, designed to prop up a U.S. economy in free fall

When the House of Representatives acts on Friday to allow remote voting and virtual hearings, the coronavirus pandemic will have officially succeeded in doing what

**Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here.** On the roster: ‘Pulling a President Ford’ – McConnell declares Pelosi bill D.O.A. – Biden: ‘I

Additional economic assistance is the only thing that can keep the U.S. economy from falling into a second Great Depression, and with interest rates near

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives was set on Friday to debate and vote on a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at easing

The House is expected to vote on a massive coronavirus relief bill on Friday, although the $3 trillion legislation is unlikely to gain any traction

The Democratic-controlled House is planning to vote Friday on another coronavirus relief bill that would provide more than $1 trillion to state and local governments,

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday pushed to rally support for Democrats’ latest $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, even as the White House has threatened

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., admitted he was wrong when he that the Obama administration never left a plan for President Trump for how

The US House of Representatives will consider a historic resolution on Friday to allow remote voting during the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution, introduced by House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House is pressing ahead Friday with votes on another massive rescue bill that would pump almost $1 trillion to state

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, after the FBI seized his mobile telephone

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, has turned over personal

“Maybe the bottom line is, if you’re going to be in the Senate you can’t own any stock. Or at least own mutual funds. Who

Reuters Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tore into the Democratic plan for additional stimulus checks, saying it would benefit undocumented immigrants. “Another round of checks

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr will step down from his role as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee effective Friday, according to Senate Majority Leader

WASHINGTON — Senator Richard M. Burr of North Carolina temporarily stepped down on Thursday as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, a day after F.B.I.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Senator Richard Burr has denied wrongdoing amid an insider trading probe The Republican chairman of the US Senate intelligence

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Richard Burr temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence

WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Burr stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his

Sen. Richard Burr stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his phone as

WASHINGTON—In a 59-37 vote that reauthorized provisions from the 2001 legislation and added several new measures, Congress reportedly passed an updated Patriot Act Wednesday that

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to vote on whether to extend three surveillance authorities as senators of both… WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate

Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. A judge takes another swipe at the Justice Department. The Federal Reserve chair

“Why do I want to go pay for all of [New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s] liberal issues? That’s what this would do,” Scott (R-Fla.) said

Iowa Congressman Steve King told a forum Tuesday night that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would be allowed back into the committees he was removed

Image copyright Getty Images Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has warned that America faces a slow and painful economic recovery without additional government relief. The

During the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have vastly increased the time we spend online and moved many of the activities from outside of our

FISA is a Watergate-era law that serves as the foundation for national security probes and governs federal surveillance, both domestically and of Americans abroad. Sens.

By Joel Connelly, SeattlePI Published 4:15 pm PDT, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 “June 29, 2014 – Here’s a photo of the Evergreen State as she makes

However, support for the idea is split along ideological lines. A supermajority of voters who are registered or lean Democratic — 77 percent — back

The Trump administration is reviewing an order to extend its virus border restrictions indefinitely. The Trump administration is moving to extend its virus border restrictions

President Donald Trump has given up on a coordinated federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, preferring to juke the states and argue that the country

Republicans in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, called Nancy Pelosi’s new $3 trillion coronavirus relief package “dead on arrival,” all but guaranteeing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package with funding for states, businesses, food

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Barack Obama Monday evening, lashing out days after the former

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the U.S. had amassed a debt the size of its economy as he suggested the country should “take a

Under Kennedy’s proposal, states and local governments could use the $150 billion allocated in the CARES Act for operating expenses that are not directly linked

Republican Representative Lee Zeldin of New York pushed back on Tuesday against Republican Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell’s statement that U.S. states struggling with coronavirus-related economic

But the GOP is split about whether Trump should be more cautious with his own public statements or if it’s Fauci who is being too

Eighteen Republican attorneys general called Friday for a congressional probe into China’s deliberate concealment of the severity of the coronavirus outbreak at its onset. “Recent

The legislation, which allocates more funding for state and local governments, coronavirus testing, and a new round of direct payments to Americans, sets up an

