Politics
- James Kitfield
China's bid for Asian domination: The view from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
The waters of Pearl Harbor above the USS Arizona have an oily sheen, the result of persistent leakage from the once mighty battleship that was sunk by Japanese bombs nearly 80 years ago. The memorial that sits above the ship commemorates the events of Dec. 7, 1941, that began with a Japanese surprise attack and led directly to the U.S. entry into World War II. The USS Arizona Memorial is a place for quiet contemplation, and at Pearl Harbor it is nearly impossible not to reflect on the dangers that gather when rising powers like 1930s-era Japan and Germany confront dominant or status quo powers like Great Britain and its American allies.
- Kadia Tubman
Fox News host presses WH adviser Stephen Miller on 'send her back' chant at Trump rally
White House adviser Stephen Miller in an interview with Fox News host Chris Wallace Sunday defended President Trump’s attacks against four Democratic lawmakers of color, that were condemned as racist by Democrats and civil rights groups.
- Kadia Tubman
Rep. Cummings: 'No doubt' about President Trump being racist
Rep. Elijah Cummings said on Sunday said he has “no doubt about it” that President Trump is racist.
- Jenna McLaughlin
'Horrific for all': Pentagon intelligence chief says Iran does not want war
A U.S. Marines helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the USS Boxer during its transit through Strait of Hormuz. ASPEN, Colo. — As tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to ramp up on Friday afternoon amid news that Iran had seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, concluded that Iran does not want to start a war with the U.S. or its allies. Answering a question posed by CNN national security correspondent Jim Sciutto in Aspen, Colo., about the latest incident, Ashley declined to give a specific response to the news, but later said that none of the United States’ major adversaries or competitors, including Iran, China and Russia, wants to start a war.
- Christopher Wilson
Michelle Obama counters Trump: 'There's a place for us all'
Former First Lady Michelle Obama countered President Trump’s attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color by emphasizing the importance of America’s diversity.
- Dylan Stableford and Christopher Wilson
2020 Vision: Democratic candidates raise funds off 'Send her back' chant at Trump rally
Amid outrage over the chant, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and other Democratic groups are using the episode in their fundraising emails.
- Brittany Shepherd
Trump says he is seeking the release of rapper A$AP Rocky at Melania’s request
The president said he had never heard of rapper A$AP Rocky until his wife asked him to help free him from prison in Sweden.
- Jon Ward
Trump impeachment 'wishful strain of thinking' by Democrats, Steve Kornacki says
Democrats who think impeachment is a political winner are overinterpreting the lessons of the Clinton impeachment in the late '90s, said a journalist who wrote a book on the era.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump fumes over Ilhan Omar's 'welcome home' crowd
After claiming he wasn’t happy that his supporters broke into a “send her back” chant at his rally in North Carolina, President Trump on Friday fumed over the media coverage of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s return to Minnesota.
- Jon Ward
Progressives lay out racial justice strategy to win over working-class whites
Progressive Democrats say their party can't ignore race, but that to make it a winning issue there has to be an economic populist element that explicitly calls out "villains."
- Mike Bebernes
Officer avoids charges in Eric Garner's death
Federal prosecutors chose not to pursue a civil rights case against the officer who used a chokehold while arresting Eric Garner, leading to his death. The 360 provides diverse perspectives on topics in the news.
- Alexander Nazaryan
'We're better than that': Leading Democrat rips Homeland Security head over Trump's child separation policy
Democrats blamed the Trump administration, Republicans blamed Democrats, and the Department of Homeland Security blamed Congress for what all parties agreed, at a tense and sometimes contentious hearing on Thursday, was an intractable crisis on the U.S. border with Mexico.
- Sean D. Naylor and Hunter Walker
Trump announces downing of Iranian unmanned aircraft: 'The drone was immediately destroyed'
President Trump announced that a U.S. Navy ship downed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The incident comes as tensions between the U.S. and Iran have sharply escalated in recent weeks.
- Marquise Francis
‘I am disgusted’: New Yorkers react to Trump telling congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their countries
New Yorkers, like much of the country, have some strong opinions about the latest controversy engulfing President Trump. “I am disgusted at the Republicans,” said Randi, of Manhattan. “I can’t believe no one stands up to him. I thought of myself as independent, and I’m forced into being a Democrat.”
- David Knowles
California city set to ban gendered words like 'manhole' and 'manpower'
The City Council in Berkeley, Calif., votes to remove gender-specific words from its municipal code.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump and Hicks spoke with Michael Cohen shortly before he struck hush-money deal with Stormy Daniels, FBI documents show
Trump, his close aide Hope Hicks and personal lawyer Michael Cohen scrambled after the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape to squash stories of his alleged extramarital affairs, newly unsealed court documents show.
- Yahoo News Photo Staff
PHOTOS: Protests demanding resignation of Puerto Rico's governor turn violent
Thousands marched in Puerto Rico for a fifth day on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello, following corruption accusations and the leak of text chats in which he made sexist and homophobic remarks.
- David Knowles
Trump says he wasn't happy with his crowd chanting, 'Send her back!'
The president says he "disagrees" with the chant spawned by his own attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar.
- Casey Darnell
Trump perpetuates falsehoods on hurricane aid as scandal rocks Puerto Rico's government
President Trump on Thursday continued to spread misinformation about government aid to Puerto Rico after it was devastated by a 2017 hurricane.
- Brittany Shepherd and Christopher Wilson
'Let's see them aliens': The Facebook group is a joke, but the Pentagon takes plans to storm Area 51 seriously
The truth is out there — or at least that's the belief the viral, and farcical, Facebook event "Storm Area 51" is peddling.
Yahoo News Photo StaffChappaquiddick: A tragedy that changed the course of American history
In the summer of 1969, Sen. Edward “Ted”. Kennedy left a party on Chappaquiddick island neat Martha's Vineyard, Mass., with Mary Jo Kopechne. Later that night Kennedy's car plunged off the narrow wooden Dike Bridge into a pond. Kennedy was able to escape, but Kopechne drowned. Here’s a look back at that tragic day and its aftermath.
- Casey Darnell
Biden looks to overturn Trump's undoing of Obama's foreign policy legacy, but Iraq remains a question mark
In a major speech on foreign policy last week, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden detailed how he would restore America’s position as a global leader.
- Matt Bai
Someone serious needs to step up and primary Trump
The president does pretty much nothing to advance the cause of traditional Republicans. If the Republican Party is going to rediscover a semblance of its better self, he needs to be stopped.
- David Knowles
Trump tests love-it-or-leave-it campaign message
The president kept the pressure on four Democratic lawmakers at a boisterous campaign rally.
- Brittany Shepherd
Delaney, Sanders meet with moderate Democrats on Capitol Hill eyeing potential endorsement
Presidential hopefuls John Delaney and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders met with the House of Representatives’ largest caucus Tuesday afternoon, marking the first sit-down talks intended to clinch an endorsement from a group that represents the moderate wing of the Democratic Party, sources confirm to Yahoo News.
"Communities throughout the country continue to see black men brutalized at the hands of police — without consequence or recourse."
"If prosecutors bring a case when they have relatively little chance of a conviction, the effect on the defendant deserves consideration."
"We should overhaul our justice system into one that no longer relies on a bloated police state that targets the black community."
"Barr’s decision is the right one. Our justice system sets high legal standards that must be maintained."
"It’s hard to see the officer's continued employment by the NYPD as anything but an insult to the people of New York."
