Politics

Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

Maria Kolesnikova said that agents of Belarus' state security committee put a bag on her head and drove her to the border with Ukraine before she fought her removal from Belarus and was jailed.

Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of U.S. election interference

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The criminal charges accuse the Russian national of stealing American identities to open fraudulent banking accounts and promote messaging aimed at undermining confidence in the political system.

WATCH: Trump campaigns in battleground Michigan amid book fallout

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump was trying to move past revelations that he was determined to play down the threat of the coronavirus as he headed for a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday.

Mexico president regrets protester killing, wants justice

By Associated Press

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he regrets the killing of a woman and the wounding of her husband in a clash with National Guard troops over water in the northern state of Chihuahua.

WATCH: Kamala Harris hosts conversation on challenges Black communities in South Florida face

By Casey Kuhn

Kamala Harris spoke with members of the community in Miami at Florida Memorial University.

WATCH: Pelosi comments on Bob Woodward book, U.K. Brexit changes

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday: “The president has never lied to the American public on COVID. The president was expressing calm, and his actions reflect that."…

GOP's slimmed-down virus aid bill sunk by Senate Democrats

By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Thursday's mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to deliver.

WATCH: Trump holds White House news conference

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Less than eight weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump's campaign is urging a federal judge in Las Vegas to block a new state law and prevent mail-in ballots from going to all active Nevada voters amid the…

In a year of social distancing, virus alters how U.S. observes Sept. 11

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. Vice President Mike Pence is expected at both remembrances.

WATCH: Barr announces results of DEA methamphetamine busts

By Associated Press

The initiative Barr discussed, dubbed "Operation Crystal Shield," was announced in cooperation with DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon in February.