By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly

“I think President Obama should’ve kept his mouth shut,” McConnell said on a Trump campaign live-stream event of the former president’s critique of how President

As Americans shifted from work office to home office during the coronavirus pandemic, the big question across the country is why can’t Congress, too? Tradition

Sen. Chuck Grassley in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 6, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Two Republican senators who traveled to

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is poised to unveil the next coronavirus aid package, encouraging Congress to “go big” on aid to help

“I think it’s a little bit classless, frankly, to critique an administration that comes after you,” McConnell told President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, during

The issue of liability protections has been a major sticking point in crafting another trillion-dollar-plus coronavirus relief bill aimed primarily at buoying devastated state and

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have pitched a number of proposals they argue are essential to a new coronavirus relief plan to combat the effects of the

LIVE: Team Trump Online with Lara Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell! RSBN has obtained permission from the Trump campaign to simulcast these events.

On Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham is holding a Judiciary Committee hearing to consider “Examining Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The subject could not be more

(Reuters) – In late March when Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb was issuing a stay-at-home order and seeking to encourage a sense of community for the

You shouldn’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out a $660 billion government relief scheme called the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. I

Republicans are worried that Trump’s failed virus response, the collapsing economy, and Democratic enthusiasm will cost them the Senate. The Washington Post reported: Republicans are

All across the country Democrats are turning on Joe Biden and backing a probe into Tara Reade’s rape charges, much to the consternation of the

Donald Trump tweeted a commercial for the reopening of his California golf course at the same time as thousands are dying daily from the coronavirus.

Capitol Hill | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo California “We’ll get through this,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said, but “my optimism is conditioned on this: more federal

Millions of Americans are on the frontlines of the coronavirus, keeping our nation running, our streets safe and our neighbors healthy. Medical professionals, first responders,

In January, the attorneys general of Virginia, Illinois and Nevada sued US archivist David Ferriero in US District Court in Washington, DC, to force him

“Plenty, plenty of issues,” James responded. “Everything from cutting Great Lakes funding to ‘shithole countries’ to speaking ill of the dead,” apparently referring to Trump’s

WASHINGTON — When Ekpar Asat saw his older sister for the last time one winter night in Manhattan, he promised her he would return to

Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Friday that “the entire apparatus of official Washington” allowed the Russia collusion hoax to survive. Referring to the House

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders, under pressure from President Trump to install an ally who would dictate more favorable news coverage of his administration, are

“Donald Trump had a no more ferocious partisan defender than Jim Jordan throughout the impeachment proceedings in the House,” said Raskin, who also tangled publicly

“It’s fully expected. There’s no surprise. Everybody knows this,” President Donald Trump said in initial reaction to the numbers on “Fox & Friends.” “Somebody said,

Catastrophic earthquakes. Solar flares that bring down the entire power grid. The global rise of white supremacy. What could come after coronavirus? “If you thought

Frustrated with the bleak advice they were getting from medical advisers, and with the November election looming, the President’s economic team prevailed with a simple

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he is willing to provide Joe Biden, his presumptive Democratic opponent, with a rapid COVID-19 testing

Lobbyists who hustled to get their clients’ priorities into the $2.1 trillion coronavirus relief package in March are angling for a piece of the action

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of the most untouchable lawmakers in Washington D.C., but that hasn’t stopped Kentucky Democrats from trying to dethrone

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. What do top Democrats do for an encore after

“We will put our bill on the floor, that I can defend, that my people say they need. That’s why I’m supporting any and all

2020 Democratic candidates running for Senate have refused to acknowledge the sexual assault allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden that were brought forward by

WASHINGTON — The Senate failed on Thursday to overturn President Trump’s veto of a resolution seeking to block him from taking further military action against

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirus-response bill Democrats will

Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her colleagues Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) want to add trillions to the next economic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s drive to protect employers from coronavirus-related lawsuits when the

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s drive to protect employers from coronavirus-related lawsuits when the

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White House’s offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers, saying they could

