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It's a tie: Biden 37%-Trump 37% as Hispanic, Black and younger voters shift – Exclusive
While some voters' allegiances are set in stone, the new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll provides a road map of the persuadables.
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Trump says Biden is running a 'Gestapo' administration. It's his latest reference to Nazi Germany
Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a “Gestapo administration,” the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric. The remarks Saturday at Mar-a-Lago were described by people who attended the event and spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private session. The “Gestapo” comment, one person said, came as Trump renewed his complaint that Biden’s White House is
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Sen. Mark Kelly: Kari Lake's rhetoric 'could result in people getting hurt or killed'
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona on Friday blasted Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake for her recent violent rhetoric, saying on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that Lake's comment could result in people "getting hurt or killed."
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
What a judge's gag order on Trump means in his hush money case
A gag order bars Trump from commenting publicly on witnesses, jurors and some others connected to the matter. The New York judge already has found that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, repeatedly violated the order, fined him $9,000 and warning that jail could follow if he doesn't comply. As he fights the felony charges against him while running for president, Trump has at times stirred confusion about what he can and can't do in the case.
6 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump’s Possible Return Rattles Capital
WASHINGTON — It has become the topic of the season at Washington dinner parties and receptions. Where would you go if it really happens? Portugal, says a former member of Congress. Australia, says a former agency director. Canada, says a Biden administration official. France, says a liberal columnist. Poland, says a former investigator. They’re joking. Sort of. At least in most cases. It’s a gallows humor with a dark edge. Much of official Washington is bracing for the possibility that former Pr
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We are 6 months from the 2024 presidential election. Here's where things stand.
Biden and Trump remain locked in a tight race ahead of November, when they're set to compete in an epic rematch of their 2020 contest.
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Who could replace Mike Johnson? What to know about possible House speaker successors.
As some House Republicans call for Speaker Mike Johnson's ousting, here's a look at who could be next to take the gavel.
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Ex-US Capitol cop, Jan. 6 rioter's runs for Congress illustrate a divided America
A former U.S. Capitol police officer who defended lawmakers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and a man who served time in prison for joining the mob, could both be headed to Congress next year if they succeed in primaries later this month. Their campaigns for respective Democratic and Republican nominations present a split-screen look into a divided nation more than three years after the siege by Donald Trump supporters trying to overturn his election defeat. The pair -- Democrat Harry Dunn in
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
The student protest movement disrupting university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across the nation as Democrats tread cautiously over an internal divide and Republicans play up their rivals' disagreements. The political impact of the protests on the White House campaign has drawn considerable attention, with opposition to President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war reverberating from Columbia to UCLA. The fast-evolvi
6 min read - PoliticsReuters
Trump, RNC raise over $76 million in April, half from small donors
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign and the Republican National Committee said on Saturday that they raised more than $76 million in April, over half of it from small donors. The monthly fundraising haul exceeded the $65.6 million raised in March by Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, and the RNC.
1 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Trump trial resumes after tense week of testimony
Testimony will resume Monday morning in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial, following sometimes heated and sometimes emotional testimony from major witnesses last week.
3 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Trump’s Criminal Trial Speeds Along, With Few Key Witnesses Remaining
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan has reached the third week of testimony, and there are only a few key witnesses who have yet to take the stand. There is Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who accepted hush money in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign to keep silent about her story of having had sex with Trump a decade earlier. There is Michael Cohen, the Trump fixer who made that payment and is expected to be crucial for the prosecution. And there are several empl
2 min read - LifestyleThe New York Times
How to Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Bad
Since late last month, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota has been the subject of fierce bipartisan attacks for her decision to shoot and kill her family dog, a 14-month-old German wirehaired pointer named Cricket. Noem has repeatedly defended her actions, which are detailed in her forthcoming memoir, in which she says the dog was “aggressive,” “untrainable” and “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with.” On Sunday, she suggested that President Joe Biden should have considered killing his own
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Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate
Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money. The goal is to neutralize Democrats' roughly 2-to-1 financial advantage, among the few bright spots for a party defending twice as many Senate seats as Republicans this year. In Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, GOP Senate candidates are being pressed on whether they live in the state.
