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Pentagon: U.S. will respond if bounty reports true
While the threats were taken seriously, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said they have not yet been found credible.
Nation
Esper defends using National Guard during protests
Defense secretary called it a better alternative than using active-duty forces as President Donald Trump had threatened.
Nation
Trump: Financial subpoenas 'political witch hunt'
The president rejected the Supreme Court ruling about the subpoenas of a New York prosecutor for Trump's tax records.
Nation
Pence: CDC will issue new guidance for reopening schools
Vice President Mike Pence says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be issuing new guidance for the reopening of schools in the fall.
Coronavirus
Trump says he will pressure governors to open schools
"It's very important for our country. It's very important for the well-being of the student and the parents. So we're going to be putting a lot of pressure on," Trump said during a round-table discussion.
Coronavirus
NEA president slams Trump's idea to reopen schools
Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa called the president's suggestion callous.
Nation
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized last month after a fall
The 65-year-old chief justice was taken by ambulance to a hospital after the June 21 incident at the Chevy Chase Club, which was serious enough to require sutures.
Business
The $600 benefit ends in July. Economists are not optimistic about what happens next
$600 benefit ends in July. Economists worry about what happens next.
Nation
Champions weigh-in for New York's hot dog contest
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year's competition will not be held at its traditional location at Coney Island.
Nation
'Lift Every Voice and Sing' ignites hope across U.S.
The song called the Black national anthem was born more than a century ago. but is getting new life.
Nation
U.S. justice officials would like Prince Andrew to talk about Jeffrey Epstein
The statement came as they discussed the arrest of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
Local
Under pressure, S.D. police emblem with Confederate flag gone from view
Before formal possible action next week, the insignia was gone by Wednesday morning, said Selwyn Jones, a resident and George Floyd's uncle.
Minneapolis
Floyd's uncle wants Confederate flag off police logo in his S.D. town
Selwyn Jones is facing some resistance in his little South Dakota town of Gettysburg.
ACA faces an unprecedented test with virus, sinking economy
The law is offering a vast majority of newly unemployed people a path to stopgap health coverage. But the crisis has also highlighted fundamental weaknesses with its patchwork system
Nation
Protesters resist clearing of Seattle protest zone
Crews arrived with heavy equipment early Friday at Seattle's "occupied" protest zone but halted work when demonstrators resisted
Nation
Protester: Seattle autonomous zone 'so fractured'
Members of the Seattle "occupied" protest zone remained defiant Thursday, days after Seattle's mayor said that officials will move to wind down the blocks-long span of city streets taken more than two weeks ago.
Nation
Texas sees virus resurgence as states reopen
Hospital administrators and health experts warned that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of becoming overwhelmed by a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Nation
Wisconsin National Guard activated after violence
Wisconsin's governor activated the National Guard on Wednesday to protect state properties after a night of violence that included the toppling of two statues outside the state Capitol, one of which commemorated an abolitionist Civil War hero.
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