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New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: 66% of Americans disapprove of Kristi Noem shooting and killing her dog
And just 13% think it would be “a good idea” for Trump to pick Noem as his running mate.
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Timeline: Key legal and electoral dates for Donald Trump
In order to make sense of Trump's often-overlapping election and court dates, we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline that is constantly being updated.
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Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates in June, September — but with some big changes
Here’s what will be different this time — and why it matters.
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Republican Jewish Coalition commits to raising $5M for Trump reelection
A major Republican grassroots Jewish group is pledging to raise at least $5 million for former President Trump’s reelection campaign, calling it the organization’s “largest effort” to shore up Jewish support. The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) on Thursday confirmed it is launching a commitment to raise a minimum of $5 million from its donors and…
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Speaker Mike Johnson echoes Trump's 'frustration' with cases and believes threats to his gavel are behind him
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended visiting Donald Trump at his New York trial and said he doesn't expect another motion to remove him as speaker.
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Republican aiming to flip key Senate seat in dark blue state gets praise from these top Dems
Larry Hogan showcases support from top Democrats in a new ad as the former Republican governor works to flip a Senate seat red in overwhelmingly blue Maryland in a race that may determine the majority
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'Psychological torture': VP contender JD Vance slams Trump's hush money trial from court
Ohio Senator and Donald Trump ally J.D. Vance attended the criminal hush money trial Monday. He defended 'Sleepy Don' and criticized Michael Cohen.
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Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden's handling of both the war in Gaza and the U.S. campus protests against it, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, fraying the coalition that he relied on four years ago to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Some 44% of Democratic registered voters responding to the May 7-14 poll said they disapprove of Biden's handling of the crisis. Democrats who disapproved of his response were less likely to say they would vote for Biden in the Nov. 5 election --
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Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss
Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential loss in November, stoking doubts about the election's legitimacy even as opinion polls show the Republican presidential candidate leading in battleground states. In recent interviews, Trump has refused to commit to accepting the election results. At his rallies, he has portrayed Democrats as cheaters, called mail-in ballots corrupt and urged supporters to vote in such large numbers to render the election "too big to r
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A second Trump presidency would target IEA's green focus, advisers say
Donald Trump would likely push to replace the head of the International Energy Agency if he wins the U.S. presidential election to shift the energy watchdog's focus back to maximizing fossil fuel output instead of fighting climate change, according to people familiar with the matter. The Paris-based IEA has provided research and data to industrialized governments for more than half a century to help guide policy around energy security, supply and investment. In recent years, the organization h
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Here are the prominent Republicans backing Biden over Trump
Six months out from Election Day, a small handful of prominent Republicans have crossed party lines to support President Biden in his 2024 rematch against former President Trump. The endorsements come as most Republicans have started to coalesce around Trump. Here are notable Republicans who say they’ll back Biden over Trump in November, as well…
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An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it
When it was Shawnna Bolick’s turn to speak, the words tumbled out of her. The conservative lawmaker was in the middle of a heated debate in the Republican-led Arizona Senate on a bill to repeal an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions, and Democrats needed at least one more vote from the right to advance the bill. Bolick, head hung low and tripping over her words for 20 minutes, described her three difficult pregnancies, including one that ended in miscarriage.
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Biden, Trump agree to debate on June 27 and Sept. 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to face off in two debates on June 27 and Sept. 10, setting up the highest stakes moments yet of the race for the White House. "As you said: anywhere, any time, any place," Biden said on social media. Trump called Biden "the worst debater" he has ever faced.
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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order allows the use of a map that has majority Black populations in two of the state’s six congressional districts, potentially boosting Democrats’ chances of gaining control of the closely divided House of Representatives in the 2024 elections. The justices acted on e
Associated Press5 min readNew Yahoo News/YouGov poll: 66% of Americans disapprove of Kristi Noem shooting and killing her dog
And just 13% think it would be “a good idea” for Trump to pick Noem as his running mate.
