Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The coronavirus has been a far deadlier threat in New Orleans than the rest of the United States, with a per-capita death rate twice that … Read More

By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington, D.C. needs an estimated 3,600 hospital beds within the next two weeks as it braces for a coronavirus outbreak, the mayor wrote in … Read More

By Brendan McDermid NEW YORK (Reuters) – Staff at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City were seen disposing of their gowns and caps and other protective wear in … Read More

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – At a tense cabinet meeting on Saturday in the Brazilian president’s official residence, Jair Bolsonaro found himself isolated. The … Read More

By Nora Savosnick OSLO, Norway (Reuters) – When President Trump announced the ban on travel from Europe last month, I was more than 3,000 miles away from my Norwegian childhood … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is expected to issue guidance for people in areas hard hit by the coronavirus to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of … Read More

By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday after his health minister was diagnosed with it, officials said, the 70-year-old … Read More

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada faces “a critical week” in fighting the coronavirus, a senior official said on Thursday, as the death toll jumped and the most populous … Read More

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans should start receiving direct payments from the U.S. government in mid-April to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, but some may not … Read More

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – World equity markets climbed on Thursday on a surge in risky assets like oil, offsetting concerns over an increasing death toll from the … Read More