PoliticsMarch 23, 2021Rahm Emanuel on coronavirus response: ‘Never allow a crisis to go to waste’Amid negotiations over how lawmakers should respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Rahm Emanuel has reprised his famous rally cry from his 2008 financial crash: never let a crisis go to waste.
PoliticsDecember 7, 2020VP-elect Kamala Harris' sister pushing for husband to be named attorney general: reportVice President-elect Kamala Harris’ sister participated in discussions with Democratic allies about getting her husband nominated for attorney general in the incoming Biden White House.
PoliticsDecember 3, 2020Biden to call for 100 days of masks after inaugurationPresident-elect Joe Biden said during an interview on Thursday that he plans to ask the American public to wear masks for 100 days, starting on the day he is inaugurated.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2020Ossoff says McConnell would cause 'paralysis' in Senate if Republicans win Georgia runoffsDemocratic Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff took a shot at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Sunday – saying that if Democrats don’t win control of the upper chamber of Congress than McConnell will stonewall any legislation going through the Senate.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2020Birx: 'Deeply concerned' about coronavirus spike following Thanksgiving holidayWhite House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx said on Sunday that she is “deeply concerned” about an increase in cases of the deadly contagion following the Thanksgiving holiday.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2020Loeffler blasts Warnock as 'radical,' claims Democratic win in Georgia runoff would lead US toward socialismSen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., painted her Jan. 5 runoff election against Democrat Raphael Warnock as a battle against socialism during an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
PoliticsNovember 22, 2020Larry Hogan to Trump: 'Stop golfing and concede' the electionMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan tore into President Trump on Sunday, telling the current White House resident to get off the golf course and concede to losing the election.
PoliticsNovember 22, 2020Trump campaign files appeal after Pennsylvania judge shoots down lawsuitPresident Trump’s legal team on Sunday filed an appeal to a federal judge’s ruling that struck down his campaign’s effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2020Trump and GOP continue legal challenges to election results, ask media to investigate fraud allegationsThe Trump campaign and GOP leadership on Monday continued to raise allegations of voter fraud and misconduct at the polls last week as it marches forward with its legal challenges despite facing long odds given the Electoral College tally and recent court rulings that found no evidence of widespread vote fraud.
PoliticsNovember 9, 2020Trump plans to revive campaign-style rallies as he pursues legal challenges to election resultsPresident Trump is planning to bring back his large-scale rallies that were a hallmark of his presidential run, but these will be focused on his “ongoing litigation” as he challenges the results of last week’s election.
PoliticsOctober 25, 2020Biden rips Hunter Biden email leak as 'smear campaign,' says Russia trying to spread disinformationDemocratic presidential nominee Joe Biden slammed the recent reports of his son Hunter’s overseas business dealings, calling them a “smear campaign” and arguing that the information is part of a Russian disinformation campaign.
PoliticsOctober 25, 2020Trump could remove Wray as FBI Director if reelected: sourcesReports are surfacing that President Trump will fire FBI Director Christopher Wray should he win reelection next Tuesday.
PoliticsOctober 25, 2020Susan Collins says she is voting against Coney Barrett confirmation to be 'fair and consistent'Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, took a veiled shot her party’s leadership in the Senate on Sunday when she announced that she would be voting against the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
PoliticsOctober 25, 2020Amy Coney Barrett's first case as Supreme Court justice could be one that decides presidential electionIf Barrett is confirmed to become a member of the highest bench in the country, one of the first cases she could hear as a new Supreme Court justice could decide who wins the White House.
PoliticsOctober 25, 2020Russian hackers 'can't change votes,' Trump's national security adviser saysU.S. officials said that Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, stealing data from at least two servers.
PoliticsOctober 19, 2020Trump campaign sends letter to debate commission asking for more focus on foreign policyPresident Trump’s campaign manager sent a two page letter on Monday to the Commission on Presidential Debates, asking the committee to "rethink and reissue" the topics that will be discussed during this week's upcoming presidential debate in Nashville.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2020Charlie Kirk says he's in 'a hostage situation' with Twitter after social media giant blocks his accountConservative activist Charlie Kirk blasted Twitter after the social media giant blocked the Turning Point USA founder for “violating rules against posting misleading information about voting.”
PoliticsOctober 18, 2020Trump gives offering while attending Church services in Las VegasAs the collection was being taken up, Trump reached into his back pocket a pulled out a number of $20 bills, which he later deposited into a bucket that was being passed around.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2020Whitmer tells Trump to stop focusing on her, start focusing on pandemicMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had stern words for President Trump on Sunday – telling him to stop spending so much time criticizing her and instead spend more time on fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2020Twitter removes top White House coronavirus adviser tweet claiming masks don't workTwitter removed a tweet from top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas that violated the social media platform’s policy against misleading information on the contagion after Atlas questioned the effectiveness of masks in combatting COVID-19.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2020Trump tells supporters he's 'tested totally negative' for coronavirusPresident Trump on Sunday said in a phone call to a group of supporters that he’s “tested totally negative” for the novel coronavirus, despite White House physcian, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley, releasing no new statements on the president’s health.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2020Fauci says his comments in new Trump ad 'were taken out of context' and without his permissionDr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said comments of his in a recent commercial from President Trump’s campaign were used without his permission and “taken out of context.”
PoliticsJune 28, 2020Top conservatives demand answers on reports Russia paid Taliban to kill US troopsOne of the top Republican lawmakers in the House joined on Sunday a growing list of legislators calling on the Trump administration to explain what it knew about the reports that Russian intelligence agents offered to pay bounties to Afghan militants who killed U.S. troops in the country.
PoliticsApril 23, 2020Trump, officials suggest coronavirus is weakened by sunlight and humidityPresident Trump and public health officials said on Thursday that higher temperatures and humidity as well as direct exposure to sunlight quickly kills the coronavirus, leading to hopes that the threat of the contagion could drastically recede during the summer months.
PoliticsSeptember 23, 2019Trump slams world leaders for religious freedom hypocrisy, commits $25M to the cause at UN summitPresident Trump, speaking Monday at a United Nations event on religious freedom, called out world leaders for espousing diversity and inclusion while “shunning or silencing” people of faith.
PoliticsSeptember 16, 2018Florence is going to be 'a long, frustrating recovery,' FEMA director saysFederal officials and lawmakers on Sunday said that while they are well prepared for the disaster relief efforts as the damaging winds and rains from Tropical Depression Florence continue to batter the Eastern Seaboard, the long-term impact of the storm is still yet to be determined.
LifestyleJanuary 11, 2017Looking Up: Rio’s Hillside Slums See Influx Of Tourists, Money – And Police – For World CupThe pacification campaigns and the emergence of the favela’s hostel culture have coincided almost exactly with Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the World Cup.
SportsJanuary 11, 2017World Cup 2014: The Mystery Of The Jules Rimet TrophyMore than any other piece of sports hardware, the Jules Rimet has the most turbulent and muddied history, one that encompasses petty theft, international struggles for power, secret hiding spots and a black and white border collie.
LifestyleJanuary 11, 2017Armed With A Simple Camera, Bolivar Arellano Captured The Grit And Glory Of Latinos In 1970s New York CityBolivar Arellano’s enduring photos for El Diaro are the subject of an exhibit at Columbia University, entitled "The Raging 70s: Latino New York."
PoliticsJanuary 4, 2017Nevada's changing demographics alter ground game for presidential candidatesThe growing Latino population paired with the newly vested importance of the state in presidential politics has many analysts and insiders warning candidates that if they hope to lock down Nevada they better listen to the concerns of Hispanic voters