The Squad in the spotlight: AOC, progressive peers face primary challenges of their own
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset over a member of the Democratic congressional leadership in 2018 made her a household name and inspired similar insurgent campaigns around the United States.
Ex-Trump adviser Flynn, Justice Department to push appeals court to drop lying charge
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and the Justice Department will team up on Friday in an unprecedented legal battle to force a federal judge to dismiss a criminal charge of lying to which Flynn has already plead…
Exclusive: Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more U.S. drones
The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more American-made drones to a wide array of nations, three defense industry executives and a U.S….
Seattle mayor says illegal for Trump to send military to clear protesters
The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood, as he has suggested.
Trump to accept Republican nomination in Jacksonville, Florida
President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville, Florida, this summer after balking at having the event in Charlotte, North Carolina, due to the state’s coronavirus social-distancing rules.
Seattle mayor says it would be illegal if Trump sent military to clear protest encampment
The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for U.S. President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighborhood, as he has suggested.
Trump, Biden hold events in key U.S. states as campaign begins to heat up
President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, headed to must-win election battlegrounds on Thursday, slowly resuming campaign activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pentagon chief orders review of National Guard’s response to protests
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered a review of the National Guard’s response to recent protests over police brutality and racism, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Trump faces backlash from black leaders on Tulsa rally
President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his decision to hold a campaign rally next week on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of U.S. slavery, in a city known for a race massacre in 1921.
Biden blasts Trump as U.S. coronavirus cases top 2 million
With the number of U.S. coronavirus cases now topping 2 million, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted anew President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying Trump “still refuses to take the virus seriously.”
