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Fauci is warning states that prematurely reopening their economies will cause "needless suffering and death."

The cases concern whether voters in the Electoral College, the body that officially elects the president, have a constitutional right to buck the will of their state popular vote.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have proposed "The Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act," which would "stop large corporations from exploiting the pandemic to engage in harmful mergers."

Manafort, 71, had been sentenced in 2019 to charges brought as part of former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling.

Democrats hope to vote on their latest coronavirus relief bill by Friday as Republicans downplay the need for more immediate spending.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's first national security advisor Michael Flynn are opposing the idea of third parties being allowed to recommend whether a judge should dismiss his prosecution.

A new coronavirus relief bill has been proposed, and House Democrats are seeking to roll back the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.

In the massive legislative package House Democrats unveiled on Tuesday to inject more relief into an economy battered by the coronavirus, unemployed Americans would get an extra $600 a week through the end of the year.

The Supreme Court appeared divided during arguments in a set of cases over whether President Donald Trump can keep his tax records shielded from state and congressional investigators.

Much like the president's relationship with the truth, his relationship with the United States Postal Service is complicated, writes former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Tesla CEO Elon Musk's calls to resume production at the company's Fremont, California, plant.

Senate Democrats in toss-up races are seeing a surge in big money support as they sense an oppportunity to possibly take back the high chamber from Republicans.

The U.S. should be wary of working too closely with China in order to protect its own democracy, according to billionaire George Soros.

Trump's claim that cases are falling everywhere is contradicted by his own task force's report, obtained by NBC News, showing the virus spreading far from the coasts.

Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to testify Tuesday to the Senate that reopening U.S. states before they meet the minimum CDC criteria will cause "needless suffering and death," The New York Times reports.

The president angrily cut short his coronavirus press conference after he accused one reporter of asking "a nasty question," then refused to answer questions from another reporter who he had just called upon.

The new precaution comes days after two staffers close to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for the coronavirus.

Nursing home deaths count for more than one-quarter of all coronavirus deaths in the U.S. so far, data show.

Many Americans want more help from the federal government, and some lawmakers say it is too expensive. Now the Trump administration is reportedly considering letting workers take Social Security benefits early in exchange for reduced payments later.

The agenda starts Thursday with Joe Biden, the apparent Democratic nominee, and his wife, Jill Biden, thanking attendees and conducting a question-and-answer session.