Roberta Rampton
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What the shooting in Uvalde has meant for the Latino community
While the nation is reeling from the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Latino community is being hit particularly hard as they see the names and photos of the victims who look and sound like them. → Read More
Biden is shoring up South American ties to help counter Russia
President Biden met with Colombian President Iván Duque days after senior administration officials made a secret trip to meet with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who has strong ties with Russia. → Read More
How New Biden Rules Could Make It Easier To Buy Hearing Aids Or Fix Your Phone
In a new executive order, President Biden aims to kickstart competition for consumers, workers and farmers in ways both big and small, starting with a list of 72 initiatives. → Read More
Biden To Bump Up Food Assistance For People 'Hanging By A Thread'
President Biden is pushing Congress to pour another $1.9 trillion into the COVID-ravaged economy. In the meantime, his top economic adviser says, he plans to bump up food stamp benefits. → Read More
Trump's Futile Fight To Overturn Election Loss Breeds Turmoil, Risk
The president has made it clear that he will spend his remaining days in the White House in the same way he spent much of his term in office: fighting. → Read More
Trump Tried To Make This Election 2016 Again. It Didn't Go As Planned
President Trump slumped in polls and fundraising — and lost 10 days when he caught the coronavirus. He threw everything into reaching for a come-from-behind win, but Democrat Joe Biden beat him. → Read More
Pence Lays Out Choice For Election During 'Time Of Testing'
The vice president says President Trump "sees America for what it is" and has the track record to help America recover from the pandemic and grapple with protests against racism. → Read More
'People Are Anxious': Melania Trump Takes On Pandemic, Protests In RNC Speech
The first lady, not often one for the spotlight, addressed the Republican National Convention on Tuesday from the White House Rose Garden. Watch her full remarks. → Read More
Trump Gives Medical Stockpile A 'Kodak Moment' With New Loan To Make Drugs
Kodak has struggled in the age of digital photography. Its stock soared after the Trump administration announced plans to give the company a $765 million loan to create a pharmaceutical line. → Read More
Trump Pushes 'America First' Approach To Boost Medical Stockpile
The president visited a medical supply distributor in Pennsylvania on Thursday and said he will use an international development finance loan agency to boost the U.S. stockpile of medical supplies. → Read More
WATCH LIVE: Trump's New Press Secretary Revives White House Briefing
Kayleigh McEnany is Trump's fourth press secretary and is taking her first turn behind the lectern in the cramped confines of the James S. Brady briefing room. Watch the briefing live. → Read More
FDA Gives Emergency Authorization For Some COVID-19 Patients To Use Remdesivir
The authorization, announced by President Trump, comes days after preliminary results from a study of the drug showed it can help patients recover faster. → Read More
How 15 Days Became 45: Trump Extends Guidelines To Slow Coronavirus
After two weeks of wavering on guidelines that put normal American life on hold, President Trump extended until April 30 measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. → Read More
Trump Defends Travel Ban, Says Stock Market Will Bounce Back
President Trump brushed off concerns about the plunge in the stock market after he announced new restrictions for European travelers. → Read More
Trump To Again Propose Slashing Foreign Aid In Budget
President Trump is expected to propose steep cuts to foreign aid and other programs in his budget for fiscal 2021. The blueprint is expected to be declared dead-on-arrival in Congress. → Read More
Vindman, Sondland Removed As Trump Purges Impeachment Witnesses
Two key impeachment witnesses — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland — were removed by President Trump Friday afternoon. → Read More
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Draws Line On His Role In Trump Impeachment Defense
The Harvard law professor told NPR he will present constitutional arguments during the Senate trial — but will not be involved in other strategic decisions. → Read More
Timeline: How The U.S. Came To Strike And Kill A Top Iranian General
The drone strike came after a week of building tension between the U.S. and Iran. Here's what is known from public accounts. → Read More
Exclusive: Pence rebuffs Solomon Islands PM after nation cuts ties with Taiwan
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to meet with the leader of the Solomon Islands to discuss development partnerships after the Pacific island cut ties with Taiwan in favor of China this week, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. → Read More
Scope, precision of Saudi oil attacks show Iran to blame: U.S. officials
The scope and precision of drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities show they were launched from a west-northwest direction rather than from Yemen to the south, where Houthi rebels claimed responsibility, senior U.S. administration officials said on Sunday. → Read More