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Biden visits site of Baltimore’s Francis Key Scott Bridge collapse
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday visited the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. During his visit he received an operational briefing on [Read More…]
‘The Signing’: What to know about the Arizona attorney general’s 2020 election probe
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Dec. 14, 2020, five weeks after the 2020 presidential election, a group of 11 Republicans convened at the state Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix and signed documents they claimed [Read More…]
Behind the scenes with Blinken and the tense Biden-Netanyahu phone call: Reporter’s notebook
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The impact of the phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still being felt Friday as Israel responded to Biden’s demand for accountability in [Read More…]
After warning over killed aid workers and humanitarian crisis, US looks for ‘meaningful’ Israeli changes toward Gaza
Thierry Monasse/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is going to “watch and see” how Israel is implementing changes requested by President Joe Biden to limit humanitarian suffering in Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby said [Read More…]
With razor-thin GOP margin, could House control flip to Democrats?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Through history, a party’s control of the House of Representatives has not changed in the middle of a session of Congress, though majorities have been slim before. But with a [Read More…]
How Charlie Kirk and Trump sent Nebraska Republicans scrambling on change to state’s 2024 electors
State senators gather for debate on the Legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., May 4, 2023. State senators gather for debate on the Legislative floor of the Nebraska State Capitol in [Read More…]
Biden to visit site of Baltimore’s Francis Key Scott Bridge collapse
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will visit the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on Friday to meet with officials and get an “on-the-ground [Read More…]
US warns of policy changes if Israel doesn’t take action to better protect civilians
Via White House Flickr (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is warning of policy changes if Israel doesn’t take steps to better protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza amid international outrage over the killing of [Read More…]
No Labels won’t run a 3rd-party ‘unity’ ticket against Trump, Biden
Tom Williams/Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — No Labels will not run a third-party “unity” ticket against Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday. In a statement, the centrist group [Read More…]
Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons says he’d support putting conditions on aid if Israel pursues operation in Rafah
Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and close ally of President Joe Biden, said on CNN Thursday morning that if Israel pursues a large-scale military operation in Rafah [Read More…]
Over 400 lawmakers, activists, actors and more sign letter calling on Biden to support bills on racial equity
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 400 lawmakers, activists, civil rights leaders, musicians and actors have written a joint letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to support a list of Congressional bills [Read More…]
Biden speaks with Israel’s Netanyahu for 1st time since World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza: Source
Via White House Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is now speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the call told ABC News, their first conversation since seven World Central Kitchen [Read More…]
Trump keeps teasing an announcement on abortion ‘soon’ but dodges on specifics
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of the Florida [Read More…]
Trump-backed Senate candidate Kari Lake raises over $1M at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser: Sources
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Kari Lake, the Senate candidate backed by former President Donald Trump in Arizona, has raised just over $1 million at a fundraiser for her campaign [Read More…]
Bernie Sanders, Biden share plan to cut ‘outrageous’ health care costs
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs for Americans. The remarks [Read More…]
No, migrants are not driving a surge in violent crime as Trump claims
Daniel Steinle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans – including former President Donald Trump – who disagree with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies paint a dire picture of America as a country ruined by crime [Read More…]
Lawmakers skeptical of enacting Trump-backed bill in Nebraska that could give him edge over Biden
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (LINCOLN, Neb.) — Multiple key lawmakers in Nebraska are pouring cold water on the prospect of passing a long gestating bill newly endorsed by former President Donald Trump [Read More…]
Even as concerns grow about US weapons used in Gaza, no signs of waning WH support for Israel military aid
BASHAR TALEB/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is showing no signs of trying to restrict or withhold the billions the U.S. spends each year in military aid to Israel, despite growing concerns that some [Read More…]
‘We are doubling down’: Attorney General Garland announces new initiatives to combat violent crime
David Talukdar/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Chicago Wednesday to highlight decreases in violent crime around the country, and announced a surge of investments and resources that he said will be aimed [Read More…]
Ruby Garcia’s family disputes that Trump aspoke with them after he used her name at event
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite what Donald Trump said at a Michigan event on Tuesday, the family of homicide victim Ruby Garcia told ABC News that the former president has not spoken to them. “I [Read More…]