US Politics

On March 25, Trump’s campaign sent letters to broadcasters in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin demanding they stop airing an ad critical of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and suggested continued airings 'could put [the] station’s license in jeopardy'

Coronavirus moves congressional campaigns online 

House speaker also wants infrastructure spending, says US administration 'more inclined to be supportive' of that than Senate Republican leaders

Uncertainty over coronavirus pushes presidential nominating event from July to August 

President's campaign is seeking to capitalize on the image of the commander in chief holding forth during coronavirus briefings

 Social distancing and other new realities are changing the way campaigns and elections are run

Former vice president, Trump’s likely opponent, says coronavirus may force changes at the scheduled mid-July convention or push it ahead on the calendar

The feud comes seven months before voters decide whether to reelect the Republican president

Trump administration is prepared to lift crippling sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government requiring both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó to step aside in favor of a five-person governing council, US officials say

US president and chief rival Joe Biden trade jabs over the airwaves as coronavirus blocks large political rallies

A look at some of his statements over the past week as a reality check caught up with him

Trump, whose critics have accused him of trying to deflect blame over his handling of the crisis, did not cite any evidence to back his accusation that hospitals were hoarding the devices

What used to be a routine request for political cash could now come across as tone-deaf or tacky

'You have to get ahead of this,' governor says of virus

President also uses wartime law to compel a major automobile manufacturer to produce ventilators for seriously ill COVID-19 patients