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Supreme Court upholds new Black-majority district in Louisiana that may elect Democrat to Congress
Reversing a decision by two Trump-appointed judges, the Supreme Court restores a voting-rights victory in Louisiana.
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Vulnerable Dem incumbents move to the center in key swing states as Biden panders to far-left base
Vulnerable Democrats nationwide are moving to the center and positioning themselves as moderates as they campaign for re-election amid President Biden's historically low polling.
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Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
Republican voters advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress' upper chamber. Former Gov. Larry Hogan claimed the Republican nomination in what will be a marquee race in Maryland against Angela Alsobrooks, a top local official who could become the fourth Black woman in U.S. history to serve in the Senate.
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In order to make sense of Trump's often-overlapping election and court dates, we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline that is constantly being updated.
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Warning signs for Biden Trump as they careen towards presidential debates
As they prepare to debate next month, President Biden and Donald Trump are exhibiting signs of weakness in their 2024 election rematch – both struggle to lock up their base voters.
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'They should all be executed.' How Trump's attacks on judges are fueling online calls for violence
Trump's broadsides have unleashed a torrent of violent comments from his fans on Truth Social and other sites, experts say.
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US delegation to attend Taiwan inauguration as China tensions flare
President Joe Biden will dispatch former U.S. officials to Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging Beijing. Biden is sending a bipartisan delegation to Monday's inauguration of Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te consisting of former White House economic adviser Brian Deese, one-time State Department official Richard Armitage, Brookings Institution Taiwan expert Richard Bush and Laura Rosenberger, who runs the nonprofit organiza
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Arizona fake electors: Rudy Giuliani taunts prosecutors, Boris Epshteyn asks for delay
Three weeks after the indictment was issued by a grand jury, the Attorney General's Office has been unable to serve former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
USA TODAY4 min readGame on as Republicans aim to flip heavily blue state Senate seat in push to regain majority
Former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland wins the state's 2024 GOP Senate primary. His party aims to flip a longtime Democratic-held seat in the blue state.
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Ben Carson keeps his distance as other VP contenders audition for Trump
Ben Carson remains in contention to be Trump's VP pick, even as others throw themselves more forcefully into public auditions for the job.
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Six big moments from Michael Cohen's Trump trial testimony
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified at the former U.S. president's criminal trial this week, asserting he had Trump's "signoff" to buy a porn star's silence and undergoing a cross-examination by Trump's lawyers. Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records to cover up Cohen's $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006. Trump denies an encounter.
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Vance challenges Scott for top spot on Trump VP shortlist
Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) surprise appearance at a Manhattan courthouse to support former President Trump, and his qualified answer about supporting the results of the 2024 election, show he’s challenging Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) as the Senate front-runner to be Trump’s running mate in the fall. GOP senators and strategists say it’s hard to predict…
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US Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West Virginia
Congresswoman Carol Miller has held off a challenge from convicted Jan. 6 riot participant Derrick Evans to win the Republican primary for her U.S. House seat in West Virginia. Miller defeated Evans in the 1st Congressional District and will try to capture her fourth term in November. Miller focused on her own accomplishments and endorsements during her campaign, paying little attention to Evans.
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Why AP called Maryland's Senate primaries for Alsobrooks and Hogan: Race calls explained
The Associated Press declared Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan the winners in their primaries for the U.S. Senate in Maryland on Tuesday. The race is expected to be competitive in November, when Hogan will try to become the first Republican from Maryland to win a U.S. Senate seat since 1980. If Alsobrooks wins this fall, she would become the first Black U.S. senator in the state's history.
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Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district
Brad Knott, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday against a rival who suspended her campaign two weeks ago in response to the endorsement. The former assistant U.S. attorney defeated Kelly Daughtry, a local lawyer and the daughter of a former longtime Republican legislative leader. Daughtry had finished first among 14 candidates in the March 5 primary.
