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…
Ex-Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner rips Biden: Saying you ‘own’ the black vote is ‘the highest insult’
Former Bernie Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner on Friday blasted Joe Biden over the comments — which he later walked back — about black voters choosing between him and President Trump in November’s election. Earlier in the day, the presumptive Democratic…
FBI chief orders internal review into probe of Trump ex-aide Flynn
FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Christopher Wray departs following a national security briefing for members of the U.S. Senate about how Russia has been using social media to stoke racial and social differences ahead of this year’s general election, on Capitol…
Biden says radio host ‘ain’t black’ if undecided about U.S. election
(Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden told a black radio host in an interview broadcast on Friday that he “ain’t black” if he was still weighing whether to support him or incumbent Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S.…
U.S. condemns China’s ‘disastrous proposal’ on Hong Kong: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called China’s proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favorable economic treatment the territory receives from the United States.…
Gov. DeSantis touts Florida’s coronavirus numbers over Democrat-led states that took ‘draconian’ measures
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized states like Michigan and Illinois on Friday, arguing that they imposed “draconian” coronavirus restrictions only to see worse numbers…