The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor (DFL) party on Friday said it has postponed its virtual convention, originally slated for this weekend, due to unrest across the state following the death of George Floyd. “This was the only appropriate course of action…
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And yet, they will not play
**Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here. ** On the roster: And yet, they will not play – Minnesota governor pleads for peace – New pressure on Biden to pick a woman of color – RNC sets Wednesday…
Democrats want interviews with Trump admin officials over watchdog firing
FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department Inspector General Steve Linick departs after briefing House and Senate Intelligence committees at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they…
Pennsylvania lawmaker tears into GOP after colleague tests positive for coronavirus, doesn’t tell Democrats
Pennsylvania Democrat State Rep. Brian Sims tore into his GOP colleagues after learning that the Republican speaker of the House informed his party but not Democrats that a member of his caucus tested positive for coronavirus. “Every single day of this…
North Carolina Democrats ‘dragging their feet’ on convention rules, RNC chief says
(Reuters) – The head of the Republican National Committee accused North Carolina’s Democratic governor on Friday of delaying issuing guidelines for the party’s national convention in Charlotte, and warned that organizers are prepared to choose another location soon. FILE PHOTO:…
Black voters don’t trust mail ballots. That’s a problem for Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sharon Fason used to accompany her mother to their south Chicago polling place every Election Day as a little girl, watching as she joined their African-American neighbors in the hard-won right of casting a ballot. FILE PHOTO:…
Trump administration did not give ‘adequate response’ to probe into watchdog’s firing: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House and the State Department did not provide an “adequate response” to lawmakers’ requests for documents related to the firing of the department’s inspector general, a congressional aide said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. State…
Biden apologizes for saying radio host ‘ain’t black’ if undecided about U.S. election
(Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized on Friday for telling a black radio host that he “ain’t black” if he was still weighing whether to support him or incumbent Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election.…
Whitmer extends Michigan’s stay-at-home order until June 12
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-at-home order Friday to June 12, her fifth extension of a mandate that has put her at odds…
Biden says he would still raise taxes for corporations, high earners amid coronavirus crisis
Joe Biden on Friday promised to still raise taxes for corporations and high earners as part of his vow to repeal the Trump tax cuts as president — even if the U.S. is still suffering from the coronavirus crisis. During an…