Victor Morton

Martha McSally bill: No pay for Senate until coronavirus stimulus passes

Sen. Martha McSally, Arizona Republican, introduced a bill Tuesday that would withhold pay from all senators until they pass a COVID-19 relief and support package.

March 24, 2020

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus

Harvey Weinstein tested positive for the deadly virus that is sweeping through America, according to an upstate New York newspaper.

March 22, 2020

Monica Lewinsky to Twitter followers: ‘Send a stool sample’ to Trump White House

The former White House intern whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment doesn't approve of the current White House occupant's handling of the coronavirus crisis.

March 20, 2020

Tucker Carlson calls on Richard Burr to resign

One of Fox News Channel's flagship primetime hosts called for a Republican senator to resign over claims that the lawmaker dumped stocks on the eve of the coronavirus hitting the U.S. with full force.

March 19, 2020

Evangeline Lilly rejects social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak

Evangeline Lilly is publicly rejecting calls for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak, saying she prefers her freedom and doesn't trust the government.

March 19, 2020

Ben McAdams tests positive for coronavirus; second member of Congress

A second U.S. House member has tested positive for coronavirus. Rep. Ben McAdams, Utah Democrat, announced Wednesday evening that a test taken the previous day had come back positive.

March 18, 2020

New York Stock Exchange moves to ‘fully electronic’ trading amid coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus claimed another casualty Wednesday -- the famed New York Stock Exchange "pit." The exchange announced Wednesday that it would temporarily suspend in-person trading and require all transactions to be electronic, starting Monday.

March 18, 2020

Philadelphia police implement catch-and-release arrest policy amid coronavirus outbreak

Philadelphia police have instituted a catch-and-release policy for numerous crimes, including some felonies, in order to reduce jail population during the coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020

Roger Mayweather, famed boxing trainer and uncle of Floyd, dead at 58

Roger Mayweather, uncle of Floyd Mayweather and a world-champion fighter in his own right, has died after years of declining health. He was 58.

March 17, 2020

ISIS issues ‘shariah’ coronavirus advisory on travel to Europe

Al-Naba, the Islamist terror group's newsletter, has issued an "shariah" advisory against travel to Europe, the Sunday Times of London reported.

March 15, 2020

Joy Behar off ‘The View’ amid coronavirus fears: Report

Coronavirus fears have knocked Joy Behar off "The View."

March 12, 2020

Chelsea Manning release ordered by federal judge

A federal judge ordered the release of Chelsea Manning from jail, days after a reported suicide attempt.

March 12, 2020

Tom Hanks has coronavirus after Australia trip

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks posted on Twitter that he and his wife Rita had tested positive for the virus during a trip to Australia.

March 11, 2020

James Clyburn: ‘Time for us to shut this primary down,’ cancel debates

The nation's top elected black Democrat said the party should consider shutting down the primary process if Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn't perform better Tuesday night than it seems he was going to do.

March 10, 2020

Guy Cecil, Priorities USA chairman, declares Democratic primary over, Joe Biden winner

The head of the biggest Democratic super PAC said Tuesday night that the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is now over.

March 10, 2020

Ted Cruz quarantined after CPAC coronavirus patient contact

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, tweeted Sunday evening that he is undergoing a voluntary self-quarantine because of contact with an infected person at a Washington-area conservative event.

March 8, 2020

Donald Trump Jr. told ‘cool it’ on tweets by father

Twitter has a conservative user whom President Trump thinks goes too far at times -- Donald Trump Jr.

March 8, 2020

Aaron Schock comes out as gay

Aaron Schock, a former Republican House member who once had been the youngest person in Congress, came out as gay Thursday.

March 5, 2020

Mitt Romney rips Hunter Biden-Burisma Senate investigation

Sen. Mitt Romney said Thursday there is no need for a Senate panel to investigate the Ukrainian company that hired Hunter Biden, likely jeopardizing the probe.