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Former U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks to members of the press on Capitol Hill March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE) (WASHINGTON) — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, appearing on MSNBC on Wednesday morning, declined to directly answer when asked if President Joe Biden had her support as he […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — At his first campaign rally in 10 days, former President Donald Trump jumped on the uncertainty of President Joe Biden’s campaign, offering Biden […]
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 said in a statement. “He passed peacefully, surrounded by his wife Kay, and his three surviving children, Molly, Jimmy and […]
Siavosh Hosseini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined a faction of conservatives decrying the updated Republican National Committee platform rubber-stamped by former President Donald Trump for its inclusion of softened language on abortion, a marked change from past cycles. The 2024 platform committee voted 84-14 on Monday […]
Jose Antonio Caravaca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Iranian government actors are seeking to “take advantage” of pro-Palestinian protests in the United States, according to the director of National Intelligence, including providing financial support to some protesters. “In recent weeks, Iranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza, […]
Wolfgang Deuter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russia will attempt to influence the 2024 presidential election in favor of a past preferred candidate, according to U.S. officials who briefed reporters on election threats on Tuesday “We have not observed a shift in Russia’s preferences for the presidential race from past elections, given the role the U.S. is […]
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 in Democratic politics has let him rack up chits across the party, has his fair share of defenders, both those […]
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, and the president and vice president have my full support,” Whitmer said on ABC News’ Good Morning America on Tuesday. […]
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 a candidate and the path for the party going forward. House Democrats huddled Tuesday morning at the Democratic National Committee […]
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) — It was supposed to be a show of strength — the leaders of NATO’s member countries gathering in Washington, […]