President Donald Trump on Monday took his biggest step to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus, saying he will ask Congress to approve a payroll tax cut and relief for hourly workers. Trump called for the tax cut during an appearance at the White House briefing room, where Vice President Pence tried to reassure […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to rip Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Thursday over his remarks that two Supreme Court justices would “pay the price” on abortion. McConnell will denounce the New York Democrat and his comments on the Senate floor, alleging the minority leader threatened Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. “Contrary to what the Democratic leader has tried to claim, he […]

Vice President Mike Pence took control of the U.S. response to the coronavirus Thursday by pledging an “all hands on deck” effort, hoping to contain panic over the outbreak that fueled another rout on Wall Street. Mr. Pence toured an operations center that is tracking the disease known as COVID-19 and said he has reached […]

President Donald Trump said in an early morning tweet on Wednesday that he will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. to address his administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. In the post, he continued to blame the media and Democrats for overstating the danger of the disease, even as health experts have warned of its spread. […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said that the United States has reached an “understanding” with the Taliban on a reduction of violence across Afghanistan, paving the way for a peace agreement between both sides to be signed on February 29. Pompeo said in a statement early in the morning that, after discussions in Doha, Qatar, U.S. and […]