When they left the White House, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were friends and trusted allies, forging a kindred bond after an eight-year partnership. “My family is so proud to call ourselves honorary Bidens,” Obama said, surprising his vice president by presenting him the Medal of Freedom in the closing days of their second term.…… MORE
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sought Thursday night to limit the political damage after he said in an earlier interview that the Latino community in the United States was diverse, “unlike the African American community with notable exceptions.” In three tweets, Biden said he wanted to “clarify” his remarks, which President Donald Trump’s campaign…… MORE
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders that would ban the social media app TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US in 45 days if they are not sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies. The orders, which use similar language, do not state that a certain amount of money from the sale needs…… MORE
Nearly 40,000 people were arrested illegally crossing the US-Mexico border in July, part of a steady increase in the border arrests since April, according to newly released US Customs and Border Protection data. Economic conditions in Mexico are partially to blame, the agency said. The increase comes as the Trump administration continues to swiftly remove…… MORE
The NCAA is asking the Supreme Court to freeze a lower court ruling that allows colleges to compensate athletes for educated-related expenses. A panel of judges on the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this year that the NCAA violated federal antitrust law when barring some expenditures. The ruling is set to go…… MORE
The commission tasked with planning the general election presidential debates pushed back against the Trump campaign’s request for a fourth debate earlier in the cycle on Thursday, noting that they will only back an additional meeting if both the candidates agree to the contest. The letter from the Commission on Presidential Debates released on Thursday…… MORE
Former President George W. Bush will release a book of 43 portraits of immigrants in conjunction with an exhibition on the value of American immigration at the George W. Bush Presidential Center that will feature the paintings. The book from Bush, a prolific amateur painter, will be titled “Out of Many, One” and will publish…… MORE
Georgie Lou’s Retro Candy store is one of 5 million small businesses that received an emergency loan from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. But like many mom-and-pop shops, the money is nearly out and customers haven’t returned. The downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania, store is now selling its gummy worms, Bazooka gum and Harry Potter chocolate…… MORE
In an interview on Fox News Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump said he will “probably” deliver his Republican National Convention acceptance speech “live from the White House,” prompting questions about the legality of such a decision. “I love the building. I’m there right now. I spend a lot of time here. A lot of people…… MORE
Amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran, President Donald Trump’s advisers hesitated to give him military options fearing the President might accidentally take the US to war and deliberately informed their counterparts in both countries that they did not know what the President would do next, multiple former administration officials tell me. These…… MORE
