Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I wish her well'

In a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump commented on Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on federal charges for allegedly facilitating sexual abuse of minors.

Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges.

De Blasio threatens legal action if Trump sends federal officers

President Donald Trump's threat to send federal law enforcers to patrol the city is likely not serious but if he did follow through, New York City would take legal action, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.

Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he is putting Russia and other foreign governments “on notice” that he will act aggressively as president to counter any interference in U.S. elections. The statement Monday came hours after Democratic lea

Trump faces divisions with Senate GOP on coronavirus aid

Lawmakers were returning to a Capitol still off-limits to tourists, another sign of the nation’s difficulty containing the coronavirus. Rather than easing, the pandemic’s devastating cycle is rising again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer another costly rescue.

Congressional Republicans meet with President Trump to discuss new coronavirus relief

Top Republicans in Congress met Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis many hoped would have improved has dramatically worsened, just as emergency relief is expiring.

Trump coronavirus briefings are coming back after new surge in cases

President Trump said Monday that he will reinstate his coronavirus briefings amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country.

Woman who vandalized BLM mural in Midtown strikes murals in Harlem, Brooklyn

The woman accused of vandalizing the Black Lives Matter mural in Midtown Manhattan appears to have struck again, vandalizing murals in Harlem and Brooklyn Saturday night.

Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interview

President Donald Trump's longtime friend and political adviser, Roger Stone, is coming under fire for using a racial slur on air while verbally sparring with a Black radio host.

Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses

President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election. In saying that, he's recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote.

Black Lives Matter mural vandalized for third time
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The Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower has been vandalized for the third time in a week. Courtesy: Brian Chenensky

President Trump orders flags lowered in tribute to John Lewis

Trump said the measure was "a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative John Lewis."

Democrats say White House blocking CDC head from testifying

House Democrats are criticizing the White House for blocking the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from testifying at a public hearing on safely reopening the nation's schools.

Trump down 15 points to Biden in latest national poll

As new cases of the coronavirus soar in much of the nation, a new national poll now shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 percentage points.

Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath

The Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, using a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.

Mary Trump's book sells 950,000 copies in first-day record for publisher

Mary L. Trump’s tell-all on President Trump, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” set a first-day record for Simon & Schuster after the publisher said Thursday it sold 950,000 copies, including presales.