House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiGOP lawmakers slam proposals for guaranteed income amid pandemic 10 things to know about coronavirus for today Black Caucus moves to front and center in COVID fight MORE (D-Calif.) told a reporter that she doesn't "need a lecture or a speech" comparing the treatment of sexual assault allegations against former Vice…
(CNN)President Donald Trump on Monday urged the nation's governors to "seriously consider" reopening schools as part of his push to restart the economy, though many states have already recommended against resuming the school year. "Some of you might start th…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Attorney General Bill Barr has instructed federal prosecutors to "be on the lookout" for overly restrictive state and local shutdown orders that may infringe on people's constitutional rights.In a memo issued Monday, Barr recognized that while some restrictions are necessary and…
TOPLINE New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a press conference on Friday again sharply criticized Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for his suggestion that states facing budget crises due to coronavirus should declare bankruptcy, a day after calling it “one of the really dumb ideas of all time.” “Pass that bill, if you weren’t just playing…
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo has little patience, and a little advice, for protesters upset over New York’s strict stay-at-home orders. The governor bristled Wednesday when asked about the dozens of demonstrators who took to the streets outside the Capitol Building to voice their opposition to the state’s coronavirus response. “You want to go to work?…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…