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.

Trump's demand for US cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented

Microsoft is in talks to buy parts of TikTok, a forced sale after Trump threatened to ban the Chinese-owned video app, which claims 100 million U.S. users and hundreds of millions globally.

DA seeks president's taxes as part of investigation into Trump Organization

A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Donald Trump's tax returns told a judge that he was justified in demanding them, citing public reports of "extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization."

Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit

Nevada joins seven states that plan to automatically send voters mail ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, including California and Vermont, which moved earlier this summer to adopt automatic mail ballot policies.

FACT CHECK: Trump’s view of flawed voting is baseless

President Donald Trump's apocalyptic views of voting by mail are baseless, according to research into election fraud and the record.

Trump announces government 'must' again seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber

President Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. government "must" again pursue the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, after a federal appeals court Friday threw out the death sentence because the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases.

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.

Trump says US 'may be banning' China-owned video app TikTok

“We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We may be banning TikTok.”

Despite coronavirus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail

For many, historical skepticism of a system that tried to keep Black people from the polls and worries that a mailed ballot won't get counted outweigh the prospect of long lines and health dangers from a virus that's disproportionately affected communities of color. Ironically, suspicion of mail-in voting aligns with the views of President Donald Trump, whom many Black voters want out of office.

Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

President Donald Trump is facing a rare rebuke from the Republican Party for floating the possibility of delaying the November election.

Trump tells voters who live in suburbs they ‘will no longer be bothered’ by low-income housing

President Trump told suburban voters in a tweet on Wednesday they will “no longer be bothered or financially hurt” by having low-income housing in their neighborhood after his administration revoked an Obama-era housing rule.

World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

As the world case count neared the 15 million mark, with more than 617,000 killed, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has continued to see large outbreaks.

Pelosi calls coronavirus the 'Trump virus' following revived White House task force briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reignited her war of words with President Trump on Tuesday, calling the coronavirus the "Trump virus" in an effort to blame the ongoing pandemic on the president's response.

Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

This week, the social network applied labels to posts by President Donald Trump and by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, among others.

Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I wish her well'

In a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump commented on Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on federal charges for allegedly facilitating sexual abuse of minors.

'They have an impact': Trump urges Americans to wear masks during coronavirus briefing

President Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus on Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to “get worse before it gets better.”