GOP senator sides with Mattis, says she's "struggling" with Trump support
The Alaska senator said Mattis' statement was "true, honest and necessary and overdue."
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
The Alaska senator said Mattis' statement was "true, honest and necessary and overdue."
"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try," Mattis wrote.
The White House pinned responsibility for clearing out the perimeter near the White House squarely on Attorney General Bill Barr.
The former president said the nation needs "a government as good as its people."
The president also claimed he visited the bunker in the afternoon, not in the evening, when the scene outside became more chaotic.
Miller will oversee a $500 billion Treasury fund.
The former president said he's waited to speak because he wanted to listen.
The president said he did not know the history behind his statement that "looting leads to shooting."
In one of their exchanges, Flynn asked the Russian ambassador to take "reciprocal" actions and not escalate tensions with the Obama administration.
The president avoided questions from reporters in what the White House billed as a news conference.
The president and attorney general said the administration is working on legislation, too.
The president continues to criticize the vote-by-mail process.
Senator Chuck Grassley said the White House's explanation for ousting inspectors general is insufficient.
The CDC also estimates 35% of those with COVID-19 are asymptomatic and 40% of transmission occurs before people feel sick.
The flags will be lowered "in memory of the Americans we have lost to the CoronaVirus," the president tweeted.