New Zealand's Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the U_S_ conservative commentator Candace Owens, citing “the importance of free speech."

In an exclusive interview, Patrisse Cullors, the former leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, tells The Associated Press that neither she nor anyone else in leadership has misused millions of dollars in donations.

Divisions in a rapidly changing Republican Party are evident in the divergent responses to the tensions in Ukraine.

Former President Donald Trump says politicians who refuse to say whether they’ve received COVID-19 booster shots are “gutless.”.

Details are still emerging about how Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set.

A publishing division is being started by the conservative media company the Daily Wire.

In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The American Booksellers Association is apologizing for sending a publication widely criticized as anti-trans, Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” in a recent mailing to independent stores.

President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris eligibility to be vice president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics. Harris has been a top target of misinformation since launching her own bid for the White House last year. That is certainly a slight, said Amanda Harrington, vice president of Times Up, which works to stop workplace harassment. Obama, who beat McCain in the 2008 race for the White House, was even a co-sponsor of the McCain resolution.

Dave Chapelle released a 27-minute set on YouTube Thursday night addressing George Floyd’s death which has sparked one of the largest civil rights movements in history. Chappelle didn’t hold back starting his set saying “this is weird and less than ideal circumstances to do a show," referencing the socially distanced crowd who were wearing masks due to the coronavirus pandemic. The quote is followed by a link encouraging people to support the Equal Justice Initiative. Towards the end of the set Chappelle discusses his late friend Kobe Bryant who died in January in a helicopter crash. "Crying like a baby.”Watch the YouTube special below:*Please be advised the video contains graphic and offensive language.