7 min read - PoliticsReuters
Judge fines Trump again in criminal trial, warns of jail time
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial said on Monday he would hold the former president in contempt of court for a 10th time for violating a gag order and said he would consider jailing him for further violations. Justice Juan Merchan said the $1,000 fines he has imposed so far do not seem to be deterring Trump from violating the gag order, which prohibits him from making public comments about jurors, witnesses and families of the judge and prosecutors if the st
2 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
House set to vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene effort to remove Mike Johnson
Far-right congresswoman has spearheaded effort to oust fellow Republican as speaker but motion to vacate widely expected to fail
4 min read - BusinessLA Times
L.A. influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok's algorithm. Now they fear for the future
After President Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., experts say the economic ramifications could be significant.
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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol
When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues that had stood there for more than 100 years were obscure figures in the state's history. “I remember giving tours to constituents from Arkansas, to young people, and I would point out the two representatives in Statuary Hall in our United States Capitol from Arkansas,” said former Gov. Asa Hutchinson
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Kristi Noem, who told a bizarre story about shooting her pet dog Cricket, suggests Biden's bitey dog Commander should have met a similar fate
Noem said in her memoir that the first thing she'd do if elected president would be to make sure Biden's dog is "nowhere on the grounds."
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Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time
The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time. Judge Juan M. Merchan warned Monday that additional gag order violations could potentially result in jail time, though he said that was “the last thing I want to do.” Prosecutors in Trump's hush money trial are moving deeper into his orbit following an inside-the-room account about the former presi
3 min read - TechnologyAssociated Press
Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI
President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. That has led disinformation experts to issue increasingly dire warnings about the risks posed by AI’s ability to spread falsehoods that could suppress or mislead voters, or incite violence, whether in the form of robocalls, social media post
9 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
What to know about Trump strategist's embrace of AI to help conservatives
Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. Parscale says his company, Campaign Nucleus, can use AI to help generate customized emails, parse oceans of data to gauge voter sentiment and find persuadable voters.
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager looked squarely into the camera and promised his viewers they were about to witness a bold new era in politics. “You’re going to see some of the most amazing new technology in artificial intelligence that’s going to replace polling in the future across the country,” said Brad Parscale in a dimly lit promotional video accentuated by hypnotic beats. Parscale, the digital campaign operative who helped engineer Trump’s 2016 presidential victory, vows that his
14 min read - USAssociated Press
5 years after federal suit, North Carolina voter ID trial set to begin
A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law is set to go to trial Monday, with arguments expected to focus on whether the requirement unlawfully discriminates against Black and Hispanic citizens or serves legitimate state interests to boost public confidence in elections. The non-jury trial in Winston-Salem begins more than five years after the state NAACP and several local chapters sued over the voter ID law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly
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Jon Stewart says Biden is so old he 'shouldn't be president'
"When you watch him on television, you're nervous, aren't ya?" Stewart said of President Joe Biden, 81.
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Donald Trump Echoes Mitt Romney's Comment About People Automatically Voting Democrat
In 2012, then-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that 47% of Americans automatically vote Democrat because "these are people who pay no income tax."
2 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Clyburn hits out at Trump over Gestapo comment: ‘Incredible but not surprising’
Democrat says country is going off track after Trump compares Biden administration to Germany’s fascist secret police
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Tim Scott Refuses To Say If He'll Accept 2024 Election Results Regardless Of Who Wins
Scott told MSNBC he's sure Donald Trump will emerge victorious, so why worry.
1 min read - PoliticsWashington Post
Divided Trump campaign weighs joining TikTok, the app he tried to ban
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is weighing whether to join TikTok, the wildly popular video app he once tried to ban, and the decision has sparked discussion among his advisers in recent weeks, according to four people familiar with the matter. In 2020, the then-president said the app was a threat to national security because its parent company, ByteDance, is based in China, and he called for TikTok’s forced sale or a nationwide ban as part of an executive order that was ultimately overtur
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Ro Khanna: Biden ‘should and will get out’ to campuses where protests are happening
Biden has condemned the protests, saying there isn’t a right “to cause chaos.”
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'There's vote-buying going on at a scale like we have never seen before'
Gov. Doug Burgum cited President Joe Biden's efforts to forgive some student loan debt.
