U.S. senator says Apple, Google must convince public that contact tracing will not violate privacy
Smartphone software makers Alphabet’s Google and Apple need to convince the public that their efforts to build apps to help track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus will not lead to a violation of their privacy, Senator Richard Blumenthal said…
U.S. Senate Democrats seek $30 billion for national coronavirus testing
U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a $30 billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the novel coronavirus, and called the Trump administration’s efforts on this score seriously insufficient.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump financial records cases on May 12
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trump’s tax and financial records should be disclosed on May 12 as part of its first ever round of oral arguments by teleconference.
As pandemic lingers, U.S. House looking ‘very closely’ at remote voting
The U.S. House of Representatives is looking “very closely” at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirus-forced recess looks poised to last into at least next month, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat said on Wednesday.
Trial for Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman pushed back to February 2021
A federal judge on Wednesday delayed the trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, on charges of violating campaign finance laws to Feb. 1, 2021 because of difficulties caused by…
House Speaker Pelosi calls Trump WHO decision senseless, dangerous
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous, and said it would be challenged.
Biden earns backing from Warren, swing-state Democrats in show of unity against Trump
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, delivering another high-profile backing from a liberal former rival as he aims to unify the Democratic Party ahead of a bruising contest with Republican …
Democrat Ocasio-Cortez plans to back Biden but wants to see tougher stances
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of Congress’s leading progressives, told Politico on Wednesday she wanted to see former Vice President Joe Biden refine his stances on issues including healthcare and immigration before endorsing him.
Biden wants a woman to be his running mate. Here are some names under consideration
Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden, who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket, said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates.
Elizabeth Warren to endorse Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday: reports
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will endorse former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, CNN and NBC reported, giving the presumptive Democratic front-runner another high-profile backing from one of his former rivals.
