VA moves to restrict treason symbols at cemeteries

Flowers and a Confederate flag lay at the base of a marker at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania in 2013. The Civil War has been over for 151 years, and Department of Veterans Affairs cemeteries, which began three years prior, have finally decided to restrict flags representing the killers of U.S. government soldiers.

Turkish tanks cross into Syria to join U.S.-backed forces in fight…

Turkish and Syrian rebel forces, aided by U.S. aircraft and Special Operations advisers, have launched a major cross-border offensive aimed at capturing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's last stronghold on Syria's border with Turkey. The operation, Turkey's largest direct involvement yet against the militants in Syria, includes Turkish planes, tanks, artillery and special operations units, along with 500 to 700 rebel fighters.

As Trump tries minority outreach, many blacks unconvinced

Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with white supporters and venture into the inner cities. Many rank-and-file black voters, meanwhile, dismiss the overtures as another racially charged pitch from a campaign aimed exclusively at whites, from Trump's emphasis on "law and order" to his withering critiques of President Barack Obama, the nation's first black chief executive.

Trump’s ‘Softening’ on Immigration Is His Latest Flip-Flop

The list of flip-flops that Donald Trump has made since descending the escalators in his eponymous tower last year and into the presidential campaign continues to grow. In the latest instance, he has described his change in tone on immigration as a "softening" of a stance he previously touted, rather than a complete reversal.

Blacks question Trump outreach delivered to white audiences

Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with white supporters and venture into the inner cities. Many rank-and-file black voters, meanwhile, dismiss the overtures as another racially charged pitch from a campaign aimed exclusively at whites, from Trump's emphasis on "law and order" to his withering critiques of President Barack Obama, the nation's first black chief executive.

Trump open to – softening’ immigration laws

Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he is open to "softening" laws dealing with immigrants in the country illegally, the latest sign that the Republican presidential nominee is considering easing the hardline stance he has taken since the beginning of his campaign.

As racial politics loom over election, Obama’s legacy is seen as mixed

When Barack Obama became the first African-American to win the White House in 2008, his victory was a turning point in U.S. race relations that set high expectations for progress to come. Nearly eight years later, with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton attacking each other over racial politics, the legacy of Obama's presidency looks decidedly mixed, black leaders said.

Florida man in hacking probe gets 42 years in prison for child porn

A Florida private investigator was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Monday for using a minor to produce child pornography, which was discovered after authorities searched his computers following his arrest last year for hacking a global charity. Timothy Sedlak, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roy Dalton in Orlando after a federal jury in May found him guilty on charges including that he produced and possessed child pornography, according to court records.

Yet another South El Monte problem as Department of Justice questions financial management

SOUTH EL MONTE >> The city has received yet another criticism of its financial management, this time from the United States Department of Justice. In a letter sent to the city on July 28, Department of Justice auditor Lindsay Taylor said the city has been designated a “high-risk grantee” as of Feb. 20, 2015, and has yet to remedy the problem.

Exclusive – ” Meet the Many Calling Trump Their Voice: Thousands Rally in Virginia

Donald Trump addressed a crowd of more than 3,000 people at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center in Virginia on Saturday evening. Prior to Trump's address, Breitbart News caught up with many rally attendees - which included women, veterans, black Americans, Hispanic Americans, immigrants, seniors and millennials - and asked why they are supporting Trump.

Kirk on Iran: Obama acting like ‘drug dealer in chief’

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk criticized President Barack Obama for delivering money to the Iranian government in coordination with the release of Americans being held prisoner there -- saying he was "acting like the drug dealer in chief." The comments came in a sit-down last week with the editorial board of The State Journal-Register, according to the Illinois paper's political writer.

Trump and Clinton Would Both Bring Ethics Baggage to White House

Whether it's Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, the next president will bring to office unprecedented financial entanglements that could pose significant conflicts of interest, ethics experts say, and there is no law that would regulate them. Since federal ethics rules don't apply to the president, there would be no formal impediment to Bill Clinton doing business with interested parties while his wife is in the Oval Office, or to Donald Trump demanding a tax break for a new golf course from a country that wants U.S. aid.

Judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Arpaio

Federal Judge G. Murray Snow has asked the US Attorney's Office to file criminal contempt charges against Arpaio and some of his subordinates over failure to follow the court's instructions in a racial profiling case. In May, Snow found Arpaio and three members of his office to be in civil contempt because they allegedly violated court orders designed to keep the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office from racially profiling Latinos.

Donald Trump Loses His Chairman

If you only read one thing: Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is out Friday morning, following a campaign shakeup days earlier and a steady drip of stories about his past business dealings in Ukraine. A veteran lobbyist, Manafort was initially brought in to manage the campaign's delegate operations before the GOP convention, but rose to assume full command in June after pushing out former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in a power struggle.