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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.

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.

WATCH: Trump attacks Biden over mask policy during virus briefing

By Alexandra Jaffe, Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is attacking Joe Biden for calling on governors to mandate that all Americans wear masks for the next three months.

WATCH: White House press secretary defends Trump’s TikTok, WeChat orders

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over a sweeping order that could ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.

Kellyanne Conway on school reopening and Kamala Harris

Many school districts across the country say they are not ready to bring students back for in-person learning due to the spread of COVID-19 in their communities. But President Trump continues to pressure them to reopen as normal, making the…

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Tribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

A California tribe whose ancestral lands span across the U.S.-Mexico border is suing the Trump administration to block construction of a section of border wall that the Kumeyaay people say is desecrating sacred burial sites.