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The shadowy figure who funneled information to Christopher Steele for his notorious election year dossier is Igor Danchenko, a Ukraine-born, Russian-educated researcher who worked in the U.S. and traveled to Moscow to find supposed dirt on candidate Donald Trump. Washington attorney Mark E. Schamel told the New York Times that Mr. Danchenko is his client.…

A celebration of the life of Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights movement and longtime Georgia congressman, began Saturday in Troy, Alabama. The memorials will continue over six days in five cities.Congressman Lewis has "come home," Troy Mayor Jason Reeves said at the start of the service Saturday morning in the city…

Meet an exclusive club of presidential voters: politically moderate, lukewarm on both candidates, frustrated by the system and not sure exactly how, if or for whom they will cast a ballot. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll revealed that just 13% of voters say their vote is up for grabs in the presidential election.…

President Donald Trump was furious after Defense Secretary Mark Esper effectively banned the Confederate flag on military bases, CNN reported. Trump has defended the flag in the past. Esper was reportedly almost fired when he publically disagreed with Trump's suggestion to send troops to quell protests, The Wall Street Journal reported. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.…

As coronavirus cases surge across the country, President Donald Trump is ramping up his push for schools to open for in-person instruction in the fall following weeks of downplaying the risks of children spreading the virus. "Every district should be actively making preparations to open," Trump said at Thursday's coronavirus-focused press conference. "This is about…