After a second convention day full of unconventional moments — including a presidential pardon, a naturalization ceremony and a sitting secretary of state mixing diplomacy and politics in a speech from Jerusalem — day three of the Republican convention is set to focus the theme: “Land of Heroes.” The night is expected to feature a…… MORE
A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the process tells CNN. “It’s coming from the top down,” the official said of the new directive from the Centers for Disease Control and…… MORE
Multiple US troops were injured in a collision with a Russian military convoy in eastern Syria Tuesday, several US officials tell CNN. The official said that the injuries occurred when one of the Russian vehicles apparently deliberately collided with the American vehicle causing the crew to suffer “concussion-like injuries.” Initial reports indicate as many as…… MORE
Senate Majority PAC, the top Democratic Super PAC involved in Senate races, will spend $7.2 million on ads in September aimed at defeating Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia, as his race against Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff has turned into one of the most competitive in the country. The massive new television ad reservation reflects…… MORE
A nonprofit group tied to influential conservatives who worked closely with President Donald Trump to elevate two Supreme Court justices is urging key states to clean up their voting rolls — a practice voting-rights groups and Democrats argue seeks to “purge” legitimate voters. The Honest Elections Project, as the group is known, is supporting a…… MORE
House Democrats are renewing their push for the Defense Department inspector general to investigate whether the White House retaliated against impeachment witness Alexander Vindman and his brother Yevgeny. Yevgeny Vindman filed a complaint last week alleging he was retaliated against after probing allegations involving national security adviser Robert O’Brien. Yevgeny Vindman, who was a National…… MORE
The President’s former fixer. A prominent evangelical couple. Allegations of blackmail and sexual indiscretions with a hotel pool attendant. It sounds like the plot of a lurid page-turner, but this story is true — and it just keeps getting stranger. On Monday, Jerry Falwell Jr., one of the country’s most prominent evangelicals and an ardent…… MORE
The House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday it would narrow its subpoena of Deutsche Bank for financial records related to President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, less than two months after the Supreme Court ruled the House can seek the records but sent the case back to the lower courts. The House and others are…… MORE
For more than a year, the story of Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse’s challenge to incumbent Democratic Rep. Richard Neal, in the state’s western 1st Congressional District, followed a familiar narrative. The 31-year-old Morse, backed by Justice Democrats and other leading progressive groups, was taking aim at Neal, 71, over his refusal to embrace “Medicare for…… MORE
A federal appeals court handed a win to a transgender former student on Wednesday in a years-long fight over restroom policies, ruling that policies segregating transgender students from their peers are unconstitutional and violate federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education. In its ruling, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals also said it was unconstitutional…… MORE
