(Headline USA) Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday in a case that could have broad implications for the November elections.
Reversing a lower court judge's decision that gave Florida felons the right to...
(Associated Press) The U.S. budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3 trillion for the first 11 months of this budget year, the Treasury Department said Friday.
The ocean of red ink is a product of the government's massive spending to try to cushion the impact of a coronavirus-fueled recession that...
(Headline USA) Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish state into the Middle East.
Trump announced the agreement on Friday, following a three-way phone call...
(Headline USA) Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is launching a run for governor despite facing two high-profile allegations of sexual assault he has strenuously denied.
Fairfax is set to hold campaign kickoff events this weekend, joining a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls looking for their party's nomination to run for...
(Headline USA) A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas.
A push by the state’s Democrats and some voters to allow mail balloting --- using the excuse to increase safety during the COVID-19 pandemic --- had been upheld by a federal district judge.
But a divided three-judge...
(Headline USA) It's high season for books that pick apart Donald Trump's presidency, and Rachel Maddow is a big beneficiary.
MSNBC's prime-time personality reached the second-biggest audience of her career when 5 million viewers tuned in for her Tuesday interview with convicted perjurer Michael Cohen about his new book, “Disloyal: A Memoir:...
(Headline USA) After months of bickering, accusations and apologies, Nebraska Democrats again named their candidate for U.S. Senate Thursday, and to no one’s surprise, he isn't the Democrat on the ballot.
Omaha activist and professor Preston Love Jr. is the Democrats' third choice to compete against Omaha baker and fellow Democrat...
(Headline USA) For nearly a decade, Michael Cohen was at odds with Rosie O’Donnell in part because his boss — President Donald Trump — was engaged in a long feud with the comedian and talk-show host.
On Monday, Cohen is launching a podcast, titled “Mea Culpa,” with O’Donnell as his first...
(Headline USA) The National Football League returned Thursday night, and while it wasn't quite the social justice spectacle many expected, there were still symbols and expressions of protest.
The Kansas City Chiefs lined up along the goal line about 30 minutes before kickoff and watched Alicia Keyes perform “Lift Every...
(Courthouse News Service) A California judge on Thursday ordered a megachurch to stop holding indoor worship services in the ongoing legal battle between Los Angeles County health officials and church officials who refuse to follow health orders meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The Grace Community Church of the...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump focused his attention on his Democrat rival at a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday.
But issues related to the coronavirus followed him as he faced new pushback from leftist local officials worried about the growing size of his rallies and his campaign's repeated flouting of public health...
(Headline USA) Joe Biden has said he’d “beat the hell out of” President Donald Trump over his comments about women if they were in high school.
But on the debate stage, as opponents for the presidency, it’s a different story.
When Biden and Trump meet in their first presidential debate later this...