Monthly Archives: July, 2020

Washington (CNN)The US demand Wednesday that China shut its Houston consulate within 72 hours triggered Chinese threats of retaliation, the latest escalation between the two nations as the Trump admi…

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Wednesday called President Trump the country’s first racist to be elected to the White House.The former vice president’s blunt assessment came during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union after a health-care worker expressed concern that Trump continues to blame Asians for the…

As Department of Homeland Security agents continue to wield batons and tear gas against Portland protesters, frustration is rising between demonstrators calling for nonviolent action and activists determined to push out federal officers by any means necessary.Portland residents have gathered every night since late May, after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody, to demand…

On a day when California became the state with the most coronavirus infections in the U.S., Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that officials are redoubling efforts to secure protective gear and are preparing to expand the number of available hospital beds to handle a surge in patients.With more than 409,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases in the…

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trumps former personal attorney, arrives at his Park Avenue apartment on May 21, 2020, in New York City.Johannes Eisele |  AFP | Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors on Wednesday strongly denied that Michael Cohen was sent back to prison over a dispute about whether he could publish a critical book about his former…