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President Donald Trump speak to members of the media regarding the on going situation in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminister, N.J. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

??Critics hit Trump for condemning Charlottesville violence without mentioning white supremacists

August 22, 2019 at 12:28 a.m.

Civil rights groups, politicians and activists fired off criticism at President Trump on Saturday after he condemned violence in Charlottesville, Va., that left one person dead and dozens injured but...

‘We are not thugs’: Black police chiefs push back on Trump’s call to be ‘rough’ with suspects

August 22, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Days after police widely criticized President Trump for telling officers to be "rough" with people taken into custody, leaders of a prominent black policing group met with Atty. Gen. Jeff...

A special prosecutor on Wednesday dropped any charges against Brian Encinia, the officer who controversially arrested Sandra Bland before she died in a Texas jail in 2015.

Charge dropped against trooper who arrested Sandra Bland before she died in Texas jail

August 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

A charge has been dropped against the only official to face criminal indictment related to the arrest of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was found hanged in her Texas...

Candles bearing photos of two stabbing victims sit at a memorial in Portland. A photo of Ricky Best, 53, is on the left, and that of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, 23, is on the right.

As Portland train attack victim died, a man stole his wedding ring, police say

August 21, 2019 at 11:36 p.m.

Many Portlanders thought little could shock them more than the fatal stabbing of two men on a train for defending teens against anti-Muslim and racist taunts. But after last week's...

Joey Gibson, a self-described "Libertarian and a Christian" who is organizing the Portland rally, speaks during a rally in Berkeley, Calif. in April 2017.

Portland braces for violence at rally days after white supremacist charged in train stabbings

August 21, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

For decades, Portland has basked in its reputation for protest. But few people here are looking forward to a pro-Trump rally Sunday that's expected to draw a wide swath of...

Trump is encouraging pastors to push politics. Here’s how that’s gotten them in trouble before.

August 21, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

Up for Senate reelection more than 60 years ago, Lyndon B. Johnson became gripped by fear that nonprofits were pumping large sums of cash into efforts to elect his opponent,...

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO - FEBRUARY 22: Volunteers from a local monument company help to reset vandalized headstones at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery on February 22, 2017 in University City, Missouri. Since the beginning of the year, there has been a nationwide spike in incidents including bomb threats at Jewish community centers and reports of anti-semitic graffiti. (Photo: Michael Thomas/ Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Anti-Semitic incidents have reached levels unseen in recent years, Anti-Defamation League report says

August 21, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. skyrocketed by 86% in the first three months of the year, according to a new report released Monday by a prominent Jewish...

Demonstrators protest outside the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 16, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.

Hawaii judge rejects Trump administration request to revise ruling against travel ban

August 21, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.

The Hawaii judge who brought a national halt to President Trump's new travel ban last week has rejected the government's request to limit his ruling. In a short filing in...

Delia Anderson, 77, has voted in every election since she was eligible until the most recent election after she could not locate her identification in her home, where she was photographed.

Did voter ID laws hurt election turnout? Look at Milwaukee

August 21, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

Starting with John F. Kennedy's victory over Richard Nixon in 1960, Delia Anderson had voted in 14 straight presidential elections. She had cast her ballot at the same polling place...

Muslim woman fabricated report of Trump supporters threatening her on NYC subway: police

August 21, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

A young Muslim woman in New York who said she was threatened on a subway train by Donald Trump supporters made the story up, according to police. New York police...

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