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Alex Wong/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas.) — Sheila Jackson Lee, the longtime U.S. representative from Texas, has died, according to a statement issued Friday night from her family. The congresswoman died at the age of 74 after a brief battle with cancer. “With incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite a cascade of defections from within his own party in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has been able to count on labor unions as a bulwark against diminishing support for his re-election bid. That backing has begun to weaken, however, placing further pressure on Biden at a moment of […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Three weeks after President Joe Biden’s fumbled first debate, some of the delegates who pledged to nominate him at the party convention in August have now joined big-dollar donors in the push to consider other names for the top of the ticket, sources tell ABC News. And as the Democratic […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s symptoms from COVID-19 “continue to improve steadily,” but he is “still experiencing a loose, non-productive cough and hoarseness,” his doctor said on Saturday. “His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature remain absolutely normal. His oxygen saturation continues to be excellent on room air. His lungs remain […]
Leon Neal/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in the battleground state of Michigan — days after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the party’s convention for the third time. This time, though, Trump was joined by his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, for the […]
Mustafa Hussain/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is facing a critical point in his reelection bid as Democratic calls for him to exit the 2024 race continue to mount despite his efforts to shut them down. A poor debate performance against Donald Trump reignited questions about Biden’s age and fitness to carry […]
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would be returning to the campaign trail next week to continue to take on rival Donald Trump, as he contends with the fallout from his COVID-19 diagnosis and growing calls from Democrats for him to bow out, including from Ohio Sen, Sherrod […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House. UnidosUS CEO Janet Murguía had also announced the diagnosis from the podium where the president was set to speak at the organization’s conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Biden, 81, tested positive […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance’s opposition to more U.S. aid for Ukraine is stoking anxiety among Kyiv’s supporters about sustained U.S. support and Ukraine’s ability to fend off Vladimir Putin’s invasion. “I do not think that it is in America’s interest to continue to fund an effectively never-ending war in […]
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said in an interview airing on Wednesday that, should his doctors tell him he had a “medical condition,” he would consider leaving office and turning over power to Vice President Kamala Harris in a second term. It is his latest explanation of what might cause […]
