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Marco Rubio will replace Richard Burr as the leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee as the North Carolina Republican faces a federal investigation into stock sales he made in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump fired IG Linick in a surprise move Friday night. The decision was recommended by Pompeo, according to the White House.

Tim Shea, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., signed court filings that benefited Roger Stone and Michael Flynn, allies of President Trump.

The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base last December and an al-Qaida operative.

Joe Biden's campaign is calling on its top fundraisers to start pulling in over $2 million for the general election fight against President Donald Trump.

Fallen pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli asked for early prison release to both avoid catching the coronavirus and to work on a treatment for Covid-19.

Former Trump advisor Gary Cohn said that a potential vaccine shouldn't stop the government from providing aid to parts of the country that have been hobbled by the economic shutdown.

Democratic lawmakers launched an investigation into Linick's removal, claiming Pompeo wanted the inspector general removed because he was under investigation for wrongdoing.

Trump can fire any federal employee, but "if it looks like it's in retaliation ... that could be unlawful," Pelosi said.

Workers who pick up and haul garbage have become part of the front-line workforce keeping the country going even as the pandemic persists.

Texas started reopening its economy on May 1, and it is planning more steps to lift coronavirus restrictions even as cases steadily rise.

Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeff Sprecher and his wife, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, sold more than $1 million in stock before financial markets tanked due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The former New York mayor and his closest political advisors are discussing whether Bloomberg's expenditures will include major donations to a variety of groups.

Trump's remarks came at an event unveiling his administration's beefed-up efforts to fast-track the development of a coronavirus vaccine.

Democrats are pushing to approve a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill that Senate Republicans and the White House say they will oppose.

The White House would likely support a new round of stimulus checks, sources told CNBC on Thursday.

Since government lockdowns began, nonprofits and institutions catering to vulnerable populations have seen declines in revenues and volunteers.

The White House is preparing an executive order which will require certain essential drugs be made in the U.S.,sources told CNBC on Thursday.

President Donald Trump will ask the Supreme Court to halt a lawsuit against him brought by the state of Maryland and Washington, D.C., alleging that he has violated the Constitution's emoluments clauses, his personal attorney said Thursday.

A nonprofit run by President Donald Trump's nominee to lead a federal media agency is under investigation by the Washington, D.C., attorney general for potential self-dealing.