President Trump singled out Virginia’s latest gun-control measure as an example of Democratic governors doing “too much” with their authority during the coronavirus pandemic. “I…
Hundreds defy Idaho’s stay-at-home order at Capitol protest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – More than 1,000 protesters gathered at the Idaho Statehouse Friday afternoon in defiance of Gov. Brad Little’s extension of the statewide…
Scant testing in US migration system risks spreading virus
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – The Trump administration’s failure to test all but a small percentage of detained immigrants for the novel coronavirus may be helping…
Ronna McDaniel says coronavirus worries won’t derail RNC 2020: ‘Full steam ahead’
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says late August’s big convention will not be derailed by coronavirus doomsday scenarios. The message during a Friday phone…
Convicted Ohio GOP insider to be released because of virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former Republican fundraiser in Ohio convicted in an investment scandal that ensnared a sitting governor is being released under commutations…
Michael Cohen released from prison over coronavirus fears: Report
The coronavirus reportedly has spared Michael Cohen the rest of his prison sentence. Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer has been told by the Federal Bureau…
Gretchen Whitmer emergency powers threatened by Michigan Republicans’ bills
Republicans in the Michigan Legislature have introduced bills that would limit the emergency powers of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. A day after thousands of Michiganders…
Coronavirus hot spot flareups spread economic-shutdown debate
Gov. Charlie Baker warned Massachusetts for weeks that the “worst part of the pandemic” would hit around mid-April. “That part of the pandemic is here,”…
Inside the Beltway: CNN, MSNBC ‘censor’ Trump coronavirus task force briefings
It is the sin of omission, media style. Cable news networks which appear hostile toward President Trump and his administration are curbing their broadcasts of…
Religious leaders skeptical of Paycheck Protection Program, which provides coronavirus relief funds
San Antonio attorney John Litzler says he has worked with more than 100 Texas churches interested in applying for the Paycheck Protection Program intended to…