Apr 07 Congress, White House pursue next coronavirus bill By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congressional leaders are jolting ahead with another coronavirus rescue package as President Donald Trump indicated that Americans will need more aid during the stark pandemic and economic shutdown. Continue reading
Apr 07 Congressman John Lewis backs Joe Biden for president By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee perhaps his biggest symbolic endorsement among the many veteran black lawmakers who back his candidacy. Continue reading
Apr 06 Israeli leader announces lockdown over Passover holiday By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Speaking on Monday, Netanyahu did offer citizens some hope by saying he expects to ease widespread restrictions after the week-long festival. Continue reading
Apr 06 Top Wisconsin court blocks governor's move to delay election By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Wisconsin election is being viewed as a national test case in a broader fight over voter access in the age of the coronavirus with major implications for the presidential primary contests ahead and, possibly, the November general election. … Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 6:56 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on postponed primaries, Trump-Biden call NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from postponing so many 2020 primary elections, a phone call between President Trump and former Vice President… Continue watching
Apr 06 Polish parliament approves election only by postal vote By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Parliament also empowered house speaker Elzbieta Witek to push back the date of the election, if necessary. Continue reading
Apr 06 For some states, coronavirus restrictions spark backlash against government intervention By Daniel Bush The governor of the state with the greatest number of novel coronavirus cases in the U.S. issued a blunt warning last week to less densely populated parts of the country hoping to avoid New York's fate. Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing By Alexandra Jaffe, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking at his daily press briefing on Monday, Trump said Biden "gave me his point of view" and confirmed an earlier statement from the Biden campaign that the former vice president offered some suggestions on how to deal with the… Continue reading
Apr 06 Wisconsin governor orders delay of Tuesday election to June By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday issued an executive order to delay the state's presidential primary for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, a move that will almost certainly prompt a court challenge and inject new uncertainty about whether… Continue reading
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