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April 14, 2020

Trump-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice falls to liberal challenger in swing-state election

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, despite enthusiastic backing from President Trump ahead of last Tuesday's election -- which coincided with the Democratic presidential primary in the state -- lost a closely watched contest to hold onto his seat to liberal Judge Jill Karofsky in results released Monday. 

April 9, 2020

Steve Levy: Coronavirus costs state and local governments billions – they need massive federal aid

State and local governments around the nation are being hit hard by skyrocketing expenses and plummeting tax revenues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and are in desperate need of billions of dollars in increased federal assistance.

April 7, 2020

New York City stockpiled ventilators for a pandemic, only to later auction them off: report

The New York City planned to buy thousands of ventilators, but only purchased 500 before eventually auctioning them off.

April 6, 2020

Michigan Dem lawmaker describes how Trump's boosting of hydroxychloroquine 'saved my life'

A Democratic Michigan state lawmaker has credited President Trump's publicizing of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine with saving her life after her health "plummeted" when she contracted coronavirus.

April 6, 2020

Coronavirus could continue into the summer, New Jersey governor says

Gov. Phil Murphy, the New Jersey Democrat, said in an interview Sunday that the coronavirus outbreak could continue “meaningfully into the summer.”

March 28, 2020

NRA files lawsuit against California over 'targeting' of gun stores amid coronavirus lockdown

The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alexander Villanueva after the state's order to close nonessential businesses has affected firearms retailers.

March 28, 2020

Tucker Carlson: Coronavirus -- How badly is the COVID-19 crisis hurting our health care system?

Here are some facts to consider as we move forward in the coronavirus crisis.

March 27, 2020

Lauren Green: Coronavirus crisis -- Why some churches are defying bans on gathering

Some churches in America are asking, "by what authority does the government declare the church non-essential?"

March 19, 2020

McCarthy pans California gov's 'stay at home' order: 'I hope he consulted with a lot of experts'

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reacted Thursday to Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., ordering a mandatory "shelter in place" action for all Californians.

March 17, 2020

Ohio Supreme Court won't stop governor from postponing Tuesday election

The Ohio Supreme Court, in an early-morning order, declined an 11th-hour request to force the state to move forward with its primary elections that were originally scheduled for Tuesday but postponed on Monday by Gov. Mike DeWine due to the coronavirus threat.