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Earlier in the day, Kate Bedingfield, a deputy campaign manager for Mr. Biden, issued a statement calling Mr. Trump’s remarks “beneath the dignity of the office.” “To be on foreign soil, on Memorial Day, and to side repeatedly with a murderous dictator against a fellow American and former vice president speaks for itself,” Ms. Bedingfield said. After her statement was released, Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter that he was “actually…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Indiana’s law requiring abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal remains, but left lower court rulings intact that invalidated a broader measure that would prevent a woman from having an abortion based on a fetus’s gender, race or genetic disorder. Passed in 2016 and signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence, the law prohibited what the state called discriminatory abortions — those sought because…

Last week, a member of Congress exercised his right to have a vote. Based on the media reaction, you would have thought D.C. was burning down. But if you care about fiscal responsibility, believe members of Congress should vote on billion-dollar bills before they pass, or even think that reading and debating legislation is a useful exercise, meet your new hero: freshman Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. After sending members of…

The realities of a recent string of abortion restrictions may become even clearer in Missouri on Friday as the state threatens to close its last remaining abortion clinic. Planned Parenthood officials announced they are filing a lawsuit Tuesday for a restraining order to stop the state from closing their one clinic in the state, which is located in St. Louis. “This is not a drill. This is not a warning….

Video Supreme Court upholds ruling that blocks part of Indiana abortion law signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence Court watchers suggest the ruling is a compromise by the Supreme Court to stay out of the larger fight over abortion — at least for now; Mike Emanuel reports. So much for a predictable Supreme Court. A spate of decisions handed down by the nation’s high court on Tuesday left room for cheers —…

DAYTON, Ohio — Search and rescue efforts are underway after a line of tornadoes tore through Ohio and Indiana overnight Tuesday leaving widespread damage across the Greater Dayton area. At least half a dozen communities from eastern Indiana through Dayton suffered damage, according to the National Weather Service. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine held a press conference Tuesday, saying the state will do whatever it can to held assess and rebuild…

Teresa Pettis (right), an abortion opponent, protests outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis, on May 17. Unless a judge intervenes, health officials will force a Missouri facility to stop offering the procedure this week. Jim Salter/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Salter/AP Teresa Pettis (right), an abortion opponent, protests outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis, on May 17. Unless a judge intervenes, health officials will force…

President Donald Trump seems to have a new ally in his 2020 reelection fight: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. More shocking, though, is that Trump appears fine with it — and is siding with the brutal dictator over a fellow American. Last week, the state-run Korean Central News Agency published a scathing article targeting top Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden. Among other insults, the commentary called the former vice…

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MIAMI VALLEY — Severe storms and suspected tornadoes hit the Miami Valley Monday night, leaving many in the area without power, access to drinkable water or safe shelter. >> Widespread damage reported in Montgomery, Greene, Mercer counties To help those affected by severe weather, The Foodbank in Dayton is asking for bottled water donations and volunteers to help sort food. Bottled water donations can be dropped off at the warehouse at 56…

St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. In a statement Tuesday, Planned Parenthood said Missouri’s health department is “refusing to renew” its annual license to provide abortion in the state. If the license is not renewed by May 31, Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since…

John Wagner May 28 at 9:47 AM Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the fifth-ranking Democrat in the House, derided President Trump on Tuesday as the “fake leader of the free world” as Trump traveled back to the United States from a trip to Japan. The comment by Jeffries (N.Y.) came in a tweet in which he sought to highlight the silence of many Republicans in response to President Trump saying over the…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prosecutors say the firm created a public nuisance in Oklahoma costing billions of dollars, a claim which Johnson & Johnson denies Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest drug manufacturers, has gone on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the US state of Oklahoma. Prosecutors accuse the firm of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying addiction risks, fuelling a so-called “opioid epidemic”. Johnson &…

Residents walk toward their Westbrooke Village Apartment building that was heavily damaged by a tornado Tuesday morning, May 28, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Transportation is using snow plows to remove debris off an Ohio highway after a “large and dangerous” tornado hit the area late Monday. (Doral Chenoweth III/Columbus Dispatch via AP) BROOKVILLE, Ohio – A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio…

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TOKYO (AP) – NHK TV in Japan is quoting police as saying the suspect in a knife attack that wounded at least 19 people at a bus stop just outside Tokyo has died. Police wouldn’t publicly confirm the reports and it wasn’t clear how many had died in Tuesday’s attack. The local fire department told The Associated Press that one person had died. Some Japanese media…

Rescue workers operate at site where multiple people were wounded in suspected stabbing by man in Kawasaki, Japan, on May 28, 2019, in photo released by Kyodo news service Reuters Kawasaki, Japan — A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you” attacked schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, leaving three people dead, including the attacker, and wounding 16 others,…

A school bus, center, is parked at the scene of an attack in Kawasaki, near Tokyo Tuesday, May 28, 2019. A man wielding a knife attacked commuters waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning’s rush hour, Japanese authorities and media said. (Kyodo News via AP)

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