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President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday he agreed 100% with the Navy's decision to fire the commander who sent a letter pleading for help with the coronavirus o
New York coronavirus deaths surpass 3,500 as Trump urges states to share ventilators
President Trump again characterized the federal stockpile as backup and put the onus on states to secure ventilators.
Trump warns 'there will be a lot of death' and the US could be facing its 'toughest week' yet
Associated Press/Patrick SemanskyPresident Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Washington.Preside
Some top Sanders advisers urge him to consider withdrawing
A small group of Bernie Sanderss top aides and allies, including his campaign manager, are urging him to consider leaving the presidential race.
America was unprepared for a major crisis. Again.
Inadequate planning, uneven leadership, lack of agility and bureaucratic inertia compound problems when disasters hit, say veterans of past national crises.
GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin rebuff calls to cancel in-person voting in Tuesdays elections
Gov. Tony Evers (D) abruptly insisted on delaying the contest and called for a special legislative session amid the intensifying coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump's pick as the new special inspector general overseeing the $500 billion coronavirus bailout fund won praise from some oversight experts on Saturday, but D
How Trumps attempts to win the daily news cycle feed a chaotic coronavirus response
The president approaches the global pandemic as if producing and starring in a reality television show, with each day a new episode a successive installment to be conque
Democrats are outraged at Trumps late night firing of intelligence community watchdog
Democrats strongly condemned Trump's decision to fire the intelligence community inspector general, Michael Atkinson, as the nation grapples with the coronavirus crisis.
I wish the PM had reached out but that's not his style: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh tells how the Congress sees the Covid-19 crisis and why the government must shed its hostility to suggestions from the Opposition as India picks up the piec
REUTERS/Al DragoPresident Donald TrumpThe US is the global epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic.The story of how the country got here was set in motion years ago,
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Trump is trying to undermine the governments independent watchdogs again
President Trumps plan to fire the intelligence communitys inspector general is the latest example of his attacks on internal government watchdogs.
Trump fires yet another official who played a key role in investigating him
Trump's dismissal of Michael Atkinson is particularly -- and transparently -- self-serving
A funeral is thought to have sparked a covid-19 outbreak and led to many more funerals
A southern Georgia county now has more coronavirus-related deaths than the Atlanta metro region of Fulton County.
Keir Starmer wins the Labour leadership contest and vows to unite the party
Peter Summers/Getty ImagesKeir Starmer has been elected as the new leader of the Labour Party.The Shadow Brexit Secretary won convincingly against his rivals Rebecca Long
Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson will be out of the job in 30 days, according to a letter from President Donald Trump that was reported on Friday
Relief Package Funds Coverage For Uninsured Coronavirus Patients
The Trump administration said Friday it will pay hospitals to treat uninsured coronavirus patients through a federal stimulus package. Those providers will not be allowed
CDC Recommends Americans Wear Face Coverings Voluntarily
In a White House briefing on Friday, President Trump said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the voluntary use of face coverings for Americans
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump speaks in the press briefing room with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force April 3, 2020 in Washington, DC.At
Wisconsin governor, in abrupt reversal, urges delay of Tuesdays primary
The governor calls a special legislative session to consider canceling in-person voting and extend the period for mail-in ballots.
Trump Organization has laid off about 1,500 employees as pandemic hits business
Most of the Trump Organizations properties have closed. It is inquiring about rent relief in Florida.
White House and CDC in turf battle over guidance on broad use of face masks to fight coronavirus
Officials are additionally weighing a plan to distribute reusable cloth face coverings, starting with households in areas with high community transmission of coronavirus.
The alarming rate at which people are dying of the coronavirus, visualized
A New Yorker died every three minutes on Thursday.
Supreme Court cancels April arguments, unclear how it will finish term
Some cases may be rescheduled. Justices may consider other alternatives if arguments cant be held in the courtroom.
GOP counters criticism of president by focusing on Beijings early coverup of the disease and evidence that the Communist Party is underreporting the number of cases.
Pelosi calls Trumps criticism of Democrats chicken feed that should be ignored
The White House on Thursday released a scathing letter from Trump to Schumer in which the president said the senator should have had New York better prepared for the pand
The most prominent voice at coronavirus briefings is the least trusted one: Trumps
An analysis of briefings shows that the president usually does at least half the talking, despite being the least trusted source of information.
Captain Fired by Navy Cheered by USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailors
Capt. Brett Crozier was cheered by fellow sailors as he disembarked the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt. He was relieved of duty on Thursday after his superio
Federal judge says results from Wisconsin primaries on Tuesday cant be released for nearly a week
The order was made following the extension of a deadline for submitting absentee ballots that came in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Wisconsins decision to hold its primary marks a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic
Confused voters are told to go to the polls Tuesday despite state and national leaders disproving of the election going forward
FBMark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, talking to Gavin Newsom on Facebook Live.Mark Zuckerberg is conducting interviews on Facebook with political and public health leade
G7 leaders on Friday discussed the search for a home coronavirus antibody test that could allow an early exit from the international COVID-19 lockdown.The tests are desig
House lawmakers want answers about the Navy's abrupt dismissal of Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, after his letter pleading for cor
Jared Kushner stands in for Trump, proceeds to offer a very Trumpian claim about stockpiles
As his father-in-law blames others for the lack of equipment, Kushner stepped forward Thursday to offer a curious claim about the national stockpile.
How changes in movement and spending explain the sudden, staggering loss of jobs in America
Data from Google and Bank of America show how the economy stumbled.
DoD/Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro/Handout via REUTERSJared Kushner meets with Service Members at a forward operating base near Qayyarah West in Iraq,
The Trump administration ended funding for an early-warning program that helped detect diseases that had the potential to explode into pandemics, the Los Angeles Times re
The unemployed have other options to get insurance, but its expensive.
Heres his plan to fix it.
Trump taps former Kavanaugh clerk to fill vacancy on powerful D.C. appeals court
Justin Walker, 37, has served for just over five months as a judge for the Western District of Kentucky. McConnell has actively promoted the nomination with the president
Trump has in recent days said he won't tell states what to do and that less hard-hit states can treat this differently. Fauci sounded a very different note Thursday night
The Finance 202: Banks struggle with confusing rules on small business stimulus loans
Steven Mnuchin wants them to start providing coronavirus relief starting today.
The Energy 202: Trump may be shooting from the hip with oil deal tweets, industry experts say
Trumps suggestion of a truce between Russia and Saudi Arabia may be premature.
The Health 202: Here are the stories of medical professionals being upended by coronavirus fight
Doctors and specialists described their experiences to The Health 202.
The coronavirus crisis fueled the online meeting companys huge rise.
In Ecuador's Epicenter, Families Forced to Leave Dead Outside
The coronavirus has overwhelmed hospitals and morgues in Ecuador's largest city, forcing people to leave bodies on the streets. WSJs Ryan Dube explains how Guayaquil offe