Politics

9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity gun magazines

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

The panel's majority ruled Friday that the law banning magazines holding more than 10 bullets violates the constitutional right to bear firearms. Gun groups call it a huge victory, while opponents say the ruling is dangerous.

Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York

By Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

White House spokesperson Judd Deere says the president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday. Trump says his brother is having "a hard time."…

Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed, watchdog says

By Associated Press

The top two officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law by the Trump administration, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog said Friday.

WATCH: Trump dodges question on QAnon conspiracy theory

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

A reporter asked the president about the theory at a White House briefing Friday after Trump tweeted his congratulations to a QAnon-supporting Republican candidate.

What to expect from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

By Candice Norwood

The 2020 presidential election was already set to be a contentious contest, but the pandemic, economic crisis and protests against racial inequality have heightened tensions and raised the stakes.

Trump advances false, racist Harris conspiracy

By Aamer Madhani, Sara Burnett, Amanda Seitz, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris’ eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.

Trump admits he's blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes

By Deb Reichmann, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

President Donald Trump frankly acknowledged that he's starving the U.S. Postal Service of money to make it harder to process an expected surge of mail-in ballots, which he worries could cost him reelection.

For Harris, memories of mother guide bid for vice president

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

Harris' mother gave her an early grounding in the civil rights movement and injected in her a duty not to complain but rather to act.

Why 1920 can offer clues about the 2020 elections

By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux

In 1920, Americans were reeling from a flu pandemic, recovering from an economic crisis and grappling with violence against Black people, creating political divisions and debates that are similar to the ones we're having today. Yale University professor Beverly Gage…

Trust in Trump sinks over COVID-19 as Biden support grows

By Laura Santhanam

Days before the Democratic National Convention, this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with his widest lead yet over incumbent President Donald Trump.