Pa. lawmakers ask Trump’s postmaster to return sorting machines

President Donald Trump's postmaster general was asked to immediately return sorting machines that were removed by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and 10 of Pennsylvania’s members of Congress on Tuesday, as union officials say the machines' removal has contributed to a slowdown in mail delivery.

Protesters shift focus to Portland's mayor amid rising tensions

Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, shifted their focus to the city’s mayor, and police declared a riot as people broke windows, vandalized a business and set a fire inside the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler lives.

Court blocks release of Trump's tax records until appeal is heard

A federal appeals court has blocked the release of President Donald Trump's tax records to the Manhattan District Attorney while an appeal is heard.

Joe Biden hits campaign trail, blames Trump for inciting unrest

Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that’s sparking it.

Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won't order dismissal

The decision keeps the matter at least temporarily alive and rejects efforts by both Flynn's lawyers and the Justice Department to force the prosecution to be dropped without any further inquiry from the judge, who has months declined to dismiss it.

Residents worry about help in aftermath of Hurricane Laura

So far 18 deaths in Texas and Louisiana have been attributed to the storm; more than half of those people were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators.

Gov. Wolf hints he will extend Pennsylvania eviction moratorium

Gov. Tom Wolf is hinting that he'll reverse himself and extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions beyond August.

'Don't need that right now,' Wisconsin lieutenant governor says of planned Pres. Trump visit to Kenosha

President Trump has throughout the summer cast American cities as under siege by violence and lawlessness, despite the fact that most of the protests demonstrating against racial injustice have been largely peaceful.

President Trump to visit Kenosha, plans to meet with law enforcement, survey damage

President Donald Trump will visit Kenosha on Tuesday, Sept. 1 to meet with law enforcement and survey the damage left by unrest in the wake of the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, a White House staffer said Saturday.

NJ gas tax going up more than 9 cents starting in October

New Jersey’s gas tax is going up 9.3 cents a gallon, a roughly 22% increase, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Friday.

Day after Alice Johnson's RNC speech, Trump grants her full pardon

Trump on Friday pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had spent more than two decades serving life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense.

Key takeaways from the Republican National Convention

President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention.

Gov. Wolf, Republicans at odds over Pennsylvania election law

Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remained at odds Thursday over how to update Pennsylvania’s voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November’s presidential election in the battleground state, even as Philadelphia moved ahead with an ambitious election plan.

1st Black woman confirmed to be justice on New Jersey high court

The nomination of the first Black woman to sit on New Jersey’s Supreme Court was confirmed Thursday by the state Senate.

Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution: “I alone can fix it.”

‘By the grace of God and compassion of Trump’: Alice Johnson, whose drug sentence was commuted, speaks at RNC

Alice Johnson said Thursday during the Republican National Convention that she “hollered hallelujah” after Trump signed the First Step Act, which she said “brought joy, hope and freedom to thousands of well-deserving people.”