The second highest ranking officer in the US Space Force has tested positive for coronavirus, the US Air Force said in a statement Wednesday. “General David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations, tested positive today for COVID-19. He took the test today after learning that a close family member, with whom he had contact,…… MORE
President Donald Trump has repeatedly mocked former Vice President Joe Biden and others for wearing masks. At a campaign rally in Arizona on Wednesday — at which there was no social distancing and most attendees did not wear masks — Trump started mocking what he claimed are the mask requirements in California. “In California, you…… MORE
President Donald Trump announced a two-page second-term vision for the Hispanic American community — the “American Dream Plan” — to rallygoers in Arizona on Wednesday, six days before Election Day. “Over the next four years, the American Dream Plan will bring more than 2 million new jobs to Hispanic communities, create over a half a…… MORE
The Supreme Court issued two critical orders regarding how long states can count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, refusing to expedite a case to examine Pennsylvania’s three-day deadline and allowing a nine day deadline in North Carolina. Read the North Carolina order: Read the Pennsylvania order:… MORE
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the counting of ballots in North Carolina received up to nine days after the election as long as the ballots are postmarked by Election Day, a victory for Democrats in another key state. Republicans and the Trump campaign had asked the court to reinstate a deadline set in June…… MORE
A former Trump campaign official excoriated President Donald Trump’s reelection bid Wednesday, insisting that his team has “worked very much against free speech and democracy.” Jessica Denson, who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign as the Hispanic engagement director, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” that she has seen the President’s 2020 campaign “go out…… MORE
Several hospitals across the United States have been targeted in ransomware attacks in what appears to be an escalation and expansion of similar attacks previously launched on other hospitals and medical facilities. A Trump administration official told CNN that several hospitals have been targeted in the attacks over the past two days, and while it’s…… MORE
An aircraft entered restricted air space over President Donald Trump’s rally in Bullhead City, Arizona on Wednesday, leading to a fighter jet being scrambled to intercept it. “On October 28 at approximately 1400 MDT, North American Aerospace Defense Command directed F-16 aircraft to investigate a general aviation aircraft that was not in communication with air…… MORE
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday praised a ruling this week that affirmed his power to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, saying the decision brings the city “into the 21st century.” “Richmond took an important step into the 21st century when a judge ruled in favor of…… MORE
More than a third of registered voters — 74 million Americans — have already voted with six days left until Election Day, an unprecedented shift driven by the coronavirus pandemic and interest in the presidential race. As of Wednesday afternoon, about 35% of registered voters have already cast ballots ahead of November 3, according to…… MORE
