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Trump falsely claims Biden, FBI had plan to assassinate him during Mar-a-Lago search
Michael Warren/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI has issued a rare statement after former President Donald Trump and several GOP lawmakers spread false claims suggesting President Joe Biden authorized his assassination during the search [Read More…]
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Vince Fong to take Kevin McCarthy’s seat in Congress, bolstering GOP majority
California State Assemblyman Vince Fong (Bakersfield) during a press conference about Chile’s continued status as a Visa Waiver Program Country in Santa Ana, CA, on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via [Read More…]
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Giuliani agrees to cease election fraud accusations against two former election workers
Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event on Jan. 21, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
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Blinken calls ICC warrants ‘wrongheaded,’ says they complicate efforts for Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the International Criminal Court’s application for arrest warrants for Israeli officials and Hamas operatives, saying the court prosecutor’s actions make a “shameful equivalence” between [Read More…]
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Speaker Johnson moving ahead on Netanyahu invite to address Congress in wake of possible ICC warrant
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that he’s moving ahead with an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress despite an International [Read More…]
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Harris, Democrats slam video on Trump site referencing ‘Unified Reich’ while Republicans
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday criticized Donald Trump for the since-deleted video reposted to his social media site Truth Social referencing a “Unified Reich” if reelected, calling [Read More…]
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Fani Willis, judge in Trump’s Georgia election case face primaries
CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee will face voters on Tuesday during the state’s primary election — both of whom have been key players [Read More…]
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Trump deletes social media video about election victory referencing ‘Unified Reich’ after facing backlash
TruthSocial (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media video that referenced the phrase “Unified Reich” after his critics said the phrase mirrors that of Nazi Germany. The phrase “Unified Reich” [Read More…]
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Trump posts social media video seemingly suggesting his victory will bring ‘unified Reich’
TruthSocial (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video on his social media platform that uses a language that appears to mirror that of Nazi Germany, suggesting there will be a “Unified [Read More…]
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Austin says ‘expectation’ is Ukraine won’t use US weapons outside its territory, despite Russian advance
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a joint press conference following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Pentagon, May 20, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The United [Read More…]
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With RFK Jr. seeking spot on debate stage, a look at the last independent candidate to make it
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In October 1992, businessman and independent presidential candidate Ross Perot stood at a podium to the left of Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush at the third presidential debate [Read More…]
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DHS warns of threats to election posed by artificial intelligence
Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The threat posed by artificial intelligence programs is real and creates a serious challenge going into the 2024 election, according to a new federal [Read More…]
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Biden faces silent protests at Morehouse commencement
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — President Joe Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, after some students and faculty members voiced strong opposition [Read More…]
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Van Hollen: ‘I do not have concerns’ about Biden at debate
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Sunday that he’s unconcerned about how President Joe Biden will fare at his first debate with former President Donald Trump next month. The two candidates’ [Read More…]
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Alabama State University receives Wall Street firm’s historic endowment assistance
Courtesy of Kayleigh Dunn (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama State University is partnering with private equity firm Neuberger Berman to manage the school’s $125 million endowment – making it the largest such partnership between a Wall [Read More…]
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Democrats look to band together after Maryland’s bruising Senate primary
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Angela Alsobrooks emerged as the victor in a bruising Democratic Senate primary in Maryland — and now the state’s Democratic Party faces the challenge of reuniting to take on a [Read More…]
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Trump attends son Barron’s high school graduation on day off from court
FILE, Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump attended his son Barron’s high school graduation at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach on Friday, after the judge overseeing his hush [Read More…]
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Biden announces new grants to further desegregate schools on Brown v. Board anniversary
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced new grants aimed at further desegregating magnet schools, as he marked the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling [Read More…]
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Johnson disappointed that House committee meeting devolved into chaos over Greene’s ‘fake eyelash’ comments
ABC (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday said he is disappointed in the chaos and name-calling that happened during a raucous House Oversight Committee markup on Thursday night when Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and [Read More…]
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Pentagon’s temporary pier off Gaza is ready to begin delivering aid
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces emplace the Trident Pier on the Gaza coast, May 16, 2024. — [Read More…]