House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Democrats were willing to compromise at $2 trillion for the fourth coronavirus stimulus package, but that the Trump administration rejected their offer. Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that Democrats have been “mightily trying to…
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Postmaster General vows ‘we are not slowing down’ voting by mail
Postal woes raise concerns for presidential election A presidential election in the middle of a pandemic could make mail-in voting more popular than ever and prove to be a stress test for a U.S. Postal Service that’s drowning in debt;…
Trump doubles down, warns November will bring ‘greatest election disaster in history’
President Trump doubled down Friday on his warnings surrounding expanded mail-in ballots, declaring November will bring the “greatest election disaster in history” a day after he controversially suggested delaying the vote. “They think they’re going to send hundreds of millions of…
Trump to include letter on coronavirus guidelines in food delivery program for those in need
The Trump administration is including a new letter from President Trump in its upcoming “Farmers to Families Food Boxes” delivery program with information on the latest government coronavirus guidelines, Fox News has learned. A White House official said a letter,…
White House on whether liability protection is needed in COVID-19 deal: Ask McConnell
The White House on Friday responded to reports that President Trump is willing to ditch Sen. Mitch McConnell’s demand for new lawsuit protections for businesses in order to secure a deal with Democrats on a coronavirus relief package. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Friday didn’t…
New Jersey to give parents option of ‘all-remote learning’ for school year
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday that the state will give parents the option of choosing “all-remote learning” for their children for the upcoming school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy, in a tweet Friday, wrote: “Today, @NewJerseyDOE is…
Trump says Sen. Inhofe ‘will not’ allow Confederate names to be removed from military bases
President Trump signaled expectations that a provision to rename military bases named after Confederate leaders will not make the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, despite the House and Senate overwhelmingly approving such defense legislation this week with veto-proof majorities. Trump, who…
DC imposes coronavirus quarantine on travelers from ‘high-risk’ areas but lawmakers are exempt
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday those traveling from coronavirus hotspots will need to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving in the nation’s capital. The order, which begins Monday, does not include Maryland or Virginia. Every two weeks the…
Senate Republicans release files they say ‘undercut’ Steele dossier
The Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday released newly declassified documents that they say “significantly undercut” the “reliability” of the infamous Steele dossier from the Russia probe, as well as the accuracy and reliability of the factual assertions in…
Biden campaign staffer mocked cops as worse than ‘pigs,’ called for defunding police
A supervising video producer for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign tweeted a meme in June that urged people to stop calling the police “pigs” — but only because unlike the police, pigs are “highly intelligent and empathetic animals who would never racially profile you.” The videographer,…