WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden denied on Friday that he sexually assaulted a former U.S. Senate aide in 1993, in his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to personally address the…
Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China, governor says
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered his state from Europe, not China, and said that travel bans enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump were too late…
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 50,000, handful of states edge toward reopening
ATLANTA (Reuters) – With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business on Friday, despite the disapproval of President Donald Trump and health experts.…
Roger Stone ‘praying’ for Trump pardon, says prison ‘de facto death sentence’ because of coronavirus
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Longtime President Trump associate Roger Stone, who was sentenced earlier this year to roughly three years in prison for making false statements and witness tampering, said…
Democrats urge U.S. to provide at least $5 billion in loans to bus industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least $5 billion in loans to struggling intercity bus companies because of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: House Ways and…
Biden campaign and DNC forge deal for joint fundraising
After a couple of weeks of negotiations, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee officially reached an agreement to begin joint fundraising as they aim to oust President Trump from the White House and defeat Republicans in down-ballot races. A DNC…
Pelosi slams McConnell for resisting funding for hard-hit states: ‘What’s gotten into him?’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew battle lines Friday for the next negotiation for coronavirus stimulus funds, insisting that state and local governments must get federal…
Pro-Biden super PAC snubbed by campaign vows to remain in fight
The top super PAC supporting Joe Biden’s presidential bid during the Democratic primaries pledges it will continue to tell Biden’s story during the general election, even if it’s replaced as the leading outside group backing the former vice president. “As…
Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail.…
New salvo in contentious partisan battle over expanding vote by mail amid coronavirus crisis
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez says that amid the coronavirus pandemic, nobody should be forced to choose between their health and their right…