US Senate Fails to Override Trump Veto of Iran War Powers Resolution by Reuters May 7, 2020 7 At least a two-thirds majority, or 67 votes, is needed to override a veto in the 100-member Senate. Read more
First Immigrant Detainee With COVID-19 Dies in US Custody in California by Reuters May 7, 2020 5 Overall, more than 700 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for the virus out of around 1,400 tested nationally. Read more
Michigan Governor to Reopen Factories, Sources Say, as US Jobless Ranks Grow by Reuters May 7, 2020 1 "The U.S. labor market is in the worst position since the Great Depression and is unlikely to improve sustainably anytime soon." Read more
Exclusive: US Companies Got Emergency Government Loans Despite Having Months of Cash by Reuters May 7, 2020 4 "“It's disheartening to see relief spending go to companies that don't appear to desperately need a lifeline." Read more
US Supreme Court Overturns New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ Scandal Convictions by Reuters May 7, 2020 1 "The evidence the jury heard no doubt shows wrongdoing - deception, corruption, abuse of power." Read more
Millions More Americans Seek Jobless Benefits; Productivity Dives by Reuters May 7, 2020 10 "The pace of new claims for unemployment is slowing, but remains at levels unimaginable just a few months ago." Read more
To Keep COVID-19 Patients Home, Some US States Weigh House Arrest Tech by Reuters May 7, 2020 3 "America is America." Read more
Some US Senators Worry That Without Tests They Could Bring Coronavirus Home by Reuters May 7, 2020 7 "Otherwise, we're disease vectors." Read more
China Says It Backs WHO in Tracing COVID-19, Denounces US ‘Lies’ by Reuters May 7, 2020 1 "We are always open to cooperate with the WHO on matters, including on the question of origin." Read more
Blame China. Remake Economy: Trump Pivots to New Election Message Amid Pandemic by Reuters May 7, 2020 4 "I definitely want Trump fighting against China rather than Biden, by far." Read more
Trump Says He Did Not Wear Mask at Honeywell Facility After Consulting CEO by Reuters May 7, 2020 2 "I had a mask on for a period of time." Read more
Supreme Court’s Ginsburg Discharged From Hospital by Reuters May 7, 2020 1 Ginsburg is "doing well and glad to be home." Read more
Trump Vetoes Iran War Powers Resolution by Reuters May 6, 2020 8 "This was a very insulting resolution." Read more
US Senate Approves Trump Security Nominee After Nearly Two-Year Hold by Reuters May 6, 2020 0 The Senate voted 84 to 7 to approve Evanina as director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Read more
Democrats Want $25 Billion for U.S. Postal Service: Hoyer by Reuters May 6, 2020 2 "I think there is consensus in the Democratic Party, that’s needed." Read more
Pompeo Blames China for Hundreds of Thousands of Virus Deaths, Denies Inconsistency by Reuters May 6, 2020 2 "They knew. China could have prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide." Read more
Democrats Say Trump’s Pick for Powerful US Court Too Inexperienced by Reuters May 6, 2020 4 "After serving just six months as a district court judge he has now been nominated to the D.C. Circuit." Read more
US Supreme Court’s Ginsburg Takes Part in Arguments After Treatment by Reuters May 6, 2020 1 The argument in a case involving a dispute over an Obamacare requirement. Read more
Trump Renews Partisan Pandemic Commentary as Texas Moves to Further Ease Shutdown by Reuters May 6, 2020 8 "We can't keep our country closed for the next five years." Read more
US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Recovering After Gallbladder Treatment by Reuters May 6, 2020 3 Ginsburg is expected to participate in the court's oral arguments on Wednesday remotely from the hospital. Read more