A New York Times report said President Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and the same amount in 2017, and no taxes at all in several previous years. The newspaper said it had obtained tax-return data for Trump and his businesses covering much of the last two decades.
With little chance to derail the president’s nominee, Democrats try to make her potential action against the Affordable Care Act an election issue.
Her role as a speaker at the training program for Christian law students drew scrutiny when Trump nominated her to be a federal appellate judge, and it may do so again now.
The Postal Service has issued new operating instructions to prioritize election mail, the Justice Department says.
The president’s plan for reelection is to find more of them, as a majority of women have sided with former vice president Joe Biden.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden, awash in campaign money, is spending freely in contested states and pressing his advantage among targeted groups.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found interest in the election has climbed to near-record levels, with nearly 6 in 10 registered voters saying they are following the election “very closely.”
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The “Blue Homeland” doctrine is stirring Mediterranean tensions with Greece.
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