Sanders Calls For ‘Unprecedented Response’ To Defeat Trump
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders used his convention address to set high stakes for the upcoming presidential election, framing this moment as a referendum on American values where decency and democracy hang in the balance. “In response to the unprecedented crises we face, we need an...
Here’s why Michelle Obama appeared to snub Kamala Harris in DNC speech
There was one glaring omission from Michelle Obama’s 20-minute Democratic National Convention speech Monday night — Kamala Harris. That’s because the former first lady recorded her rousing speech before Joe Biden selected Sen. Harris of California as his running mate. The speech was delivered remotely...
Former DHS official blasts Trump, endorses Biden
Calling President Donald Trump “unfocused and undisciplined,” a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency. “Given what I’ve experienced in the administration, I have to support Joe Biden for president,” former...
Robert Trump, president’s brother who shunned the spotlight, dies
President Trump announced the death in a statement. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend,” the president said. “He will be greatly missed, but we...
Teachers drafting wills even obits along with lesson plans
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When Whitney Reddick, 33, posted her own obituary on Facebook, she didn’t intend for it to go viral. The Florida special education teacher made national headlines over her summer vacation when her plea to Jacksonville’s Duval County Public Schools and state officials...
‘Noise Demonstration’ Held Outside Home Of U.S. Postmaster General
A group of activists gathered outside the home of the U.S. postmaster general Saturday to protest what appeared to be the deliberate sabotage of the Postal Service in advance of the upcoming presidential election. Armed with pots, pans and air horns, demonstrators with the direct...
TRUMP PUSHES VOTER FRAUD CONSPIRACY THEORY
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign challenged Nevada’s new voting law in court, the president and Republicans argued the rules would facilitate fraud and illegal voting. Chief among their criticisms was a provision allowing “ballot harvesting.” The Nevada lawsuit highlighted a...
Overcrowded, overpriced and overwhelmed. The UK’s Covid-19 staycation nightmare
Beaches strewn with waste, wild campers destroying fragile habitats, warnings from an increasingly overstretched Coastguard, unaffordable accommodations. What was supposed to have been a Great British summer has, for many, become a staycation nightmare. Cut off by quarantine regulations from cheap trips to popular overseas...
Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, dies
(CNN)Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, Donald Trump announced in a statement. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother,...
A big sign Trump is a weak candidate
It’s often been said that President Donald Trump is “underperforming the fundamentals”. Some believe Trump’s doing worse than the average Republican president would be doing in the polls under similar circumstances. It’s difficult to prove that, however. But at least one key indicator suggests Trump...
Trump briefly leaves press briefing after shooting near the White House
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from the White House briefing room by security on Monday after shots were fired outside the building. Trump returned to the briefing room minutes later, confirming a shooting. “There was a shooting outside of the White House and...
Biden expected to announce U.S. presidential running mate this week: source
Biden and his potential vice president will formally accept the party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 17-20, and he is expected to announce his pick before it begins. The New York Times reported earlier on Monday that Biden’s campaign plans to...
Trump’s bet on a pre-election rebound meets a new test
After a spring and summer bolstered by cash infusions from the federal government of more than $3 trillion, the U.S. economy may have to sink or swim this fall with a relative trickle of support — presenting a significant threat to President Donald Trump’s standing...
Blame game in high gear as Covid relief talks stall
Democrats are pouncing on President Donald Trump’s new, temporary freeze on payroll taxes as his secret plan to end Social Security and Medicare — traditional priorities for older voters that have not been central themes in this year’s presidential campaign. They hope Saturday’s executive order,...
Thousands gather for wild rave at Prospect Park in Brooklyn
A massive rave took place at Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Sunday — with carefree revelers ignoring social distancing guidelines as the city recovers from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Over 1,500 people — most without masks — attended the party billed as Litnic 20 and...
