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From masks to polls, here's what's happening in the US presidential contest right now
The election is happening even if coronavirus has grabbed all the headlines.
Donald Trump commutes prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone
“Roger Stone is now a free man!” the White House said in a statement, days before he was to start serving time.
Excerpts from Mary Trump's tell-all book have been published - and the President's not happy
Trump has described that book as “fiction.”
Trump calls on Nascar driver Wallace to apologise for noose protests
Fellow drivers staged a demonstration against bigotry after the incident but the FBI did not find evidence of a hate crime.
US envoy praises Northern Ireland as it's 'done a really good job' of tackling Covid-19
Mick Mulvaney said that the Northern Irish parties had all worked well together.
Trump attacks opponents as he promises to 'safeguard' American values
Trump echoed comments he’d made the day before at Mount Rushmore.
Cloud cast over US holiday weekend on yet another record day for new cases of Covid-19
Over 11,000 cases were recorded today in Florida, alone.
'We will not be terrorised': Donald Trump attacks protesters and 'cancel culture' at Mount Rushmore
Donald Trump accused Black Lives Matter protesters of trying to ‘wipe out our history’.
Trump to begin Independence Day weekend with fireworks display at Mount Rushmore
Trump is expected to speak at the event, which has issued 7,500 tickets to watch fireworks.
'It looked like the Lone Ranger': Donald Trump appears to perform u-turn on masks
Donald Trump has long avoided being photographed in a mask.
Joe Biden accuses 'white flag’ Trump of leaving the battlefield
Biden suggested Trump has abdicated his duty to protect both US troops abroad and American citizens at home.
US buys up virtually all stocks of antiviral drug remdesivir
Remdesivir was developed for use against Ebola but has shown promise in treating Covid-19 patients.
US Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana state law on abortion clinics
The Louisiana law is virtually identical to one in Texas that the court struck down in 2016.
Block-booking of Trump rally tickets shows power of K-pop fans as online organisers
The Trump campaign boasted than more than one million tickets were requested but just 6,200 people attended.
US House of Representatives passes police reform bill after George Floyd death
US President Donald Trump’s administration said he would veto the bill.
Trump uses derogatory 'kung flu' term, and still refuses to wear mask, at latest rally
In Phoenix, Trump hailed “patriotic young Americans who stand up tall for America and refuse to kneel to the radical left”.
Debunked: This photograph showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein embracing is a fake
The original image, which has been doctored, showed Trump with his daughter Ivanka in the 1990s.
Covid-19 numbers surge globally as many nations ease lockdowns
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
Trump launches new attack on postal voting, saying it could be the 'scandal of our times'
The US President has made unsubstantiated assertions that foreign countries will print millions of bogus ballots to rig the election.
US work visa ban broadened and extended until the end of 2020, J1 and H1-B visas included
The ban will now included H1-B visas, the most-commonly used visa by Irish people moving to the US.
Tom Petty's family hit out at Trump's use of I Won't Back Down at Tulsa rally
In a statement posted on Petty’s Twitter account, his family said Trump was “in no way authorized to use this song.”
Trump defends handling of pandemic at low turnout rally in Oklahoma
The president ignored health warnings to hold his first rally in 110 days.
Prosecutor overseeing investigations into Trump allies removed from job
Geoffrey Berman is the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.
South Korea's unification minister resigns after North blows up liaison office
Tensions on the peninsula have heightened in recent weeks.
Facebook removes Trump campaign ad for use of upside down red triangle used by Nazis
The symbol was used to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to end 'Dreamer' immigrant programme
The justices rejected administration arguments that the eight-year-old DACA programme is illegal.
Trump performs u-turn and says Kaepernick deserves another shot at the NFL
The US president has made a considerable departure from his 2017 comments, when he called for protesting players to be expelled from the league.
Trump asked China's president for help in boosting re-election prospects, former advisor says in tell-all book
John Bolton wrote that the US President “saw conspiracies behind rocks” in his book due to be published next week.
Facebook launches voter information centre amid concern over Trump posts
The platform continues to face criticism for not removing or labelling posts by Trump that that spread misinformation.
Trump administration sues to block ex-aide John Bolton's book
‘The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir’ is due to hit the shelves next Tuesday.
Trump rejects health concerns for election rally and says he wants to triple crowd numbers
Health experts have warned against the planned rally in Oklahoma at a time when cases are rising again in the state.
Donald Trump suggests he will boycott NFL and US Soccer
Colin Kaepernick started kneeling in 2016 to highlight racial inequality, and the US president does not want others to follow suit.
Trump says police chokeholds sound 'so innocent and perfect' but should 'generally be ended’
Chokeholds have come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in police custody.
Trump supporters attending his rallies told they must sign waiver promising not to sue if they catch Covid-19
The first of his rallies is due to take next Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Trump rules out changing names of US military bases named after Confederate leaders
The demand for renaming the bases gathered momentum in the wake of protests.
'Cruel and reckless': NY governor slams Trump over claims about protester (75) who was hospitalised by police
The president attempted to cast doubt on footage showing police in the city of Buffalo shoving the man.
'An Antifa provocateur': Trump makes unfounded claims about 75-year-old protester who was hospitalised by police
The president attempted to cast doubt on footage showing police in the city of Buffalo shoving the man.
'Hopefully George is looking down, saying this is a great thing happening for our country': The week in quotes
Here’s what was said and who said what this week.
Donald Trump pulls National Guard off Washington streets
“Far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated!” the US President tweeted.
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NFL star 'received death threats' over flag comments
The wife of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees revealed the news.
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