June 28, 2020 Pence commits resources after Texas governor notes coronavirus outbreak's 'very swift and very dangerous turn' The commitment follows a rapidly escalating situation in Texas.
June 28, 2020 Border Patrol says Texas crash killing 7 resulted from human smuggling attempt U.S. Border Patrol personnel disclosed more information Saturday about a Thursday crash in El Paso, Texas, that left seven people dead.
June 28, 2020 US coronavirus cases top 2.5 million: Here are the states seeing new spikes Coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 2.5 million Saturday as new states saw record spikes this week in their daily infection rate.
June 27, 2020 Coronavirus spikes in the South and West, younger patients make up majority of cases The surges are believed to be the result of people assuming a "return to normal" as well as increased testing.
June 27, 2020 Texas AG Ken Paxton says there's 'a lot of voter fraud' involving mail-in ballots Those who say there is no increased fraud when voting via mail-in ballots have "obviously [not] been investigating fraud" in Texas, AG Ken Paxton asserted Saturday.
June 27, 2020 Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in U.S. immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration’s prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 26, 2020 Supreme Court sides with Texas GOP officials over mail-in ballots, Trump calls it a 'big win' The Supreme Court, for now, is staying out of a dispute over whether to allow greater mail-in voting in Texas because of the pandemic.
June 26, 2020 Florida bans alcohol consumption at bars as coronavirus cases rise among younger demographics in the state Florida on Friday announced a ban of on-premise alcohol consumption at bars, just after the state Department of Health released daily coronavirus figures showing its count increased by nearly 9,000 cases -- more than 3,400 cases up from the previous daily increase.
June 26, 2020 Texas orders bars closed, reduces restaurant capacity as coronavirus cases hit all-time high Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all bars in the state closed for a second time Friday as Texas grapples with a record resurgence in coronavirus cases following a fast reopening last month.
June 26, 2020 Texas city balks at county's coronavirus mandates, says it won't enforce it A Texas city is refusing to enforce a countywide mask mandate despite an uptick in coronavirus cases.