The Senate will vote on Thursday to override President Trump’s veto of a resolution that would have curbed his ability to use military action against

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The FDNY condemned Mayor Bill de Blasio for suggesting there

WASHINGTON (AP) – Some senators now say they’d like lawmakers to be tested for the coronavirus, just days after congressional leaders declined an offer of

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White House’s offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers, saying

Tyson’s move and President Donald Trump’s recent order compelling meat-processing to remain open have set off fresh debate among Smith and others who worry that

As part of his whirlwind trip to Arizona, President Donald Trump held a roundtable meeting with select state and tribal leaders on Tuesday, talking up

FILE PHOTO: A view shows U.S. postal service mail boxes at a post office in Encinitas, California in this February 6, 2013, file photo. .

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senators on Wednesday will consider whether to confirm a judge nominated by President Donald Trump for an influential federal appeals court

Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. President Trump is disbanding his coronavirus task force. More kids are getting sick.

President Donald Trump‘s approval rating beats that of Congress despite having dipped in recent months, according to a Monmouth University poll. In the University’s latest

Now that businesses have received the funds from lenders, many are questioning how to use the money in a way that satisfies forgiveness rules. There

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hit Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell with a reality check on Tuesday, telling the Republican leaders that their effort to

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated Tuesday that Republicans were in no hurry to create another coronavirus stimulus package. House Democrats have been pushing for

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio woke Tuesday morning to a cover of the New York Post featuring President Trump and a headline declaring

WASHINGTON — In March, after Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh took time off from his Supreme Court duties to swear in Justin Walker to the U.S.

ROME (AP) — While millions of people took advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy the outdoors, some of the world’s most populous countries reported

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made filling judicial vacancies his top priority ahead of the 2020 elections. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption

Stefani Reynolds/Getty New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Republicans’ refusal to bail out cash-strapped states “will lead to defeat for us all,” in an epic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday will try to pass legislation imposing disclosure requirements on federal coronavirus assistance to businesses, while

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead Tuesday with the next coronavirus aid, a sweeping $800 billion-plus package that is expected to be

“If their predecessors had simply respected legitimate congressional oversight and their agreements with me and the Judiciary Committee from the beginning, Mr. Evanina would have

This is our daily update of breaking COVID-19 news for Monday May 4th 2020. Previous daily updates can be found here, and up-to-date statistics are

Hollywood director Judd Apatow launched yet another ridiculously outrageous attack on President Donald Trump, this time blaming the tens of thousands of deaths from coronavirus

The United States economy is in free fall, with tens of millions of people unemployed and countless businesses at risk of collapse. Congress has already

And some Republicans won’t even commit to supporting another coronavirus relief package, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pushing a wait-and-see approach on Monday.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) could soon find himself under investigation for improperly pressuring a judge to retire so he could fill the opening

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate convened in Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday, despite concern it might put lawmakers

The election-night party at the headquarters of Doug Jones a couple of years back was one of the most joyous political events it has been

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, Mitch McConnell is laser-focused on one of his top priorities: advancing judges. The Senate returns to the Hill this week

Editor’s Note: One of the leading figures in the post-Trump realignment of the GOP has been Oren Cass, whose book The Once and Future Worker was an

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators returned to Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday, amid concerns that their legislative sessions could

President Donald Trump promised more federal help for Americans left jobless by by the pandemic and vowed to press ahead with reopening the economy, addressing

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — There were signs Monday that the coronavirus pandemic was easing significantly in some parts of Europe but getting worse in India

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., seen here in the Capitol on April 21, has led efforts to resume Senate business. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty

Two of the most progressive members of Congress are introducing legislation on Monday to mobilize the federal government to purchase or manufacture more personal protective

Vice President Pence visits with coronavirus survivor Dennis Nelson at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., during a tour of facilities supporting COVID-19 research and

Every week between now and then matters as the potential picks jockey for the pole position.   Already this week we have a joint op-ed by

From the United States to Europe and Asia, people in many parts of the world are emerging from their homes as virus-related restrictions begin to

