A former adviser to first lady Melania Trump has reportedly taped her making "disparaging" comments about President Trump and his adult children. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump's former friend and adviser, is set to release a tell-all book in September called Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with The First Lady, and on Monday, journalist Yashar Ali reported that Wolkoff "taped the first lady making disparaging remarks about the president and his adult children" that will be revealed in the book. Though Ali's report doesn't include the remarks the first lady...…A former adviser to first lady Melania Trump has reportedly taped her making "disparaging" comments about President Trump and his adult children. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump's former friend and adviser, is set to release a tell-all book in September called Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with The First Lady, and on Monday, journalist Yashar Ali reported that Wolkoff "taped the first lady making disparaging remarks about the president and his adult children" that will be revealed in the book. Though Ali's report doesn't include the remarks the first lady...WW…

Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsRep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) is offering a defense of former Vice President Joe Biden following controversial remarks about black voters while admitting the comments made him cringe.Clyburn, the House majority whip who of Biden ahead of his victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary, spoke to The View on Tuesday about to The Breakfast Club that "if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or for Trump, then you ain't black.""I cringed, no question about that," Clyburn regarding Biden's comments, also saying that Biden "did not do as...…Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsRep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) is offering a defense of former Vice President Joe Biden following controversial remarks about black voters while admitting the comments made him cringe.Clyburn, the House majority whip who of Biden ahead of his victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary, spoke to The View on Tuesday about to The Breakfast Club that "if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or for Trump, then you ain't black.""I cringed, no question about that," Clyburn regarding Biden's comments, also saying that Biden "did not do as...WW…

MenuSee More Speed ReadsForeign leaders would like to keep their distance from the U.S. right about now.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday to discuss the building of a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, which the U.S. opposes. But despite the testy task at hand, Pompeo tried to be diplomatic and extended his hand to the other foreign ministers at the meeting, The Washington Post's John Hudson observed. Greenland Foreign Minister Steen Lynge, returned his gesture, albeit with a coronavirus-friendly elbow bump.In Denmark (which does not have a corona...…MenuSee More Speed ReadsForeign leaders would like to keep their distance from the U.S. right about now.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday to discuss the building of a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, which the U.S. opposes. But despite the testy task at hand, Pompeo tried to be diplomatic and extended his hand to the other foreign ministers at the meeting, The Washington Post's John Hudson observed. Greenland Foreign Minister Steen Lynge, returned his gesture, albeit with a coronavirus-friendly elbow bump.In Denmark (which does not have a corona...WW…

Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsFormer Vice President Joe Biden spoke on the ongoing protests against police brutality in a Philadelphia address on Tuesday morning, blasting President Trump for his response and his Monday photo op in Washington.Biden after another night of protests following George Floyd's death in police custody last week, with the presumptive Democratic nominee calling the death a "wake-up call" and saying Floyd's words of "I can't breathe" are "echoing all across this nation.""It's time to listen to those words, to try to understand them, to respond to them,...…Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsFormer Vice President Joe Biden spoke on the ongoing protests against police brutality in a Philadelphia address on Tuesday morning, blasting President Trump for his response and his Monday photo op in Washington.Biden after another night of protests following George Floyd's death in police custody last week, with the presumptive Democratic nominee calling the death a "wake-up call" and saying Floyd's words of "I can't breathe" are "echoing all across this nation.""It's time to listen to those words, to try to understand them, to respond to them,...WW…

MenuSee More Speed ReadsA New York judge on Thursday President Trump's brother Robert's attempt to block the release of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, a tell-all book written by their niece, Mary Trump.On Tuesday, Robert Trump in Queens County Surrogate Court for a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump and her publisher, Simon & Schuster. The Trump family argues that a nondisclosure agreement Mary signed in 2001, following a settlement over her grandfather Fred Trump Sr.'s estate, prevents her from writing a book. Judge Peter J....…MenuSee More Speed ReadsA New York judge on Thursday President Trump's brother Robert's attempt to block the release of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, a tell-all book written by their niece, Mary Trump.On Tuesday, Robert Trump in Queens County Surrogate Court for a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump and her publisher, Simon & Schuster. The Trump family argues that a nondisclosure agreement Mary signed in 2001, following a settlement over her grandfather Fred Trump Sr.'s estate, prevents her from writing a book. Judge Peter J....WW…

