Flags at the White House and U.S. Capitol were lowered to half staff Saturday morning to honor the late Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday night at the age of 80 and President Trump ordered all American flags to be lowered nationwide for the rest of the day.The tribute to signify a nation in mourning…

TOPLINE Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is staking out an aggressive stance on the fifth coronavirus stimulus package while the rest of the Trump Administration remains conflicted about a path forward, all while Congress readies for a frantic push in the coming weeks to get the legislation over the finish line. Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury Secretary,…

Federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, Ore., after weeks of protests there. Local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse.Federal officers pulled a protester into a courthouse on July 10 as protesters gathered in downtown Portland, Ore.Credit...Dave Killen/The Oregonian, via Associated PressPublished July 17, 2020Updated July 18, 2020, 11:19 a.m.…

Alex Trebek is opening up more about his battle with cancer.The veteran "Jeopardy" host -- who announced his stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis last March -- revealed what it would take to step away from the game show and his treatment in a new interview."It's a quality program, and I think I do a good job hosting it," Trebek told…

July 18, 2020 | 9:06am | Updated July 18, 2020 | 9:18am Enlarge Image Coronavirus swab samples sit in a testing laboratory in Glasgow, Scotland. Jane Barlow/Pool via Getty Images The coronavirus has six strains and each can be identified by a cluster of symptoms that could help doctors identify patients with severe cases, a…