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U.S. President Donald Trump, seen here wearing a campaign cap during a meeting to discuss the pandemic at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta earlier this month, is seeing the best polling numbers of his presidency. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta
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Sorry, haters, Trump is more popular than ever

4 takeaways from a mid-crisis polling spike for the U.S. president
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells Michigan residents to stay at home Monday, in her most sweeping order of the coronavirus crisis, in Lansing, Mich./ Julia Pickett/Michigan Office Of The Governor Via AP

Trump to Mike Pence: 'Don't call the woman in...

It's not the first time Trump and Whitmer have clashed over the federal government's coronavirus response.
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The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Bill Has Passed...

It is the largest emergency relief package in American history.
WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib looks at four key differences between this bailout and the one of 2008 and 2009. Photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images

Senate Moves Towards Vote on Coronavirus Stimulus...

Legislation to provide direct payments to many Americans, expand unemployment insurance, offer health-care providers additional resources
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, speaks to reporters at the Capitol about the coronavirus stimulus bill.

Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus...

Both chambers of Congress will aim to pass the mammoth legislation swiftly.
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Americans Want Paid Sick Leave For Coronavirus...

It’s “beyond shameful” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t prioritize it, one advocate says.
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Tulsi Gabbard lost her political future & moral...

Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race to endorse her ideological opposite, establishment darling Joe Biden....
HuffPost / CORONA CRONIES: *TWO* SENS CASHED IN ON CATASTROPHE

GOP senators sold off their stocks ahead of...

Sens. Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler both made dozens of stock trades shortly after private health briefings for Congress began in January.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP, Evan Vucci/AP)

Pelosi calls on Trump to use Defense Production...

That tweet was a confusing signal from Trump after he had invoked the DPA earlier in the day, announcing the move at a White House briefing on the...
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Biden crushes Sanders in Florida and Illinois...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has steamrolled rival Bernie Sanders in primary elections in Florida and Illinois.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement ahead of a planned late-night vote on the coronavirus aid package deal at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus...

Trump said, “I don't take responsibility at all" for the slow rollout of testing.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, speaks during a campaign event at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame...

The “corporate media” didn’t pay attention to his agenda.
Senator Bernie Sanders at a “Get Out the Early Vote” rally at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas this month.Credit...Bridget Bennett for The New York Times

Bernie Sanders Will Remain in Race and Attend...

Mr. Sanders made the announcement at a news conference after a series of stinging defeats on Tuesday night, as Joe Biden took command of the...
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. | Paul Sancya/AP Photo

'It's all over': Crushing victory in US

It wasn’t just the results on Tuesday. It was the realization that, for the first time, he had no excuse and nothing better to look forward to.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren embraces a supporter during a Charleston, S.C. rally in Feb. 2020. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Elizabeth Warren: Where did it go wrong for her?

Now that she has dropped out, post-mortems on Elizabeth Warren's campaign - which was leading the polls in the autumn - have begun.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke at a rally in Los Angeles on Super Tuesday. ALLISON ZAUCHA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Joe Biden Surges by Expanding the Democratic...

Presidential candidate is buoyed by suburban voters who flocked to party in 2018; Bernie Sanders concedes ‘it isn’t easy’ to boost youth turnout
Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced the end of his campaign Wednesday. | Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo

Inside Bloomberg’s half-billion-dollar belly flop

Campaign aides knew they were in big trouble when the South Carolina results came in.
Bloomberg ends presidential run and endorses Biden after Super Tuesday rejection

Bloomberg ends presidential run and endorses Biden...

Mike Bloomberg drops out of 2020 race as Elizabeth Warren 'to assess path forward'
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Four reasons why Biden shocked Sanders

The scale of Biden's rout has no comparison.
Voters outside of the Madison Community Center polling place for the Democratic presidential primary on Super Tuesday on March 3, 2020 in Arlington, Va. Samuel Corum, Getty Images

Michael Bloomberg under-performing in key Super...

Speaking to supporters in West Palm Beach, Bloomberg vowed to press ahead. 
Sanders supporters at a rally in Essex Junction, Vt.KATE FLOCK/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Joe Biden Picks Up Early Victories in Southern...

Joe Biden picked up early wins in Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama, and Bernie Sanders won Vermont, with big prizes including Texas and California...
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Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout

Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout

Both chambers of Congress will aim to pass the mammoth legislation swiftly.

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