WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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 of the coronavirus pandemic, and predicted the battered economy will recover all…
Biden says ‘much more work to be done’ on economy after surprising jobs report
DOVER, Del. (Reuters) – 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 still faces an arduous rebuilding. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former…
Utah National Guard confirms they were kicked out of DC hotel, mayor claims budget issue
The Utah National Guard confirmed Friday that 200 service members are being kicked out of hotels in the nation’s capital as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser clashes with President Trump over the handling of the George Floyd protests in the city. Bowser, who wants all non-D.C. troops…
Dem AGs ask Congress for more power to investigate local police departments
Democratic attorneys general from 18 states sent a letter to congressional leaders Friday asking to give their offices clear power to investigate alleged misconduct by local police departments, citing the death of George Floyd in the custody of the Minneapolis…
Cuomo urges criminal investigation into Buffalo cops caught on video shoving elderly man
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday he was sickened by Buffalo, N.Y. police officers caught shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground and urged their firing and potential criminal charges. “I was sick to my stomach,” Cuomo said Friday at his…
Minnesota state Democrats postpone convention due to unrest over George Floyd death
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…
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:…