Politics

WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid a surge in U.S. virus cases

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The Trump administration was slow to comprehend the scale of COVID-19's impact on nursing homes and a disjointed federal response has only compounded the devastating toll, according to a report from Senate Democrats.

WATCH: Congressional Black Caucus criticizes Trump for keeping Confederate names on military bases

By Associated Press

The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says she doesn't understand why Trump would want to keep the names of "traitors" on military bases.

WATCH: Gov. Cuomo delays indoor dining in New York City to avoid virus spike

By Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the ban on indoor dining would be confined to New York City, where he complained that compliance with social-distancing guidelines is dropping.

Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises

By Courtney Norris, Alex D'Elia

As the nation grapples with a pandemic and continued protests against systemic racism, calling for police reform, President Donald Trump is rolling back environmental regulations in an effort to deliver on some of his major campaign promises as November nears.

Some health experts criticize U.S. mass purchase of licensed virus drug

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press, Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

The U.S. government announced this week that it had an agreement with Gilead Sciences to make the bulk of their production of remdesivir available to Americans for the next three months.

6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

By Matt Loffman

There were no presidential primaries on Tuesday, but there were several surprising House and Senate races that could offer some insight into voter priorities and enthusiasm with just four months left until Election Day. Oklahoma voted…

Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump's niece

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Distribution of a tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece was blocked by a judge Tuesday after the president's brother said its publication would violate a pact among family members, but a publisher's chief executive says the book has already…

Lauren Boebert upsets 5-term congressman Scott Tipton in Colorado primary

By Associated Press

Five-term Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton was upset in Tuesday's Republican Party primary by Lauren Boebert, a pistol-packing businesswoman, ardent defender of gun rights and border wall supporter who wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.

WATCH: Pompeo defends response to Russian bounty reports

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press briefing amid allegations that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S. troops, and as China moves to crack down on democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

WATCH: U.S. lawmakers express bipartisan opposition to new Hong Kong law

By Associated Press

The House Foreign Affairs committee will hear testimony on what Beijing's new national security law means for democracy, free speech, trade, and other issues in Hong Kong.