Amid furor over his disparaging tweets and comments, they instead maintain public silence or insist that the president’s tactics reflect hard-nosed politics rather than racism.
Tim Allen
Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt
The heat wave that hit Europe last week is accelerating the melting of the island’s ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic.
Nancy Pelosi defends Baltimore, calls Jared Kushner a ‘slumlord’
The House speaker says if President Trump wants to belittle her hometown as rat-infested, then he should consult his son-in-law, whose family real estate firm owns thousands of apartments and townhomes in the Baltimore area.
North Korea launches more projectiles into sea
South Korea’s military says the North launched unidentified projectiles twice into the Sea of Japan on Friday in its third weapons tests in just over a week.
Driver in crash that killed 7 bikers was high on drugs, report says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, also reached for a beverage just before colliding with the motorcyclists on June 21 in New Hampshire.
Stocks fall as rally gives way to U.S.-China trade war worries
The markets react to President Trump’s surprise announcement of a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods from China beginning next month.
Online bidding opens for Elvis Presley items
Jewelry, clothing, contractual documents and a signed guitar are among more than 400 items available at an auction at Graceland.
Jeff Bezos and ex-wife divvy up Amazon stake after divorce
The Amazon founder and MacKenzie Bezos will each get a piece of the online shopping giant worth billions.
Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi arms sales
The president’s decision to sell the weapons in a way that bypassed congressional review infuriated lawmakers from both parties.
Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist
The president lashes out again at Rep. Elijah Cummings, the son of former sharecroppers who rose to become the powerful chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.