Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump's Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say  —  The former deputy attorney general maneuvered to keep investigators from completing an inquiry into whether the president's personal and financial links to Russia posed a national security threat.

One Person Dead in Portland After Clashes Between Trump Supporters and Protesters  —  One person was shot and killed late Saturday.  A caravan of supporters of President Trump had driven into downtown Portland.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was shot and killed Saturday as a large group …

Trump's favorability and perceptions of COVID-19 response stagnate post-convention: POLL  —  Trump's favorability didn't improve, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.  —  President Donald Trump's efforts to build his appeal and define his opponent at the Republican National Convention …

FDA head says he is willing to fast-track Covid-19 vaccine  —  Stephen Hahn insists he will not rush process to help Donald Trump's election chances  —  The head of the US Food and Drug Administration has said he is willing to bypass the normal approval process to authorise a Covid-19 vaccine …

DHS Chief Says He Was Unaware Naturalization Ceremony Would Be Aired At RNC  —  The video raised concerns that Donald Trump and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf used the event to further the president's reelection chances.  —  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf claimed Sunday …

WATCH NOW: Kenosha speaker strays from message at rally  —  KENOSHA - A peaceful march and rally took place in Kenosha on Saturday asking for justice for Jacob Blake, who was shot on Sunday.  —  Most of the speakers talked about justice peacefully.  But near the end of the rally …

Breonna Taylor's Life Was Changing.  Then the Police Came to Her Door.  —  An ex-boyfriend's run-ins with the law entangled her even as she tried to move on.  Interviews, documents and jailhouse recordings help explain how she landed in the middle of a deadly drug raid.

Confessions of a voter fraud: I was a master at fixing mail-in ballots  —  A top Democratic operative says voter fraud, especially with mail-in ballots, is no myth.  And he knows this because he's been doing it, on a grand scale, for decades.  —  Mail-in ballots have become the latest flashpoint in the 2020 elections.

My Statement on the ODNI's Decision to End Election Interference Briefings  —  This is not how democracy works.  But it is how American national security and sovereignty are violated.  —  The tools of our government are meant to defend the American people and our system of governance against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

I Was a U.S. Diplomat.  Customs and Border Protection Only Cared That I Was Black.  —  On Nov. 19, 2018, I was driving from my home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the border to El Paso, Texas, when a Customs and Border Protection agent in his booth looked at my car, looked at me …

Kennedy scrambles to close gap in Massachusetts  —  BOSTON — Just two years ago, Joe Kennedy's star was so bright that he was asked to deliver the Democratic Party's response to Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.  Now, if he can't turn things around before Tuesday's Massachusetts Senate primary, he'll be out of politics.

8 juicy details from the new Melania Trump tell-all book  —  First lady Melania Trump's former senior adviser and close friend has written a tell-all book that describes the first lady as someone who can't be trusted and who often competed for influence in the White House with Ivanka Trump.

NYT: Biden to condemn violence and link “chaos” to Trump on visit  —  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is set to travel to an undisclosed location on Monday to “condemn violence, and to note that chaos has unfolded” on President Trump's watch, the New York Times reports.