Aug 02 Cummings says he scared off intruder at Baltimore home By Associated Press Trump tweeted about the attempted robbery Friday. "Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!" he tweeted. Continue reading
Aug 02 Rep. Hurd, the only black Republican in the House, won't seek reelection By Alan Fram, Associated Press The exit of Rep. Will Hurd, a moderate Texan who's clashed with President Donald Trump over race and immigration, gives Democrats a strong shot to capture a district that borders Mexico and has a majority Hispanic population. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Trump denounces Democrats at rally, plays down race President Donald Trump used a revved-up rally Thursday in Cincinnati to tear into the Democrats he has been elevating as his new political foils, attacking four liberal congresswomen of color and their party's urban leaders, while also training fire on… Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Trump says he'd rather rallygoers not chant 'Send her back!' By Jonathan Lemire, Dan Sewell, Associated Press "I don't know that you can stop people," President Donald Trump told reporters. "If they do the chant, we'll have to see what happens."… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 14:55 With Biden and Harris on the defensive, where Detroit debates leave 2020 Democrats Night two of the Detroit Democratic debate may have opened with a handshake between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, but there was no shortage of attacks on either of them during the course of the evening. Continue watching
Aug 01 Pelosi defends her hometown Baltimore, says Kushner a 'slumlord' By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's remarks were her first public comments over the days-long attacks President Donald Trump has been waging on the black-majority city and one of its congressional representatives, Elijah Cummings, who is investigating the administration as chairman of… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 10:28 Can reparations help right the wrongs of slavery? By Paul Solman The first African slaves arrived in North America 400 years ago this month, landing at Jamestown in what's now Virginia. Recently, the idea of paying reparations for the atrocity of slavery has been earning new attention, even making its way… Continue watching
Aug 01 Trump administration extends protected status for Syrians in U.S. By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says the continued armed conflict in Syria merited the extension. Continue reading
Aug 01 'Why did you leave me?' In new testimonies, migrants describe the 'torment' of child separation By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Rebecca Oh After nearly two and a half weeks, one father was able to speak with his 6-year-old daughter. When she got on the phone, she began to cry and asked her dad, “Why did you leave me?”… Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Senate approves budget and debt deal A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald Trump's endorsement and a bipartisan drive to cement recent spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies. Continue reading