After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis
After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America...
U.S. Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus small business loan terms
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved legislation giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the coronavirus pandemic,...
Obama: Vote or protest? It’s not ‘either or’
Addressing a panel from his My Brother’s Keeper movement in the wake of George Floyd’s death, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that...
Obama calls on every U.S. mayor to pursue policing reforms in wake of protests
In his first live remarks on the unrest gripping dozens of U.S. cities, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged every American mayor to...
Defense Secretary opposes troop deployment for protests
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post on Wednesday despite his comments that he does not...
Democrats’ bid to pass coronavirus small business bill stalls in Senate
U.S. Republican Senator Ron Johnson on Wednesday stopped an attempt by Democrats to immediately pass a bill giving small businesses more flexibility in using new...
Democrats’ bid to immediately pass coronavirus small business bill stalls in Senate
U.S. Republican Senator Ron Johnson on Wednesday stopped an attempt by Democrats to immediately pass a bill giving small businesses more flexibility in using new...
Trump to accept Republican presidential nomination outside of North Carolina: party statement
President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party’s presidential nomination outside of North Carolina, where the party’s convention was planned to take place in August,...
White House says Defense Secretary Esper still in post
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post as speculation swirled that President...
Ex-spy Plame loses bid for House of Representatives
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame failed in her bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress Wednesday, losing the Democratic nomination in New Mexico’s 3rd...
