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
Aug 14 Trump says 'No one will be safe in Biden's America' at NYPD event By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump is stepping up his attacks on Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and his newly minted running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. The latest salvos come amid a concerted effort by the president to raise doubts about the Biden-Harris ticket's… Continue reading
Aug 14 Mitt Romney slams politicians attacking mail-in voting By Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press Romney said Friday that the United States must stand as an example to more fragile democratic nations to show that elections can be held in a free and fair manner. Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York By Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin, Associated Press White House spokesperson Judd Deere says the president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday. Trump says his brother is having "a hard time."… Continue reading
Aug 14 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. Continue reading
Aug 14 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. Continue reading
Aug 14 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. Continue reading
Aug 14 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. Continue reading