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Biden campaign surrogates warn Dem defections having an ‘impact’ on victory chances
Surrogates for the Biden-Harris campaign tried to downplay divisions ravaging the Democratic Party, but admitted that the mutiny against the president is taking a toll.
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“Stay positive, you are sounding defensive,” Biden said on the call, appearing to read directly from his staffer’s short missive.
Biden campaign lashes out at ‘Frankenstein monster’ Vance, spotlights abortion outside RNC
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Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to step aside: poll
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a new poll, sharply undercutting his...
How JD Vance could exert major influence on Trump's economic policies
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First House Dem to call on Biden to step aside doubles down
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Rep. Matt Gaetz video-bombs ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview in heated exchange: 'What night are you speaking?'
"Well, it's all about, he had an ethics complaint four years ago that he paid an underage girl and she has come to [the House Ethics Committee]," McCarthy said.
Wisconsin GOP rep accuses anti-Israel protester of assaulting him outside RNC
The ordeal allegedly unfolded outside the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden was lining up to enter a RNC-related breakfast on Tuesday morning.
Rachel Morin's brother blames Biden, Harris for her murder allegedly by illegal migrant in RNC speech
"They never apologized," Michael Morin said of the president, 81, and vice president, 59. "But when Rachel was killed, President Trump called my family to offer his condolences."
Mom of slain Afghanistan war vet murdered in NYC blasts 'soft-on-crime' Manhattan DA Bragg at RNC
“He received enemy fire from the Taliban only to be murdered by a knife in New York City,” Madeline Brame said of her son, the late Sgt. Hason Correa.
RNC spotlights safety in America with harrowing tales from victims of crime on Day 2
The second day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) kicked off Tuesday with a focus on crime and security for its “Make America Safe Again” theme – hours after a...
Biden and Harris ‘stand with criminals,’ retired Vegas cop tells RNC crowd
Retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Randy Sutton told the Republican National Convention that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “stand with criminals” in a “battle for the...
DeSantis, Haley speak out in favor of Trump at RNC convention after tense primary fight
Former President Donald Trump's previous 2024 rivals former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took the stage on night two of the Republican National Convention, speaking...
Democratic Socialist, staunch Israel critic assemblyman eying run for NYC mayor
Democratic Socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani -- a staunch critic of Israel -- is eyeing a run for mayor, sources said Tuesday.
Biden: Trump would believe in climate change if he visited Vegas 'in his bare feet'
President Biden claimed Tuesday that former President Donald Trump would believe in climate change if he visited Las Vegas "in his bare feet."
Trump says 'I'm for TikTok' as potential US ban looms
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports TikTok even as a potential ban looms if Chinese-parent company ByteDance fails to divest the short video app's U.S. assets.
Eric Trump bullish on internal 2024 polls but fretting Dem ‘October Surprise’
The former president’s middle son is telling Florida Republicans that the electoral map has expanded and that certain key demographics are going Donald Trump’s way.
Sikh Republican who led prayer at RNC claps back at trolls
Prominent Sikh Republican Harmeet Dhillon took the stage Monday to close the first night of the Republican National Convention in prayer.
Trump weighs tapping JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon for Treasury secretary, won't remove Fed's Powell: report
Trump also said in the interview that he would reduce the corporate tax rate to as low as 15% and that he no longer plans to ban social media app TikTok.