Kneeling during the national anthem is a hot topic in pro sports again as America gets set to celebrate a pandemic-clouded Fourth of July holiday.
Julia McCue
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Mainers shatter record for absentee ballots in a primary
This election year voters can request absentee ballots up until Election Day.
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The Latest: Girlfriend of Trump’s son tests positive before event at Mount Rushmore
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign fundraiser who is dating Donald Trump Jr., tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, before the president’s Independence Day celebration Friday night at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, a person familiar with the situation […]
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Supreme Court denies Congress immediate access to grand jury testimony in Mueller investigation
The delay is a victory for Trump, who also is mounting a Supreme Court fight against congressional efforts to obtain his banking and other financial records.
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Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in U.S. polling
The recent shifts in public opinion stand out when compared with years of survey research conducted following similar slayings of Black people by police.
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Biden edges out Trump, raising $141 million in June
Meanwhile, the president’s campaign and the Republican National Committee raised a combined $131 million in June.
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U.S. unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway
The jobs report is based on data gathered in the second week of June, which helps explain why the figures reflect an improving trend.
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The Latest: Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely […]
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Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law
Police said nine people were arrested under the law, including a man with a Hong Kong independence flag and a woman holding a sign displaying the British flag.
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Trump vows to veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names
The annual funding measure has passed every year for almost six decades and typically enjoys veto-proof support.