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Joe Biden has an advantage over President Trump in fundraising according to the numbers the campaigns released for the month of June. Biden and the Democratic Party raised $141 million, against the $131 Trump and Republicans brought in.

Politics & Government

Biden Outpaces Trump As Campaigns Report Record Fundraising

11:56pm July 01, 2020

by Brett Neely

The former vice president and the Democratic National Commmittee raised a combined $282 million in the last quarter, compared to $266 million for Trump and the Republican National Committee.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gestures toward Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, as they appear before a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve pandemic response, on Tuesday

House Follows Senate In Passing Extension Of COVID-19 Business Loans

7:37pm July 01, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the $3 trillion pandemic response package passed by Congress in March, has been extended to Aug. 8.

Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Fort Madison, Iowa, in January.

Hundreds Of Former Bush Officials Unite To Endorse Joe Biden

6:48pm July 01, 2020

by Alana Wise

Leaders of a new super PAC said they don't support Biden's full political agenda but agree with an "urgent need to restore the soul of this nation."

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris updates Alabama's residents on COVID-19's spread in March, in Montgomery, Ala.

Alabama's Top Health Officer: Without Compliance, Health Orders Can Only Go So Far

6:21pm July 01, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Alabama extended its health orders in response to the jump in coronavirus infections. But State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says officials have had trouble enforcing the orders already in place.

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"Black Lives Matter" has already been added to Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Manhattan may be next up in New York City, but President Trump has denounced a plan to have the words painted on Fifth Avenue.

Politics & Government

Trump: Painting 'Black Lives Matter' On 5th Avenue Would Be 'Symbol Of Hate'

5:18pm July 01, 2020

President Trump blasts New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to paint the words "Black Lives Matter" in front of Trump Tower. Trump said it would amount to "denigrating this luxury Avenue."

Amber England, who led the successful campaign for a ballot initiative to give 200,000 more Oklahomans health coverage, talked with supporters online this week. Voters narrowly approved the Medicaid expansion measure Tuesday, despite opposition by the sta

Oklahoma Votes For Medicaid Expansion Over Objections Of Republican State Leaders

5:05pm July 01, 2020

by Jackie Fortier

A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.

The Bernie Beck Gate at Fort Hood, Texas. An effort to remove Confederate names from military bases has broad bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, but President Trump is vowing to veto the defense bill if the provision stays in.

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Trump Vows To Veto Defense Bill If It Removes Confederate Names From Military Bases

5:00pm July 01, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

An effort to remove Confederate names from military bases has broad bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. President Trump is vowing to veto the defense bill if the provision stays in.

Lauren Boebert, a restaurant owner in Colorado, will now be the Republican nominee in Colorado's 3rd District. She ousted five-term Congressman Scott Tipton on Tuesday night.

Politics & Government

GOP Candidates Open To QAnon Conspiracy Theory Advance In Congressional Races

4:58pm July 01, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Several candidates supportive of the fringe conspiracy theory, including Colorado's Lauren Boebert, have won Republican primaries for congressional seats.

President Trump, here last week at the White House, insists he wasn't briefed on reports of Russian bounties on coalition forces in Afghanistan because the intelligence community didn't find them credible.

Politics & Government

Trump Calls Bounty Report A 'Hoax' Despite Administration's Briefing Of Congress

4:39pm July 01, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

The president dismisses the allegation as politically motivated. The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to receive a briefing on the matter Wednesday.

Protesters stand across from Seattle officers early Wednesday in a road in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone. Police started taking down demonstrators' tents in the protest zone after Seattle's mayor ordered it to be cleared.

Seattle Police Clear Capitol Hill Protest Zone After Mayor Issues Emergency Order

3:46pm July 01, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she supports the Black Lives Matter movement "but enough is enough."