Politics

U.S. expels thousands to Mexico after largely halting asylum

By María Verza, Ben Fox, Associated Press

U.S. authorities say they've sent nearly 10,000 Mexican and Central American border crossers back to Mexico under new rules designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Sanders' race is over, but the debate over his legacy has just begun

By Daniel Bush

Natalie Harwood cut ties with the Democratic Party the moment Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his 2020 presidential campaign. As soon as she learned on Twitter that he had dropped out of the race Wednesday, Harwood — a 29-year-old diehard…

Georgia postpones primaries again because of coronavirus

By Ben Nadler, Associated Press

It comes after Wisconsin went ahead with elections on Tuesday, forcing thousands of voters to stand in hourslong lines amid the pandemic.

WATCH: White House task force urges men with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested

By Associated Press

So far, Dr. Deborah Birx says, 56% of the people tested for COVID-19 are female, and 16% of them tested positive for the virus. But for the men, 23% tested positive.

British prime minister moved out of intensive care as condition improves

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says Johnson is "making positive steps forward" in the ICU at St. Thomas' Hospital and is in good spirits.

WATCH: Louisiana's Edwards says he's weighing keeping schools closed

By Candice Norwood

Gov. John Bel Edwards said he’s likely to keep Louisiana’s K-12 public schools shuttered for the rest of the school year because of the coronavirus, in response to calls from state education leaders not to reopen them because of public…

WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves give coronavirus update

By Rebecca Newman

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is set to hold a press conference providing an update on his state's response to the novel coronavirus.

The fight over the next coronavirus aid package, explained

By Lisa Desjardins

Less than two weeks after passing the largest recovery act in U.S. history, leaders in Washington have quickly agreed that the $2.2 trillion measure was not enough.

WATCH: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gives coronavirus update

By Associated Press

Washington, D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser gave an update on the city’s response to the novel coronavirus on Thursday.

WATCH: Cuomo says NYC hospitals have stood up to virus onslaught so far

By Associated Press

“Today we can say that we have lost many of our brothers and sisters, but we haven’t lost anyone because they couldn’t get the right and best health care that they could," New York's governor said Thursday.