U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about ‘chaos’ in Electoral College dispute
Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated skepticism toward whether “electors” in the complex Electoral College system for choosing U.S. presidents may disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who prevails in their state’s popular vote.
Trump campaign ex-aide Manafort released from prison amid coronavirus
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released on Wednesday from a federal prison in Pennsylvania to serve out the rest of his 7-1/2 year sentence in home confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, his lawyer said.
Former Trump campaign aide Manafort released to home confinement: ABC News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been released to serve his prison term at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Urban air quality improves as coronavirus empties U.S. highways: NOAA
U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic, giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that could come with an electric vehicle fleet, according to preliminary findings by National Oceanic …
U.S. Supreme Court to hear presidential Electoral College dispute
The Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider a dispute involving whether “electors” in the complex Electoral College system that decides the winner of U.S. presidential elections are free to disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who …
Republican leads in California vote to replace U.S. House member who quit after scandal
Republicans moved closer to recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump, led in preliminary results from a special election north of Los Angeles.
California cancels fall university classes as Fauci warns of reopening too soon
California’s state university system, the largest in the United States, canceled classes on Tuesday for the fall semester because of the coronavirus, while Los Angeles County said its stay-at-home order was likely to be extended by three months.
House Democrats float $3 trillion coronavirus bill, Republicans reject it
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package with funding for states, businesses, food support and families, only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans.
Russian ventilators implicated in deadly fires not used in U.S.: FEMA
Ventilators sent by Russia to the United States of the same model that reportedly caused two deadly fires in Russian hospitals were never used in the United States, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Tuesday.
Researchers revise U.S. COVID-19 death forecast upward again
A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts more than 147,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, up nearly 10,000 from the last projection, as restrictions for curbing the pandemic are relaxed, researchers said on Tuesday.
