Amid rush to confirm Barrett to court, two key Republican senators test positive for COVID-19

Two GOP Senators who sit on the Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced Friday that they have tested positive for COVID-19.

Germany says it expects EU to impose sanctions against Russia over Navalny case

Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally banned nerve agent, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday. Navalny emerged from a coma in early September after suddenly falling ill during a flight in Siberia on Aug. 20 and later being airlifted to Berlin for treatment. German doctors say he was poisoned with Novichok, a Russian nerve agent.

For Trump, the Only Medical News Is Good Medical News

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With Trump sidelined, his campaign promises MAGA as usual.

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Trump’s hospitalization starts to affect the campaign trail.

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Swiss Skydiver, With a Last-Minute Jockey, Wins the Preakness Stakes

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‘Take it! Take it!’ Watch a man get violently carjacked in front of his Florida home

A terrifying carjacking went down for a Florida man right in front of his Windermere-area home Monday night.