Apr 05 Today's coronavirus task force briefing in 5 minutes By Hari Sreenivasan, Zachary Green Another day, another coronavirus task force briefing. NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan and Zachary Green once more dive into the White House press conference to sift out the most accurate information about the pandemic that's affecting all our lives in our… Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing By Michael D. Regan President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing. Watch the briefing in the player above. Continue reading
Apr 05 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 05 Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden says the Democratic National Convention may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House. Continue reading
Apr 05 Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Trump called Michael Atkinson a “disgrace” after informing Congress late Friday night that he intended to fire him. In letters to the House and Senate intelligence committees, Trump wrote that he had lost confidence in Atkinson but gave little detail. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and… Continue reading
Apr 04 AP FACT CHECK: Trump, 'wartime' pandemic leader or 'backup'? By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Is he a wartime president or a backup point man? President Donald Trump seems to go back and forth on that, or both ways at once, in responding to the coronavirus pandemic that takes more lives by the hour. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing By Michael D. Regan President Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force held a press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room. Watch the briefing in the player above. Continue reading
Apr 04 Wisconsin GOP vows Supreme Court appeal on extended voting By Associated Press Wisconsin Republicans say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday's primary, despite public health fears about in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint By Mary Clare Jalonick, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Trump on Friday abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog who played a pivotal role in his impeachment even as his White House struggled with the deepening coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading