Politics

WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on incarceration practices during COVID-19

By Courtney Vinopal

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing June 2 on incarceration practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH: Biden says Trump is 'consumed' by ego, not leading during crisis

By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Joe Biden plans to blister President Donald Trump for directing authorities to drive back peaceful protesters outside the White House "in order to stage a photo op," saying Tuesday that the commander in chief "is more interested in power than…

Death toll grows in national protests

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Amid protests seeking justice for a black man killed after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck, several people have lost their lives.

Democratic governors reject Trump's call to send in military

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Several Democratic governors on Monday pushed back against President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the U.S. military in reaction to the violence that has erupted across the country.

CBO projects virus impact could trim GDP by $15.7 trillion

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. economy could be $15.7 trillion smaller over the next decade than it otherwise would have been if Congress does not mitigate the economic damage from the coronavirus.

Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage

By David Bauder, Associated Press

The nation's unrest has made for spellbinding nights of television, with news networks jumping from city to city to show cars on fire, stores being broken into and confrontations with police.

What is antifa? A look at the movement Trump is blaming for violence at protests

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has blamed antifa activists for violence at protests over police killings of black people, but antifa isn't an organization, and targeting it isn't simple.

Police fire tear gas to disperse D.C. protest so Trump could visit church

By Associated Press

The protesters appeared to be acting peacefully before they were dispersed by force.

Trump threatens to deploy military unless states halt violent protests

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump said he was recommending that governors deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers to “dominate the streets."…

Judge calls Justice Department reversal in Flynn case 'unusual'

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

A federal judge is defending his decision not to quickly approve the Justice Department's request to dismiss its own criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn.