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
Apr 03 Trump administration tries to narrow stockpile’s role for states By Jonathan Lemire, Amanda Seitz, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Already facing growing anger and worry from governors over federal assistance to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration on Friday abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile and put forward a narrower vision of the role the… Continue reading
Apr 03 Some migrants detained in Louisiana are being released, lawyers say By Associated Press Several lawyers say they have been notified that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would start releasing their clients, some of whom had been previously denied parole, amid the ongoing pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 03 Early CDC data shows 1 in 5 coronavirus deaths among middle-aged By Associated Press A first look at recent U.S. death certificate data confirms that most of the initial American coronavirus deaths were people age 65 and older. But another 17% were ages 45 to 64. Continue reading
Apr 02 Pelosi creating House committee to oversee economic bailout By Alan Fram, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will establish a special House committee with subpoena power to oversee the government's spending of the more than $2.2 trillion approved to bolster the economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 02 Democrats to postpone convention until August By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didn't think it would be possible to hold it in mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 31 White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible. Continue reading
Mar 31 Global virus infections top 800,000 as Spain sees record deaths By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Nick Perry, Associated Press Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more than 800,000 case. Continue reading
Mar 31 U.S. outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The Trump administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government representing allies of both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Mar 30 Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications By Associated Press Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping, rock-tinged singles such as “Home” and “Pickup Man” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. Continue reading