Politics

Falwell says he's resigned from Liberty University

By Sarah Rankin, Elana Schor, Associated Press

Falwell confirmed his departure in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, a day after the school said he had submitted, then rescinded his resignation.

UN security council rejects US call for sanctions against Iran

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

All the council members, except the Dominican Republic, had informed the council president that the U.S. administration’s action was illegal.

Politics This Morning: What to expect from night 2 of the RNC

By Daniel Bush, Amna Nawaz

The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, August 24 with speeches from Sen. Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Steve Scalise, Kimberly Guilfolye, Donald Trump Jr. and others. As day two of the RNC gets underway, join the PBS NewsHour's…

Trump nominates Chad Wolf to lead Department of Homeland Security

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

Wolf has been a vocal advocate of an administration decision to use DHS to protect federal property and monuments following the protests that erupted this spring over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Republicans try to show diversity while warning against 'horror film' of Democratic leadership on RNC Night 1

By Candice Norwood

Republicans used the first night of their convention Monday to paint a bleak picture of what the country might look like if Democrats win the November election.

WATCH: 'We have work to do' on race, Sen. Tim Scott tells Republican National Convention

By Associated Press

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott says he is living the American dream and cites “the evolution of the Southern heart" as the reason he, as a Black man, was able to win a primary election against a son of Strom…

WATCH: Donald Trump Jr. ridicules Joe Biden at the RNC

By Associated Press

Donald Trump Jr. is ridiculing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with name-calling in a fiery speech to the televised Republican National Convention.

WATCH: Rep. Vernon Jones on why he supports President Trump

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A Black Democrat in Georgia's state legislature says he's supporting President Donald Trump because of improvements benefiting the Black community he believes Democrats have failed to provide.

WATCH: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at the RNC

By Associated Press

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is recounting how states like her native South Carolina have rebounded from racist violence, saying, “America is not a racist country.“…

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP distort on health care, vote fraud

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump made a dizzying array of misleading claims about voting fraud and health care Monday as fellow Republicans opened their convention with speeches distorting the agenda of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.