The overhaul of the well-known grove used for receptions and statements is being funded by private donations and is expected to be completed later this summer.
Brian Murphy was removed from his post at the DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis following news that his office compiled reports on protesters and journalists in Portland, Ore.
The Republican secretary of state for the state of Washington, which votes almost entirely by mail, is pushing back President Trump's claims that the vote-by-mail process will result in voter fraud.
A retiring incumbent with no clear replacement, a pandemic and a president who's slipping in the polls creates a rare opportunity for Democrats – and trouble for Republicans.
The House has passed a bill with bipartisan support to create a new Smithsonian museum dedicated to American Latinos. If signed into law, that museum still has a long way to go to become reality.
It's unclear how the Democrat, who says he is asymptomatic, contracted the virus, but earlier this week, he presided over a hearing that included another member who has since tested positive.
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with former White House economic advisor Tomas Philipson. He was the acting chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers until he resigned in June.
The central bank has blunt instruments at its disposal, which are not tailored to economics of different racial groups. Biden wants the Fed to more explicitly factor in Black and Hispanic outcomes.
The U.S. saw devastating economic numbers. Negotiations over the coronavirus relief bill are at a standstill. And, a tweet about delaying the election that got a rare bipartisan fact check.