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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Federal budget deficit slows as IRS sees record tax receipts

Uncle Sam set a new monthly record for income in July with $563 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, as taxpayers finally paid up after the IRS delayed the normal April filing deadline because of the coronavirus.

August 10, 2020
In this image made from video released by Karina Brown, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, right, stands at a fence guarding a federal courthouse as tear gas drifts by early July 23, 2020, in Portland Oregon, during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. (Karina Brown via AP)

Portland mayor unleashes police on violent demonstrations

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who for weeks had blamed President Trump for fueling riots in his Oregon city, on Thursday acknowledged that the violence has continued even after the federal presence was curtailed, and told peaceful protesters to stay home.

August 6, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Court says Pelosi’s proxy-voting plan can continue

Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee, said the Constitution's Speech and Debate clause gives Capitol Hill wide latitude to decide how to operate, and "activities integral to the legislative process may not be examined" by the courts.

August 6, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers encountered nearly 41,000 people attempting to enter the U.S. without permission last month. The migrants were defying their own countries' public health guidelines as well as those in the U.S. (Associated Press/File)

Illegal immigrants spread coronavirus in U.S., around world

The administration's top border official said Thursday that illegal immigrants have a duty to the world to stop coming to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying some of them are making the trip knowing they have the disease and risk spreading it far and wide.

August 6, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge fast-tracks case challenging Trump on census count, illegal immigrants

A federal judge set an exceptionally fast schedule Wednesday in a case challenging President Trump's new executive memo deleting immigrants who are in the country illegally from the upcoming census apportionment count, saying he fears immigrants may stop replying to the census as long as the order is out there.

August 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter protesters march through Portland, Ore. after rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between demonstrators and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) **FILE**

Shots fired at latest Portland riot

Shots were fired early Wednesday morning as violent protests continued to rock Portland, Oregon, with demonstrators breaking into the Portland Police Association's offices and setting it on fire.

August 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter protesters march through Portland, Oregon, after rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sunday. Marches near the federal courthouse have calmed down while protests have migrated east across the Willamette River. (Associated Press)

Portland protests continue as feds curtail presence

Federal officers have curtailed their presence in Portland but violent protests have continued in the Oregon city, with police saying they had to declare a riot Monday night after demonstrators invaded the perimeter of a city office building.

August 4, 2020
Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham holds up his mask with the words '2020 Census' as he testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the 2020 Census​ on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats blast attempt to speed up 2020 census count

Democrats lashed out at the Census Bureau on Tuesday after the agency's chief announced he would offer bonuses to speed up the counting and would conclude in-person data gathering by the end of September -- a month ahead of schedule.

August 4, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while referencing President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Revolutionary Communist Party leader backs Biden

Bob Avakian, founder and leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party USA, told followers in an email Monday that ousting President Trump is too important a goal to miss, so they should vote for Democratic candidate Joseph R. Biden.

August 3, 2020