March 2020

Trump Assails Pelosi as He Opts to Skip Bipartisan St. Patrick’s Day Lunch

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PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump will skip the annual bipartisan St. Patrick’s Day luncheon hosted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill this week, White House officials said Sunday, the latest in a series of tit-for-tat snubs between the two most powerful leaders in the nation’s capital. In rejecting Ms. Pelosi’s invitation, Mr. Trump […]

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Coronavirus: Ambulance chiefs consider facial hair ban

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Image copyright Getty Images NHS officials have considered telling paramedics they must be clean shaven to protect themselves from coronavirus. London Ambulance Service said in a draft memo – seen by the BBC – that its ability to handle potential Covid-19 cases was “adversely affected” by crews unable to wear respirators properly. The service said

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DC church reports its rector tests positive for coronavirus

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WASHINGTON — A prominent Episcopal church in Washington suspended all activities Sunday after announcing that one of its senior leaders was the first person in the nation’s capital to test positive for the coronavirus. The Rev. Timothy Cole, the church rector, was in stable condition after being hospitalized Saturday night, according to a statement from

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Judge Orders Medical Panel to Evaluate Tortured Guantánamo Prisoner

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This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the United States military to have a panel of American and foreign doctors examine a Saudi man who was tortured at Guantánamo Bay to determine whether he should be released from the prison there and

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