Kurtis Lee

Trump’s first foreign policy pop quiz goes badly (as they often do)

August 19, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.

In something of a campaign tradition, Donald Trump was quizzed Thursday on his knowledge of terrorist leaders and other figures around the world, and the Republican front-runner showed he needs...

Patrisse Cullors speaks at a rally last year calling for civilian oversight of a proposed rebuilding of Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles.

Black Lives Matter forces campaigns to toss their strategies on black voters

June 22, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Democrats have never been more confident that their chances of hanging onto the White House hinge on black voters, who tipped key states toward President Obama -- but they have...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally and picnic July 25, 2015, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

New poll shows Donald Trump running strong in Iowa, New Hampshire

June 20, 2019 at 2:59 a.m.

Donald Trump, the provocative reality television star who for much of the last month has upended the 2016 Republican primary, is still doing well in polls in a pair of...

An opponent of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a march in Caracas to mark International Women's Day.

U.S. announces sanctions against Venezuelan officials

June 22, 2019 at 4:45 p.m.

The Obama administration on Monday imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials for alleged human rights violations, calling the country's actions a threat to national security.The sanctions target "Venezuelan officials past...

Cleveland officers on leave after killing boy, 12, who had fake gun

June 22, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

A pair of Cleveland police officers have been placed on administrative leave after shooting and killing a 12 year-old boy who was holding a fake gun. Officers responded to a...

New signs and fences are put in front of the White House, September 25, 2014 in Washington, DC.

White House defends Secret Service after report on 2011 shooting

June 20, 2019 at 10:34 a.m.

The White House defended the Secret Service on Sunday in the wake of a newspaper investigation that details how the agency fumbled its response to a gunman firing upon the...

In Colorado, Sen. Mark Udall apologizes for invoking slain U.S. journalists

June 23, 2019 at 4:30 a.m.

Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) on Monday apologized for invoking the names of two American journalists who were recently beheaded by Islamic State militants as he argued in a debate over...

Rick Perry Twitter account touts D.A. as ‘most drunk Democrat in Texas’

June 20, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry deleted a post from his Twitter account Sunday that highlighted the drunken driving arrest of Travis County Dist. Atty. Rosemary Lehmberg, who figures in the saga...

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