Despite world’s highest death toll, US is ‘world leader’ in COVID-19 response: Pompeo
State Department Photo by Ronny Przysucha / Public DomainBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The United States is leading the world in the number of COVID-19 deaths and cases, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that doesn’t mean the U.S. isn’t also leading the world’s response.During a press conference Wednesday, he defended America’s role…
Trump rally likely contributed to surge in COVID-19 cases, Tulsa health official says
Official White House Photo by Tia DufourBy WILL STEAKIN and OLIVIA RUBIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in late June, as well as the accompanying counterprotests, likely contributed to the area’s recent spike in coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday.”In the past few days, we’ve seen…
Barr defends Justice Department against claims of politicization
ABC NewsBy PIERRE THOMAS, LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, JACK DATE, ALEXANDER MALLIN and LUKE BARR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General William Barr offered a forceful defense of the Justice Department’s independence on Wednesday amid criticism that its work has been leveraged as a political tool for President Donald Trump.”Where independence is most important and, in fact, essential…
Widow of Trump’s friend pushes back against Mary Trump SAT allegation, calls it false
michaelquirk/iStockBy JOHN SANTUCCI, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In the new book from Mary Trump, the niece of President Donald Trump, one of the most explosive allegations is that the president hired a friend of his named Joe Shapiro to take the SAT exam so that he would have a better shot at transferring from college at…
Trump impeachment key witness Alexander Vindman retiring from military citing ‘campaign of bullying’
Twitter/@AVindman(NEW YORK) — BY: KATHERINE FAULDERS, LUIS MARTINEZ, and LIBBY CATHEY, ABC NewsLt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, said in a tweet Wednesday he is retiring from the U.S. Army after more than 21 years of military service, saying his future “will forever be limited” due to political…
‘No question’ COVID-19 a factor in recent violence in Chicago, says Mayor Lori Lightfoot
iStock/Sean Pavone(NEW YORK) — BY: QUINN SCANLAN, ABC NewsThe mayor of Chicago said there’s “no question” that the coronavirus pandemic, and the way it has impacted policing and jailing, is a factor in the recent violence her city has experienced. “We had to rethink what policing meant in the middle of this horrific pandemic for…
Trump declares US in ‘culture war,’ calls flying Confederate flag ‘freedom of speech’
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — BY: LIBBY CATHEY and LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News As President Donald Trump ramps up rhetoric stoking racial divisions in the country, asked directly to give his personal stance on the Confederate battle flag’s place in society, Trump said, for him, it’s “very simple — it’s freedom of speech.””You do what you do, it’s…
Trump threatens to ‘cut off funding’ for schools that don’t reopen amid pandemic
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — BY: BEN GITTLESON, ABC NewsPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened he “may cut off funding” for schools that do not reopen, although it was unclear how the federal government could exert significant financial pressure on state and local school systems.The president also said he not only disagreed with guidance on school openings…
