Trump denies suggesting adding his face to Mount Rushmore, but calls it 'a good idea'

The New York Times reported on Saturday that in 2019, a White House aide asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's office about how a president could get added to the famed mountain sculpture.

Biden walks back African American 'diversity' remarks, lauds community's 'diversity of thought'

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attempted late Thursday to walk back remarks he made favorably comparing the diversity of the Latino community to that of the Black community.

Biden says border wall construction will stop if he’s elected president

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.

Gov. Abbott urges Texans to get flu shot as early as possible this season

Gov. Greg Abbott was in Dallas Thursday to discuss preparations for the upcoming flu season, which he said will pose a new challenge for hospitals.

Kobe Bryant to be honored at 2020 Oscars

Hollywood will honor Kobe Bryant during the Academy Awards, which take place two weeks after his sudden and tragic death. 

LeBron James says NBA won't be 'sad' about losing Trump as a viewer

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Wednesday said he doesn't think the NBA will miss President Trump as a viewer after the president recently declared his lack of interest in the league because of players kneeling for the national anthem.

Don't profit off Vanessa Guillen's murder, family pleads

After seeing merchandise sold in Vanessa Guillen's name, her family is pleading for people to stop profiting from Vanessa's death.

Trump considering giving convention speech from White House

President Donald Trump says he's considering delivering his Republican convention speech from the White House.

Biden on cognitive test: 'Why the hell would I take a test?'

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pushing back at Republican assertions that he should take a cognitive test to disprove President Donald Trump’s claim that Biden isn’t fit for the Oval Office.

Neil Young sues Trump campaign, deriding use of famous tunes

The Grammy-award winning Canadian-born musician filed the lawsuit through his lawyers in Manhattan federal court, seeking up to $150,000 in statutory damages for each infringement.

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.

Biden won't go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination

The move is the latest example of the pandemic’s sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns.

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.

Egyptian officials refute claim by Elon Musk that ‘Aliens built the pyramids obv’

Egypt’s minister of international cooperation invited Elon Musk to visit the site of the ancient pyramids to see for himself that aliens did not, in fact, build them.

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.