The governors of Georgia and Florida have offered to host the Republican National Convention after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the event out of North Carolina, where it is expected to be held in late August. Trump contended that Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is “unable to guarantee” that the Charlotte arena can…… MORE
Over the past 10 days, there have been increasing signs that the White House — all the way up to President Donald Trump — is not happy with its current crop of Senate candidates. “White House Worries About Kelly Loeffler’s Senate Prospects in Georgia,” read the headline of a New York Times piece published on…… MORE
Almost half of Americans said they believe that official death toll statistics understate the number of coronavirus deaths in the United States, according to a mid-April Gallup/Knight Foundation poll. A quarter said the statistics were accurate and another 26% said deaths were being overstated, with stark partisan divides. At the time the survey finished fielding…… MORE
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency responsible for visa and asylum processing, is expected to furlough part of its workforce this summer if Congress doesn’t provide emergency funding to sustain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. “Unfortunately, as of now, without congressional intervention, the agency will need to administratively furlough a portion of our…… MORE
The Justice Department closed investigations into three senators who had made significant stock transactions ahead of the market crash caused by the spread of coronavirus, according to a person familiar with the matter. On Tuesday, the department notified attorneys for Sens. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican; Jim Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican; and Dianne Feinstein, a…… MORE
Joe Biden on Tuesday said his vice presidential search committee has interviewed “a lot” of the people under consideration to be his potential running mate. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee would not commit to choosing a woman of color as his running mate, saying that “we haven’t gotten there yet.” “There are women of color…… MORE
Joe Biden called President Donald Trump “an absolute fool” on Tuesday for sharing a tweet that mocked the former vice president for wearing a mask Monday at a Memorial Day ceremony. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash in Delaware — Biden’s first in-person interview since being knocked off the campaign trail by the coronavirus…… MORE
President Donald Trump announced a plan Tuesday he says will drastically reduce the price of insulin for people on Medicare — relief he tied directly to his own political prospects, saying he hoped “the seniors are going to remember it.” The message came amid a coronavirus pandemic that has most directly affected older Americans. Trump’s…… MORE
Top Republicans had been working closely with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and other state Democratic officials as recently as Friday to plan the upcoming GOP national convention amid the coronavirus pandemic. Then President Donald Trump threatened to pull the convention from Charlotte. Trump’s tweet not only came as a surprise to Republican officials on…… MORE
Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller has returned to work after testing positive for coronavirus earlier this month, announcing Tuesday that she has now tested negative three times. She also noted that she is pregnant with her first child with her husband, top Trump adviser Stephen Miller. The pair were married in February…… MORE