Trump freezes Venezuela government assets in escalation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration froze all Venezuelan government assets Monday in a dramatic escalation of tensions with socialist leader Nicolás Maduro, who hasRead More
Obama: Americans must not let racist views become normalized
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama said Monday, in his first public statement since a pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, thatRead More
Judge sentences man who sent pipe bombs to Dems to 20 years
NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida amateur body builder who admitted sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN was sentenced to 20 years inRead More
2020 Democrats lay blame on Trump’s rhetoric for shootings
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates sought to lay blame Sunday on President Donald Trump following a pair of mass shootings in Ohio andRead More
Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump on Monday called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshedRead More
Democrats demand McConnell convene Senate to pass background checks after mass shootings
(CNN) — As the nation reeled Sunday morning from news of a second mass shooting in the span of 13 hours, Democratic lawmakers began demandingRead More
El Paso shooting offers O’Rourke a real-time political test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O’Rourke, his once-soaring presidential prospects in swift decline, returned to El Paso, Texas, to try to help cope with the shootingRead More
Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours afterRead More
Aide: Sen Mitch McConnell trips, breaks shoulder in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recuperating at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday,Read More
Democrats tussle over health care at Nevada labor forum
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates’ tussle over health care reform continued Saturday as they pitched themselves to Nevada union members, with former ViceRead More