Jerry Sheridan's lead over Joe Arpaio grows in GOP primary for Maricopa County Sheriff
If Arpaio loses the primary, it will mark his third electoral defeat in recent years, including his reelection defeat in 2016.
Trump signs executive order banning TikTok and WeChat ‘transactions’ in 45 days
President Donald Trump broadly prohibited unspecified “transactions” with the Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat via executive order Thursday.
Republicans aiding Kanye West's bid to get on ballot in several states ahead of 2020 election
Kanye West’s unlikely White House bid is getting help qualifying for presidential ballots in key states from Republicans around the country, fueling suspicions he’s being pushed to run by allies of President Donald Trump.
NY sues the NRA to put it out of business
New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business
Twitter announces new labels for government and state-affiliated media accounts
The new labels will be applied to accounts of key government officials and those that belong to state-affiliated media entities, Twitter said on Aug. 6.
President Trump, Mitch McConnell huddle with coronavirus talks at risk of collapse
After more than a week's worth of meetings, at least some clarity is coming to bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill.
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
Facebook removes video of Trump saying children are ‘virtually immune’ to coronavirus, Twitter follows suit
Facebook removed a video posted by President Donald Trump for promoting false and misleading information about the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday.
Arizona lauded by Trump as success of coronavirus ‘embers’ strategy
President Donald Trump is set to host Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at the White House on August 5, as he points to the state as a model for the nation for addressing “embers” of the coronavirus.
For GOP Maricopa County Sheriff primary, a close race between Joe Arpaio and Jerry Sheridan
The GOP Primary for the Maricopa County Sheriff position has turned out to be a close race between former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who wants another chance at the seat, and his former right-hand man, Jerry Sheridan.
Iowa governor signs order restoring felon voting rights
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order granting convicted felons the right to vote, ending Iowa’s place as the only remaining state to broadly deny voting rights to felons.
Trump considering giving convention speech from White House
President Donald Trump says he's considering delivering his Republican convention speech from the White House.
Biden on cognitive test: 'Why the hell would I take a test?'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pushing back at Republican assertions that he should take a cognitive test to disprove President Donald Trump’s claim that Biden isn’t fit for the Oval Office.
US officials dispute Trump's claim that Beirut blast was attack
U.S. officials say there is no indication that a massive explosion in Lebanon that killed at least 100 people was an attack.
Biden won't go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination
The move is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns.
McSally proposes 7 debates as Arizona Senate race heats up
McSally proposed an unusually large number of debates for a sitting senator with the bully-pulpit advantages of incumbency, but she must overcome a fundraising and polling deficit in a race that will help determine control of the U.S. Senate. Several other vulnerable GOP senators from other states have similarly proposed large numbers of debates.
Trump sues Nevada over mail-in voting, one day after encouraging Floridians to vote by mail
In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice — and while his campaign and the GOP challenge Nevada over its new vote-by-mail law.
Protest leader Cori Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri
Bush, a onetime homeless woman, led protests following a white officer’s fatal shooting of a Black teen in Ferguson.
McSally, Kelly to face off in November general election
Polls have closed in Arizona’s primary election as voters turned out in high numbers to choose candidates in various Arizona primary elections.
Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation
The latest negotiating session on a coronavirus relief bill has wrapped with modest concessions being made by both sides.