Republican senators are increasingly concerned over the state of stimulus negotiations on Capitol Hill. They’re frustrated over how long it is taking to reach an agreement and fearful that a deal may not come together at all as the country remains in crisis. With the Senate majority on the line in the fall, GOP senators…… MORE
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign called for an additional presidential debate in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates on Wednesday. Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York who represents the Trump campaign on debate issues, wrote in the letter that the current debate schedule is an “outdated dinosaur and not reflective of voting…… MORE
A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a lower court order that required increased Covid-related safety measures in an Orange County, California, jail while the appeals process plays out. The vote was 5-4 and the four liberals on the court dissented. The order marks the latest example of the justices ruling against plaintiffs seeking relief…… MORE
A new ad from President Donald Trump’s campaign deceptively alters a photo of former Vice President Joe Biden campaigning outdoors in Iowa to make it seem as if Biden is “hiding” in his Delaware basement. The ad also uses two other images in misleading ways: one of Biden at an Iowa house party and one…… MORE
The Trump administration has approved the first-ever deal for an American firm to develop and modernize oil fields in northeast Syria under control of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The secretive contract, which has been in the works for more than a year and was signed in Syria last month, is expected to produce…… MORE
A new report from the US State Department accuses Russia of conducting a sophisticated disinformation and propaganda campaign that uses a variety of approaches including Kremlin-aligned news sites to promote their agenda. Wednesday’s report focuses in particular on the Russian government’s use of this network to push disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic as it spread…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee bested presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his party’s national committee’s fundraising haul in July, but the money gap between the two camps has essentially closed. Trump’s campaign and the RNC announced on Wednesday night that their joint fundraising committees raised more than $165 million in…… MORE
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is prepared to take executive action on eviction protection and extending enhanced unemployment benefits if Congress isn’t close to a coronavirus recovery package by Friday. Speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room,” Meadows explained, “What I am saying is by…… MORE
Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, his office said in a statement, making him the third congressman over the last week to report having the virus. Davis said in a statement that a higher than usual temperature reading Wednesday prompted him to get tested, which resulted in a positive diagnosis.…… MORE
President Donald Trump ended his Wednesday much like he began it, by repeating falsehood after falsehood. During a morning interview on Fox News, Trump made at least 20 false claims. In a briefing hours later, he continued the trend, repeating several false statements on the coronavirus and voting by mail. He continued to say that…… MORE
