Trump rally highlights vulnerabilities heading into election

President Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm but instead highlighted growing vulnerabilities. The Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also crystallized a divisive reelection message that largely ignores broad swaths of voters who could play a decisive role on Election Day.

Pirated editions of John Bolton memoir have appeared online

John Bolton’s memoir officially comes out Tuesday after surviving a security review and a legal challenge from the Justice Department.

GOP hope to flip back two Trump-friendly districts in NY

Three New York Democrats ousted Republican members of Congress in 2018. Now, the GOP wants those seats back. Republican voters in Tuesday’s primary will line up behind the candidates they think have the best shot of retaking control.

Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it

A federal judge has ruled that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book.

Retirements spark scramble for open House seats in NYC

City Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr., a cowboy-hat wearing political fixture in the South Bronx, is one of a host of candidates vying in New York’s primary Tuesday for seats opening up because of the retirement of three veteran members of Congress: Democrats Jose Serrano and Nita Lowey and Republican Pete King.

Heat, virus no deterrent for Trump fans camped outside Tulsa arena

The groups gathering in Tulsa are taking loyalty to a new level, though some called the coronavirus threat "an exaggeration."

Polls indicate Biden is pulling further ahead of Trump amid growing American discontent

New polling released by the Associated Press and FOX News has found President Donald Trump’s approval rating in decline amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protests against racial injustice that have been sweeping the nation.

1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits

The latest figure from the Labor Department marks the 11th straight weekly decline in applications since they peaked at nearly 7 million in March.

'An extraordinarily dangerous move’: Tulsa officials, health experts urge Trump to reconsider rally

Amid renewed fears of an overwhelming coronavirus resurgence, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters June 20 in Tulsa for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the novel coronavirus, despite warnings from medical experts and local officials. 

Attendees of President Trump’s Tulsa rally must agree to a coronavirus liability waiver

The sign-up page for guests to register for tickets for President Donald Trump’s rally next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma contains a disclaimer stating attendees “voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19” and agree to not hold Trump’s campaign, the venue or any affiliates liable for any illness or injury.

Facebook and Instagram will let users turn off political ads ahead of 2020 election

The feature will allow people to turn off all social issue, electoral or political ads from candidates, Super PACs or other organizations that have the "Paid for by" disclaimer on them.

House set to vote to make Washington D.C. the 51st state

The vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the first time in the House, but the legislation faces insurmountable opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate.

Blind voters fear loss of privacy with shift to mail voting

Blind voters fear a loss of control over their ability to cast a ballot as election officials across the U.S. plan a major expansion of voting by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump rally called 'dangerous move' in age of coronavirus

Trump’s rally will be held indoors, at a 19,000-seat arena that has canceled all other events through the end of July.

Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas

Hundreds of protests over black injustice have cropped up in small cities in rural areas across the upper Midwest and Rust Belt, many with their own lingering current of white supremacy and racial unrest.

Black Tulsans call Trump rally plan 'a slap in the face'

Black community and political leaders called on President Donald Trump to at least change the Juneteenth date for a rally kicking off his return to public campaigning, saying Thursday that plans for a rally on the day that marks the end of slavery in America come as a “slap in the face.”

Trump under fire for location, date of Tulsa rally
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Some black leaders are condemning President Donald Trump's chosen date and place to resume his giant campaign rallies. Trump says he plans to hold his first rally in months on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

'It's broken': Fears grow about strength of US voting system

The chaos that plagued Georgia’s primary this week is raising concerns about a potential broader failure of the nation’s patchwork election system that political leaders and elections experts say could undermine the presidential contest.

President to accept Republican nomination in Jacksonville: RNC

The Republican National Convention announced Thursday that President Donald Trump will accept the party's nomination for reelection in Jacksonville, Florida.