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Democrats are turning up the heat on William Barr, accusing the attorney general of trying to influence the November presidential election and threatening impeachment after he gave a fiery speech last week lambasting career federal prosecutors. The chairs of four House committees urged the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to open an “emergency” investigation into whether…

Wildfires continued to burn across the West Coast Tuesday, with more than a dozen California firefighters overrun by advancing flames in one area and the Creek Fire devouring more than 144,000 acres in another.At least one firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition after 14 of them hunkered down in emergency shelters near where flames destroyed…

NEW YORK (AP) - Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening to authorize work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement amid calls for concrete measures that address racial injustice. In a statement first shared with The Associated Press, labor leaders who represent teachers, auto workers, truck…

The progressive wing of the Democratic Party hasn’t had much to celebrate at the ballot box since populist Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign two-and-a-half months ago.But the left appears to be storming back, giving more moderate Democratic candidates some serious competition in newly competitive primaries in Kentucky and New York, two of the…