Bolton Says Trump Asked China To Help Him Get Reelected
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit meeting to help his reelection prospects by purchasing more American farm products, according...
Administration Seeking Rollbacks On Tech Company Protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is proposing that Congress roll back legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter that generally could not b...
Poway Shooting Victims And Survivors Sue Gunmaker, Alleged Shooter And His Parents
POWAY, CA (JTA) - Victims and survivors of the shooting attack on the Chabad of Poway have filed a lawsuit against the gunmaker Smith & Wesson and the gun store in San Diego th...
Pelosi Requiring Masks For Lawmakers For House Hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is requiring that House members wear masks when attending committee hearings, an edict that comes amid spiking COVID-19 cases in many states....
New Video Offers Closer View Of Police SUV Hitting Black Man
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A second video has emerged that appears to show a police SUV driven by a white suburban St. Louis police officer striking a black suspect and knocking the man ...
Senate GOP Proposes Policing Changes In ‘Justice Act’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans unveiled proposed changes to police procedures and accountability Wednesday, countering Democratic policing legislation with a bill that stays ...
Aunt Jemima Brand Retired By Quaker Due To Racial Stereotype
NEW YORK (AP) — Quaker Oats is retiring the 131-year-old Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character's origins are “based on a racial stereotype.”
Just hours ...
Opinion: Why Can’t You Get Canceled For Anti-Semitism?
NEW YORK (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin)In the weeks since the brutal and unjustified killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, America has been undergoing what The New York...
Facebook Aims To Help Voters, But Won’t Block Trump Misinfo
San Francisco (AP) - Facebook is launching a widespread effort to boost U.S. voter turnout and provide authoritative information about voting — just as it doubles down on its polic...
Trump Administration Sues To Delay Release Of Bolton Book
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration sued former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday to delay the publication of a book that the White House says contains classi...
A Look At Trump’s Executive Order On Police Procedures
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at curbing police brutality by directing federal dollars to those police departments that meet cert...
CNN’s Van Jones Lauds Trump’s Police Reform
NEW YORK (Newsmax) - CNN commentator Van Jones praised President Donald Trump’s executive order on police reform Tuesday.
“The executive order is a good thing,” Jones said. “Mai...
Fauci: I Haven’t Spoken to Trump ‘in Weeks’
WASHINGTON (Newsmax) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a radio interview he has not spoken to President Donald...
European Union Asks US To Ditch Trump Peace Plan And Join New Middle East Peace Effort
BRUSSELS (JTA) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief effectively rejected President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan and asked the United States to join a new internatio...
McConnell ‘OK’ With Removing Confederate Names From Bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he’s “OK” with renaming military bases such as Fort Bragg that are named after Confederate Army officers, decli...
Watchdogs Say Trump Admin Limiting Oversight Of Virus Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government watchdogs are warning that a legal determination by the Trump administration could severely limit their ability to oversee more than $1 trillion in spe...
Stocks Rally Worldwide On Hopes For Coming Economic Recovery
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose again Tuesday, part of a strong and worldwide rally for markets, after a big rebound in buying at U.S. stores and online raised hopes that the economy c...
Trump Signs Executive Order On Police Reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that he said would enco...
Poll: Americans Are The Unhappiest They’ve Been In 50 Years
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It's been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years.
This bold — yet unsurp...
‘Still Scared’: Health Workers Feel The Toll Of Virus Fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Outside a back door to a hospital where the coronavirus hit like a hurricane, a half-dozen staffers gathered recently to look back, and look inward.
“I am still ...