Trump blames mass shootings on mentally ill, calls for more mental institutions
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he supports meaningful background checks for gun buyers, but he said that those responsible for recent mass shootings were mentally ill and the United States should build more mental institutions.
Trump rule targeting poor immigrants could harm children, health: advocates
A Trump administration plan to cut legal immigration by poor people will likely result in sicker children, more communicable diseases and greater homelessness in the United States, according to immigrant advocates and the federal government’s own analy…
Democratic presidential hopeful O’Rourke back on campaign trail; Hickenlooper drops out
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Thursday he was resuming his campaign with a new sense of focus after a mass shooting in his Texas hometown, while rival John Hickenlooper ended his bid to take on President Donald Trump.
Factbox: Two Republicans, 23 Democrats vie for presidential nomination
The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, although another Democrat dropped out of the race on Thursday.
Georgia must use paper ballots if new voting system not up by 2020: U.S. judge
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to be ready to use handmarked ballots in next year’s presidential primary in case a new $106 million voting system is not ready in time for its 2020 Democratic nominating contest.
Trump expected to defend handling of U.S. economy at New Hampshire rally
President Donald Trump was expected to defend his handling of the U.S. economy on Thursday night in New Hampshire as recession fears have suddenly cast doubt on his central claim for re-election that he has made the economy great again.
Democratic former Colorado Governor Hickenlooper drops 2020 White House bid
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper dropped his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday after his centrist campaign failed to catch fire amid two dozen hopefuls seeking to challenge Republican President Donald Trump.
House panel subpoenas ex-Trump campaign chief Lewandowski
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it has subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to testify in public as part of its investigation of the Trump presidency.
Democratic senator asks Facebook CEO if he gave ‘incomplete’ testimony
Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Peters on Thursday asked Facebook Inc’s chief to answer questions about his April 2018 congressional testimony in light of reports that Facebook captured audio from users and sent it to a vendor to be analyzed and transcri…
Democrat O’Rourke to visit immigrant communities as he returns to White House campaign
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who has been in his home city of El Paso, Texas, since an Aug. 3 gun massacre there left 22 dead, said on Thursday he will resume his campaign by visiting U.S. immigrant communities he said have been dem…