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April McClain Delaney wins primary for David Trone’s Maryland House seat
Former Biden administration official April McClain Delaney has won the Democratic nomination for the seat representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. McClain Delaney previously served as deputy assistant secretary for communications in the U.S. Commerce Department and is the wife of former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who represented the district for six…
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Dem newcomer aims for history with primary win over wealthy controversial congressman
Angela Alsobrooks, a newcomer on the national political stage, has won Maryland's Democratic Senate primary and will face former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the November general election.
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Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump's felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the hush money case against Donald Trump Tuesday as an illegitimate “sham,” becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court, embrace the former president's claims of political persecution and attack the U.S. system of justice. It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker amplifying Trump's defense and turning the Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. governm
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Largest Latino group backs Biden in battleground Arizona while spotlighting ballot measures
The largest Latino group in the country endorsed President Joe Biden in Arizona on Tuesday and said the group will also work to turn out voters to influence potential ballot measures on abortion, minimum wage and immigration.
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Trump's former lawyer Giuliani stumbles in bid to appeal defamation ruling
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday rejected Rudy Giuliani's attempt to appeal a $148 million defamation judgment won by former Georgia election workers, saying Donald Trump's former lawyer should focus on his own stalled bankruptcy case. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane agreed with creditors, including defamed election workers Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who complained that Giuliani had made no progress on selling his assets or resolving his debts.
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Ohio purges 'non-citizens' from state voter rolls, calls on Biden admin for data ahead of 2024 election
Ohio is pushing to identify and purge non-citizens who are registered to vote in the state, requesting further data from President Biden's administration.
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Heat intensifies around Houston Democrat Shawn Thierry ahead of bitter runoff
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas Democrat who previously served in the Texas House with Thierry, spoke at a campaign event where she condemned her former colleague.
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O’Reilly: Trump should stay away from ‘crazy land’ at rallies
Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Monday recommended the former President Trump stay away from “crazy land” at campaign rallies, suggesting President Biden’s record will be enough to win Trump the election. When asked by NewsNation’s “On Balance” anchor Leland Vittert if an “undisciplined Trump” will boost Biden’s standing in the polls, O’Reilly argued…
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Citadel's Griffin wants to know Trump's running mate before deciding to donate
Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin has not donated money to President Donald Trump's election campaign but will wait to see who the former U.S. leader picks as his running mate, he told attendees at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday. When asked if he had donated to Trump's campaign, he said, "I have not," adding, "I'm going to see who he (Trump) picks for his VP candidate." "If President Trump returns to the White House you'll see a global perception of a stronger America," said Gr
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Trump trial veepstakes? Trump allies show up in force ahead of Michael Cohen's second day of testimony
Former President Trump was joined Tuesday by another bevy of GOP allies for his ongoing NY v. Trump trial, including supporters who have been floated as vice president contenders.
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Battleground Polling Shows Ticket-Splitting Pattern
We have a new set of polls for you in the battleground states, including New York Times/Siena College polls of Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona and the inaugural Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll in Pennsylvania. The results in the presidential race would have been surprising a year ago, but it’s hard to call them surprising anymore. Former President Donald Trump leads in five of the six states among likely voters, with President Joe Biden squeaking out a lead among likely vote
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Vivek Ramaswamy to join Trump in Manhattan court on Tuesday
Vivek Ramaswamy will join former President Trump on Monday in a Lower Manhattan court as the NY v. Trump case continues.
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The Latest | Michael Cohen takes the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week
The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial could be a doozy: Michael Cohen, the prosecution's star witness, has taken the stand. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records to cover up hush money payments that Cohen made as part of efforts to buy and bury stories that might hurt the former president's 2016 campaign.
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How many 'Never Trumpers' say they're not voting for President Biden?