MenuSee More Speed ReadsQuinnipiac University's gives former Vice President Joe Biden his best chances yet of winning the 2020 presidential election.Voters back Biden over President Trump 52 percent to 37 percent, up from 49 percent to 41 percent from a month ago, the national poll shows. And while things can drastically change in the next 16 weeks, "this is a very unpleasant real-time look" at Trump's probable future, Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy says.A movement of independents to Biden's side is key to his new gains. They back the former vice president 51 percent to 34...…MenuSee More Speed ReadsQuinnipiac University's gives former Vice President Joe Biden his best chances yet of winning the 2020 presidential election.Voters back Biden over President Trump 52 percent to 37 percent, up from 49 percent to 41 percent from a month ago, the national poll shows. And while things can drastically change in the next 16 weeks, "this is a very unpleasant real-time look" at Trump's probable future, Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy says.A movement of independents to Biden's side is key to his new gains. They back the former vice president 51 percent to 34...WW…

Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsFormer Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a message to the families of the 100,000 Americans who are known to have died of COVID-19, letting them know that they are not alone."This nation grieves with you," he said in a video posted on social media. "Take some solace from the fact that we all grieve with you." On Wednesday, the U.S. coronavirus death toll and Biden said this was a "moment in our history so grim, so heart-rending" that it will be "forever fixed in each of our hearts as shared grief."Biden touched on how tragic a...…Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsFormer Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a message to the families of the 100,000 Americans who are known to have died of COVID-19, letting them know that they are not alone."This nation grieves with you," he said in a video posted on social media. "Take some solace from the fact that we all grieve with you." On Wednesday, the U.S. coronavirus death toll and Biden said this was a "moment in our history so grim, so heart-rending" that it will be "forever fixed in each of our hearts as shared grief."Biden touched on how tragic a...WW…

MenuSee More Speed ReadsPresident Trump is the narrator of the Lincoln Project's latest ad against him.Titled "Failure," it presents a brutal timeline of his response to the coronavirus crisis, beginning with Trump stating on Jan. 22, "We have it totally under control. One person coming in from China. It's going to be just fine." From there, the messages are similarly nonchalant, with Trump saying on Feb. 25 the country is "very close to a vaccine" and declaring on Feb. 27, "One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear."As the ad continues, and Trump calls the coronavirus a "new hoax"...…MenuSee More Speed ReadsPresident Trump is the narrator of the Lincoln Project's latest ad against him.Titled "Failure," it presents a brutal timeline of his response to the coronavirus crisis, beginning with Trump stating on Jan. 22, "We have it totally under control. One person coming in from China. It's going to be just fine." From there, the messages are similarly nonchalant, with Trump saying on Feb. 25 the country is "very close to a vaccine" and declaring on Feb. 27, "One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear."As the ad continues, and Trump calls the coronavirus a "new hoax"...WW…

Menu5 things you need to know nowPresident Trump on Thursday evening claimed that if more people are able to vote by mail, it could take "years" to find out the winner of the 2020 presidential election. On Thursday morning, Trump rather than letting more people vote by mail amid the pandemic. Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to set the date for voting, and Trump's idea was quickly batted down by Republican leaders. During a press conference later in the day, Trump tried to create doubt over how states will distribute mail-in ballots, and said he wants to know the results of...…Menu5 things you need to know nowPresident Trump on Thursday evening claimed that if more people are able to vote by mail, it could take "years" to find out the winner of the 2020 presidential election. On Thursday morning, Trump rather than letting more people vote by mail amid the pandemic. Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to set the date for voting, and Trump's idea was quickly batted down by Republican leaders. During a press conference later in the day, Trump tried to create doubt over how states will distribute mail-in ballots, and said he wants to know the results of...WW…

Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsAs protests against police brutality and institutional racism flared up across the United States on Friday, many turned contentious. Protesters in major cities set fire to police cars and buildings while several incidents in which police officers appeared to escalate violence were captured on social media.In Brooklyn, the passenger door of a police car driving by protesters was flung open, hitting one of the demonstrators, and another officer was throwing a female protester to the ground. She ultimately wound up in the hospital.Police car just drove...…Special reports:MenuSee More Speed ReadsAs protests against police brutality and institutional racism flared up across the United States on Friday, many turned contentious. Protesters in major cities set fire to police cars and buildings while several incidents in which police officers appeared to escalate violence were captured on social media.In Brooklyn, the passenger door of a police car driving by protesters was flung open, hitting one of the demonstrators, and another officer was throwing a female protester to the ground. She ultimately wound up in the hospital.Police car just drove...WW…