Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration's efforts to add the now-blocked citizenship question to the 2020 census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration's efforts to…
As the nation mourns for the late Rep. John Lewis, the lawmaker's family has released a schedule of events occurring over the next week to celebrate the life of the 33-year congressman and civil rights leader.Lewis will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda from Monday through Wednesday next week, but there will be a…
President Trump made a rare admission that his Twitter activity at times gets him "into trouble."During an interview that was released Friday by Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy, the two discussed the powerful platform Trump has on Twitter.The president told Portnoy there are times when he "loves" using Twitter "too much sometimes," touting the "voice" he has…
The U.S. Consulate in Chengdu is pictured on July 23, 2020 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China.VCG | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Senior U.S. officials would not address Friday whether the Trump administration intends to comply with an order to close an American Consulate in China, a move that comes on the…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though some activist groups say the legislation falls short. The bill, passed by the Legislature earlier this week, also bans chokeholds and…
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…