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Federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, will begin a “phased withdrawal” from the city, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement the plan negotiated with Brown over the last 24 hours includes a “robust presence” of Oregon State Police in the downtown of […]

UPDATE: The Associated Pres reports the Regal Princess cruise ship has been cleared to enter Port Everglades after being held off Florida’s coast for several hours Sunday. It was awaiting test results for the new coronavirus on two crew members. This is a developing story.  ________________________________________________________________________ Coronavirus Testing Keeping Regal Princess Cruise Ship Held Off […]

BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Twitter account says Thursday night he has tested negative for COVID-19 after being administered a second test. The Ohio governor tested positive for COVID-19 following a first test, ahead of a scheduled, in-person meeting with President Donald Trump. This is breaking news. The original story is below. UPDATE: In a […]

At least eight Secret Service agents are currently holed up in a hotel in Phoenix, some suffering the flu-like coronavirus symptoms after coming down with the disease while preparing for a visit by Vice President Mike Pence, two people familiar with the matter say. Last month, up to 15 agents who tested positive for the […]

Vice President Mike Pence is expected to return to Southwest Florida, visiting Sanibel Island, Thursday. With Pence set to arrive that also means an expectation for busy roads on the island to kick off the new year. Even with potential for busy traffic, people we spoke to are excited for the vice president’s return. Sarah […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to reopen schools in the fall against the advice of some of the nation’s top health officials and said if Walmart and Home Depot are open, schools should be, too. “We spent months saying that there were certain things that were essential — that included fast-food restaurants, it included Walmart, it […]

President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral services for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and just days before the first presidential election debate. Ginsburg’s casket will be on public view Wednesday and Thursday at the iconic steps outside the court building to allow […]

More than 95 million Americans have voted nationwide with one day left until Election Day, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist. These votes represent more than 45% of registered voters nationwide. Eighteen states and Washington, DC, have seen more than half of their registered voters cast ballots already. Nationwide, the 95.5 […]

Oracle said Monday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider,” beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S. Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger said she was confirming remarks made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, […]

One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it would continue indefinitely, but focus more on rebooting the economy. Trump tweeted that the panel’s focus would be on “SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN.” Trump’s reversal comes as deaths and infection rates outside […]