Fauci to David Muir: US in for ‘difficult time’ if COVID-19, flu outbreaks converge
Dr. Anthony Fauci told “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir that if mask and social distancing guidelines aren’t followed, the U.S. could be dealing with dual outbreaks of the flu and COVID-19 come fall and winter. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease...
Mnuchin says new federal jobless aid will be available from states within 2 weeks
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said that states will be able to “execute” new weekly federal unemployment benefits of up to $400 within two weeks, after the Trump administration repeatedly declined to offer a timeline for the new benefits announced by President Donald Trump...
No signs Trump has a plan as experts say the pandemic enters new phase
President Donald Trump’s top government experts now say that the pandemic is entering a new phase as it invades the rural heartland — and they can’t say how long it will last. With millions of kids nowhere near going back to school and the economy...
Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project
In April, with hospitals overwhelmed and much of the United States in lockdown, the Department of Health and Human Services produced a presentation for the White House arguing that rapid development of a coronavirus vaccine was the best hope to control the pandemic. “DEADLINE: Enable...
President Trump considering unilateral actions as coronavirus aid bill is stuck in Congress: sources
The Trump administration is considering taking “a number of options” without congressional approval as negotiations on the fourth coronavirus stimulus relief package are stalled between the White House and lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Fox News has learned. A senior administration official told Fox News Monday...
El Paso reflects on racist motive behind Walmart shooting
Jurado hid with his 88-year-old mother between toy machines at the entrance of the Cielo Vista Walmart. Lying in broken glass, he listened as the sound of gunshots grew closer. Then the man with the AK-47 was only 10 feet away. “That day, I believe...
White House, Congress face tough week of coronavirus aid talks
Top Democrats in Congress and top representatives of President Donald Trump were due to meet in the U.S. Capitol to resume talks aimed at breaking the deadlock, after reporting progress over the weekend. But the two sides remained far apart, with top Republican lawmakers on...
Staring down defeat, Trump attempts a coronavirus reset
A month ago, he insisted the novel coronavirus was “dying out” in the U.S. As the pandemic overwhelmed huge swaths of the nation, he maintained the threat was “fading away.” Health officials across the nation begged him for more attention on the widening health crisis...
Tension, infighting roil Trump White House as coronavirus strategy sputters
Physicians on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, particularly its coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, are frustrated that warnings about rising cases are being ignored, and dismayed that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the renowned U.S. infectious disease expert, has been demeaned and disparaged, officials said. Trump, who...
NYC is now the worst place to do business, retailers say
New York City’s progress fighting the coronavirus is doing little to help retailers, who say business in the city that never sleeps has become worse than anywhere else in the country. National retailers — from Shake Shack, Applebees, and cap seller Lids — say their...
Federal agents, Portland protesters standoff as chaos envelops portions of city
PORTLAND, Ore. — Even after tear gas choked downtown Portland in the early hours of Tuesday, Riots Ribs kept the food coming. A volunteer, who has been camped outside the Multnomah County Justice Center since demonstrations against police brutality began more than 50 days ago,...
Trump says coronavirus crisis will probably ‘get worse before it gets better,’ repeats it will ‘disappear’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered a newly sober projection for the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, warning Americans that the country had not yet seen the worst of it. “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Something I don’t like saying about things,...
Coronavirus updates: Fauci says he wasn’t invited to White House briefing
The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 613,000 people worldwide. Over 14.8 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at...
Probably will ‘get worse before it gets better’: A solo Trump at pandemic briefing
President Donald Trump held his first press briefing focused on the coronavirus crisis in nearly three months on Tuesday — by himself — without any experts from the White House task force. “Today, I want to provide an update on our response to the China...
New Ivanka Trump initiative tells out-of-work Americans to ‘find something new
Four months before the presidential election, Ivanka Trump, adviser to her father President Donald Trump, is promoting a new ad campaign dubbed, “Find Something New.” Aimed at helping unemployed Americans find new careers, the initiative launched Tuesday with a virtual roundtable hosted at the White...