Republican leaders in South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas have all canceled their party’s presidential primary.
Author: Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY
Iranian president: I will meet with Trump if US lifts sanctions
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday expressed hope to set up a meeting between President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders in the “coming weeks.”
Brazil rejects $20 million aid for Amazon fires pledged by G-7, reports say
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that the G-7 leaders agreed to set up the aid to help combat the fires.
Gillibrand: There’s a ‘path for redemption’ for Al Franken, Mark Halperin
In 2017, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was the first senator to call on then-Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., to resign following sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him.
Trump and Greenland: Trump tweets edited photo of small village dominated by Trump high-rise
President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that “we’re looking at” purchasing Greenland, but that “it’s not No. 1 on the burner.” The government of the autonomous Danish territory said Friday that the strategically important island is “not for sale.”
‘Texas needs you’: Houston Chronicle calls on O’Rourke to end presidential bid, run for Senate
“So Beto, if you’re listening: Come home. Drop out of the race for president and come back to Texas to run for senator. The chances of winning the race you’re in now are vanishingly small,” the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle wrote…
GOP lawmakers call for ethics investigation of Rep. Joaquin Castro’s tweet on Trump donors
The GOP lawmakers accused Rep. Joaquin Castro of trying to “suppress free speech and the right of Americans.”
Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez sworn in as governor
The move comes after Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled former Gov.Ricardo Rosselló’s successor, Pedro Pierluisi, was not legitimate.
‘#ThanksObama’: 2020 Democrats walk back Obama criticisms
Several 2020 Democrats took aim at former President Barack Obama during the primary debates this week but seemed to have a change of heart in the days since.
Ilhan Omar on Trump: This is ‘a fight for the soul of our nation’
In a NYT op-ed, the Democrat issued a rallying cry for Americans to respond to Donald Trump’s racism by defending the nation’s ideal which she said are under attack. “It’s time torespondwith the kind of conviction thathas made America great before,” she wrote.