In feud with Trump, D.C. mayor emblazons ‘Black Lives Matter’ on road near White House
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday renamed a street in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” and had the slogan painted in...
Pentagon orders remaining active-duty troops to leave Washington area
The Pentagon will be sending back the remaining 900 active-duty troops who were sent to the Washington, D.C., area to potentially respond to civil unrest,...
Trump touts job gains as ‘greatest comeback in American history’
President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a stunning U.S. employment report that showed more than 2.5 million jobs were added last month during the thick...
Biden says ‘much more work to be done’ on economy after surprising jobs report
Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden on Friday criticized Republican President Donald Trump for prematurely celebrating a better-than-expected jobs report, saying the battered U.S. economy...
Trump says jobs data shows ‘greatest comeback in American history’
President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a stunning U.S. employment report that showed more than 2.5 million jobs were added last month during the thick...
‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton says at Floyd memorial
U.S. civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners that George Floyd’s death in police custody and the nationwide protests it ignited marked a...
Murkowski ‘struggling’ over whether to back Trump in election
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday she is struggling to decide whether she can support President Donald Trump’s re-election bid, saying criticism of Trump’s...
Pelosi blasts Trump’s military use in the nation’s capital
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday said it was “alarming” that military and other federal officers would confront protesters, and wanted a full list...
Trump strategizes with campaign advisers on re-election amid growing challenges
U.S. President Donald Trump met with his top campaign advisers on Thursday, officials said, amid polls showing his tumbling prospects for re-election as the U.S....
Floyd death sparks Democratic, Republican calls in U.S. Congress for action on policing
The death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and the protests that followed have stirred both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress...