CLOSE U.S. president Donald Trump said he would deploy the military if state officials didn't quell the violence amidst protests after George Floyd's death. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Faced with sobering poll numbers and mounting criticism of his response to the protests sparked by George Floyd's death, President Donald Trump and his advisers are seeking to tie former Vice…
The Florida attorney who dressed as the Grim Reaper in an attempt to shame beachgoers into going home amid the coronavirus pandemic is championing a new cause -- and seemingly defying his own advice.In recent days, Daniel Uhlfelder has posted several photographs and videos to his Twitter account of himself attending crowded protests held in…
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday that his time in the Trump administration has shown him that the great political struggle is no longer between Republicans and Democrats, but between the District of Columbia and the rest of the U.S.In his first TV interview since leaving the administration, Grenell explained a…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a floor speech that the economy has "bottomed out" as he touted improving jobs numbers. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo The United States officially is in a recession. But Senate Republicans are still in no rush to dole out more coronavirus relief. Buoyed by a surprisingly strong jobs report…
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday President Trump believes there are “instances of racism” but that most police officers are “good people.”At a press briefing, McEnany was asked if the president believes there is systemic racism within the police force. “The president has made it very clear that there are injustices in society,”…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…