At least eight Mississippi lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus after weeks of working in close proximity together in the state Capitol where many did not wear masks. Go to Source
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling a new coronavirus bill may come soon, weeks after Democrats started pummeling the Kentucky Republican for not teeing up another, major COVID-19 package like the House did back in May. Go to Source
The Minnesota Democrat said Tuesday that most conversations around police brutality and racial injustice do not go far enough in their call for change. Go to Source
President Trump’s niece claims that her uncle paid a friend to take a college admissions test more than 50 years ago so he could gain acceptance into the elite Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Go to Source
Two congressional “squad” members unveiled a wide-ranging proposal Tuesday to defund police departments and establish a reparations program for African-Americans and people harmed by the police and the criminal justice system. Go to Source
President Trump, at a White House event Tuesday with first lady Melania Trump, said his administration would “very much put pressure” on governors to reopen their states’ schools in the fall amid the coronavirus outbreak. Go to Source
Trump campaign aims to expand the 2020 electoral map amid challenging landscape. Go to Source
Joe Biden “of course” hopes students can return to school in the fall after the coronavirus closings, a campaign official said Tuesday. Go to Source
The Trump administration submitted a notice of withdrawal from the World Health Organization to the United Nations secretary-general, a senior administration official told Fox News on Tuesday, after President Trump for weeks had blasted the WHO’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and what he called its pro-China bias. Go to Source
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced $2.2 million in funding to law enforcement agencies focused on community policing projects, calling the programs “critical” to advancing the efforts. Go to Source
