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Joe Biden beefs up campaign for Pennsylvania battle

Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday beefed up his campaign team by hiring two veteran operatives in Pennsylvania, a key 2020 battlefront against President Trump.

July 7, 2020

Gingrich: bad people destroying statues, killing children ‘and Trump had the guts to say it’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday lauded President Trump for having the "guts" to call out the mobs that are destroying statues and spreading violence as anti-American.

July 6, 2020

Republican defectors back Joe Biden over Donald Trump

The Trumpian rift in the Republican Party has deepened in recent days as allies of one of the former Republican presidents and former White House nominees have taken steps to endorse the Democrat.

July 5, 2020

Trump camp slams Biden on racism: ‘No one should take lectures on racial justice from Joe Biden’

The Trump campaign on Tuesday hit Joseph R. Biden for his long history of making offensive racial remarks, trying to expand a rift between the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and Black voters.

June 30, 2020

Alex Azar, health secretary: Risky behavior, not reopenings, driving new COVID-19 outbreaks

Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday blamed risky behavior by individuals and not the reopening of economies for driving the spike in new coronavirus cases across the Sun Belt.

June 30, 2020

Trump blasts Biden over loyalty to blacks, mental fitness at Tulsa rally

President Trump stormed back onto the campaign trail with a full-throated attack on Joseph R. Biden, challenging the presumed Democratic nominee's fidelity to black voters and mental fitness for office.

June 21, 2020

Trump cheers Bolton book ruling: ‘He will have bombs dropped on him!’

President Trump on Saturday celebrated a judge's scolding of John Bolton, saying his hawkish former national security adviser "will have bombs dropped on him!"

June 20, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany, CNN’s Jim Acosta trade ‘fake news’ jabs

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and CNN's Jim Acosta clashed Friday over who is the real fake news.

June 19, 2020

Police responses satisfy most Americans despite ‘defunding’ push

Calls to defund the police because of brutality and racism don't match the experience of most Americans when they call law enforcement for help, according to the most recent comprehensive national data collected by the U.S. Justice Department.

June 9, 2020

U.S. mayors team up to fix their police departments’ racial injustice

The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday began drafting their own set of plans to stop racial injustice in police departments.

June 8, 2020

Ilhan Omar: George Floyd protesters ‘terrorized’ by National Guard troops, ‘militarized police’

Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose Minneapolis district is ground zero for the weekend's riots, said Sunday that protesters felt "terrorized" by National Guard troops called in to stop the violence, looting and arson.

May 31, 2020

Andrew Cuomo accuses Congress of ‘abusing’ his state, pleads for more coronavirus spending

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday blasted Capitol Hill Republicans for "abusing" the mostly Democratic-run states that have been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, saying they already don't get their fair share of federal spending.

May 27, 2020

Age discrimination laws, CDC coronavirus guidance create dilemma for employers

Employers reopening businesses face a dilemma with older workers: Follow health guidance against using employees at high risk for COVID-19, or heed age discrimination laws.

May 26, 2020

Donald Trump threatens to move GOP convention: Democratic governor ‘still in shutdown mood’

President Trump on Monday threatened to relocate the Republican National Convention from Charlotte if North Carolina's governor does not guarantee the coronavirus shutdown will be eased to allow "full attendance in the Arena."

May 25, 2020

Death rates for coronavirus higher in Democratic states

Amid the political quarrel over when to reopen states and who handled coronavirus best, the latest data shows that the highest per-capita death rates from COVID-19 are in Democrat-run states.

May 24, 2020

Democratic governors get kudos, but lead states with highest COVID death rates

Amid the political quarrel over when to reopen states and who handled coronavirus best, the latest data shows that the highest per capita death rates from COVID-19 are in Democratic-run states.

May 22, 2020

Amy Klobuchar asked to start Joe Biden VP ‘vetting’ process: Report

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, has reportedly been asked to undergo the lengthy personal-vetting process expected of vice presidential candidates.

May 21, 2020

Senate authorizes subpoena in Hunter Biden probe

The Senate's primary oversight committee on Wednesday voted to issue its first subpoena in an investigation of Ukrainian business deals involving Hunter Biden, the son of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden.

May 20, 2020

Reopen schools without older teachers: Trump and teachers’ union on same page

President Trump said Friday that schools should reopen in the fall but without teachers who are older or otherwise at high risk from the deadly coronavirus.

May 15, 2020

Mitch McConnell pushes ‘major package’ of COVID-19 lawsuit protections to help reopen economy

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday announced that he is spearheading a package of liability reforms to protect the health care industry and businesses form COVID-19 lawsuits when the economy reopens.

May 12, 2020