Some GOP critics of former President Donald Trump say they'll vote for Joe Biden. But most have doubled down on supporting the presumptive nominee
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Gallego launches $19M ad blitz in Arizona; Lake plans $10M ad buy
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is launching a $19 million ad blitz while his Republican rival Kari Lake is planning a $10 million ad buy with the Senate GOP campaign arm, the latest signs that the Arizona Senate race is in full swing. Gallego and Lake, who is seen as the heavy favorite in the GOP…
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Biden facing uphill battle in key battleground states as down-ballot Dems lead: poll
While President Biden is facing trouble in battleground states, Republican hopes of flipping the Senate are facing a major roadblock, a new series of polls have revealed.
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Only 5 percent list Jan. 6 as top Trump presidency memory: Survey
Only 5 percent of registered voters cite the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol or former President Trump’s alleged election subversion efforts as their most prominent memory from his time in the White House, according to an analysis of a survey released Monday. Pollsters for The New York Times and Siena College asked…
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Trump to stump in Minnesota, a traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?
Former President Donald Trump's planned campaign visit to Minnesota on Friday will mark his return to a traditionally Democratic state that he has long argued he could carry. Trump will take a break from his hush money trial in New York to speak at the Minnesota GOP's annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner. Tickets start at $500, ranging up to $100,000 for a VIP table for 10 with three photo opportunities with Trump.
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GOP VP hopefuls in Congress burnish their credentials while currying favor with Trump
Potential picks are using the opportunities afforded to them in Congress to burnish their credentials to appeal to Trump.
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JD Vance slams NY v. Trump trial as Dem effort to distract that the 'world is on fire' under Biden
Ohio Sen. JD Vance argued former President Trump's trial in Manhattan is a Democratic effort to distract that the "world is on fire" under President Biden.
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Trump leads his supporters in vulgar chants at Jersey Shore rally
Donald Trump attacked his hush money trial prosecutor and judge at a New Jersey rally. He claimed he was being indicted on "bullshit" charges.
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OpinionCalmes: Our elections have integrity. These politicians do not
Of all Trump's shattered norms, the refusal to commit to accept election results is the most corrosive to American democracy.
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Arizona's economy is booming. But Biden struggles to reap benefits from voters
President Biden's push to expand semiconductor and green technology manufacturing has poured billions into battleground states like Arizona.
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Trump holds massive beachfront campaign rally for raucous New Jersey crowd: ‘We’re going to win’
Former President Trump held a rally Saturday in New Jersey, where he predicted he would easily win the Garden State on Election Day in November.
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Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's
President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda -- often Donald Trump’s. In a hotel ballroom in Seattle, at fancy homes in California and at stops in Illinois and Wisconsin over the past week, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Trump's presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent's latest campaign statements will work to the Democrat's advantage. At a Seattle fundraiser Friday night, Biden brought up Trump's recent interview with Time magazine in
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Biden jokes Trump should have injected himself with bleach
U.S. President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former President Donald Trump had injected himself with a little bleach, resurrecting one of Trump's more head-scratching moments from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden, at a fundraising event south of San Francisco for his re-election campaign, said the presidency of his Republican opponent was chaotic and that voters should keep that in mind. Biden and Trump are locked in a close contest ahead of the November election.
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Trump denies report claiming Nikki Haley is 'under consideration' for VP role: 'I wish her well!'
Former President Trump said Saturday that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is "not under consideration" to serve as his running mate for the 2024 election.
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Trump says not considering Nikki Haley as running mate
"Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. Citing people familiar with the situation, Axios had reported that Trump could pick Haley if he were convinced she could help him win the presidency, avoid a potential prison sentence and cover tens of millions in legal bills if he loses.
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Melania Trump says Donald's youngest son, Barron, won't be a Florida RNC delegate — report
Barron Trump won't be able to nominate his father for the Republican nomination due to prior commitments, his mother said in a statement.
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Ex-GOP Gov. Hogan is popular with some Maryland Democrats, but not enough to put him in the Senate
Some Maryland Democrats have a soft spot for Larry Hogan, their former two-term Republican governor in a heavily blue state. Party voters in Tuesday’s primary will decide which candidate they think is in the best position to beat Hogan in November in a state that hasn’t elected a Republican senator in more than 40 years. David Trone, who's in his third term as a congressman, and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks are the leading contenders among the 10 candidates.
