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President Trump on Tuesday signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census for the purpose of next year's congressional apportionment. “I have accordingly determined that respect for the law and protection of the integrity of the democratic process warrant the exclusion of illegal […]

Former Ohio Governor John Kasich is reported to speak on behalf of Democratic presumptive nominee Joe Biden at next month's Democratic National Convention. The plans for Kasich to speak at the Democratic convention were first reported by the Associated Press Monday morning. It is unknown if Kasich, a staunch critic of President Trump will explicitly endorse […]

President Trump on Monday told reporters he will resume holding daily coronavirus task force press briefing this week, starting on Tuesday, marking the first time since late April he will provide updates to the American public as multiple states grapple with record-breaking spikes of confirmed virus cases. “Frankly, a lot of the country is doing […]

The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) announced Wednesday it is endorsing President Trump re-election campaign, citing his “steadfast and very public support” during a “time of unfair and inaccurate opprobrium being directed” at law enforcement officers. “Our endorsement recognizes your steadfast and very public support for our men and women on the front lines, […]

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden released his second economy initiative that will pour $2 trillion over four years by investing in clean energy and infrastructure designed to create economic opportunities with the goal to tackle climate change. “When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is ‘hoax.’ When I think […]

President Trump on Friday said the new “Buy American” economic plan presumptive democratic nominee Joe Biden just released is “plagiarized.”  “He plagiarized from me, but he can never pull it off,” Trump responded to a reporter question about Biden’s plan for the economy before heading to Florida. Biden on Thursday unveiled his economic platform calls […]

President Trump in an interview Thursday evening said Democratic presumptive nominee Joe Biden has been "brainwashed" by the "radical left." "Joe is just, look let's face it, he's been taken over by the radical left. He has no clue what they're doing," Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. "I […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split decision in two cases regarding the subpoenas for President Trump’s tax returns and personal financial records, granting a win to New York State prosecutors but rejecting House congressional committees the access. Both cases were decided by a 7-2 vote with Chief Justice John Roberts authoring the court’s […]

Joe Biden campaign released the policy recommendations crafted by the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces ahead of next month Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. The “Unity Task Force” document which spans over 100 pages lays out policy recommendations on six key issues including climate change, criminal justice, education, immigration, health care, and the economy. The task […]

President Trump on Tuesday said his administration is “going to put pressure” on governors to reopen schools in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.  “We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open,” Trump said at a White House event “Safely Reopening America's Schools” […]

At least five Republican senators will not attend the Republican National Convention next month in Jacksonville, Florida, citing their own reelection campaign, concerns about Florida latest surge in coronavirus cases, or personal reasons for making other plans in late August. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) became the first senator on Monday to announce that he will […]

President Trump on the eve of Independence Day unveiled an executive order he will be signing to establish the “National Garden of American Heroes,” a “vast outdoor park” that will feature statues of the “greatest Americans who ever lived.” Trump made the announcement during a Fourth of July celebration at the iconic Mount Rushmore. “Today, […]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden slammed President Trump for celebrating June jobs report, downplaying the positive news as “no victory to be celebrated” when the coronavirus pandemic is “getting worse, not better.” In brief online remarks Thursday afternoon, Biden acknowledged the better-than-expected June employment numbers as “positive news,” but tried to deflate the news by […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) slammed President Trump for calling reports about Russia bounties a hoax, saying that Trump “himself is a hoax.” In an interview with "MSNBC Live,” Pelosi was asked about Trump’s claim that the New York Times story is “just another hoax" with its recently published story that reported the president was […]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during a virtual campaign fundraiser warn donors Monday evening that he plans once elected to “get rid of the bulk of Trump’s $2 trillion tax cut,” a move he added they “may not like.” “Folks, this is going to be really hard work and Donald Trump has made it much […]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday lambasted President Trump for “waving the white flag” over the handling of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic as he offered his own plan to tackle the pandemic. “Now, it’s almost July and it seems our wartime president has surrendered, waved the white flag, and abandoned the battlefield,” Biden said, […]

The Democratic National Committee in a since-deleted tweet accused President Trump of “glorifying white supremacy” with his upcoming visit to Mount Rushmore to kick off Independence Day weekend. “Trump has disrespected Native communities time and again,” The DNC’s official Twitter account tweeted Monday night before deleting it Tuesday morning. “He's attempted to limit their voting rights […]

The House on Monday passed a bill to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the first major expansion since its enactment a decade ago. The legislation, which passed in a largely party-line vote of 234 to 179. Only one Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota voted against the bill while two Republicans joined the Democrats in […]

