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Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Former special counsel Robert Mueller sharply defended his Russia probe, writing in a newspaper opinion piece Saturday that it was of “paramount importance” and asserting that Trump ally Roger Stone, “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so" despite the president's decision to commute his prison sentence.

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Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington on Saturday. “When you're in a hospital, especially ... I think it's expected to wear a mask.”

‘Sleepy Joe?' Trump struggles to stick a label to ‘Teflon Biden’

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been surprisingly hard to caricature — even for President Trump — in part because he’s largely stayed in his Delaware home due to the coronavirus outbreak while Trump has struggled to respond to the twin crises of the pandemic and racial justice protests.

Romney says Trump’s move to commute sentence of Roger Stone is ‘unprecedented, historic corruption'

Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and current Republican senator from Utah, criticized President Trump's move to commute Roger Stone's sentence Saturday.

Trump threatens schools and blasts CDC guidelines in an effort to reopen

President Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold funding for schools that do not reopen in the fall and assailed the CDC guidelines for returning to the classroom as “very tough & expensive” — a condemnation that prompted Vice President Mike Pence to announce the CDC would soon change them.

Supreme Court lets employers opt out of birth control coverage
The justices upheld regulations from the Trump administration that allowed employers with religious objections to decline to provide contraception coverage.

Elizabeth Warren tiptoes into Markey-Kennedy primary fight
Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed her colleague Ed Markey in his primary race against Representative Joe Kennedy III more than a year ago. And that was about it, until last week.

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Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks

President Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate

President Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s sentence

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Joe Biden proposes $700 billion ‘Buy American’ campaign

Launching an economic pitch expected to anchor his fall presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Joe Biden is proposing using the federal government’s regulatory and spending power to bolster U.S. manufacturing and technology firms.

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks after his early release to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, his attorney Jeffrey Levine told news outlets Thursday.

Ousted New York prosecutor tells panel Attorney General Barr ‘urged’ him to resign

The ousted US attorney who was leading investigations into President Trump's allies told the House Judiciary panel on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr “repeatedly urged” him to resign in a hastily arranged meeting.

Watch live: Joe Biden gives speech on economic recovery

Former vice president Joe Biden is expected to give a speech on his economic recovery plan on Thursday.

Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump’s tax returns, but won’t let Congress see records for now

The Supreme Court ruled Congress can’t get Trump’s financial records for now, but the Manhattan DA can, in split decisions for the president’s efforts to block the release of his tax returns.

Here’s what you need to know about today’s Supreme Court rulings

The Supreme Court rulings made headlines, but the bottom line is: The mystery of what's in the president's financial records appears likely to continue.

Here’s how Trump is reacting to the Supreme Court decisions on his financial records

President Trump, who has strenuously sought to keep his financial records private, didn’t immediately regard the outcome as a victory.

Read the Supreme Court decision on Congress’ request for Trump’s records

The Supreme Court issued its rulings on Thursday.