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Will You Accept the Election Results? Republicans Dodge the Question.
Less than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans, including several of Donald Trump’s potential running mates, have refused to commit to accepting the results of the election, signaling that the party may again challenge the outcome if its candidate loses. In a series of recent interviews, Republican officials and candidates have dodged the question, responded with nonanswers or offered clear falsehoods rather than commit to a notion that was once so uncontroversial th
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Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Among the recent jabs, Trump this past week posted a roughly four-minute video online in which he called Kennedy “fake,” a “Democrat ‘Plant'” and “Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place” to help the Democratic president. Directing such fierce attacks at Kennedy may signal concern from Trump and his campaign about the independent's bid in what's expected to be a tight November election,
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Biden shores up Silicon Valley support despite lack of enthusiasm
resident Joe Biden is shoring up his support among tech industry Democrats, some of whom are setting aside their reluctance about a second term to focus instead on keeping former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
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A guilty verdict? Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst
At political rallies, on social media, and to reporters, Trump is trying to persuade voters to disregard the outcome of his hush money trial.
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Biden raises millions on West Coast as he says his campaign is underestimated
President Biden raised millions of dollars for his reelection bid in Silicon Valley on Friday as he poked at former President Trump and argued that his campaign was being underestimated.
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Everything you need to know about the gag order in NY v. Trump
In the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order has added another layer of complexity to the already unique legal circumstance.
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Biden faces new Democratic divisions after Israel shift
President Joe Biden significantly shifted his policy toward Israel this week by threatening to withhold U.S. weapons if the Israeli government moves forward with a full-scale invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, while also pledging “ironclad” support for the Jewish state in a speech condemning the rise of antisemitism.
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Netanyahu defiant after Biden warning on arms supplies to Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden's warning to Israel that he could withhold some arms supplies has shaken Israelis used to relying on their main ally at a time when the country faces widening political splits and growing isolation over the war in Gaza. Biden threatened on Wednesday to halt supplies of bombs and artillery shells if Israeli forces go ahead with a full-scale assault on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, which is packed with Palestinians uprooted by Israel's war on Hamas. Prime Minister Be
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In Biden vs. Trump, a striking split screen captures bizarre 2024 election
With Trump in court and Biden addressing antisemitism and the war in Gaza, a striking split screen this week captured the bizarre election of 2024.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska's presidential and state primaries
Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless be a decisive one in the race for the White House. Voters will also decide several contested state primaries, including the U.S. Senate, where both Republican incumbents are on the ballot. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump should easily win their primaries, as they already unofficially secured their parties’ nominations on March 12.
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Lara Trump: It’s ‘pretty obvious’ Trump accepts election results
Republican National Committee (RNC) co-Chair Lara Trump said it is “pretty obvious” that her father-in-law, former President Trump, accepts presidential election results. Trump made the comment when asked if recent remarks by former and current leaders of the Democratic Party — including former President Obama and President Biden — about Trump potentially not accepting the…
The Hill2 min readNikki Haley to thank donors, but Trump's last GOP rival not expected to endorse former president
Two months after ending her White House bid, Nikki Haley will huddle with some of the top donors to her Republican presidential campaign. But no endorsement of Trump is expected.
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California Atty. Gen. Bonta plans how to thwart Trump with lawsuits if he wins another term
A second Trump term would likely invite lawsuits over environmental, immigration and abortion laws, as well as LGBTQ+ rights, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said.
LA Times4 min read
Biden is caught in a no-win situation on Israel: From the Politics Desk
President Joe Biden is in a no-win situation after his threat to cut of certain weapons to Israel amid the Jewish state's war with Hamas.
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Candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia responds to super PAC allegations, misuse of funds
After months of dodging questions, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Hung Cao addressed allegations that he misrepresented PAC spending.
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