The FBI announced Friday that Director Chris Wray has ordered an internal review of the handling of the bureau’s investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. “FBI Director Christopher Wray today ordered the Bureau’s Inspection Division to conduct an after-action…
Trump announces that houses of worship are ‘essential,’ calls on governors to open them up
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. President Trump on Friday announced that new Centers for Disease Control guidance will classify houses of worship as “essential,” as he called on governors to allow…
Pompeo calls China virus response ‘paltry’ compared to damage done
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus on Wednesday, calling the $2 billion Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic “paltry” compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost…
Biden tears up campaign playbook by drifting left even after primaries end
Joe Biden‘s message was clear. “A united party is key to defeating Donald Trump this November and moving our country forward through an unprecedented crisis,” the former vice president said this week as he unveiled six policy task forces which…
Space Force flag unveiled in Oval Office, presented to Trump
President Trump on Friday was presented with the newly unveiled official flag of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) — the first official flag of a new U.S. military service in 72 years. “This is a very special moment,” Trump told reporters and…
Biden campaign sees larger ‘battleground’ in race against Trump
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for grabs in November’s election, with President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response opening new battlegrounds in places like Arizona. FILE PHOTO: Democratic…
Spot the Difference: Two governors reopened their states, but only one was accused of ‘human sacrifice’
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, left, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, right. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The governors of Georgia and Colorado have at least…
U.S. House Democrats push ahead with $3 trillion coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly cleared the way on Friday to push ahead with a $3 trillion Democratic bill that would double the amount of aid approved by Congress to ease the human and economic toll…
U.S. House clears way for passage of $3 trillion coronavirus-relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure on Friday that would allow debate and a vote on a new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill and a proposal to allow voting by proxy in the House.…
House aiming to vote on major coronavirus relief package next week
Democratic House leaders are putting the finishing touches on a multitrillion-dollar coronavirus relief bill and are aiming for a vote on the massive legislation next week. Authors of the ambitious pandemic response bill expect to have the text of the legislation…