From Bill Gates to Angela Merkel, experts and political leaders think the only way to return to normal after the pandemic is to develop a vaccine and immunize billions of people against coronavirus. But as the world races to develop a […]
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Coronavirus: The Real Reason the Markets Are Worried
As a novel coronavirus spreads from nation to nation and through more U.S. cities, financial markets have tanked, with volatility increasing and major indices like the Dow Jones and S&P 500 dropping well over 10 percent, falling hard enough this […]
Inside Bernie’s relationship with Chuck and Nancy
When Harry Reid needed to clinch a deal to save the beleaguered Veterans Affairs Department in 2014, he left much of it to Bernie Sanders. Three years later, when Chuck Schumer sought a powerful ally to build public support to […]
‘We’d be f—ed’: Texas Dems sweat a Bernie Sanders ticket
AUSTIN, Texas — Bernie Sanders’ staying power atop the 2020 field has Democratic insiders in Texas on edge: They’re worried nominating the Vermont senator would kneecap their hard-fought campaign to flip the Texas state house. Putting a self-proclaimed democratic socialist […]
Sanders Joins Trump in Telling the Media to Go to Hell
Where are those medical records you promised to show us, asked NBC News’ Chuck Todd last weekend on “Meet the Press.“ Sen. Bernie Sanders sounded polite enough, as he exhaled a puffy cloud of obfuscation. It was not hard to […]
Pete Buttigieg’s big New Hampshire moment
MERRIMACK, N.H. — Two days after his surprise performance in Iowa, Pete Buttigieg’s campaign held a town hall for veterans here. The event was so packed that dozens of reporters — from local TV stations and big national outlets — […]
Trump’s impeachment revenge list starts with Mitt Romney
There were initially prepared remarks. But those were eventually scrapped sometime after the Senate acquitted Donald Trump. Instead, it was decided that the president should just say what he wanted when he strode up to the lectern in the East […]
The Trump-Pelosi feud spirals out of control
It was the snub seen around the country — and in Democrats’ view, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union only went downhill from there. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended her hand just before the start of Trump’s address, the […]
EU turns to alchemy to conjure up trade deal with Trump
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is stepping onto very thin ice if she presses ahead with a mini trade deal that she has targeted with the U.S. in the next few weeks. There are obvious attractions to a […]
Melania Trump to start raising campaign cash for her husband
Melania Trump is slated to headline a pair of spring fundraisers for her husband’s reelection campaign, a move that represents a dramatic step into the political spotlight for the famously private first lady. The first lady is listed as the […]