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is seeking an immediate moratorium on evictions for “all types of rentals,” not just those that are federally subsidized. “We haven’t

The White House would like to put a pause on a fourth coronavirus spending package. But can the country really afford to? In an appearance

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently announced his opposition to any kind of relief packages for states, advising instead that states pursue the route

“I don’t think they have to do that right now. I don’t even have an opponent yet. I don’t think that they’re going to leave

As the Senate this week considers elevating a politically connected judge to an influential federal appeals court, the judge has stepped into a fierce ideological

A man exercises along Trocadero Square, close to the Eiffel Tower, Saturday, May 2, 2020, in Paris. France continues to be

BEIJING (AP) — From the United States to Europe and Asia, people in many parts of the world are emerging… BEIJING (AP) — From the

On Friday, Joe Biden went on Morning Joe to answer questions posed by co-host Mika Brzezinski.  I didn’t watch the interview because the very fact

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a mask on Capitol Hill on April 30. Members in the House will not return over coronavirus fears

By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older

By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older

In a joint statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected Trump’s offer 1,000 virus test kits for Congress. In a statement provided

Trump only gave the states 100 each of the coronavirus rapid test cartridges, but he gave Mitch McConnell’s Senate 1,000 to confirm judges. HHS Secretary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirus-related liability protections for businesses,

When senators return to DC on Monday, there won’t be enough coronavirus tests for all of them to get proactively screened. According to a report

WASHINGTON — Every evening from his kitchen table in southwestern Michigan, Representative Fred Upton, a moderate Republican running for his 18th term in office, posts

WASHINGTON — Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the tight-lipped doctor who attends to Congress, sent up on Thursday what some have construed as a warning: His

Fiscally troubled states are nothing new.  In fact, our nation was born during a time of great economic upheaval, in which many of the new

Millions of Americans, many who’d been furloughed or laid off from their jobs, received stimulus payments that were designed to help ease the financial burden

There’s a stark partisan difference in who has been affected by the coronavirus: Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to live in communities hit

It looks like Colorado is about to face our third round of major recessionary state budget cuts since the turn of the millenium. While the

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and BILL BARROW WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and BILL BARROW WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that

But polling suggests the political winds may be flying against them. The American public remains broadly wary of reopening, and it is looking to the

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden denied a former Senate staffer’s allegation of sexual assault on Friday, saying “this never happened.” It’s the presumptive Democratic nominee’s first

Joe Biden on Friday was expected to give his first public comments on a sexual assault allegation that has roiled his presidential campaign. The presumptive Democratic nominee will appear

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden on Friday was expected to give his first public comments on a sexual assault allegation that has roiled his presidential

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats assailed Senator Mitch McConnell on Thursday for insisting on bringing the Senate back to Washington in the thick of the coronavirus

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a nihilist. More than any other politician in recent memory, his life is a monument to self-dealing and partisan

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has repeatedly vowed that the Senate can operate safely amid the pandemic with proper social distancing and masks. Though

WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. will publicly address an allegation of sexual assault for the first time in an appearance on morning television on

As federal guidelines expire, some states press ahead to reopen, despite health warnings. As some states moved to reopen Friday — while others kept residents

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden has named the team of people to advise him in his search for a vice presidential running mate. Biden’s vice presidential

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – By now, David Tryon had expected to be a two-year veteran at the Small Business Administration, an

Is the United States of America a failed state? Looking at the American government’s response to the coronavirus, it seems that, at the very least,

Getting money to desperate state and local governments is at the top of Democrats’ priorities in the next round of coronavirus aid — though a

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s suggestion that maybe states and cities should just go bankrupt amid the coronavirus-induced economic crisis they’re facing has not been

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, faces an allegation of sexual assault in 1993. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Nurses in protective gear are seen in Salt Lake City on April 23. | Rick Bowmer/AP Photo SACRAMENTO — State policymakers praising the heroic efforts

“Here’s the reality: The state of Georgia is in play,” Perdue said Monday, according to an audio recording of a call with “Women for Trump”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require a U.S. coronavirus supply czar to oversee critical medical supplies, while the

