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McConnell, Democrats jostle over urgent business virus aid

In this March 17, 2020 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McConnell flexed his fundraising strength in the midst of a global pandemic, raising nearly $7.5 million in the first three months of 2020, his campaign said …

Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. Barring unforeseen disaster, Biden will represent the Democratic Party against Trump this fall, the former …

Point of order: Congress weighs how to govern from afar

In this March 18, 2020, file photo, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol are seen in Washington, at sunrise. Congress is considering ways to govern from afar during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers are talking this week about whether it's possible to conduct virtual committee meetings, particularly to oversee how …

Feds loosen virus rules to let essential workers return

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks as charts are displayed during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

As pandemic deepens, Trump cycles through targets to blame

In this April 7, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump calls on a reporter for a question as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. First, it was the media that was at fault. Then, Democratic governors came under fire. …

In virus-hit America, World Health Organization in firing line

In virus-hit America, World Health Organization in firing line

Oil rallies as deal takes shape before key meeting

Oil rallies as deal takes shape before key meeting

New US jobless data to add to skyrocketing unemployment

New US jobless data to add to skyrocketing unemployment

HHS: Federal stocks of protective equipment nearly depleted

In this Tuesday, April 7, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Air National Guard, airmen from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard in Oxnard, Calif., deliver 200 ventilators to the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base, adjacent to …

Trump to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing

In this July 23, 2013, file photo, the slopes of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge rise on the distant horizon above Crump Lake and bales of cut hay near Adel, Ore. The Trump administration plans to open up 2.3 million acres of land for hunting and fishing at more than …

Linda Tripp, who exposed Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal, dead from cancer

Linda Tripp, who exposed Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal, dead from cancer

Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton scandal, dies at 70

In this July 29, 1998 file photo Linda Tripp talks to reporters outside federal court in Washington. Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at age 70. (AP Photo/Khue Bui, File)

Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. Barring unforeseen disaster, Biden will represent the Democratic Party against Trump this fall, the former …

Boxing glove and painted trays: A look at gifts from Trump

Clint Eastwood arrives at the 2020 AFI Awards at the Four Seasons on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sen. Loeffler to sell stock holdings after trading scrutiny

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits to speak during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

As Sanders quits, how the US Democratic race was turned around

As Sanders quits, how the US Democratic race was turned around

Wisconsin’s pandemic election puts focus on state’s court

Maya Banks, of Madison, Wis., expresses her opposition to decisions by the state's legislature and Supreme Court to proceed with a the state's primary election while holding a sign outside the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Trump-Biden election off-limits for US bettors (so far)

In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Collier, Pa., on March 6, 2018, and President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 20, 2018. For a moment, West Virginia looked like it was going to be …

First lady spreads Easter cheer to workers during pandemic

Wooden Easter eggs sit in a box at the White House waiting to be delivered to organizations in the area Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. With the annual White House Easter Egg Roll canceled due to concerns about large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, first lady Melania Trump is …

WHO urges virus unity after Trump attack

WHO urges virus unity after Trump attack

Presidential betting gets axed fast in West Virginia

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va. For a moment, West Virginia looked like it was going to be the only state in the country to …

Joe Biden bursts from twilight of career onto biggest stage

Joe Biden bursts from twilight of career onto biggest stage

Dems debate how to hit Trump on virus, economy amid crisis

In this March 12, 2020, file photo Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks together as they head to a lunch with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Sanders ends presidential bid, setting up Biden-Trump showdown

Bernie Sanders ends his US presidential bid

New York hits new coronavirus peak but curve flattening: governor

New York hits new coronavirus peak but curve flattening: governor

Justice delayed: Virus crisis upends courts system across US

This Jan. 14, 2013, file photo shows a gavel sits on a desk inside the Court of Appeals at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver. The coronavirus pandemic has crippled the U.S. legal system, creating constitutional dilemmas as the accused miss their days in court. Judges from …

Louisiana responds to coronavirus with rare bipartisanship

In this March 19, 2020 file photo, a streetcar conductor wears a mask due to the coronavirus pandemic as she runs her route on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans. Where political divides marred early recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana is showing rare political unity in the …

Bernie Sanders ends his US presidential bid

Bernie Sanders ends his US presidential bid

‘Bernie’ the socialist outsider bids White House dream farewell

'Bernie' the socialist outsider bids White House dream farewell

VP talk could intensify with Harris-DNC fundraising deal

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

In this image from video, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

US Democrats seek billions more for hospitals, states to fight virus

US Democrats seek billions more for hospitals, states to fight virus

Hawaii mayor to arrested Florida man: ‘Covidiot’

In this May 5, 2016 file photo, former Hawaii Rep. Derek Kawakami, left, and Rep. James Tokioka, right, both of Kauai, pose for photos in Honolulu. Kawakami has a choice word for a Florida man accused of trying to flout Hawaii’s traveler quarantine: "covidiot." He isn’t taking credit for coining …

Massive effort to get Los Angeles homeless into hotels

A homeless person sits on a wheelchair under rainy weather on Sunset Blvd., in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday, April 6, 2020. One population is particularly vulnerable to contracting and spreading the coronavirus: the homeless. Officials have vowed repeatedly to get them indoors, but testing shortages and …

Black voters weigh history, health as they vote in Wisconsin

Voters masked against coronavirus line up at Riverside High School for Wisconsin's primary election Tuesday April 7, 2020, in Milwaukee. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or …

Voting-rights disputes in virus era spark court battles

Voters observe social distancing guidelines as they wait in line to cast ballots at Washington High School while ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat to vote in the state's presidential primary election, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Trump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogs

President Donald Trump speaks during a conference call with banks on efforts to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, at the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Feds eye looser back-to-work guidance after virus exposure

Vice President Mike Pence speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Defiant Wisconsin holds election during virus crisis

Defiant Wisconsin holds election during virus crisis

Parties ready for court battles over virus-era voting rights

Voters observe social distancing guidelines as they wait in line to cast ballots at Washington High School while ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat to vote in the state's presidential primary election, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)