John Fritze and Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY Published 6:25 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2020 | Updated 8:04 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2020CLOSE President Donald Trump said that protesters "violently attacked" Kyle Rittenhouse, but the incident was under investigation. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Relying on a public health law intended to prevent the spread of an illness,…
Amid concerns about the integrity of the 2020 election, the Trump administration created more fears this weekend when it informed members of Congress that the intelligence chief will no longer brief …
Caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd are seen migrating onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The Interior Department hopes to conduct a lease sale for oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain by the end of 2020. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/AP hide caption toggle caption U.S.…
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Monday announced plans for an oil and gas leasing program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, clearing the way for drilling in the remote Alaskan area.
The same day Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced federal agents sent to the city last week are demobilizing, the Trump administration reportedly began talks Tuesday with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to move agents out of Portland.The drawing down of federal officers would be contingent on Portland stepping up its own enforcement as the city continues to…
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…