CLOSE Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says President Donald Trump has a “lot to answer for” amid reports he was advised as early as March 2019 of intelligence suggesting Russia offered bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans. (June 30) AP DomesticWASHINGTON – Democrats have heard this story before.Their standard-bearer builds a sizable lead in…

WASHINGTON — As coronavirus cases spike, public health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid large crowds and hold more muted Independence Day celebrations, but subdued is not President Donald Trump’s style, and he aimed to go big, promising a “special evening” in Washington that could bring tens of thousands to the National Mall.Trump’s “Salute…

President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 2, 2020. The president addressed reports that the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus.The legislation extends the June 30 deadline…

The Washington Redskins said Friday they would conduct a “thorough review” of its name and consider possibly changing it over racial connotations.While fans floated ideas about what the name could be, Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins promoted his own favorite name out of the dozens that were mentioned on social media.REDSKINS NAME-CHANGE CONTROVERSY DRAWS FAN RESPONSES“I…

A New York man who was captured in a famous 9/11 photo passed away in Florida due to coronavirus. Stephen Cooper was 60 years old when he ran away from the crumbling south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He and several other men were photographed as they sprinted down the block, Cooper…