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Black men ask, “What am I voting for?” as they battle frustration
ABC News (ATLANTA) — At an invite-only event in downtown Atlanta, hip-hop fans from across the country came together for a unique voter outreach event. The Black Male Voter Project, an organization dedicated to increasing [Read More…]
RNC laser-focused on vote monitoring, committed to enlisting 100,000 poll volunteers
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee is launching a nationwide recruitment effort for poll workers ahead of November’s election as former President Donald Trump continues to spread doubts about election security. [Read More…]
What’s up with Menendez’s independent Senate bid? New Jersey Democrats share their thoughts
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Facing 16 felony charges in federal court, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez launched a long-shot bid for reelection earlier this month as an independent, but he appears to [Read More…]
Judge hearing arguments on Trump’s effort to invalidate appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case is hearing arguments Friday on the former president’s effort to invalidate the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith. The hearing is focused [Read More…]
Trump expects Biden to be a ‘worthy debater’ after spending months attacking his mental fitness
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is raising his debate expectations for President Joe Biden a week ahead of the two men facing off, and after spending months describing him as a [Read More…]
Republican women are more motivated than Democratic women to vote in 2024: Survey
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — A smaller number of the women voters who cast ballots for President Joe Biden in 2020 said they’d vote for him again in 2024 than the share of women [Read More…]
US bans Russian cybersecurity software amid threat of influence operation
Patrick Van Katwijk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is issuing a total ban on the use of a Russian-backed cybersecurity software in the United States due to the Russian government’s alleged influence operations over [Read More…]
Biden campaign picks right-side podium for CNN debate, Trump will have the last word
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden won the coin toss to secure a podium position on the right side of the stage during the CNN debate next week, but by doing so gave [Read More…]
On campaign trail, RFK Jr. pushes ‘bonkers’ theory about CIA’s ‘takeover of the American press’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. has received intense public scrutiny for promoting an array of unconventional theories, from claiming that vaccines are behind an “epidemic” of diseases in America [Read More…]
Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign earnings
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Trump-era tax on U.S. shareholders of some American-controlled foreign corporations, preserving a major source of government revenue while sidestepping the more [Read More…]
Trump meets with advisers, policy experts ahead of next week’s debate with Biden
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, October 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is getting [Read More…]
Biden heads to Camp David to prepare for first presidential debate with Trump
President Joe Biden prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 25, 2021, en route to Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) [Read More…]
Top Israel officials to meet with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan Thursday
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Senior administration officials tell ABC News that top Netanyahu advisers — Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer — were traveling from Israel [Read More…]
2024 federal budget deficit projection rises to nearly $2 trillion
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a new projection from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the federal budget deficit – the gap between government revenue vs. spending – will be $1.9 trillion for the 2024 fiscal [Read More…]
Tight Virginia GOP primary between Good, McGuire a test of Trump’s influence
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., meets with supporters at a primary night election party, June 18, 2024, in Lynchburg, Va.. Via ABC News (RICHMOND, Va.) — A contentious and closely watched Republican U.S. House primary in [Read More…]
Witness tells House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex: Sources
Rep. Matt Gaetz looks on during a news conference about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) transparency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In recent weeks, House Ethics Committee [Read More…]
Biden administration strongly denies Netanyahu’s claim US is blocking arms shipments amid war with Hamas
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks at a press briefing at the White House, on June 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public assertion that [Read More…]
All eyes on New York’s congressional races as key House seats at play
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Election Day nears, battleground states like Florida, Arizona and Michigan are taking the spotlight in the presidential race. Political experts and analysts, however, say a traditionally blue state could disrupt [Read More…]
Trump planning to spend part of RNC week in Chicago — instead of Milwaukee
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is making plans to spend part of the week of the Republican National Convention in Chicago — more than an hour’s drive from where the convention [Read More…]
Biden announces relief for some undocumented spouses of US citizens, ‘Dreamers’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced two new election-year executive actions that could provide relief to thousands of undocumented immigrants who have been in the country for several years. “Today’s [Read More…]