Secret Service walks back denial of using pepper spray on White House protesters
The U.S. Secret Service on Saturday reversed its denial that no agents used tear gas June 1 to remove protesters near the White House, as the park clearing has come under intense criticism and the focus of a lawsuit from activists who allege law enforcement violated their constitutional rights to demonstrate against George Floyd's death.
Ilhan Omar's GOP challenger eyes upset in November, hits 'unthinking' call to defund police
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., Republican challenger is pushing back against what he calls the radical congresswoman’s “unthinking” call to defund the Minneapolis Police Department -- and says he believes he has a good chance of climbing a “political Mount Everest” and unseating her in November.
AOC raises $10.5 million ahead of heated June 23 primary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once again proved her fundraising prowess by raising $2.4 million in just two months as she kicks up her campaign operation before her June 23 primary election, according to federal campaign finance reports she filed this week.
White House economic adviser reacts to fed chair warning of long road to recovery
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell predicts millions of Americans will remain on the unemployment rolls as states emerge from COVID-19 shutdowns; White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett responds on 'Journal Editorial Report.'