Новости за 26.02.2020

President Trump and members of his administration's coronavirus task force will brief members of the media in the White House briefing room on Wednesday.The appearance marks only the second time that Trump has appeared in the briefing room...

Mark Hamill says Michelle Obama would be a force to be reckoned with as a Democratic 2020 vice presidential pick.The "Star Wars" actor — a vocal critic of President Trump — tweeted to his 3.6 million followers on Wednesday:I hope whoever...

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) announced Wednesday he will not run for a fourth term in Congress, opening a safe Republican seat in the northeast corner of Louisiana.Abraham, 65, said in a statement he would keep a sel...

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) announced Wednesday he will not run for a fourth term in Congress, opening a safe Republican seat in the northeast corner of Louisiana. Abraham, 65, said in a statement he would keep a self-imposed three-term...

Utah lawmakers on Wednesday voted nearly unanimously to approve a bill to make daylight saving time permanent in the state.State House me...

Tuesday night's Democratic debate from South Carolina on CBS and BET delivered 15.8 million viewers, according to early numbers from Nielsen Media Research.The total number represents a viewership dropoff of more t...

Federal officials on Wednesday arrested and charged four alleged white supremacists in a plot to threaten journalists and activists, the Justice Department announced.The criminal complaint alleges that Cameron Brandon Shea of Washington state, Kaleb...

The Boston Globe Editorial Board on Wednesday endorsed former Massachusetts...

Federal health officials have discovered a new case of the coronavirus in the U.S., Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told a congressional committee Wednesday."As of this morning, we ...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that President Trump's request for emergency funding to fight the coronavirus is "a little low," becoming the latest key Republican to call for more money....

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that President Trump's request for emergency funding to fight the coronavirus is "a little low," becoming the latest key Republican to call for more money. "I think $2 billion is a...

President Trump on Wednesday evening is expected to hold a press conference to address the coronavirus.The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. EST.Watch the live video above.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it created a new section in its Office of Immigration Litigation dedicated to denaturalizing foreign-born citizens referred to it by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The&...

Girl Scout troops in Florida have reportedly lost hundreds of dollars after they were given counterfeit money during their annual cookie sales.Local news affiliate Fox 9 reported that several troops in Manatee County, Fla., are out a...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-La.) on Wednesday called on a state judge to step down after she admitted to texting racial slurs in messages.

A nonpartisan watchdog group in an ethics complaint Wednesday asked Congress to investigate how Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is paying for several ongoing lawsuits against critics.

A nonpartisan watchdog group in an ethics complaint Wednesday asked Congress to investigate how Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is paying for several ongoing lawsuits against critics.In its complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics...

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed historic legislation that would classify lynching as a federal hate crime.The Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which passed on a 410-4 vote, was introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.). It is named after...

Imagine a world in which our children are not using tobacco or addicted to nicotine — a world in which tobacco products that appeal to youth cannot be sold, the tobacco industry is prohibited from preying upon youth with their deceptive marketing,...

President Trump's reelection campaign is suing The New York Times for libel, claiming that the newspaper knowingly published false information about the president in an op-ed last year....

Stacy Bailey, an art teacher from Texas who drew widespread attention when she was suspended after she showed her students a photo of her alongside her now-wife, won a hefty settlement this week as part of a discrimination lawsuit brought against...

FBI agents and New York police officers raided fashion designer Peter Nygard’s New York office on Tuesday amid allegations of sex trafficking in a lawsuit against the designer.Ten women have filed a civil suit against Nygard alleging that he...

The Census Bureau is paying a Chinese-controlled TV station to run ads promoting this year's census, Axios reports.The strategy is part of the bureau's overarching 2020 Census Paid Media Campaign, which pays government money to ...

A flight attendant based in Los Angeles was diagnosed with the new form of coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday after reporting symptoms to authorities....

Director and producer Lee Daniels endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday. “The darkness and division in America didn’t start under this Administration, but this president...