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(CNN )The Senate will be in session next week to work on coronavirus legislation and will not go on a previously scheduled recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday. “...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– Actor Tom Hanks has announced he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the Coronavirus.In a statement posted on twitter Wednesday night, Hanks said they...

WASHINGTON (AP) – A lawyer for Chelsea Manning says the former intelligence analyst tried to take her own life Wednesday, but was transported to a hospital where she is recovering.Manning has be...

The new coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic. So what does that mean?"Pandemic" has nothing to do with how serious the illness is. It just means a disease is spreading widely.The head of the World H...

The Big 12 and Big Ten basketball tournaments will proceed without fans beginning with Thursday's games, following the lead of the NCAA Tournament in barring anybody but family and essential personnel...

WASHINGTON - Congress is quickly unveiling a coronavirus aid package while President Donald Trump is considering a national disaster declaration and new travel advisories as Washington raced Wednesday...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– The DC Department of Health is recommending large, non-essential events be cancelled for the time being due to the Coronavirus.In a statement, the organization said...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Bernie Sanders says he's moving ahead with his Democratic presidential campaign. He told reporters in Burlington on Wednesday that he's not quitting despite key primary losses to Joe...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal court in Cincinnati will hear complex legal arguments Wednesday for and against Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban in a case viewed as pivotal in the national debate over the...