Stocks opened Tuesday with solid gains amid a debate between President Donald Trump and U.S. governors over how soon states can begin relaxing economically restrictive social distancing orders meant to slow the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 560 points Tuesday morning, rising 2.4% after closing with a loss of 1.5% to cap […]

Attorney General William Barr late Wednesday suggested that the federal government in May should begin relaxing some of the “draconian” social distancing restrictions imposed throughout the U.S.  Barr said in an interview with Fox News that the U.S. had to be “very careful” to ensure some of the measures being “adopted are fully justified, and there are not […]

President Trump is launching a daily schedule of online campaign programming that, combined with daily White House briefings, is part of a double-barreled strategy to woo voters virtually after the coronavirus canceled live events. The Trump campaign plans to broadcast one marquee event on its website and social media channels each day this week and […]

An unprecedented 6.6 million people filed unemployment claims in the last week of March, meaning 10 million people have now filed for jobless claims since the coronavirus pandemic ripped through the country, shattering the economy. A total of 6,648,000 people filed initial unemployment claims for the week ending March 28, more than double the roughly 3.3 […]

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., is poised to enter the White House as President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff at a time when the administration faces its most dire crisis yet with the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic. Meadows will be closely watched to see if he can transform from a political animal to a White House official who […]