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Chuck Todd asks Joe Biden: ‘Do you feel a little bit frustrated and powerless’?

In an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Chuck Todd asked former Vice President Joseph R. Biden: "Do you feel a little bit frustrated and powerless right now?"

March 29, 2020

Larry Kudlow: Coronavirus economic fallout to last weeks or months — ‘hopefully weeks’

National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow said Sunday the economic fallout from the U.S. coronavirus crisis could last weeks or months, warning that he "can't wave a magic wand" to repair the financial damage.

March 29, 2020

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor: D.C. metro area will look ‘a lot more like New York’ by Easter

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday he doubts the state will be able to loosen its coronavirus restrictions in the next two weeks, saying the Maryland-D.C.-Virginia area at that point will be "looking a lot more like New York."

March 29, 2020

Jake Tapper grills Bill de Blasio as ‘go about your lives’ coronavirus calls haunt NYC mayor

For weeks, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio encouraged New Yorkers to "go about your lives" as fears of the novel coronavirus spread, advice that has come back to haunt him as the pandemic takes a deadly toll on the Big Apple.

March 29, 2020

Nancy Pelosi rips Donald Trump for coronavirus response

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unloaded Sunday on President Trump for his response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying his "denial at the beginning was deadly" and that people are dying as he "fiddles."

March 29, 2020

Twitter pressed to restore LifeSiteNews account locked for calling transgender activist ‘him’

Twitter is coming under pressure on the right to restore a pro-life account that was deactivated after posting a tweet that referred to a transgender activist as "him."

March 29, 2020

Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan governor, hydroxychloroquine crackdown sparks backlash

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has come under criticism for a statewide order cracking down on prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine, a drug touted by President Trump to treat the novel coronavirus.

March 29, 2020

Jerry Nadler seeks aborted fetal tissue research ban reversal amid coronavirus crisis

The Trump administration's ban on aborted human fetal tissue in federally funded research has come under renewed fire as Democrats and pro-choice advocates accuse the White House of hampering the search for coronavirus cures.

March 26, 2020

Ted Cruz accuses Nevada governor of ‘partisan politics’ for limiting drug touted by Trump

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, accused Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak of "partisan politics" for restricting the use of hydroxychloroquine after President Trump touted it as a treatment for COVID-19.

March 26, 2020

Jared Polis Colorado death penalty repeal blasted by Democrat Rhonda Fields

After signing the legislation repealing the death penalty in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis went a step further by commuting the sentences of the state's three death row inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

March 25, 2020

‘Tolerance alive and well in Oregon’: Vandals destroy GOP candidate’s pro-Trump sign

Even in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak, political vandalism isn't taking a breather.

March 25, 2020

Rick Scott blasts Democrats for holding up coronavirus aid: ‘They don’t care’

Sen. Rick Scott, Florida Republican, condemned Democrats for holding up the $2 trillion coronavirus aid package over unrelated wish-list items on climate change, corporate diversity and voter registration, saying that they "don't care."

March 24, 2020

Bill McKibben, climate activists seek to leverage coronavirus crisis

Not only did China see its greenhouse-gas emissions drop as its economy shuttered, but Democrats held up Monday nearly $2 trillion in pandemic relief to squeeze in items from their climate wish list.

March 23, 2020

Leading economists warn ‘Medicare for All’ would trigger shortages, stifle innovation

More than 50 leading U.S. economists and professors have signed an open letter warning that the proposed "Medicare for All" plans to place Americans on a government-run system would trigger shortages, degrade quality and discourage medical innovation.

March 23, 2020

Gamblers fill sports void with bet on weather, Trump tweets

Sports betting platforms are finding creative ways to fill the void from the unprecedented suspension of professional and college games as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 22, 2020

Daniel Dae Kim credits hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus recovery

Television star Daniel Dae Kim said he feels "practically back to normal" after taking a combination of drugs that include hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug President Trump has touted, calling it his "secret weapon."

March 22, 2020

Democrats, greens seek climate mandates on aid to struggling airline, cruise industries

Senate Democrats and environmentalists want to tack climate change mandates onto proposed federal aid to major airlines and cruise lines reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

March 22, 2020

Conservative leaders urge Trump to investigate coronavirus origins amid China’s ‘secrecy and lies’

Conservative leaders called Friday for the Trump administration to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, citing China's "secrecy and lies" in releasing information about the deadly disease.

March 20, 2020

Sen. Jim Inhofe calls for tariffs on foreign oil to counter Russia-Saudi price war

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Jim Inhofe called Thursday for steep tariffs on imports of foreign oil, citing the price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia that has tanked commodity prices to an 18-year low.

March 19, 2020

Deborah Birx brings decades of HIV/AIDS experience to fight coronavirus

When it comes to starting from scratch to fight a rapidly spreading global pandemic of a heretofore unknown disease, Ambassador Deborah Birx has been there.

March 16, 2020