Former 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina revealed in a new podcast interview that she will vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president in November, saying she can’t vote or “support Donald Trump” “I’ve been very clear that I can’t support Donald Trump. And, you know, elections are binary choices,” Fiorina said in […]

The National Guard Bureau on Wednesday has deployed unarmed personnel in the nation’s capital to assist with additional security in guarding monuments and infrastructure amid protests over the death of George Floyd. "The District of Columbia National Guard is responding to a request to support law enforcement officials and has dispatched unarmed personnel, with others on […]

Former President Barack Obama joined his former vice president Joe Biden in a virtual fundraiser Tuesday evening, promising that “help is on the way” and urging supporters not to be “complacent or smug” declaring that “whatever you’ve done so far is not enough.” “I am here to say the help is on the way if […]

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday to temporarily suspend certain temporary worker visas through the end of the year and expand on the foreign-worker restrictions by those heavily used by multinational corporations and the technology industry. The White House just announced the new order extending restrictions that were originally enacted […]

President Trump tweeted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) “would win” a Senate primary election against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), predicting not only would she win, but “would be a big improvement.” “Actually, that would be a big improvement - and she would win!” Trump quote tweeted in response with the recent Washington Times […]

Twitter is back waging war against President Trump tweet, this time disabling a video on a tweet he posted earlier Friday after initially flagging the clip as "manipulated media" that included a clip of a black toddler and a white toddler edited with a CNN chyron reading “terrified toddler runs from racist baby.” “This media […]

Senate Republicans unveiled a police reform bill on Wednesday that aims to change policing procedures and beef up accountability, the latest effort by Congress to overhaul policing in response to nationwide protest and pressure following the death of George Floyd three weeks ago. The bill, dubbed the Justice Act (Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate […]

Vice President Mike Pence in an op-ed ripped the media for inciting panic about a second wave of the coronavirus cases, calling the coverage “overblown,” while touting the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic. "In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a 'second wave' of coronavirus infections. Such panic […]

The DNC launched its first 2020 general election offensive ad against President Trump, tying the president’s five-year anniversary announcing his presidency to the decline of America. Titled 'Descent,' the DNC ad begins with the images of Trump descent down the golden escalator at Trump Tower and tying it to the decline of American jobs, health […]

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on police reform, titled "Safe Policing for Safe Communities," amid growing calls from weeks of protests across the nation for action to reform the police in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The executive order addresses officers’ use of chokeholds “except in those situations where the use of […]

President Trump signed an executive order on police reform, titled "Safe Policing for Safe Communities,” on Tuesday that directs police departments across the country to adopt new standards for the use of force, following weeks of national unrest in response to the death of George Floyd in police custody last month.  “Today is about pursuing […]

President Trump announced that he will sign a “pretty comprehensive” executive order addressing police reform on Tuesday amid growing calls from protestors across the nation for action to reform the police in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “The overall goal is we want law and order and we want it done fairly, justly. We […]

Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) said the requirements from the Trump campaign to require attendees to sign a medical waiver for the upcoming Tulsa rally on Saturday is a “pretty good clue” that President Trump shouldn’t be holding a large-scale rally. "The president, on the other hand, obviously is desperate and worried about the upcoming election […]

President Trump announced Wednesday that he is restarting his campaign rallies since the coronavirus pandemic next Friday at a "beautiful new venue" in Oklahoma. Trump told reporters the Oklahoma rally would take place in Tulsa on June 19 in a "beautiful new venue,” and named three other states — North Carolina, Arizona and Florida as places […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says his relationship with Democratic nominee Joe Biden is “better” than what he had with his former 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. “I think the difference now is that, between you and me. I have a better relationship with Joe Biden than I had with Hillary Clinton, and that Biden has […]

The Senate unanimously confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown Jr. as the Air Force’s next chief of staff on Tuesday, becoming the first African American U.S. military’s service chief. Vice President Mike Pence made a rare appearance on the Senate floor to preside over the historic 98-0 vote to confirm Brown to be the […]

The Senate unanimously confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown Jr. as the Air Force’s next chief of staff on Tuesday, becoming the first African American U.S. military’s service chief. Vice President Mike Pence made a rare appearance on the Senate floor to preside over the historic 98-0 vote to confirm Brown to be the […]

Two prominent progressives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced on Tuesday that they are endorsing Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker over the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) chosen candidate, Amy McGrath in the upcoming Kentucky Senate primary race that will determine which Democrat will get a shot at unseating Republican Senate […]