Apr 19 Biden wins mail-in Wyoming Democratic presidential caucus By Associated Press Joe Biden has won Wyoming’s Democratic presidential caucus, which had been postponed for two weeks and scaled back to just mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, state party officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Evolving aid package offers billions for hospitals, testing By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and… Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Coronavirus task force briefing in 6 minutes for April 18, 2020 By Hari Sreenivasan, Zachary Green NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan and Zachary Green recap Saturday's White House coronavirus task force briefing in the latest edition of "Briefly."… Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force hold news briefing from the White House By Michael D. Regan President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing at 5 p.m. EST. Watch the briefing in the player above. Continue reading
Apr 18 AP FACT CHECK: Trump isn't a king but claims expansive power By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Over the past week, President Donald Trump was pretender to a throne that doesn’t exist as he claimed king-like powers over the coronavirus pandemic response and Congress. Continue reading
Apr 18 Governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president By Paul Weber, Frank Jordans, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Stores in Texas can begin selling merchandise with curbside service, and hospitals can resume nonessential surgeries. In Florida, people are returning to beaches and parks. And protesters are clamoring for more. Governors eager to rescue their economies… Continue reading
Apr 18 Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dies at age 84 By Martin Crutsinger, Ron Todt, Associated Press Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. Continue reading
Apr 18 10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed By Kevin McGill, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling in deeper and deeper waters, where payoffs can be huge but risks are greater than ever. Continue reading
Apr 18 Hong Kong police arrest democracy activists, media tycoon By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong police have arrested at least 14 pro-democracy lawmakers, activists and a media tycoon on charges of joining unlawful protests last year calling for reforms. Continue reading
Apr 17 Biden to consider working with Sanders on delegates By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Seeking to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the 2016 Democratic convention, Joe Biden's campaign is angling to allow Bernie Sanders to keep some of the delegates he would otherwise lose after dropping out of the presidential race. Continue reading