(Reuters) – Wisconsin voters faced long lines at limited polling locations on Tuesday, as the state’s presidential primary and local elections moved ahead despite mounting fears about the coronavirus outbreak. FILE PHOTO: A sign directs voters towards a polling place…
Biden nabs endorsement of prominent black lawmaker John Lewis
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative John Lewis speaks to the crowd at the Stacey Abrams watch party for mid-terms election at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant (Reuters) – U.S. Representative John Lewis of Georgia…
GOP sounds alarm after ‘quasi-official’ Chinese outlet gains access to coronavirus press briefing, promotes Beijing
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Republicans are sounding the alarm after a reporter with ties to China’s propaganda machine gained access to Monday’s White House coronavirus press briefing and…
Trump scolds ousted USS Theodore Roosevelt commander for coronavirus letter; Navy boss apologizes for reaction
President Trump said he would “get involved” and review the decision to fire the captain of the Navy’s USS Theodore Roosevelt, even as the Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly berated the former captain in an audio recording leaked on Monday. Modly fired Capt. Brett…
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court orders primary to proceed as planned on Tuesday
(Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the state’s chaotic presidential primary back on track, ruling on Monday that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone in-person voting to June despite the coronavirus crisis. Evers had moved earlier in the day…
Pentagon sending some 1,500 medical personnel to NYC to battle coronavirus
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. To fight the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, 1,500 American military medical personnel will now be going to the…
Wisconsin governor asks legislature to delay Tuesday’s primary, make all voting by mail
(Reuters) – Democratic Governor Tony Evers said on Friday he was askingWisconsin’s Republican-controlled legislature to cancel in-person voting in next week’s presidential primary, making it an all-mail election and extending the time to return ballots until late May. Evers signed…
White House implements rapid coronavirus test for anyone interacting with Trump, Pence
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The White House said Friday those who come into close proximity to President Trump or Vice President Pence will be required to take a…
McConnell warns of ‘glitches’ in implementation of coronavirus relief bill
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday warned that there will be “glitches” in the rollout of the massive stimulus package that went into…
Russian-drafted coronavirus resolution that swiped at US fails at UN
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A Russian-drafted U.N. General Assembly resolution on the coronavirus that took a number of swipes at the U.S. was shot down by the U.S.…