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If confirmed, Rep. John Ratcliffe will lead the nation's 17 intelligence agencies as the director of national intelligence.

Mnuchin defended the administration's track record on disbursement of money from the $2 trillion CARES Act passed by Congress to aid struggling businesses, industries and individuals.

"Liability protections would be the No. 1 thing I would look at," McCarthy told CNBC. "No bill will pass without it."

Trump said that if the WHO "does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization."

Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday of complications from Covid-19. She was 100.

Pompeo told The Washington Post that Inspector General Steve Linick "wasn't performing a function in a way that we had tried to get him to," but would not provide specific examples.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has been taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for over a week to prevent coronavirus infection.

Newly appointed co-chair of the White House coronavirus vaccine project Moncef Slaoui plans to sell approximately $12.4 million worth of stock options in Moderna over the next 24 hours.

Taiwan on Tuesday said it was "disappointed and angry" with the World Health Organization (WHO) for not inviting Taipei to joining this year's World Health Assembly (WHA.)

When asked about U.S. Attorney John Durham's review of the Russia probe, Barr told reporters that he would not let the Justice Department be used as a weapon to "drum up" illegitimate investigations.

Marco Rubio will replace Richard Burr as the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee as the North Carolina Republican faces a federal investigation into stock sales he made in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump fired IG Linick in a surprise move Friday night. The decision was recommended by Pompeo, according to the White House.

Tim Shea, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., signed court filings that benefited Roger Stone and Michael Flynn, allies of President Trump.

The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base last December and an al-Qaida operative.

Joe Biden's campaign is calling on its top fundraisers to start pulling in over $2 million for the general election fight against President Donald Trump.

Fallen pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli asked for early prison release to both avoid catching the coronavirus and to work on a treatment for Covid-19.

Former Trump advisor Gary Cohn said that a potential vaccine shouldn't stop the government from providing aid to parts of the country that have been hobbled by the economic shutdown.

Democratic lawmakers launched an investigation into Linick's removal, claiming Pompeo wanted the inspector general removed because he was under investigation for wrongdoing.

Trump can fire any federal employee, but "if it looks like it's in retaliation ... that could be unlawful," Pelosi said.

Workers who pick up and haul garbage have become part of the front-line workforce keeping the country going even as the pandemic persists.