VP debate ends with poignant question from 8th grader on uniting a divided nation
The final question of the 2020 vice presidential debate was from a Utah middle school student who asked how the candidates plan to unite a sharply divided nation in crisis.
Trump says remaining US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’
President Donald Trump said that the United States should have its remaining troops serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas.
Marine general tests positive for COVID-19 after Pentagon meeting
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Gary Thomas tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the service announced.
US officials defend integrity of 2020 election
Senior national security officials are providing fresh assurances about the integrity of the November elections in a video message.
After Trump tests positive for coronavirus, test results roll in from White House
A slew of coronavirus test results were rolling in from the Trump administration after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive.
DC government unable to connect with White House on COVID-19 outbreak
Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that has infected President Donald Trump and several senior staff members.
20,000 chairs placed outside White House to honor Americans killed by COVID-19
20,000 chairs were lined up on the Ellipse outside of the White House Sunday, each representing 10 Americans killed by the coronavirus, in a solemn reminder of those who have lost their lives amid the pandemic.
It’s a boy! National Zoo reveals gender of newest panda cub
The wait is over – it's a boy!
One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges in addition to COVID-19 diagnosis
His reelection campaign now enters the final month grappling with deficits in the polls, a shortage of cash and a candidate who is at least temporarily sidelined.
SCOTUS to open new term, Barrett confirmation pending
Barrett's confirmation would cement a 6-3 conservative majority and diminish Chief Justice John Roberts' ability to moderate the court's decisions.
VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused: report
The vice president, who had taken over the Trump administration’s response to the growing pandemic, called Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC’s director, and told him to use the agency’s special legal authority in a pandemic anyway.
Senate cancels work until Oct. 19 as lawmakers contract virus
Senate Republicans have canceled legislative work until Oct. 19 as the coronavirus sweeps through their ranks and lawmakers increasingly call for comprehensive testing on Capitol Hill.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel received positive coronavirus test Wednesday, spokesman says
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is recovering in her Michigan home after learning Wednesday she tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokesman told Fox News.
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner test negative for coronavirus, source says
President Trump’s eldest daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump and her husband, White House adviser Jared Kushner, tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday, after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Trump pledges to overturn Navy SEAL gender-neutral ethos, calls it 'ridiculous'
Words such as “man” and “brotherhood” were replaced with gender-neutral phrases such as “warrior” and “group of maritime warriors.”
Diagnosis brings Trump's pandemic response back to forefront of campaign, FOX's Chris Wallace says
President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis is sure to have an impact on the final month of the presidential campaign, but FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace, who hosted this week’s debate, says it may be too early to say exactly what that will be.
Pompeo tests negative for coronavirus, wishes Trump and first lady a 'speedy recovery'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo early Friday morning said he has tested negative for coronavirus hours after President Trump announced he and the first lady have the virus.
Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, NY Times reports
President Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, and $750 in federal income taxes in 2017, records obtained by the New York Times show. In most of the 15 years before that, he paid no federal income taxes, mostly because he lost a lot more money than he made, the Times reported.
‘I am truly humbled by the prospect’: Amy Coney Barrett accepts Supreme Court nomination
Amy Coney Barrett gave remarks and officially accepted the nomination to fill the vacant Supreme Court Justice seat left behind after the death of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.