As President Donald Trump faces criticism over his comments to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, the families of the fallen say their conversations with past American presidents attempting to offer condolences sometimes drew their grief into sharp relief. Trump called Myeshia Johnson Tuesday in an effort to console […]
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The Note: Will Obama stay above the fray amid Trump’s patriotism challenge?
The TAKE with Rick Klein It’s quite a moment for a return to the spotlight – and it’s not clear who’s most eager to see him there. President Barack Obama’s post-presidential political re-emergence, with events in both New Jersey and Virginia today, happens to coincide with a moment where his […]
Alabama seeks to proceed with execution Thursday
Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it execute an inmate convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago. The attorney general’s office plans to ask justices to lift a stay blocking Thursday’s scheduled execution of 40-year-old Torrey Twane McNabb. McNabb was convicted in the 1997 shooting […]
Florida man set to plead guilty to threatening mosque
Court records show a Florida man is scheduled to plead guilty to recording threatening phone messages at a mosque. A Miami federal judge set a change-of-plea hearing Thursday for 35-year-old Gerald Sloane Wallace, who was indicted by a grand jury in June on a charge of making an interstate communication […]
Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma police officer in 4th murder trial
A white former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the off-duty fatal shooting of his daughter’s black boyfriend after jurors in three previous trials couldn’t decide whether to find him guilty of murder. Jurors deliberated about six hours Wednesday night before finding ex-Tulsa officer Shannon Kepler, 57, […]
Olympic gymnast describes years of alleged abuse by team doctor
Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney shared the story of her alleged sexual assault at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar in an emotional statement on Twitter late Tuesday night. Maroney said she was inspired by the #metoo movement on social media, which has encouraged victims to share […]
Obama returns to campaign trail for Dems in governor’s races
Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia as they gear up for next month’s elections. Thursday’s events mark the first time the former president is stepping back into the political spotlight since leaving the White House. […]
Government lawyers ask judge to toss lawsuit over Trump’s businesses
Government attorneys on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution every time a foreign government patronizes a Trump property. The government attorneys were responding to a lawsuit filed this year by representatives of hotels and restaurants who […]
Trump didn’t know fallen soldier’s name, kept calling him ‘your guy’: Congresswoman
Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., adamantly stood by her characterization of President Donald Trump’s phone call with the widow of a fallen soldier in an interview with ABC News today, calling his words “terrible” and adding that the president didn’t even know the man’s name. Wilson said she was with Myeshia […]
Russian internet trolls sought to co-opt unwitting American activists
From their desks in St. Petersburg, Russian internet trolls at a company with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to co-opt American civil rights activists and use them to stoke racial tensions and stir political unrest, authorities said. Congressional investigators tell ABC News that two online groups — BlackMattersUS […]