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Trump says phone call with Biden is 'really wonderful,' and he fully understands Biden's point of view ten days after Biden blasted his handling of the coronavirus

At his daily coronavirus press briefing, President Donald Trump said he had a "really wonderful, warm conversation," with Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice...
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Supreme Court blocks plan to extend absentee voting in Wisconsin's spring primary amid coronavirus pandemic

7 hours ago | Fortune | 2 articles

Subscribe to Outbreak , a daily newsletter roundup of stories on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global business. It's free to get it in your inbox. Voters in...
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Obama touts Elizabeth Warren's coronavirus recovery proposals

9 hours ago | Politico

Former President Barack Obama on Monday offered high praise for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, endorsing the former presidential candidate's extensive framework for how to jump-start...
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Pelosi seeking at least $1 trillion for next virus bill

9 hours ago | Star Tribune

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling House Democrats another $1 trillion is needed for the next coronavirus rescue package.
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Joe Biden speaks to Trump on Monday about US coronavirus response

10 hours ago | CNBC | 6 articles

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Monday spoke to President Donald Trump, his likely rival in November, about his response to the coronavirus outbreak, his...
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Americans Could Get More Money, Unemployment Benefits in Democrats' Next Stimulus Bill

12 hours ago | Newsweek

The push for another massive stimulus for benefits that will go directly in Americans' pockets is a change in tune for Democrats, who until last week were advocating for an...
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'I felt like I had a belt around my chest': A congressman who was hospitalized for 8 days with the coronavirus tells his story

13 hours ago | Business Insider

Rep. Ben McAdams, a Utah Democrat, was one of the first members of Congress to announce he'd contracted the coronavirus. In an interview with Insider, he recounted how he went...
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Donald Trump Introduces America's Next Great Culture War: When Should Sports Return?

13 hours ago | Forbes

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump expressed optimism about sports returning "sooner rather than later." But health officials and some Democratic leaders don't think so.
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Anthony Fauci's coronavirus approval rating in Florida is almost double Trump's, according to a new poll

14 hours ago | Business Insider

President Donald Trump's approval rating when it comes to his coronavirus response is underwater in Florida, a key swing state that's being hit hard by the pandemic. Meanwhile...
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5G-coronavirus conspiracy theory spurs rash of telecom tower arson fires

21 hours ago | Fortune

Telecom masts that enable the next generation of wireless communication were set on fire in the U.K. in recent days, apparently by people motivated by a theory that the tech...
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Australia's High Court overturns sexual abuse convictions for George Pell, a...

Australia's High Court has overturned Cardinal George Pell's historic conviction for sexual abuse. The 78-year-old previously served as archbishop of Melbourne and was also one... Read more ...

Trump's economic advisor warned of 'millions of lives lost and trillions in...

The Trump administration received at least two memos - the first in January the second in February - from economic advisor Peter Navarro on both the human and economic costs of... Read more ...

Airline Flights Into And Out Of New York City Cut Drastically Because Of...

A spokesperson said American Airline's busiest flight out of LaGuardia Sunday only had 27 passengers and nine flights from JFK and LaGuardia had one passenger on each. (Image... Read more ...

Trump says he will 'get involved' in the firing of Navy aircraft carrier...

President Donald Trump suggested Monday that he will be getting involved in the firing of Capt. Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS... Read more ...

'You will never make it': Trump mocks a reporter after he asked about an...

President Donald Trump got into a brief verbal spat with ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl during a press conference on Monday. Karl, who recently... Read more ...

Boris Johnson is in intensive care after his COVID-19 symptoms worsened...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms worsened on Monday. Johnson's spokesman said he was admitted to the hospital... Read more ...

'He kind of called us p--ies': Hear the US Navy's top official call a...

The acting Navy secretary's impassioned 15-minute speech to the sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt was met with dismay and anger. In an audio recording obtained by... Read more ...

The Fed will start buying debt backed by emergency small-business loans...

The Federal Reserve announced Monday it will begin buying debt backed by the Small Business Administration's Payroll Protection Program. The facility will create a new market... Read more ...

Market tumult threatens PG&E deal with wildfire victims

Lawyers who negotiated a crucial $13.5 billion deal for the victims of deadly wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment are expressing serious doubts about whether... Read more ...

Airbnb raises $1 billion from investors as the company takes a big hit from...

Airbnb has raised $1 billion in debt and equity from Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners, the company announced Monday. Airbnb did not disclose the terms of the deal, but a... Read more ...