Melissa Quinn

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The first letter of each paragraph of a letter members of the presidentâs arts and humanities commission sent to President Trump resigning from the panel spell out the word "RESIST."

Arts and humanities committee leaves hidden message for Trump in resignation letter

Melissa Quinn · August 18, 2017 4:33 pm

Federal prosecutors are working to figure out what information Trump Jr. was provided during the meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

National Security

Special counsel’s team focusing on Trump Jr.’s intent in Russia probe: Report

Melissa Quinn · August 18, 2017 4:05 pm

Members of a long-standing presidential arts and humanities commission are resigning Friday in protest of President Trump's comments on the violence in Charlottesville, Va., according to a report. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Members of presidential arts commission to resign in protest of Trump’s Charlottesville comments

Melissa Quinn · August 18, 2017 1:38 pm

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday he would be honored if President Trump decided to pardon him following his recent conviction for criminal contempt of court. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: ‘Feels good’ to have Trump backing me up

Melissa Quinn · August 18, 2017 1:17 pm

Susan Bro, mother to Heather Heyer, speaks during a memorial for her daughter in Charlottesville, Va. Heyer was killed Saturday, when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)

Mother of Heather Heyer won’t talk to Trump ‘after what he said about my child’

Melissa Quinn · August 18, 2017 12:22 pm

The statue of Roger B. Taney, erected in 1872, was taken away and put in storage around 2 a.m. Friday morning. (By William Henry Rinehart/Own work Daderot, Wikipedia)

Statue of justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision removed from Maryland State House overnight

Melissa Quinn · August 18, 2017 11:55 am

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump offered their well wishes to those in Barcelona as well. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

National Security

Mike Pence: US ready to help ‘find and punish’ those responsible for Barcelona terror attack

Melissa Quinn · August 17, 2017 8:08 pm

"I do think there need to be some radical changes. The president has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. And we need for him to be successful," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told reporters after a Chattanooga Rotary Club meeting Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bob Corker: Trump hasn’t demonstrated ‘competence,’ ‘stability’ he needs to succeed

Melissa Quinn · August 17, 2017 7:18 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is calling for the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol as the contentious debate over the appropriateness of such memorials moves to the halls of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Why 15 elected officials want Confederate statues to be taken down

Melissa Quinn · August 17, 2017 6:52 pm

On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gave an interview with local San Francisco TV station KRON. When asked about her calls for a group to be denied a permit which wanted to exercise their First Amendment rights at a national park, her argument was strange. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Nancy Pelosi calls for Confederate statues to be removed from Capitol

Melissa Quinn · August 17, 2017 4:32 pm

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., announced he will introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump following the president's comments on the violence in Charlottesville, Va.

Rep. Steve Cohen to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump over Charlottesville comments

Melissa Quinn · August 17, 2017 3:28 pm

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon defended his controversial interview with a liberal magazine Thursday, saying it took the focus off of President Trump following his remarks on the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and shifted the media's narrative. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Steve Bannon: Interview with liberal magazine ‘drew fire away’ from Trump

Melissa Quinn · August 17, 2017 2:48 pm