(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he was hearing the “music of a campaign season” in Washington’s response to the

Washington — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for liability protections for businesses and hospitals in the next round of coronavirus relief legislation, raising

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require a U.S. coronavirus supply czar to oversee critical medical supplies, while the

But economists from a broad range of ideological backgrounds are encouraging Congress to keep spending to combat catastrophic job losses — and say now is

President Donald Trump faces a lawsuit over the federal government declining to issue $1,200 stimulus checks to U.S. citizens who are married to immigrants without

In an authoritarian twist, President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that he’s looking to condition coronavirus economic relief for blue states on complying with the administration’s

President Trump’s public musing last week that doctors should consider injecting household disinfectant — a known poison — into coronavirus patients set off a political

The pandemic is putting America’s deepening class divide into stark relief. Four classes are emerging. The Remotes These are professional, managerial and technical workers —

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told “The Ingraham

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered meat-processing plants to stay open to protect the food supply in the United States, despite concerns

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday plans to order meat processing plants concerned about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open to protect the food

Washington — The House of Representatives has canceled plans to convene next week as originally planned, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday, citing the

Back last September, before All This Happened, the administration*’s deregulation eye fell with its usual heedless abandon on the pork-producing industry. The customary recklessness ensued.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to order U.S. meat processing plants facing concerns about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open to protect the country’s

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned, due to the continuing risk of

WASHINGTON — Business lobbyists and executives are pushing the Trump administration and Congress to shield American companies from a wide range of potential lawsuits related

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate warned on Tuesday that state and local governments will see “massive” layoffs without more aid

Respectfully? Pretty much, yes, but the subtext of this request from the New Democrat Coalition leadership to Nancy Pelosi clearly questions the wisdom of her

There comes a time in every recession when people, for reasons both sincere and cynical, start to get really worried about the federal budget deficit.

Is America, in lockdown, with 26 million unemployed and entering a new depression, up for a confrontation and Cold War with China? For that appears

By “safety concerns” we mean thousands of workers calling out sick after coronavirus outbreaks. And it is true that communities — watching processing plants owned

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was first to solidify the return date, announcing Monday that his chamber will “honor our constitutional duty” and conduct business

As negotiations over the next coronavirus relief package heat up, a key point of contention — perhaps the key point — is whether Congress will

Congress will turn its attention in the coming weeks toward crafting additional legislation to provide further economic relief as parts of the country begin to

“What we assumed was going to be the political environment a few months ago (solid economy and record unemployment) has been turned on its head,”

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act,” approving additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief

Fairfax County, Virginia, launched a new coronavirus website, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan detailed the state’s path to reopening. Here’s the latest. Maryland Senate President

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After passing $3 trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare run of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress girded for

Expected Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wants an even bigger ‘stimulus’ bill, this one focused more on cities, states, and small businesses. He told Politico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that likely will push the

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. was closing in on 1 million Sunday, but new cases appear to have reached a plateau, one

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading new coronavirus, the United States is deeply divided

Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voiced strong opposition to providing any federal relief funding to assist state and local governments losing revenues hand-over-fist

The Latest Illinois man sues Trump for denying stimulus checks to American married immigrants An Illinois man is suing President Donald Trump and other high-ranking

Where do we go from here? We’ve reached unemployment levels that equal or exceed the Great Depression, which soon may be renamed in history books

The outbreak of coronavirus has already had an incredibly detrimental impact on the health and safety of Coloradans, especially those with asthma or other pre-existing

Former Obama DNI James Clapper Was Upset that Mitch McConnell Would Not Sit for Briefing on His BS Russian Conspiracies Tap here to add The

The inspirational mantras we hear multiple times a day remind us repeatedly that “we’re all in this together” and “we’ll get through this together.” It’s

But stimulus is a subject close to his heart, and he passionately contrasted his own management of President Barack Obama’s $800 billion Recovery Act in

Nancy Pelosi attempted to blame Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republicans for holding up a bill funding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but was

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday during his daily briefing that the number of new coronavirus cases ticked down on Friday, with around 1,100 new

