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Democrats embrace $15-an-hour minimum wage
Democrats amended their party platform late Saturday to call for a $15-an-hour federal minimum wage — a victory for Bernie Sanders, who is fighting to push the party leftward before his expected endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn’t want to imagine a Trump presidency
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn’t want to imagine the possibility of Donald Trump in the White House.
GOP leaders say whites unaware of challenges facing black Americans
Following one of the most tense weeks between police and black communities in recent history, several prominent Republicans said most white Americans don’t understand the challenges that come with being black in America.
Sarah Palin: Black Lives Matter is a ‘farce’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the Black Lives Matter movement is a “farce” and said Americans who hyphenate their racial backgrounds — such as African-Americans and Asian-Americans — “further divide our nation.”
Before Dallas, another shooting targeting police
Before the mass shooting of police officers and civilians in Dallas Thursday night, another threat to police played out that morning in Bristol, Tennessee, near the Virginia border, killing one woman and wounding three others, including a police officer.
Trump campaign denies asking NYPD to address cops
Donald Trump’s campaign is denying that the candidate wanted to meet with New York police officers Friday afternoon and hold a press conference at a midtown precinct in a show of support following the Dallas police ambush.
Texas official walks back remark calling Dallas protesters ‘hypocrites’
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that protesters who fled gunfire in Dallas were “hypocrites” because they wanted police to protect them despite their outrage over recent killings of black men by cops.
Who can heal America?
America is in mourning.
Shots fired at US embassy vehicles in South Sudan
Shots were fired at U.S. embassy vehicles Thursday night and personnel at the embassy in South Sudan were briefly ordered to shelter in place after gunfire and explosions Friday rocked the capital of Juba, including near the Presidential Palace, State Department officials told CNN.
House leaders begin bipartisan talks after deadly shootings
House Republican and Democratic leaders are exploring whether there’s any common ground to address growing gun violence in the country, prompted by this week’s shootings of African-American men by police officers and Thursday night’s killings of five officers in Dallas.
Pol: Trump defended articles of the Constitution that don’t exist
Republican Rep. Mark Sanford said Donald Trump has a “callous disregard for details” that was on full display Thursday when the GOP presidential candidate told a private meeting of House Republicans he would fiercely defend articles of U.S. Constitution that don’t exist.
German intelligence: Iran may have tried to violate nuclear deal
Iran tried to acquire technology that could be used for a military nuclear program, calling into question whether it is living up to an international agreement intended to curb such an effort, according to Germany’s domestic intelligence service.
Trump’s Virginia campaign chair blames Clinton for Dallas
The chairman of Donald Trump’s campaign in Virginia argued that Hillary Clinton is to blame for “essentially encouraging the murder” of five Dallas officers who were shot to death Thursday night.
US slams Russia for attack on diplomat
The State Department condemned Russian security services Friday for an attack on an American diplomat, the latest incident in what U.S. officials said is increasing intimidation of its personnel.
Clinton: Dallas shootings an ‘absolutely horrific event’
Hillary Clinton on Friday called for the nation to come together in the aftermath of an ambush that killed five police officers in Dallas, Texas, Thursday night, warning that a series of recent shootings involving police “is deeply troubling and it should worry every single American.”
Newt Gingrich: ‘Normal, white Americans … don’t understand being black in America’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday that “normal, white Americans” don’t understand “being black in America.”
Kristen Bell blasts Trump over ‘Frozen’ tweet: ‘Zip it Don’
Kristen Bell, who voices Anna in Disney’s “Frozen,” slammed Donald Trump on Thursday for tweeting about a “Frozen” coloring book instead of speaking out on the police shootings deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.
Tearful Democrats make emotional plea for gun control after Dallas
Black lawmakers delivered an emotional and sometimes searing plea for gun control Friday in response to the Dallas killings, calling the suspected gunman a “terrorist” and openly weeping at times as they railed against gun violence.
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh deletes tweet calling for ‘war’ on Obama
Former Rep. Joe Walsh is under fire after deleting a tweet saying “This is now war” against President Barack Obama and Black Lives Matter protesters following the killing of Dallas police officers.
US Capitol, visitor center lockdown ended
The U.S. Capitol and Capitol Visitor Center are currently on lockdown and those inside are being told to shelter in place.
Obama at NATO summit: Brexit isn’t doomsday
President Barack Obama encouraged leaders in Europe to streamline their bureaucracies Friday after Britain’s shock vote to exit the European Union, but added that fears of “Brexit” fallout are overblown.
Rep. Corrine Brown indicted for alleged role regarding fraudulent education charity
Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff were indicted Friday for their roles in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent education charity, the Justice Department announced.
Trump quips about winning in November — and not serving as president
Donald Trump loves being unpredictable — it’s a valuable card in any good negotiator’s hands, he insists.
Gun control in America: How we got here
On Thursday night in Dallas, a peaceful protest against police violence was interrupted by a thunderous hail of gunfire — an ambush from above that killed five officers and wounded seven more. Two civilians also sustained injuries.
Clinton to address police shootings as she campaigns with Biden
When Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden campaign together in Scranton, Pennsylvania, for the first time this election on Friday, a national uproar over a series of racially charged shootings will cast a somber mood on their rally.
Trump, Texas politicians react to Dallas shootings
Politicians from Texas and around the country offered condolences and reactions to the shooting death of five Dallas police officers, with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump decrying “the horrors we are all watching take place in our country.”
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