Politics

Staff members for Mr. Johnson’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have been working with Mr. Telizhenko for months, interviewing him and collecting documents to bolster two separate investigations into subjects that could help President Trump as he heads into a re-election campaign in which Mr. Biden has emerged as his leading Democratic challenger. The […]

The rise of populism has exacerbated the problem by reducing the incentives of countries to cooperate. European leaders, in a three-hour teleconference on Tuesday night, agreed to set up a 25 billion euro investment fund, or $28.1 billion, and to relax rules governing airlines to curb the economic fallout. But they failed to overcome national

At times, there has been a jarring split screen between the president’s nonchalance and the sober warnings of the nation’s top health officials, who have been more aggressive about warning certain vulnerable populations not to travel. Asked on Wednesday at the White House what he had to say to those concerned he is not taking

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is drastically modifying his campaign schedule in the coming days in response to mounting anxieties about the coronavirus, trading traditional get-out-the-vote-style gatherings for “virtual events,” his campaign announced Wednesday. The move marked the beginning of an extraordinary new chapter in an already tumultuous presidential race: campaigning amid a pandemic. Mr. Biden’s

WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan rebuke, the Senate voted Wednesday to overturn a major Trump administration rule that would sharply limit debt relief for students misled by schools that lured them in with false claims about their graduates’ career and earning prospects. In a 53-42 vote that included 10 Republicans, the Senate easily struck down

Rishi Sunak has pledged billions of pounds to combat the economic impact of coronavirus in his first budget as chancellor. Setting out his budget the chancellor warned that “for a period, it’s going to be tough” and that the UK would see a shrink in “production capacity” and reduction in consumer spending but said he

WASHINGTON — The White House and Democrats rushed on Wednesday to reach agreement on emergency legislation to provide a first tranche of economic assistance to help Americans cope with the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, with the hope of sending it to President Trump for his signature by the end of the week. With the White House

The shadow chancellor said the government would have “real problems” if it did not “tackle the social care crisis”. John McDonnell quoted former Conservative health secretary Jeremy Hunt who highlighted a lack of financial help for social care in Rishi Sunak’s Budget. The Labour MP said he was “absolutely worried” about social care, as he

After a disappointing showing in Tuesday night’s primaries, Senator Bernie Sanders addressed his future in the 2020 primary race in a news conference Wednesday afternoon. He said he planned to stay in the race through Sunday night’s debate, where he will face off against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and he posed a

WASHINGTON — A top federal health official told lawmakers on Wednesday that the coronavirus would continue to spread in the United States, issuing a stark warning: “The bottom line: It is going to get worse,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He indicated that the