Politics
Young Latino Voters Say They’re Excited To Vote. But They’re Nervous Trump Supporters Will Cheat.
A survey conducted by Telemundo and BuzzFeed News found young Latino voters feel both excited and nervous about the presidential election.
Ryan Brooks
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know Why This Company Was Spying On BLM Protesters
A group of Democratic lawmakers is demanding answers about protester surveillance conducted by data broker Mobilewalla.
Caroline Haskins
New Emails Detail The Behind-The-Scenes Drama After The Justice Department Recommended A Lesser Sentence For Roger Stone
“I am not approving of you withdrawing from this case right now,” a supervisor in the US attorney’s office in DC told prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky.
Zoe Tillman
A Woman's Obituary For Her Husband Who Died From The Coronavirus Is Going Viral
"Dave did everything he was supposed to do, but you did not. Shame on all of you, and may Karma find you all!"
Salvador Hernandez
Trump Vaccine Adviser Warns That Scrutiny Of Him Will Delay Arrival Of Coronavirus Vaccine
HHS assistant secretary Michael Caputo went even further, arguing the media doesn't want a vaccine to succeed before the election. “I believe that all the way in my aorta.”
Paul McLeod
Ilhan Omar Didn’t Expect “A Red Carpet Welcome” To Congress
Ilhan Omar, facing a primary based in part on her national image, said in an interview her image and identity justify her politics.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
It Will Be Very Difficult For Trump To Rush A Vaccine Before The Election, Even If He Tries
“I can’t see how this is done, frankly, before the middle of next year,” said one expert, of a coronavirus vaccine.
Dan Vergano
Trump Said He Plans To Ban TikTok From The US
Trump has been threatening to ban the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app, citing national security concerns that the company could be misusing American consumer information.
Jason Wells
The Trump Administration Will Start Charging Immigrants Fees For Applying For Asylum
The US now joins the ranks of Iran, Fiji, and Australia in charging the fee, which one asylum officer called "disgusting."
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump Just Stacked A Fetal Cell Research Panel With Abortion Opponents
Seen as the “gold standard” in many areas of medical research, fetal cells are widely used in coronavirus vaccine research.
Dan Vergano
The Trump Administration Won A Legal Fight To Slash Federal Payments To Hospitals During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The DC Circuit ruled the administration could cut a Medicare reimbursement rate by nearly 30% for hospitals that serve patients with low incomes.
Zoe Tillman
WWF Says It Is “Troubled” By An Alleged Human Rights Violation At A Park With A History Of Violence
“Conservation should never come at the expense of human rights and well-being.”
Katie J.M. Baker
Washington State’s Attorney General Prepped In March To Sue If Trump Tried To Delay The Election. Trump’s Campaign Called It “The Dumbest Thing.”
Congressional Republicans don’t support delaying the election, but Washington's attorney general says he is ready to file a lawsuit in 24 hours if the president tries.
Zoe Tillman
An Anti-Mask Lawmaker Took A Statement About Transphobia And Replaced "LGBTQ" With "Unmasked"
Pennsylvania state Rep. Russ Diamond copied Dr. Rachel Levine's statement about anti-trans harassment word for word, but replaced "LGBTQ" with "unmasked."
Julia Reinstein
Mike Pompeo Defended His State Department In A Senate Hearing After Democrats Blasted Him For “Decimating” It
Lawmakers grilled the top diplomat on Russia, Ukraine, plans to reduce troops in Europe, and the removal of inspector general.
Christopher Miller
Top Republicans Aren’t Backing Trump’s Idea To Delay The Election
Trump doesn’t have the power to move the November election. The Republicans who could help actually make that happen have no plans to do so.
Kadia Goba
Former Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Has Died From The Coronavirus At 74
One of the country's most prominent Black Republicans, Herman Cain was a candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential primary.
David Mack
A Judge Blocked Trump's "Public Charge" Policy On Immigrants During The Pandemic
"As a direct result of the rule, immigrants are forced to make an impossible choice between jeopardizing health and personal safety or their immigration status," the judge wrote.
Hamed Aleaziz
Facebook Bought Instagram To Neutralize A Competitor, Emails Show
The revelation from Mark Zuckerberg's emails was a flashpoint during the congressional hearing on tech antitrust.
Craig Silverman
Federal Officers Are Leaving Portland — But Heading To Other Cities
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it would send officers to Milwaukee, Detroit, and Cleveland to fight violent crime. Detractors say the federal crackdown is political.
David Mack
Videos Appear To Show Federal Officers Shooting And Macing Reporters And Legal Observers, Despite A Judge's Order
Reporters and legal observers provided videos of federal agents targeting them. Their lawyers are asking a judge to hold the federal government in contempt of court.
Zoe Tillman
Senate Democrats Blast The Trump Administration And Mike Pompeo For The “Decimation” Of The State Department
In response, a State Department spokesperson defended Pompeo's record: “The State Department’s swagger is fully back.”
Christopher Miller
Obama And Biden Filmed Calls With Volunteers For A New Phase Of The Quarantined Campaign
Joe Biden’s campaign, fresh off a viral video conversation with Barack Obama, is trying to maximize whatever socially distant time the former president can give.
Henry J. Gomez
The Husband Is A Top Public Health Official. The Wife Does Lobbying. She Deleted A Tweet That Showed Them Together At A Public Event.
Emily Hargan was paid almost $50,000 to lobby on behalf of three medical companies. HHS says she is no longer lobbying the department.
Paul McLeod
US Officials Said It's Unlikely Hurricane Hanna Toppled Over Parts Of The Border Wall
The US Army Corps of Engineers said the video was from June when high winds caused parts of the border wall to fall in New Mexico.
Adolfo Flores
Teachers Are Organizing To Protest School Reopenings Before The Coronavirus Is Under Control
Teachers who organized massive protests and strikes in 2018 are planning new activism to protest how their states and school districts are handling the coronavirus.
Ryan Brooks
Two Trump-Appointed Judges Rejected Calls To Step Aside From A Florida Voting Rights Fight
11th Circuit Judges Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck disputed that they were disqualified from a case because they participated in a related case as state supreme court judges.
Zoe Tillman
A Judge Won’t Force Federal Officers In Portland To Identify Themselves When Making Arrests
The judge found the Oregon attorney general’s office could not bring a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the federal presence in Portland.
Zoe Tillman
Former Officials Say The Elite Border Patrol Unit Sent To Confront Portland Protesters Is Like A “Fish Out Of Water”
"This is political theater for an audience of one.”
Hamed Aleaziz
The $600 Unemployment Benefits Are Expiring This Weekend Because Senate Republicans Didn’t Do Anything
Eviction moratoriums are expiring across the country, and unemployment support is lapsing as Congress fails to act.
Paul McLeod