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s erratic handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the worsening economy and a cascade of ominous public and private polling have Republicans increasingly

Deaths in N.Y. fell to 422, the lowest one-day figure since April 1. Deaths from the coronavirus continued their gradual descent, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu called statements made recently by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell about pandemic relief for states “ridiculous” and “dangerous.” McConnell was

By now most of us have seen the photos from the Wisconsin primary, where voters had to stand for hours in lines that wrapped around

WASHINGTON — There is a growing list of detailed plans for how the federal government can bring the United States economy safely out of lockdown

So far, Congress has approved nearly $3 trillion in aid by: Alexandra Limon Posted: Apr 24, 2020 / 03:26 PM PDT / Updated: Apr 24,

A newly formed organization of independent venue owners, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), has sent a letter to Washington appealing for help and proposing

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Congressional budget scorekeepers sounded the alarm Friday just as

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 50,000 on Friday as states and municipalities increasingly are starting to reopen their economies, many over the warnings

Georgia moves ahead with some reopenings despite plenty of misgivings. Salons and barbershops and other businesses reopened across Georgia on Friday after Gov. Brian Kemp

Op-Ed Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty ImagesNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives a news briefing about the coronavirus crisis on April 17, 2020, in Albany, New

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) carries his face mask as he arrives inside the U.S. Capitol after it was announced U.S.

Congress has allocated $2.7 trillion, but as jobless claims mount, states struggle to meet needs. President Trump is expected to sign a $484 billion relief

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy emphatically called statements by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “completely and utterly irresponsible” and once again called for pandemic

“War is the health of the state,” wrote the progressive Randolph Bourne during the First World War, after which he succumbed to the Spanish flu.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew scathing criticism from a Republican lawmaker Wednesday for saying he would prefer to see states file for bankruptcy than receive

Gov. Andrew Cuomo provides a coronavirus update during a press conference on April 14 | Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo By NICK NIEDZWIADEK

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who still never should be president, was cruising through his daily news briefing when he decided to comment on Senate

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): A torrent of angry letters to the Trump administration, lots of legislation that will go nowhere, many press statements … but

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives on Capitol Hill wearing a mask. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives on

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (right) and other lawmakers were seen wearing masks and social distancing in the Capitol The US

New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after he told FOX News’ “Bill Hemmer Reports” Wednesday that the U.S. Senate is “not

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to give virus hit blue states aid, but his state of Kentucky is the second most dependent on federal

The total number of reported COVID-19 cases in D.C., Maryland and Virginia tops 30,000. Find out all the latest coronavirus news, updated throughout the day.

By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly $500 billion measure helping businesses and hospitals ride out the coronavirus’ devastation edged toward

The relentless increase in the jobless has intensified the debate over when to lift restrictions that have helped halt the virus’s rapid spread but placed

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly $500 billion measure helping businesses and hospitals cope with the coronavirus’ devastation edged toward House… WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly

The House of Representatives will vote on Thursday on a roughly $480 billion coronavirus relief package to deliver aid to small businesses and hospitals and expand Covid-19

Over five weeks, more than 26 million people have now joined the ranks of the unemployed. The relentless increase in the jobless has intensified the

In other words, Phase 4 of the coronavirus relief bill won’t be Barack Obama’s stimulus. Mitch McConnell called into Fox News to emphasize that the

Left to right: Robert Fenton, FEMA Regional Administrator for Region 9; Director Mark Ghilarducci; California Gov. Gavin Newsom; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; Admiral John

Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday for suggesting that state governments should consider going bankrupt rather than be given

A push for proxy voting in the US House of Representatives during the age of coronavirus has been postponed — for now. After an outcry

This week Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested he might be ready to pump the breaks on any future coronavirus relief packages. “We haven’t had

By Joel Connelly, SeattlePI Published 11:52 am PDT, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 A woman drops off her ballot at the drop box in White Center, Tuesday,

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he would rather let state governments declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic than receive more federal funding. He

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., joined “Your World with