Politics

“We are still largely people who need that sort of human element to it,” said Karen Finney, a longtime Democratic strategist who has advised Hillary Clinton and Stacey Abrams. “There is nothing that replaces in-person events.” The premier in-person event in democracy, historically — voting itself — has also been scrambled. Two states, Louisiana and […]

The hospital has quarantined members of its staff and their families, and has been closed to new patients for two weeks, the statement said. The man’s wife was quarantined. Despite the positive tests on the Italian passengers on Friday, the cruise line began stricter protocols, such as having dinner served by employees, only this past

Some workers said they were not clear if veterans would be prioritized over civilians in an emergency at their medical centers, and there were mixed messages in the department as to whether it would be called on at all. “There is not a unified plan of action,” said Bob Fetzer, the president of the Fourth

As the coronavirus outbreak upends the presidential campaign, we’re keeping tabs on postponements and cancellations in the election calendar and on major changes for voting. The upheaval began Tuesday, March 10 as the Biden, Sanders and Trump campaigns started canceling rallies and converting forums and fund-raising events into online meetups. Louisiana then became the first

Joe Biden is having a good month. But can he hold his own in a one-on-one debate? Mr. Biden has moved from faltering candidate to dominant front-runner in a dizzyingly quick time span, and his allies are sounding confident notes as the race moves into big, delegate-rich states like Florida and Ohio in primaries on

Every Briton over the age of 70 will be told “within the coming weeks” to stay at home for an extended period to help shield them from the coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr the rules will not come into force just yet – and admitted that asking

But researchers and proponents say that thinking about early childhood programs like public school is a useful frame. As schools close because of the coronavirus outbreak, parents are coming to terms with how much they rely on them as a safe place for children to go. The idea treats preschool as an investment that benefits

Mr. Sanders overlapped with Mr. Biden in the Senate for just two years, from January 2007, after his election, until Mr. Biden’s ascent to the vice presidency in 2009. Mr. Biden was not around all that much. Then a senator from Delaware and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he spent much of 2007 prepping

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will debate one on one for the first time on Sunday, and Mr. Sanders, who is staying in the Democratic primary race despite a series of defeats, has already telegraphed his strategy. “Joe, what are you going to do?” Mr. Sanders repeatedly

In his Thursday memo, Mr. Pichai noted that Verily is “part of our Alphabet family” and could assist in the coming “days and weeks” to respond quickly. He attached a link to a form where Google employees could volunteer to help. Over the next day, more than 1,700 signed up, a number that was communicated