Governor Kevin Stitt (R-OK) speaks during a roundtable at the State Dining Room of the White House June 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first governor since the start of the pandemic to publicly announce a…
Updated July 14, 2020 The Latest Jeff Sessions was soundly defeated in the Alabama Senate primary after President Trump derailed his former attorney general’s political comeback. Follow latest updates here. Biden’s V.P. Search Here are 13 women who have been under consideration to be Joe Biden’s running mate, and why each might be chosen —…
Image copyright EPA Image caption Jeff Sessions conceded defeat, saying he would be leaving elective office with his "head held high" Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has lost his bid to run for the Senate after a candidate backed by President Donald Trump defeated him in Alabama.Tommy Tuberville, a former football coach, will face incumbent,…
A view of the Motiva refinery looking over the rooftops of home in Port Arthur, Texas, in April.Credit...Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York TimesJuly 15, 2020Updated 11:04 a.m. ETWASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday is set to unilaterally weaken one of the nation’s bedrock conservation laws, the National Environmental Policy Act, limiting public review of…