Key House Democrat calls for removal of acting U.S. Navy head
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, a Democrat, called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coron…
U.S. Supreme Court limits absentee voting in Wisconsin
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a Republican request to limit absentee voting in Tuesday’s Wisconsin presidential primary amid restrictions on residents because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump says he had ‘very friendly’ call with political rival Biden
President Donald Trump said he had a “very friendly” conversation with Joe Biden on Monday after the Democratic presidential front-runner called to discuss the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus spread may be leveling off in New York, New Jersey; vigilance urged
The governors of New York and New Jersey pointed to tentative signs on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak was starting to plateau but warned against complacency as the nationwide death toll topped 10,000 and the number of known U.S. infections surpas…
Trump says he, others will be tested regularly
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he and others, without specifying who, would be regularly tested for the coronavirus, a pandemic disease that has killed more than 10,000 Americans and throttled the U.S. economy.
Biden and Trump ‘had a good call’ on coronavirus: aide
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and “had a good call” about the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, an aide to Biden said in a statement on Monday.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court orders primary to proceed as planned on Tuesday
The Wisconsin Supreme Court put the state’s chaotic presidential primary back on track, ruling on Monday that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone in-person voting to June despite the coronavirus crisis.
Three meat plants shut in Iowa and Pennsylvania as coronavirus outbreak spreads
Major U.S. meat companies said on Monday they shut three facilities that produce pork and beef in Iowa and Pennsylvania in the latest disruption to the country’s food supply chain from the coronavirus outbreak.
Four workers at ADM Clinton, Iowa, corn facility test positive for coronavirus
Four workers at an Archer Daniels Midland Co corn processing facility in Clinton, Iowa, have tested positive for coronavirus, the company said on Monday.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court rules governor cannot push back Tuesday’s election: AP
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Democratic Governor Tony Evers cannot postpone the state’s presidential primary scheduled for Tuesday despite the coronavirus crisis, the Associated Press reported.
