An election workers sorts vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on March 10, 2020. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s favorite social media platform, Twitter, on Tuesday began fact-checking his posts, applying warning labels to two of his tweets that made misleading claims about
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following a closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 19, 2020. Yuri Gripas | Reuters Congress will “probably” have to pass more legislation to mitigate
President Donald Trump on Monday said that he “will be reluctantly forced” to move the Republican National Convention if North Carolina doesn’t ease up on social distancing restrictions to allow full attendance. The convention is set for the week of Aug. 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina. In a series of tweets, the president said that
In this April 4, 2019, photo Tara Reade poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Nevada City, Calif. Donald Thompson | AP An attorney for Tara Reade, the woman accusing former Vice President Joe Biden of sexual assault, said on Friday that he had dropped her as a client without
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a news briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House March 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday defended his record of helping African Americans and advancing civil rights and voting rights, before ending an interview by telling a black radio host that if he can’t decide whether to vote for Biden or Trump, then he “ain’t black.” Appearing on the syndicated program “The Breakfast
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that governors reopen churches, synagogues and mosques “right now,” and threatened to “override” state leaders’ restrictions if they do not do so by the weekend. The surprise announcement marked the president’s latest attempt to ramp up the political stakes surrounding the country’s coronavirus recovery efforts. He is facing a
A woman walks her dog in front of he U.S. Supreme Court building May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images When Gerald Bostock went to Washington last fall to ask the Supreme Court to rule that it was unlawful for him to be fired because he’s gay, there was no global
Former Vice President Joe Biden said in a CNBC interview on Friday that an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic looks “a long way away.” He also condemned President Donald Trump‘s handling of the crisis, blaming him for lost lives and economic ruin. In the interview on “Squawk Box,” the apparent Democratic presidential nominee criticized
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump and his advisors showed more support for a new round of coronavirus relief spending this week as economic damage from the pandemic mounts. The
President Donald Trump on Thursday said “we are not closing our country” if the U.S. is hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections. “People say that’s a very distinct possibility, it’s standard,” Trump said when asked about a second wave during a tour of a Ford factory in Michigan. “We are going to put
Bankruptcy doesn’t need to mean the end of a company. It can be a shot to shed debt, reorganize and come out stronger. But during the coronavirus pandemic, bankruptcy filings are increasingly spelling doom for retailers. In turn, it threatens thousands of more workers in an economy that has already suffered tens of millions of
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday lashed out at Democrats investigating him, particularly Sen. Bob Menendez, as he defended his recommendation to President Donald Trump to fire the State Department’s internal watchdog. Pompeo also told reporters at a press briefing that he had previously submitted written responses to questions sent by State Department Inspector
A man wearing a face mask walks past signs for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign amid the coronavirus outbreak on May 11, 2020 in Alexandria, Virginia. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty images A pro-Biden super PAC saw a massive drop in fundraising at the peak of the coronavirus lockdown and as its preferred candidate’s
President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks during his first trip since widespread COVID-19 related lockdowns went into effect May 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Ford Motor Company said Tuesday that it has told the White House that President Donald Trump and other people with
Michael Flynn, former U.S. national security adviser, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 24, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former national security advisor Michael Flynn on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to order a lower court to grant the Justice Department’s controversial request to dismiss the criminal case.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing while flanked by Attorney General William Barr April 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he doesn’t expect the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into former President Barack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he was unaware the State Department’s inspector general was investigating him at the time he recommended that President Donald Trump fire the internal watchdog, a new report said. But Pompeo, in a phone interview with The Washington Post, would not provide any specific reasons why Inspector General Steve