2 min read - PoliticsReuters
Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe Biden of running a "Gestapo administration" in a private address to donors in which he also attacked prosecutors involved in his criminal indictments, according to a recording heard by U.S. media outlets. Trump, whose own rhetoric has drawn accusations of fascist tendencies from civil rights groups and other critics, made the comparison with the Nazi police in Germany's World War Two regi
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Trump accuses Biden of ‘running a Gestapo administration’ during private donor retreat
The former president railed against prosecutors and Biden at an event in Palm Beach, Florida.
4 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
What happens if a US presidential candidate dies?
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the two oldest candidates in US history. If either needs to be replaced, what next?
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RNC Chair Michael Whatley urges party unity amid GOP turmoil in the House
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley urged party unity when asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
5 min read - USThe New York Times
As States Resist Federal Gender Rules, Schools Are Caught in the Middle
New civil rights regulations released last month by the Biden administration presented school districts across the nation with a clear choice: Either adopt policies that allow transgender students to use the bathrooms, wear the uniforms and be called by the pronouns that correspond with their gender identity, or risk losing federal funding. But several Republican-led states have responded with an equally clear message for their schools: Steer clear of such policies. The clashing state and federa
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day
This North Carolina voter is nervous. Will Rikard, a 49-year-old father of two, was among several hundred Democrats who stood and cheered for Joe Biden as the first-term president delivered a fiery speech recently about the billions of dollars he has delivered to protect the state's drinking water. “There's not enough energy,” Rikard said of Biden's coalition.
10 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
With six months to go, the US election is more unpredictable than ever
Depending on the expert, either Biden or Trump is likely to pull ahead, but this election race is playing out in an unstable landscape
11 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
The Democrats lost the White House in 1968 amid anti-war protests. What will 2024 bring?
Biden’s call for order after on-campus clashes and mass arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters further threatens the youth vote
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Antiwar protesters are ready to hunker down past graduation
Protests are almost certain to continue dividing Democrats and serve as fodder for former President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.
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A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say
A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was no threat to the White House. The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle following the crash shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to a Secret Service statement.
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At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the 'Gestapo'
Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden’s administration to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in remarks at a private, closed-door donor retreat on Saturday afternoon.
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RNC lawyer Charlie Spies to step down just 2 months after taking the job
Republican National Committee chief counsel Charlie Spies is parting ways with the party apparatus just months after stepping into the role.
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At a private donor retreat, Trump team says Minnesota and Virginia are in play
Top officials for former President Donald Trump’s campaign believe they can flip Democratic strongholds Minnesota and Virginia into his column in November, they told donors behind closed doors at a Republican National Committee retreat Saturday.
3 min read - USReuters
Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on US campuses
(Reuters) -Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia, the university said in a statement, as U.S. campuses braced for more turmoil during graduation celebrations. Tensions flared at UVA's campus in Charlottesville, where protests had been largely peaceful until Saturday morning, when police officers in riot gear were seen in a video moving on an encampment on the campus' lawn, cuffing some demonstrators with zip-ti
4 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Politics Without Trump? His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.
When Donald Trump held a rally in Rome, Georgia, in March, his audience included a second-generation supporter and first-time rallygoer named Luke Harris. “My parents were always supporters of him — especially when he was going against Hillary,” recalled Harris, who was in sixth grade in Cartersville, Georgia, when Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016 to win the presidency. Harris, now a 19-year-old student at Kennesaw State University, “just grew up looking at him, listening, watching him,” h
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Speaker Mike Johnson could look to another GOP speaker who took on rebels in his own party
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing a threat a few of his Republican predecessors can relate to: members of his own party vowing to oust him from power.
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Biden isn't embracing campus protests. It's not just because he's staunchly pro-Israel.
It's not just that Biden remains pro-Israel. Polling shows these protests aren't popular, and he's historically been skeptical of protest movements.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
The FDIC change that leaves wealthy bank depositors with less protection
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
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Tom Brady roast: From those loud Kim Kardashian boos to his Gisele reactions, here are 5 things you didn't see on TV
Nearly no topic — OK, just one — was off-limits as Brady got the roast treatment.
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