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Rep. Mike Kelly on Trump assassination attempts: ‘We cannot accept this as Americans’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., the chair of the bipartisan panel investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July and the apparent one last week in Florida, called for [Read More…]
John Kirby says U.S. diplomatic efforts continue in the Middle East amid rising tensions
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifying throughout the weekend, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said the U.S. is doing “everything we can to try to prevent [Read More…]
Harris accepts CNN offer for second presidential debate on Oct. 23
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday she has accepted an offer from CNN for a second presidential debate against former President Donald Trump on Oct. 23. Harris said in [Read More…]
Harris’ fundraising triples Trump’s in August, growing Democrat’s warchest, FEC filings show
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised more than triple the amount of funds that former President Donald Trump did in August, giving her team a massive financial advantage as the [Read More…]
Robinson not expected to attend Trump’s North Carolina rally amid scandal: Sources
Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Former President Donald Trump is returning to the key battleground state of North Carolina on Saturday amid a major controversy revolving around North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, [Read More…]
Jill Biden welcomes ‘The West Wing’ cast to celebrate show’s 25th anniversary
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden welcomed the cast of “The West Wing” to the White House Friday, in celebration of the television show’s 25th anniversary. “Your work inspired so many to [Read More…]
New York Magazine places reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK Jr.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Magazine placed its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, on leave this week after it learned she allegedly “had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant [Read More…]
Georgia election board approves controversial rule change requiring ballots be hand-counted
ilbusca/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Republican-led Georgia State Election Board on Friday passed a major rule change just a few weeks before the November election requiring the hand-counting of all ballots, prompting fears from both [Read More…]
Harris campaign, Jewish groups fiercely criticize Trump preemptively blaming Jewish voters if he loses
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and Jewish advocacy groups on Friday forcefully criticized what they called former President Donald Trump’s “dangerous” and “antisemitic” comments saying Jewish voters would be to [Read More…]
Lack of communication, drone issues plagued Secret Service at Trump Pennsylvania rally: Report
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Issues with a host of communications and technical difficulties with drone capabilities plagued the U.S. Secret Service at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an assassin took a shot at [Read More…]
Walz debate prep underway with Pete Buttigieg as Vance stand-in
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s preparation for the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate with Sen. JD Vance is well underway, sources familiar with the process have confirmed to ABC News. He’s [Read More…]
Republicans step up effort to change Nebraska’s electoral vote process to benefit Trump
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska’s electoral vote process to winner-take-all — a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November election [Read More…]
Uncommitted movement declines to endorse Harris, but encourages against Trump, third-party votes
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Uncommitted movement, the pro-Palestinian group critical of the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza, announced Thursday that it will not endorse Vice President [Read More…]
Harris campaign says it did not use Trump campaign materials sent from Iranian hackers
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said on Thursday that it did not use any materials that the FBI said Iranian hackers gathered from email accounts associated with former President Donald [Read More…]
Doug Emhoff blasts Gov. Sanders’ remarks about Harris not having biological children
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff blasted remarks made by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said Vice President Kamala Harris “doesn’t have anything to keep her humble” because she does [Read More…]
Biden calls rate cut ‘an important day for the country’
President Joe Biden speaks at a reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on [Read More…]
Biden to celebrate progress of American economy in Thursday remarks
President Joe Biden speaks at a reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In remarks on Thursday [Read More…]
Iranian hackers sent ‘stolen’ Trump campaign material to individuals associated with Biden campaign: FBI
Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies released findings that Iranian hackers have continued efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, with “stolen” information from former President Donald Trump’s campaign being [Read More…]
Trump tells New York rally crowd he’s going to Springfield, Ohio, within two weeks
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump told a Long Island, New York, rally crowd on Wednesday night that he is going to Springfield, Ohio, the town he said on [Read More…]
House votes down Speaker Johnson’s funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present. The measure failed by a 202-222-2 margin. [Read More…]