Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to block the Kentucky governor’s temporary ban on massing gatherings from applying to in-personRead More

Back in session: Senate risks a return but House stays away

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weighing the risks, the Senate will reopen on Monday as the coronavirus crisis rages and the House stays shuttered, an approach thatRead More

AP: Biden accuser says harassment, assault absent in complaint

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with aRead More

Believe women? Sure, say Democrats, but vet their claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Believe women” was never a call to believe all women automatically. That’s what leading Democrats, including the prominent figures of the #MeTooRead More

Health official says US missed some chances to slow virus

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaksRead More

White House blocks Fauci from testifying next week

(CNN) — House Appropriations Committee spokesman Evan Hollander told CNN on Friday that the White House is blocking Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the WhiteRead More

Trump’s new press secretary pledges not to lie from podium

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, vowed on Friday not to lie to reporters from the podium as she made herRead More

House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by theRead More

Mnuchin says deep-pocketed private schools should return Paycheck Protection Program loans

(CNN) — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin called on private schools with endowments to return the funds they received from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, after mediaRead More

DeVos not enforcing pause on wage garnishments, lawsuit says

The U.S. Education Department has continued to garnish wages from workers who are behind on their student loan payments even after Congress ordered the agencyRead More