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Jim Inhofe, former US senator from Oklahoma, dies at 89
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jim Inhofe, the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma, has died, his family announced. He was 89. Inhofe died early Tuesday after a stroke over the July 4 holiday, his family [Read More…]
Democrats’ debate over Biden in stark contrast to GOP message discipline on Trump
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After Joe Biden’s disastrous debate, Democrats worried about the president’s chances in November are mired in a debate of their own: shut up or shout louder. Biden, whose decades-long career [Read More…]
House Democrats huddle behind closed doors amid debate over Biden’s path forward
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional Democrats on Tuesday are gathering for a consequential day of closed-door meetings where the focus is expected to be largely on President Joe Biden’s viability as [Read More…]
Biden braces for high-stakes NATO summit in DC
President Joe Biden speaks during a barbeque for active-duty military families in honor of the Fourth of July on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
‘Great confidence’: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Biden has her full support in reelection run
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer brushed off concerns about President Joe Biden’s age, saying the probable 2024 Democratic ticket has her “full support.” “I don’t foresee any change in this race, [Read More…]
House Democrats to huddle behind closed doors amid debate over Biden’s path forward
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats on Tuesday will gather for a consequential day of closed-door meetings where the focus is expected to be largely on President Joe Biden’s viability as [Read More…]
Trump is trying to distance himself from Project 2025 — but its architects helped shape his RNC party platform
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024 in Chesapeake, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Last week, former President Donald Trump attempted to [Read More…]
Biden tells Congressional Black Caucus, ‘I need you; I’m not going to disappoint you’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — During a virtual meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus Monday night, President Joe Biden thanked members and asked for their continued support, according to two people [Read More…]
Parkinson’s expert visited White House 8 times in 8 months, met with Biden’s doctor
ABC News An expert on Parkinson’s disease visited the White House eight times over an eight-month span between last July and March of this year, including one visit with the president’s personal physician, according to [Read More…]
Trump’s VP announcement will come by next Monday: Adviser
ABC News Former President Donald Trump’s long-awaited announcement on who his vice presidential pick will be could likely happen this week, senior adviser Jason Miller said on Monday. “By this time next Monday, we will [Read More…]
Biden sends defiant letter to Democrats says time to end questions, come together
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a lengthy letter to Democrats, President Joe Biden on Monday says it is time for the party to come together so they can have the best chance at beating [Read More…]
House Oversight Committee requests interview, documents from Biden’s physician
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued a letter on Sunday to President Joe Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, requesting a transcribed interview and [Read More…]
2024 RNC platform could alter the GOP’s abortion position for the first time in decades
Signage promoting Milwaukee as the 2024 host of the Republican National Convention inside the Fiserv Forum during the Republican National Convention (RNC) fall media walkthrough in Milwaukee, Wis., on Nov. 30, 2023. — Al Drago/Bloomberg [Read More…]
Biden countering RNC with battleground state travel
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is planning to travel the country next week, as the Republicans gather for their nominating convention, to hold counterprogramming events targeting Black and Latino voters in [Read More…]
Black churchgoers in Philadelphia come to Biden’s defense amid fallout over debate performance
Alex Wong/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — As President Joe Biden contends with the growing fallout from his debate performance, calls to drop out and criticism of his age, he found safe harbor at a Black church [Read More…]
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, office says
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, his office announced. “Yesterday, the Second Gentleman tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms. [Read More…]
Law enforcement prepares to secure national political conventions
ABC News (MILWAUKEE) — The smell of burning rubber is unmistakable during a U.S. Secret Service training exercise that will be critical to the security of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump during [Read More…]
Secret Service director: Current polarization ‘plays into’ threat environment
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said Sunday that current political divisions play into the domestic threat environment as her agency prepares to protect both parties’ nominating conventions this summer. When asked [Read More…]
Donald Trump will define 2024 RNC platform, committee members say
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The GOP’s first new platform since 2016 will also be the first truly defined by former President Donald Trump, Republicans who have served on the platform committee say. In 2016, [Read More…]
Second local radio host says they were given questions ahead of Biden interview
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week. “Yes, [Read More…]