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ACLU has filed nearly 400 lawsuits against Trump administration

A demonstrator holds a sign in Lafayette Square during a demonstration organized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) protesting President Donald Trump's declaration of emergency powers on Feb. 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Amid rumors of her VP candidacy, Rep. Karen Bass of L.A. calls Trump ‘second generation’ racist

Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) speaks during a news conference to discuss an upcoming House vote regarding statues on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C. House Democrats have introduced a bill that would replace the bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the U.S. Capitol with one of former Justice Thurgood Marshall. Taney was the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared African Americans couldn't be citizens. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

U.S. special envoy for Iran stepping down, Secretary Pompeo says

U.S. special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, pauses during a press conference with the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem on June 30, 2020. (ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus upends convention plans for Trump and Biden

In this July 20, 2016 file photo, a delegate shows off support for Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Michelle Obama says no to public office, but fans still want her as Biden’s VP

In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Michelle Obama listens to female students at the Can Giuoc high school in Long An province, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

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Newsom urged by CA lawmakers to act immediately on 1 million stalled claims for unemployment benefits

In this March 13, 2020 file photo, unionized hospitality workers wait in line in a basement garage to apply for unemployment benefits at the Hospitality Training Academy in Los Angeles. California's unemployment rate continued to climb in May, reaching 16.3% as businesses continued to lay people off because of a state-at-home order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus that has wrecked the state's economy. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Biden won’t travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic presidential nomination

In this July 28, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del. Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump considers delivering convention speech from White House

2nd stimulus checks: Both parties hope to reach deal this week on package with $1,200 payments

President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump encourages mail voting in Florida but sues Nevada over plan to send ballots to voters

In this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, mail-in ballots for the 2016 General Election are shown at the elections ballot center at the Salt Lake County Government Center, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Cori Bush, who led protests in Ferguson, ousts 20-year Rep. Clay in Missouri primary

Cori Bush poses for a portrait to promote the film "Knock Down the House" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 27, 2019. (Taylor Jewell / Invision / Associated Press)

California takes starring role in VP search with 2 prominent lawmakers on the shortlist

Kamala Harris, then California attorney general, appears alongside Rep. Karen Bass, right, at a news conference in this undated file photo. (Los Angeles Times)

Postal Service says it has ‘ample capacity’ to handle mail-in ballots after Trump casts doubt

United States Postal Service (USPS) trucks are parked at a postal facility on August 15, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump claims authority to issue executive order on mail-in votes

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Stimulus talks: Lawmakers, White House far apart on 2nd emergency aid package, sources say

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, right, speak to reporters in Statuary Hall after they met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol on July 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Mnuchin and Meadows continue to lead the Trump administration's conronavirus economic stimulus negotiations on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)