SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thunder rolling above Brown Chapel AME Church, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker warned Sunday of a looming threat to American democracy and called for protecting the legacy of the civil rights movement with love and action. “It’s time for us to defend the dream,” Booker said in a keynote speech at Read more about On Selma anniversary, Booker calls for new fight for justice[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition’s war in Yemen, bringing Congress one step closer to a unprecedented rebuke of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Lawmakers have never before invoked the decades-old War Powers Resolution to stop a foreign conflict, but they are poised to do Read more about Senate votes to end support for Saudi war in Yemen[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison Wednesday after a federal judge rejected his appeal for no additional time and rebuked him for his crimes and years of lies. Within minutes of the sentencing, prosecutors in New York brought state Read more about Manafort sentenced to 7 years, faces fresh New York charges[…]

Click:bronze valve MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on Democratic National Convention coming to Milwaukee (all times local): 12:01 p.m. Wisconsin’s top Democrats say choosing Milwaukee to host the national convention shows the importance the Midwest state will play in the 2020 election. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Monday that there is “no better place to Read more about The Latest: WI Dems say Milwaukee reflects Midwest’s import[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has left the Justice Department. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec says Whitaker’s last day was Saturday. Whitaker was replaced last month when William Barr was confirmed as attorney general. He became a counselor in the associate attorney general’s office. Whitaker was elevated to acting attorney general Read more about Ex-acting AG Matthew Whitaker leaves Justice Department[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the emergency declaration by President Donald Trump (all times local): 2:55 p.m. An 11th-hour Republican rescue mission to keep President Donald Trump from a Senate defeat on his signature issue of building barriers along the southwest border seems near collapse. GOP senators emerging from a private lunch tell reporters Read more about The Latest: GOP bid to save Trump from defeat near collapse[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local): 8 p.m. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison, then hit almost immediately with fresh state charges in New York that could put him Read more about The Latest: Manafort gets more prison time, new NY charges[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is saying his former lawyer Michael Cohen told a “stone cold lie” in claiming that he did not seek a pardon. Trump, speaking to reporters on the White House lawn on Friday, denounced his former fixer, who has repeatedly testified against him. Cohen came under renewed scrutiny after telling Read more about Trump says Michael Cohen lied about not seeking pardon[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of a former FBI agent who vanished in Iran in 2007 says the U.S. hasn’t done enough to try to get her husband back home. Christine Levinson is telling Congress that she holds Iran responsible for the disappearance of her husband, Robert. But she says three American administrations haven’t made Read more about Wife of ex-FBI agent who vanished in Iran faults US response[…]

Click:吊扇燈 WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 20 years after he left the White House, Bill Clinton is still sought after for advice by some Democrats running for president. But the names on his dance card in recent months underscore how much his standing in the party has changed. So far, none of the party’s early front-runners Read more about Bill Clinton has 2020 advice; few candidates are seeking it[…]