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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…]
Special counsel slams idea that Trump could claim classified docs as personal records
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Forum River Center March 9, 2024 in Rome, Ga. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith, responding on Tuesday [Read More…]
Special counsel files response to judge’s order in Trump documents case
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed his response to an order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that could have far-reaching implications in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. [Read More…]
Results: 4 more states voting in 2024 presidential primary
Wang Fan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four more states are voting on Tuesday in the 2024 presidential primary race. The contests are taking place in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. (Delaware’s primaries were canceled [Read More…]
Wisconsin 2024 primary results: Biden, Trump projected to win
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday was primary day in Wisconsin. ABC News reports that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are projected to win the Democratic and Republican races, respectively. Biden [Read More…]
New York 2024 primary results: Biden, Trump projected to win
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday was primary day in New York, where former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden were the front-runners, having already clinched their respective parties’ 2024 nominations last month. [Read More…]
Connecticut 2024 primary results: Biden, Trump projected to win
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday was primary day in Connecticut, where former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden were the only major remaining candidates running — and already the presumptive 2024 nominees for their [Read More…]
Delaware 2024 primary results: Trump, Biden projected to win
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday was expected to be presidential primary day in Delaware, where former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are the front-runners, having already clinched their respective parties’ 2024 nominations last [Read More…]
Biden’s aggressive campaign strategy involves swing-state stops and jabs at Trump
Eros Hoagland/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Joe Biden ramps up an aggressive reelection campaign schedule — while still facing mediocre early polling and poor approval ratings — he is targeting swing states, fundraising and [Read More…]
Trump repeats controversial ‘bloodbath’ language to attack Biden over immigration
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At his first campaign event in more than two weeks, former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to capitalize on the backlash he faced when warning of a “bloodbath” for [Read More…]
No Labels has no candidate yet: What’s next for group trying to launch third-party 2024 bid?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The bipartisan No Labels movement is facing a self-imposed soft deadline of early April to field a ticket in the 2024 presidential race, despite declaring last month that it would [Read More…]
Biden to host Muslim leaders at White House followed by scaled-down iftar dinner
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will host a group of Muslim leaders Tuesday evening to discuss “issues of importance to the community,” the White House said, as he faced growing criticism over [Read More…]
Biden speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke on the phone Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first conversation since meeting last November in California. The two leaders were set to [Read More…]
Tulsi Gabbard turned down RFK Jr.’s offer to be his running mate, she says
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022, declined an offer to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate in his independent presidential [Read More…]