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Politics Jul 19
Biden promises to return to campaign trail, pushes party unity as he resists calls to drop out of raceLate Friday, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown joined a rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling for Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week.
Politics Jul 19
Biden’s campaign chair acknowledges ‘slippage’ in support but says president staying in raceIsolated as he battles a COVID-19 infection in Delaware, Biden is confronting the reality many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election could be the party's best chance of preventing widespread…
Politics Jul 18
Obama, Pelosi, other top Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 raceFormer President Barack Obama has expressed concerns to Democrats about Biden's 2024 candidacy. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn't step away.
Politics Jul 14
Gunman pointed rifle at local officer before firing at Trump during rally, sources tell APNot long before shots rang out at Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, rallygoers noticed a man climbing to the roof of a nearby building and warned local police, according to two law enforcement officials.
Politics Jul 13
WATCH: Biden condemns shooting at Trump rally, ‘no place for this kind of violence’“There's no place in America for this type of violence,” President Joe Biden, who is running against Trump as the presumptive Democratic nominee, said in remarks. “It’s sick. It’s sick.”…
Politics Jul 10
Senate approves bill to improve oversight of troubled federal prison systemCongress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption.
Nation Apr 10
At least 3 shot when gunfire erupts at Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr event, police sayAt least two people were shot Wednesday at an Eid al-Fitr event in Philadelphia, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Arts Mar 25
Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources sayTwo law enforcement officials have told AP that two properties belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking…
World Feb 26
Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire in Gaza war protest outside D.C. Israeli embassyLaw enforcement officials believe the man started a livestream, set his phone down and then doused himself in accelerant and ignited the flames. At one point, he said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide."…
Politics Nov 14
Supporters of Israel rally in Washington under heavy security, crying ‘never again’A succession of speakers took the stage to denounce Hamas' bloody incursion Oct. 7 and what the speakers said was a virulent spread of antisemitism internationally.