House bill would block rioters from coronavirus unemployment benefits

A House Republican introduced a bill Friday that would make those charged with violence, looting or vandalism in connection with a protest ineligible for enhanced coronavirus unemployment benefits.

Election officials, experts and USPS urging voters not to wait until state deadlines to mail in ballots

With the USPS already concerned over the surge of mail in ballots ahead of this year’s election, election experts and the Postal Service are urging voters to mail as soon as possible.

Day after Alice Johnson's RNC speech, Trump grants her full pardon

Trump on Friday pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had spent more than two decades serving life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense.

4 who were at RNC in Charlotte test positive for COVID-19, county officials say

Health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County say four people who were at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Your Take: Importance of the economy in the 2020 election; Trump's coroanvirus response
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A panel of FOX 32 viewers ranging from a variety of professions and trades give their thoughts on hot-button topics across the nation, including the role of the economy in the 2020 election and President Trump's coronavirus response

Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution: “I alone can fix it.”

Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage

Facing a national moment fraught with racial turmoil and a deadly pandemic, President Donald Trump accepted his party’s renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, boasting of helping African Americans and defying his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.

Black Lives Matter activists to hold Black National Convention, put spotlight on police brutality

Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention. The virtual event Friday will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform.

Kamala Harris slams ‘profound failure of leadership’ in counter to Trump ahead of final night of RNC

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris plans a Thursday speech condemning President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and she'll give it just hours before Trump is set to accept renomination for a second term.

VP Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension

Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican convention proceedings that unfolded amid new protests against racial injustice following the latest shooting.

RNC night 3 takeaways: Republicans push American exceptionalism amid national crises

Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention, making the case for another four years for President Donald Trump and laying the foundation for his own potential White House run in 2024.

Kanye West makes Minnesota ballot as third-party presidential candidate

Rapper Kanye West has made Minnesota's November ballot as a third-party presidential candidate, according to the Secretary of State's Office.

Melania Trump praises husband, touches on race, COVID-19, addiction and 'Be Best' in RNC Rose Garden speech

Melania Trump's address to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night will be her first sustained public appearance since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband's administration.