Politics

Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the Justice Department, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His new report has embarrassed the FBI again.

Justice Department IG Finds Widespread Problems With FBI's FISA Applications

2:29pm March 31, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

Investigators haven't been submitting sufficient evidence along with their applications to conduct surveillance in counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigations, a report shows.

After a decade of protests in Nebraska and elsewhere, TC Energy has committed to building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

Builder Of Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline Says It's Moving Forward

1:53pm March 31, 2020

by Jeff Brady

The final decision to build the project comes after a decade of protests and political reversals in the U.S. Now critics say construction poses a new risk with the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Hogan Says He's Taken Unprecedented Action To Try To Flatten COVID-19 Curve

11:27am March 31, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about his decision to issue a stay-at-home directive for his state, and his reaction to President Trump's response to the coronavirus crisis.

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Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres Experiences COVID-19 Firsthand

7:44am March 31, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres about testing positive for the coronavirus, and why young people need to take social distancing seriously.

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The Nation's Ballot Measures Fall Victim To COVID-19 Pandemic

6:17am March 31, 2020

by James Dawson

People in the U.S. are being urged to social distance until at least the end of April. Ballot initiatives depend on canvassers gathering signatures in-person in crowded places and during events.

News Brief: COVID-19 Tests, Hospital Capacity, Coronavirus Lockdowns

6:15am March 31, 2020

President Trump says more coronavirus tests will be made available. States ramp up hospitals'capacity as COVID-19 cases multiply. And, Palestinian and Israeli leaders lauded for tight lockdowns.

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The economic rescue package just passed by Congress will push this year's budget deficit above $3 trillion.

The U.S. Was Already Deep In Debt. This Year's Deficit Will Be 'Mind-Boggling'

8:11pm March 30, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

The economic rescue package just passed by Congress will push this year's budget deficit above $3 trillion. Such huge levels of deficit spending used to set off alarm bells in Washington, but no more.

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President Trump takes questions from reporters during a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday.

Politics & Government

FACT CHECK: Trumps' Claims On U.S. Testing And Seoul's Population

7:31pm March 30, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

President Trump misstated the population of the city of Seoul and didn't address concerns that the United States hasn't yet reached the level of per capita coronavirus tests that other countries have.

President Trump speaks in the White House's Rose Garden on Sunday.

'Challenging Times Are Ahead,' Trump Says Of Extended Social Distancing Guidelines

7:15pm March 30, 2020

by Philip Ewing

The White House coronavirus task force convened a news conference following a concession by the Trump administration that normalcy won't be restored by Easter or maybe even this spring.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, surrounded by a bipartisan group of members of the House, signs the CARES Act on March 27.

House Looks At 4th Coronavirus Aid Package; Pelosi Says She Won't Get Test

6:19pm March 30, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it could be several weeks before any bipartisan legislation. She also said she would not be tested herself, despite an apparent new case among her members.