China Gives Chilly Response to Request for U.S. Journalists to Remain in Country

Chinese flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Reuters
March 27, 2020 9:34 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) - China hit out at what it called "biased" reporting on Friday in a frosty response to a request by three major U.S. newspapers to reverse the expulsion of several of their China-based journalists.

Senate Sends House $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill

Reuters
March 26, 2020 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the House of Representatives, whose leaders hope to pass it on Friday.

Former FBI Agent Levinson Dies in Iran Custody, Family Says

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he delivers Friday prayers sermon

Reuters
March 25, 2020 8:29 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The family of Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who disappeared in March 2007 after traveling to an island controlled by Iran, said on Wednesday it now believes Levinson died in Iranian custody, based on information from U.S. officials.

Pompeo Says China Still Withholding Coronavirus Information

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington

Reuters
March 25, 2020 7:29 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharpened on Thursday his criticism of China's handling of a coronavirus pandemic, saying its ruling Communist Party was still denying the world information needed to prevent further cases.

U.S. to Reduce Afghan Aid by $1 Billion After Pompeo Fails to Break Impasse

Reuters
March 24, 2020 1:29 PM

DOHA/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.-led peace effort.

Ford Joins 3M and GE in Speeding Up Ventilator, Respirator Production

Reuters
March 24, 2020 10:00 AM

(Reuters) - Carmaker Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Tuesday jumped into the emergency push by major U.S. manufacturers to produce thousands of ventilators and respirators needed for critically ill coronavirus patients.

Pompeo Strives to Salvage Stalled Afghanistan Peace Effort

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Kabul

Reuters
March 23, 2020 6:58 PM

DOHA/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought on Monday to salvage a U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, meeting with Taliban officials at a Qatari military base after visiting Kabul to try to end a feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe.

Trump Says Won’t Allow Long-Lasting Damage to Economy From Virus

U.S. President Trump leads coronavirus task force daily briefing at the White House in Washington

Reuters
March 23, 2020 6:56 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will not allow the coronavirus to do long-lasting damage to the U.S. economy and that he would consider how to move forward after a 15-day shutdown ends next week.

Rand Paul Becomes First Senator to Announce Positive Coronavirus Test

Reuters
March 22, 2020 5:03 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for coronavirus, his office said in a statement on Sunday, becoming the first member of the upper chamber of Congress to announce he has COVID-19 as the number of U.S. cases continued to grow.

Report: GOP Senators Dumped Stocks Following Coronavirus Briefing

Reuters
March 20, 2020 1:43 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators faced calls to resign on Friday over media reports they sold substantial amounts of stock before the global coronavirus-induced market meltdown after receiving private briefings on the outbreak.