MAY 12, 2020
President Donald Trump's weakness with the electorate’s malcontents is a worrisome sign for Republicans. - Evan Vucci/AP Photo
President Donald Trump is losing a critical constituency: voters who see two choices on the ballot — and hate them both.
Unlike in 2016, when a large group of voters who disliked both Trump and Hillary Clinton broke sharply for Trump,...
MAY 12, 2020
The United States on Tuesday reported a record $738 billion budget deficit in April as an explosion in government spending and a shrinking of revenues amid the novel coronavirus pandemic pushed it deeply into the red.
The Treasury Department said the budget deficit in April was the first to reflect the enormity of government spending that has...
MAY 12, 2020
At Lane Crawford in Hong Kong, customers have their temperature checked as they arrive at the store. - Lam Yik Fei / NY Times
When department stores reopen their doors, a familiar whoosh will still greet customers at the entrance: the sudden gust of air-conditioning, the gleam of polished marble floors, the sensation of not really knowing...
MAY 12, 2020
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic at an event in Wilmington. - Reuters/Carlos Barria
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned on Tuesday he would scrutinize any "big company or political insider" who received federal stimulus money they were not supposed to get from the government's trillion-dollar...
MAY 12, 2020
Stock market investors are worried as businesses have come to a halt because of the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Share prices have crashed and investors have lost money. However, investors should not take any knee-jerk decisions in these volatile times.
What not to do
If you are holding a stock in a good company that has shown...
MAY 11, 2020
White House staffers, wearing masks as part of a new directive, pack up after a coronavirus briefing on May 11. - Jabin Botsford/WashPost
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three days after a top aide to Vice President Pence tested positive for the deadly coronavirus — throwing President Trump and his team into an anxious frenzy — the White House made...
MAY 11, 2020
Joe Biden's campaign usually doesn't report his fundraising numbers early, but the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee is making an exception.
In an email to supporters Monday, Biden touted how his team and the Democratic National Committee raised $60.5 million in April, with an average online donation of $32.63.
"I am especially humbled because I know what...
MAY 11, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of Congress in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2020
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering another way to get more money to struggling Americans by letting them take an advance on their Social Security benefits.
Many Americans are eager for...
MAY 11, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 11, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Monday that the country is on track this week to pass 10 million coronavirus tests conducted, and announced that states...
MAY 10, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator. - Alex Brandon/AP Photo
President Donald Trump’s oscillations over the fate of his coronavirus task force have tapped into a growing fear within the nation’s public health community: That at a critical juncture in the pandemic...
