After years of racist comments, King was largely abandoned by party leaders. He was defeated on Tuesday by state Sen. Randy Feenstra.

Speaking in Philadelphia, the presumptive Democratic nominee says President Trump's actions show he "is more interested in power than in principle."

Former Vice President Joe Biden visits a predominantly African American church in his hometown, at times taking notes as community leaders offer suggestions for how to address racial inequality.

In response to the violent protests in Minneapolis, the president tweets a phrase that goes back to the 1960s, used by a white police chief known for inflaming racial tensions in Miami.

President Trump held a ceremony with senior defense officials to unfurl the official flag of the Space Force and boasted about what he called powerful new American weapons.

Key supporters of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are working together on issues including climate change, health care and immigration to find common ground ahead of the November election.

Dozens of members of Congress sleep in their own offices. One longtime opponent, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., argues that it's particularly important to end the practice now.

The coronavirus pandemic has revived an effort to ban the practice of allowing members of Congress to sleep in their offices in the capitol.

The results sparked immediate concerns about President Trump's possible exposure to COVID-19, but the president has tested negative.

The New York State Board of Elections had canceled the June 23 primary over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sported a purple wig on the floor of the Senate to make a point about social distancing from hair salons during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Republican-turned-independent from western Michigan is a persistent critic of President Trump, but some worry Amash's third-party bid could help Trump.

State elections officials canceled New York's Democratic presidential primary amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, a move that supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders strongly oppose.

The order "will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens," Trump said at the White House Wednesday.

President Trump and congressional Democrats are haggling over the size of the next bill designed to help Americans through the crisis.

Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he wanted to be positive but also that his actions in response to the pandemic came as quickly as practical.

"Tremendous progress has been made in a very short period," Trump said. But his administration is also trying to brace the public for a dire ordeal.

The president offered a dire outlook on Saturday for the week to come, yet also said, "Some hard decisions are going to have to be made" regarding social distancing guidelines.

Hospitals will be reimbursed by the federal government through the historic economic relief package to treat uninsured patients infected with the coronavirus, the president said.

The president told reporters on Thursday that he had taken a second coronavirus test, which was negative.