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Michael Moore warns Democrats not to assume Biden victory: ‘Never take Trump for granted’

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore caution fellow critics of President Trump late Friday against ruling out the possibility of him winning another term in November.

June 13, 2020

Donald Trump denies he will refuse to leave White House if voted out: ‘If I don’t win, I don’t win’

President Trump will accept defeat if he does not win a second term in the White House, he said in an interview aired Friday, dismissing concerns he could try to remain in office.

June 13, 2020

Atlantic City mayor says former Trump Plaza set to be demolished

President Trump's vacant former hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is officially set to be demolished nearly six years since closing, Mayor Marty Small said Thursday.

June 12, 2020

Illinois shatters state record for monthly recreational marijuana sales: More than $44 million

Marijuana shops in Illinois reported more than $44 million in recreational sales last month, regulators said Thursday, setting a new state record some ascribe to the coronavirus crisis.

June 12, 2020

Twitter asks Android users to think twice before sharing articles they haven’t opened

Twitter is testing a feature to "promote informed discussion" by giving users a second chance to reconsider sharing an article they might not have read, the company said Wednesday.

June 11, 2020

Petitioners push to outlaw Ku Klux Klan, declare KKK a terrorist group

Online petitions seeking to outlaw the Ku Klux Klan and designate the KKK to be a terrorist organization each neared their goal Thursday of garnering a million signatures.

June 11, 2020

OAN, pro-Trump outlet, hires former DHS official Christina Bobb to report on administration

One America News Network, a right-wing cable television station recently praised by President Trump, has hired a former member of his administration to cover it for the outlet.

June 11, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg questioned by Democrats over Facebook’s policies for Donald Trump’s posts

Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security voiced concerns Wednesday over Facebook's handling of President Trump "increasingly incendiary, violent and abhorrent" posts.

June 11, 2020

AOC rips Donald Trump’s ‘reprehensible’ attack on elderly protester injured by Buffalo police

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned President Trump on Wednesday for pushing a conspiracy theory about an elderly protester recently injured at the hands of police in Buffalo.

June 10, 2020

DOJ filings show ‘no sign’ of antifa involvement in riots sparked by George Floyd’s killing: Report

Federal prosecutors never mention anti-fascist activists known as antifa in court documents filed in the cases against 51 people charged over recent unrest, NPR reported Tuesday.

June 10, 2020

Roger Stone erupts after CNN wins journalism award for coverage of predawn arrest: ‘total bulls—t’

Roger Stone was not pleased to learn Tuesday that CNN has won an award for its coverage of the predawn raid of his home and arrest from the White House Correspondents Association.

June 10, 2020

OAN doubles down after Trump cites unfounded report on elderly protester injured by Buffalo police

One America News Network doubled down after President Trump touted an unfounded report Tuesday it ran about an elderly protester hospitalized at the hands of Buffalo police.

June 10, 2020

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins: Donald Trump is ‘toast’ after coronavirus, George Floyd killing

President Trump's poor handling of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and recent unrest caused by George Floyd's killing is on course to cost him reelection, a likely rival in the White House race told The Washington Times. Howie Hawkins, the Green Party's presumptive nominee in November's presidential election, said he expects Mr. Trump's response to both crises are top among the reasons Americans will vote to stop him from securing a second term in office.

June 9, 2020

Josh Schulte, former CIA engineer, indicted again in WikiLeaks case following mistrial

The Department of Justice on Tuesday renewed its case against Joshua Adam Schulte, a former CIA engineer suspected of being the source of the biggest leak in the agency's history.

June 9, 2020

Democrats express ‘deep and profound concerns’ over surveillance of George Floyd protesters

Thirty-five congressional Democrats complained Tuesday about the surveillance conducted by federal agencies of peaceful protests taking place following the killing of George Floyd.

June 9, 2020

Barr pokes hole in Trump’s claim he was merely inspecting White House bunker during Floyd protest

President Trump's claim that he was merely inspecting the White House bunker last month as protests swelled outside was contradicted Monday by his attorney general, William P. Barr.

June 9, 2020

Donald Trump shatters personal Twitter record: 200 tweets and retweets within 24 hours

President Trump broke several personal records for Twitter usage Friday with a barrage of social media activity amid crises caused by the coronavirus and killing of George Floyd.

June 6, 2020

Trump shares Candace Owens video calling George Floyd ‘not a good person’

President Trump shared a video late Friday of conservative activist Candace Owens attacking George Floyd, the black man whose racially charged killing has sparked global action.

June 6, 2020

MSNBC seeks $333k after defeating defamation suit filed over reporting of pro-Trump network OAN

MSNBC asked Friday for more than $330,000 in legal costs after winning a defamation suit it faced over its reporting about another TV outlet, the One America News Network, or OAN.

June 6, 2020

Slave auction block removed from Virginia street corner following recent legal obstacles, vandalism

An auction block where slaves were bought and sold in nineteenth-century Virginia was removed Friday from a street corner in the city of Fredericksburg to be put in a museum.

June 6, 2020