Lauding ‘force’ against protests, Sen. Cotton raises profile
June 5, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton has risen to the ranks of potential 2024 Republican presidential contenders by making all the right enemies. By lining up behind President Donald Trump’s law-and-order recipe for controlling civic unrest, he’s making even more. “One thing above all...
OPINION: Not all Bernie Sanders supporters will automatically back Joe Biden
Rebecca Meluch, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
May 6, 2020
When Bernie Sanders announced the suspension of his campaign two weeks ago, I began to have flashbacks to the 2016 presidential election. After he dropped out and endorsed Democratic presumptive Hillary Clinton four years ago, many progressive voters felt disheartened for having to cast a vote fo...
Biden on sexual assault allegation: ‘never, never happened’
May 1, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, saying “this never happened.” Biden’s first public remarks on the allegation by former staffer Tara Reade...
Biden assault allegation prompts GOP attacks, Dem worries
April 30, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sexual assault allegation is raising Joe Biden's first big challenge as the Democrats' presidential nominee, fueling Republican attacks and leaving many in his own party in an uncomfortable bind. Biden's campaign has denied the allegation from his former Senate staffer Tara Reade,...
OPINION: People over party: Larry Hogan’s leadership set standard for other states, White House
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor & Staff Photographer
April 29, 2020
Leaders lead. Followers focus on following. As a Maryland native of the past 18 years, I’ve never felt more lucky and confident to live here, especially under Gov. Larry Hogan’s leadership. The second-term Republican has proven once again that he’s fit for his job, and his handling in times...
Congress set to pass $483B virus aid as Trump eyes next deal
April 22, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sprinting to approve the next coronavirus aid package, a $483 billion deal backed by the White House to replenish a small-business payroll fund and pump more money into hospitals and testing programs. President Donald Trump is urging swift passage this week. The S...
Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration,’ offers no details
April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American...
Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure
April 21, 2020
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans Monday, despite nationwide concerns there is not enough testing yet to keep the coronavirus from rebounding. In one of the most forceful moves yet,...
Experts say COVID-19 might upend 2020 election
Cailey Gleeson, Nation & World Editor
April 20, 2020
Amid increasing uncertainties as coronavirus ravages the United States, the 2020 presidential election has been transformed as candidates’ responses to the crisis – or lack thereof – have been under intense scrutiny from the public and media alike. Not only has there been a shift in priority for politician...
Experts worry politics will guide voters’ coronavirus precautions
April 19, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state's governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation's strictest stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump's actions are another story. “His goal is to get the economy...
Trump gives governors 3-phase plan to reopen economy
April 16, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “We’re...
Governors around nation take action against COVID-19
Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer
April 14, 2020
Amidst fears that COVID-19 will cause an increasing number of cases and deaths as the United States approaches the peak of the pandemic, governors across the nation are working to prevent the worst for their residents. Governors have the ability to take action in their state to prevent the communit...
