Enraged and rattled by the political brawl over military mourning, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly returned this week to the one place he could go clear his head — Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, some of the saddest ground in America. There, amid the memorials to the […]
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A timeline of Trump’s battle with the courts to keep his travel ban alive
Since his first week in office, President Donald Trump has tried to put in place extensive restrictions on who can come into the country, fulfilling a campaign promise to implement “extreme vetting” or a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” “I got elected on defense of […]
Families of the fallen share personal stories of past presidents reaching out
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 […]
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 […]