Mar 04 WATCH: Health officials testify on NIH budget as coronavirus concerns grow By Joshua Barajas Top officials at the National Institutes of Health will appear before a House appropriations committee Wednesday to address President Donald Trump's budget proposal, which suggests a $3 billion funding cut to the agency. Continue reading
Mar 04 Supreme Court takes up first big abortion case of Trump era By Mark Sherman, Associated Press On Wednesday the justices are examining a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. A federal judge found just one of Louisiana's three abortion clinics would remain open if the law took… Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Joe Biden promises to defeat Trump and 'heal this country' By Associated Press “It’s a good night, and it seems to be getting even better,” Biden said in Los Angeles. “They don’t call it Super Tuesday for nothing.”… Continue reading
Mar 03 Bloomberg to reassess campaign after disappointing results By Kathleen Ronayne, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to reassess whether he should stay in the race after disappointing results in Tuesday's primaries. Continue reading
Mar 03 Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks By Hannah Fingerhut, Josh Boak, Associated Press Many Democratic voters in Super Tuesday's presidential primaries made up their minds just before casting a ballot — a sign of fluidity in a race recently upended by Joe Biden's blowout in South Carolina. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:29 With novel coronavirus deaths rising, health officials face grilling on Capitol Hill By William Brangham As states discover increasing numbers of new novel coronavirus cases, public health officials are scrambling to respond -- while also facing questions from a Senate panel on Tuesday about why the U.S. has been so slow to roll out effective… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Trump speaks by phone with Taliban leader In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump spoke by phone with a top Taliban leader, following the recent signing of an agreement for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump called it "a very good talk.” Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 1:46 Deadly tornadoes leave central Tennessee in a state of shock By Stephanie Sy At least 25 people were killed when tornadoes tore through central Tennessee early Tuesday. The storms blasted downtown Nashville and damaged or destroyed at least 140 buildings, including some Super Tuesday polling stations. Four counties reported storm-related deaths, hospitals treated… Continue watching
Mar 03 Lawmakers close in on $7.5 billion measure to battle virus By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The hope is to clear the measure through Congress by week's end. Continue reading
Mar 03 Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista dies of cancer at age 67 By Associated Press She anchored coverage of major events including the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan and the Gulf War. Continue reading