Trump considering giving convention speech from White House
President Donald Trump says he's considering delivering his Republican convention speech from the White House.
Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation
The latest negotiating session on a coronavirus relief bill has wrapped with modest concessions being made by both sides.
Census Bureau to end all counting efforts on Sept. 30, one month earlier than planned
The agency said it aimed to have the same level of responses for 2020 as past years’ censuses.
Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'
President Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with "Axios on HBO" that aired Monday night, refused to praise late civil rights icon and Rep. John Lewis, citing Lewis' decision not to attend his inauguration and State of the Union speeches.
FACT CHECK: Trump’s view of flawed voting is baseless
President Donald Trump's apocalyptic views of voting by mail are baseless, according to research into election fraud and the record.
Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites reports of 'protracted criminal conduct' at Trump Organization
A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get Trump’s tax returns cited public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.”
Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
Dr. Anthony Fauci has told lawmakers that once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time.
Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay
President Donald Trump is facing a rare rebuke from the Republican Party for floating the possibility of delaying the November election.
Administration wants West Wing remodel money in virus bill
The administration says the White House work would “increase the White House campus’s ability to detect, mitigate, and alleviate external security and pandemic threats.”
White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aid
The White House has dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package.
Biden calls Trump the country's 'first' racist president
Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country's “first” racist president.
Heavily armed US agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
A look at some of the issues behind this unconventional, if not unprecedented, use of federal forces:
Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges.
Constitutional crisis looms over federal agents in Portland
A potential constitutional crisis is looming over the actions of federal officers at protests in Oregon’s largest city that have been hailed by President Donald Trump but were done without local consent.
Trump faces divisions with Senate GOP on coronavirus aid
Lawmakers were returning to a Capitol still off-limits to tourists, another sign of the nation’s difficulty containing the coronavirus. Rather than easing, the pandemic’s devastating cycle is rising again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer another costly rescue.
Jacksonville sheriff: 'I don't have what I need to keep our community safe' during RNC
The sheriff in Jacksonville says he is not confident that the Republican National Convention can happen safely in his city.
Linkin Park issues cease-and-desist after Trump reelection video uses band's music
Linkin Park is the latest music act to join the list of artists banning their music from President Trump's reelection campaign.
Republican, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich expected to speak at Democratic National Convention
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican and frequent Trump critic, has been approached and is expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention on Biden’s behalf next month, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss strategy. Kasich is among a handful of high-profile Republicans likely to become more active in supporting Biden in the fall.
Trump down 15 points to Biden in latest national poll
As new cases of the coronavirus soar in much of the nation, a new national poll now shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 percentage points.
‘The science should not stand in the way’: McEnany says science is on side of reopening schools
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said scientific evidence is on the side of resuming in-person instruction.