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AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlidePresident Donald Trump spent more than 80 minutes making a case for his reelection at a packed Phoenix rally on Wednesday evening.Employing many of the same themes and talking points he had used in his State of the Union speech and to rile up crowds in New Hampshire and Iowa, he touted low unemployment and new jobs, boasted about improved life expectancy and mocked his Democratic opponents. And, though it took him more than 45 minutes to get there, he condemned illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and gloated about deportation numbers, drug seizures and border wall progress.His claims, some of…

Kathy Kiely, Opinion contributor Published 2:01 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2020 | Updated 2:14 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2020Surely Mike Bloomberg wouldn’t want to damage the credibility of a news organization in which he had invested so heavily, I thought. How wrong I was.Michael Bloomberg took such a brutal pummeling during his first appearance on the presidential debate stage this week, it seems almost a shame to pile on.But…Since he’s running for the nation’s highest office, it’s important to point out that, amidst all the pointed questions he fielded about the non-disclosure agreements he’s continuing to enforce against women who…

CLOSE President Donald Trump marked the 20th anniversary of federal legislation to help combat human trafficking by signing an executive order furthering those efforts and dedicating a new White House position to the issue. (Jan. 31) AP DomesticAirbnb is expanding its commitment to fight human trafficking with anti-trafficking nonprofit Polaris as the hospitality industry faces a series of lawsuits claiming it's not doing enough to curb the crime.The work is pressing: Nearly 25 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking, according to Polaris. Human trafficking can include everything from sexual exploitation to forced labor.Of 383 U.S. sex trafficking cases that listed where a…

Joshua Bote, USA TODAY Published 12:40 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2020 | Updated 2:05 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2020CLOSE These are 4 things you need to know about E. Jean Carroll. The advice columnist is the latest to accuse President Donald Trump of sexual assault. USA TODAYThe longtime advice columnist who accused Donald Trump in 2019 of raping her was fired from her post at ELLE.E. Jean Carroll, who helmed the "Ask E. Jean" column for the magazine since 1993, was let go from her position in December, according to a court filing published Tuesday."Because Trump ridiculed my reputation, laughed…