Shares of Ford Motor Co. shot up 34% over the past two days, closing Wednesday at $5.39March 25, 2020, 8:49 PM2 min readNEW YORK — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Shares of Ford Motor Co. shot up 34% over the past two days, closing Wednesday at…

As states sound the alarm over a lack of ventilators to help hospitalized novel coronavirus patients — including a plea for 30,000 machines for New York state alone — experts warned that even if the equipment arrives, facilities could face a shortage of health care workers trained to use them. “If you have a thousand…

As the death toll from coronavirus rises in Navajo nation, experts closest to the crisis are tragically finding themselves the least surprised. More and more conversations have circled back to warnings laid out nearly a decade ago, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked into the reasons the H1N1 flu killed four times…

New York has been labeled as the current epicenter of the outbreak.April 2, 2020, 9:06 AM6 min read The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly, with 100,000 additional confirmed cases in the U.S. this past week alone, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Part of the U.S. and the global community have been trying…

CHICAGO — Joe Biden held a town hall in Illinois — or at least tried to — from 800 miles away in Delaware. Bernie Sanders is staging daily news conferences from Vermont, instead of his usual rallies around the country with thousands of supporters. The global coronavirus pandemic has sent the 2020 presidential campaign into…

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed Joe Biden for presidentBy KAT STAFFORD Associated PressMarch 13, 2020, 12:50 PM4 min read The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed Joe Biden for president, an influential nod of support that could bolster his 2020 Democratic campaign. The endorsement by Democratic Rep. Karen Bass…

Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed Joe BidenMarch 9, 2020, 1:13 PM1 min readWASHINGTON — Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Booker announced on Twitter early Monday that Biden will “restore honor to the Oval Office and tackle…

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is forging ahead on her plans to develop another coronavirus-related relief package to address the ongoing public health crisis, including more direct payments to Americans and increased unemployment benefits. Pelosi, in a letter addressed to House members, said she hopes to craft the legislation and bring it to the House floor…

Authorities say a Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy PelosiMarch 27, 2020, 4:11 PM1 min readWICHITA FALLS, Texas — A Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, authorities said. Gavin Weslee Blake Perry,…

The Senate’s second attempt to advance a massive $2 trillion bill to provide economic relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic failed Monday afternoon, demonstrating an inability to strike a bipartisan agreement on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The vote failed 49-46, falling well short of the 60 votes needed to advance to debate…

President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro, who the president recently tapped to help implement the Defense Production Act amid the coronavirus crisis, is publicly pushing back against the nation’s top infectious disease expert. After Navarro reportedly lashed out at Dr. Anthony Fauci over the weekend, he went on CNN Monday morning to tout a…

President Trump announced the move in a press conference on Saturday.March 22, 2020, 1:32 AM5 min read Hanes clothing company is retrofitting factories to make masks to combat the aggressive spread of novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced at a press conference Saturday. The company later confirmed it was pairing with the government to make…

It was a telling moment in the rising tensions between the Trump White House and state governors desperate for medical equipment to deal with the exploding coronavirus crisis. At Thursday’s briefing on how the government is responding, Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner scolded states for not building up their own stockpiles, saying that […]