Mar 16 Canada closes borders to noncitizens, Americans exempt By Associated Press Trudeau announced the move Monday outside his residence, where he is self isolating after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 16 Ohio plans to delay primary, but 3 states still planned By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Florida, Illinois, Ohio and Arizona are pushing forward with primary elections, although the coronavirus is causing headaches for some county elections supervisors as poll workers drop out in fear of catching the disease. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump administration alleging foreign disinformation is stoking virus fears By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials said Monday. Continue reading
Mar 16 Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court announced Monday that it is postponing arguments for late March and early April because of the coronavirus, including fights over subpoenas for President Donald Trump's financial records. Continue reading
Mar 15 AP FACT CHECK: The Dems on pandemic, Social Security, more By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sparred one-on-one Sunday in a Democratic debate held without a live audience in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. The growing crisis prompted some questionable statements from the presidential rivals, as… Continue reading
Mar 15 ‘Bigger than any one of us’: Biden, Sanders take on pandemic By Julie Pace, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in Sunday's debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 4:00 Virtual campaigning ‘a double-edged sword’ for 2020 Dems By PBS NewsHour Tonight the 11th Democratic presidential debate will feature only two candidates, and this time there will be no audience as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders face off. But as the coronavirus shuts down much of traditional politics, virtual events are… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 5:17 What’s being done to stop Russia’s election interference? By PBS NewsHour Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been well documented, and evidence shows Russia is again trying to undermine the 2020 election. But what is the federal government doing to stop it? Richard Hasen, founder of the Election… Continue watching
Mar 15 Trump considering `full’ pardon for ex-adviser Michael Flynn By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's considering a full pardon for former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia’s ambassador before Trump took office. Continue reading
Mar 15 Biden, Sanders to debate against backdrop of global pandemic By Julie Pace, Associated Press When the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage Sunday night, they will find that their party, the political stakes and the world look much different from when they last met less than three weeks ago. Continue reading