Headliner Pence attacks Biden, praises Trump’s leadership
Republicans used the third day of their national convention to portray President Trump as a strong defender of conservative principles on law enforcement, defense and the economy — emphasizing his law-and-order credentials as social unrest flared again after another police shooting of a Black man....
Officer who shot Jacob Blake identified
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey. Hours later, the Department of Justice announced that the shooting, which led to three nights of violence in the state, is now under a federal civil rights...
MONSTER LAURA CRASHES GULF COAST
Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana early Thursday as a strong Category 4 storm, bringing winds approaching 150 mph, rising water, extensive damage and power outages that affected hundreds of thousands. The National Hurricane Center described the hurricane as “extremely dangerous” as it moved across...
NBA, pro sports teams refuse to play in protest of Jacob Blake’s shooting by police
Professional basketball, baseball and soccer teams postponed their games Wednesday after the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor during a playoff match in a protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Top-ranked pro-tennis player Naomi Osaka also said she would sit out...
As he vows ‘law and order,’ Trump silent on Jacob Blake shooting
Even as President Donald Trump loudly pledges to restore “law and order” to a Wisconsin city gripped by protests, he has remained silent on what prompted the unrest: another police shooting of a Black man. The absence of any presidential statement about the shooting that...
Hurricane slams into Gulf Coast, 500K residents without power
Hurricane Laura is barreling inland across the southeastern United States as a powerful tempest with an “unsurvivable storm surge” expected in some areas, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border early Thursday as a Category 4 major hurricane...
While Covid-19 surge may be slowing in US, officials warn of troubling signs
New Covid-19 cases in the US may be on the decline but some officials across the country’s heartland reported worrisome news this week. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday the state had reached an “unfortunate milestone” by reporting at least one case of the virus...
Allies make misleading case for Trump
Had Donald Trump conducted the kind of presidency portrayed on a truth-bending but stylistically sound first night of the Republican National Convention, he might not be in such a desperate fight for a second term. The President was presented as a statesman and an inspiration,...
Four key takeaways from an opening night light on policy, heavy on fear
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party announced it wouldn’t adopt a platform, but it pledged its unwavering support to President Donald Trump as the four-day gathering kicked off Monday. While the Democratic convention focused on persuasion and de-emphasized base mobilization, the Republican convention so far is...
Protesters return to Kenosha streets as anger grows over Black man shot in back by police
Law enforcement in riot gear deployed tear gas against demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, late Monday, video on social media showed, as protesters defied curfew for a second night in the wake of a police shooting of a Black man. While the protests began peacefully, several...
Nominating Trump, Republicans Rewrite His Record
President Trump and his political allies mounted a fierce and misleading defense of his political record on the first night of the Republican convention on Monday, while unleashing a barrage of attacks on Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the Democratic Party that were unrelenting in...
Tim Scott slams Biden on race record, says Democrats want ‘cultural revolution’
GOP Sen. Tim Scott used his headlining slot Monday on the Republican National Convention’s first night to deliver a powerful address sounding optimistic notes about the country’s potential while slamming Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on everything from his record on race to his vision...
GOP speakers portray Democrats as a menace to America
Donald Trump Jr said Monday night ‘this election is church, work and school versus rioting, looting and vandalism’ as he took aim at Joe Biden’s ‘socialism’ on the first night of the Republican National Convention. His girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, went...
Trump’s strange silence on Belarus
GIVEN HOW democracy has been thrust on the back foot in recent years, the outpouring of demands by the people of Belarus that their vote be respected — and not stolen — would seem a natural cause for the United States. Tens of thousands of...
Joe Biden Promised A Way Out Of The Darkness The Democratic Nomination For President
Joe Biden, who often dwells on the darkness of President Donald Trump, accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday promising to lead America down a “path of hope and light.” “Here and now, I give you my word,” Biden said at the top of a...
Plane carrying comatose Russian dissident arrives in Germany
A medical evacuation plane carrying prominent Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny landed in Germany from Siberia on Saturday, after the politician and anti-corruption activist fell gravely ill in a suspected poisoning. Navalny has been in a coma in intensive care since Thursday. The 44-year-old staunch...
Satellite photos appear to show Chinese submarine using underground base
Hong Kong (CNN)Military watchers across the internet were provided with a rare sight after photos circulated this week that appear to show a Chinese submarine using an underground base on Hainan Island on the South China Sea. The satellite image from American imaging company Planet...
Is Trump’s planned troop pullout from Germany a ‘gift to Russia?’
(CNN)When United States and Polish officials signed a deal to support more combat troops in Poland, the country’s foreign minister, Jacek Czaputowicz, said the move put American troops where they needed to be. “The presence of American troops in Poland enhances our deterrence potential because...
Georgia, Texas, Florida lead US in Covid-19 cases per capita
(CNN)After adjusting for population, US states in the South and West continue to report the most daily coronavirus cases even after declines over the past few weeks. Per capita, Georgia has reported the most cases per day over a seven-day average of any state, followed...
Moms are quitting, and the US job market may never be the same
New York (CNN Business)America’s parents are going through a year of tough choices, and it isn’t getting any easier. With the school year starting, many have to choose between their jobs and staying home to take care of their kids. More often than not, this...
URGENT OBAMA: TRUMP FAILURES ‘SEVERE’ — DEMOCRACY AT STAKE
Former President Barack Obama, on the third and penultimate night of the Democratic National Convention, delivered a speech skewering the job Donald Trump has done as president ― and lauding his “brother” Joe Biden for his character and political experience. Trump has “shown no interest...
Trump heads to Biden’s birthplace to blast his record ahead of nomination speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will travel to the area in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Democratic rival Joe Biden was born to slam his decades of government service, hours before the former vice president accepts his party’s nomination.The speech,...
Kamala Harris accepts historic vice presidential nod
We must elect a president… who will bring all of us together — Black, White, Latino, Asian, Indigenous — to achieve the future we collectively want. We must elect Joe Biden,” she said. Former U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking just before Harris, also delivered a...
Michelle Obama, Kasich and other top moments from the DNC
Referencing her iconic 2016 DNC speech, Obama once again called on Americans to keep “going high” while others “go low.” “But let’s be clear: Going high does not mean putting on a smile and saying nice things when confronted by viciousness and cruelty,” she said....
Trump’s Postal Service chief to testify amid fears about U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s postmaster general on Monday agreed to testify before Congress next week on cuts in service that lawmakers fear could hamper the Postal Service’s ability to handle a flood of mail-in ballots in November’s election.Louis DeJoy, a large donor and...
Republican Anti-Trump Efforts Ramp Up During Democratic Convention
This week is the Democratic Party’s time to rally around Joe Biden and try to show that it has ended the battle between progressives and moderates over health care and climate policy in the service of uniting to defeat President Trump in November. But Republicans...
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...
