Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s vulgar insult has broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor.
Katherine Lee
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Politics drive views of federal response to 2 different Oregon standoffs
State leaders, protesters and anti-government groups have given different reactions to the way U.S. officials have responded to chaotic protests in liberal Portland, Oregon, and a 2016 armed standoff by states’ rights supporters.
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Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from policing protests
Chicago activist groups argue in a lawsuit filed Thursday that that the surge of federal agents will inhibit residents’ ability to hold demonstrations.
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Three in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks, poll finds
The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the outbreak.
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Taylor Swift will release surprise album ‘Folklore’ Friday
The pop star made the surprise announcement Thursday on Instagram.
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Owner of Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Ascena Retail Group Inc., which operates nearly 3,000 stores mostly at malls, had been dragged down by debt and weak sales for years.
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Poll finds very few Americans want to see full school reopenings
The findings are a sharp contrast to the picture that President Donald Trump paints as he pressures schools to reopen.
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FBI links men’s rights lawyer to N.J., California killings
Federal investigators have unspecified evidence linking the killing of a lawyer in California to Roy Den Hollander, a suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey.
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House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
The Pentagon, states, cities and NASCAR also have taken steps to ban, remove or replace symbols of the Confederacy.
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World virus cases top 15 million as U.S. labs buckle amid testing surge
Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response