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
Mar 14 Georgia to postpone primaries over virus; 2nd state to do so By Associated Press Georgia election officials are postponing the state’s March 24 presidential primaries until May because of fears over the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 14 Dems, GOP forge virus outbreak into '20 campaign issue By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coronavirus is already coloring the 2020 campaign, with Democrats convinced President Donald Trump's response to the outbreak leaves him and down-ballot Republicans vulnerable over the burgeoning health crisis, his competency and — potentially most damaging — the staggering economy. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: US travel ban extends to UK, Ireland; Trump eyes US limits By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will broaden its European travel ban, adding the United Kingdom and Ireland to its list, and was considering imposing restrictions on travel within the U.S. to areas hit… Continue reading
Mar 14 House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency By Associated Press The House has approved legislation to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 13 Tuesday primaries on despite virus fears officials say By Christina A. Cassidy, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press They have been scrambling to recruit replacements for poll workers who are dropping out over fears of contracting the virus, providing cotton swabs for voters to use on touchscreen machines and extending absentee voting deadlines. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 11:58 Shields and Brooks on leadership in a time of crisis Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the unique magnitude of the novel coronavirus pandemic, how President Trump is handling the crisis, what the government should… Continue watching
Mar 13 Advocates say transgender woman sexually assaulted at ICE facility By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press Several groups say the woman from Mexico is suffering from PTSD and should be released on humanitarian grounds while she awaits an appeal to her asylum denial. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: 'I didn't do it,' Trump says of disbanding pandemics office By Erica R. Hendry When President Donald Trump was asked by the PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor this afternoon about whether he took responsibility for the decision, the president called it a nasty question, saying it wasn't him and gesturing to other members of his… Continue reading