Trump blasts world health group, defends early virus steps

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, saying the international group had “missed theRead More

White House pushes unproven drug for virus, but doctors wary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his administration are promoting an anti-malaria drug not officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus, even though scientistsRead More

Trump, Biden spoke by phone about coronavirus outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he had a “really wonderful, warm conversation” with Joe Biden on Monday about the coronavirus outbreak. “He gave me hisRead More

Pandemic politics: Wisconsin voting underway despite virus

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters lined up to cast ballots across Wisconsin on Tuesday, ignoring a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate inRead More

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart says he’s free of COVID-19

A South Florida congressman once diagnosed with COVID-19 announced in a tweet that he is cleared of the virus. U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., saidRead More

UK PM Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests

(CNN) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to the hospital for tests, Downing Street said Sunday, after days of coronavirus symptoms. “OnRead More

Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take placeRead More

Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let a crisis go to waste. The coronavirus is projected to killRead More

U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the TrumpRead More

Wisconsin limps toward Tuesday election despite virus fears

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s attempt to conduct an election in the midst of a coronavirus crisis lurched forward Friday, with a Democratic governor pushingRead More