Aug 17 Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding By Associated Press Several individuals including candidates for public office sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service and its new postmaster general in New York on Monday to ensure adequate funding for postal operations. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump signs Iowa wind storm disaster declaration, may visit By David Pitt, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Monday he has signed an emergency declaration for Iowa to help supply federal money to help the state recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week ago. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump visits Wisconsin to speak about the economy By Associated Press President Donald Trump ramps up his push to stay four more years in the White House by rallying supporters on the same day Democrats open their four day virtual convention. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump counters Biden with law and order message in Minnesota By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The stop in Mankato is part of his plan to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump on the road as Biden prepares for convention show By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump isn't about to cede the political stage as Democrats begin their national convention this week. He's launching aggressive counter-programming to former Vice President Joe Biden’s show. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump visits Midwest battleground as DNC kicks off By Meredith Lee Seeking to divert attention from the Democratic National Convention that had been planned for Milwaukee, President Donald Trump is traveling to the battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday where he’ll face a familiar foe: women in Republican-leaning suburbs who overwhelmingly… Continue reading
Aug 17 Pelosi calls House back into session to vote on Postal bill By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back into session over the crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, setting up a political showdown amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency ahead of the… Continue reading
Aug 16 House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the… Continue reading
Aug 16 Robert Trump, the president's younger brother, dead at 71 By Jim Mustian, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York, the president said in a statement. He was 71. Continue reading
Aug 15 AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews record on Biden-Harris, economy By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump greeted the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris this past week with a litany of distortion and falsehoods, raging against cases of voting fraud where they didn’t exist and declining to quash conspiracy theories… Continue reading