Aug 18 Mali's president and prime minister held by mutinous troops By Baba Ahmed, Krista Larson, Associated Press Mutinous soldiers detained Mali's president and prime minister Tuesday after several months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's ouster. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump sits in on disaster briefing for Iowa derecho By David Pitt, Associated Press Trump claimed on his official presidential Twitter account Monday afternoon that he had “Just approved (and fast) the FULL Emergency Declaration for the Great State of Iowa. They got hit hard by record setting winds.”… Continue reading
Aug 18 Republicans for Biden, a call for justice and other highlights from Night 1 of the DNC By Candice Norwood Democrats made history as they kicked off the first ever virtual convention Monday night. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Trump to pardon Susan B. Anthony for women's suffrage anniversary By Deb Reichmann, Kevin Freking, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he would sign “a full and complete pardon” later Tuesday, the 100-year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which ensured women the right to vote. Continue reading
Aug 18 Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The report purposely does not come to a final conclusion, as the other reports did, about whether there is enough evidence that Trump’s campaign coordinated or colluded with Russia to sway the election, leaving its findings open to partisan interpretation. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Michelle Obama says vote like lives depend on it at Democratic National Convention By Associated Press Michelle Obama is warning Americans to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” during her speech at the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Gov. Cuomo addresses the coronavirus during the Democratic National Convention By Associated Press Cuomo addressed the opening night of the virtual Democratic National Convention late Monday, saying New York was “ground zero” for the early outbreak in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Sanders warns of authoritarian rise under Trump at Democratic National Convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press Sanders struck a more optimistic tone when he thanked supporters who voted for him in 2016 and 2020 for helping to move the country “in a bold, new direction.”… Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Joe Biden holds a panel with criminal justice activists at Democratic National Convention By Associated Press Biden will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in a live speech Thursday night, but he’ll be seen and heard every night of the convention in some form. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Democratic National Convention plays a message from woman who lost dad to virus By Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic upended both parties’ traditional conventions. Instead, the program each night features a number of speakers and musical performances virtually across the country. Continue reading