Officials: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
One U.S. official said multiple strikes targeted Kataib Hezbollah weapons facilities inside Iraq.… MORE
McConnell says Senate will be in session next week to work on coronavirus bill despite preplanned recess
The Senate will be in session next week to work on coronavirus legislation and will not go on a previously scheduled recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday.… MORE
President Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days
President Trump made the announcement Wednesday in an Oval Office address to the nation… MORE
Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over Coronavirus concerns
Both events had been timed as results from six states voting Tuesday in the Democratic presidential primary would begin rolling in.… MORE
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday… MORE
Maryland Senate OKs sports betting measure
The Senate voted 47-0 for the legislation, which now goes to the House… MORE
President Trump wants payroll tax relief to calm financial markets
Trump told reporters that the administration was seeking “very substantial relief.” … MORE
Facebook is removing some Trump campaign ads
Facebook said it will remove some ads run by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that it says ran afoul of its policies to “prevent confusion around the official US census.”… MORE
Trump store opens in heart of contested Philadelphia suburbs
The Trump Store in Bensalem sells hats, T-shirts, mugs, water bottles and even an inflatable Trump-shaped innertube. … MORE
Report: Russian social accounts sow election discord
The report from University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Young Mie Kim found that Russia-linked social media accounts are posting about the same divisive issues.… MORE
