Judge: US can’t replace Trump in accuser’s defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan luxury department store in the 1990s. The decision Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan came after the Justice Department argued…
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Barrett Confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, Takes Oath
Washington D.C. (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett is headed to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee by a 52-48 vote, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Trump held a primetime swearing-in event at the White House and called it “a momentous day for America.” Barrett will…
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Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in nearly every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we’re rounding the turn, we’re doing great.” Average deaths per day across the…
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Early Vote Total Exceeds 2016; GOP Chips at Dems’ Advantage
Yonkers, N.Y. (AP) The number of people casting an early ballot in the presidential election now surpasses those who voted early during all of 2016. That's more than 58 million people voting with nine days to go before Election Day. Democrats have been dominating early voting, but Republicans are slowly narrowing the gap. That's because…
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Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so in the run-up to Election Day. The deal, which would deepen Sudan’s engagement with the West, comes after Trump notified Congress on Friday of his intent to remove the North African…
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