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Vice President Kamala Harris says she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump.” She accused Trump of “backpedaling” away from a previous agreement for a debate hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10. Trump has said he would prefer to shift the event to Fox News.
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Harris says she’s ready to debate Trump and accuses him of ‘backpedaling’ from Sept. 10 faceoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump.”She accused him of “backpedaling” away from a previous agreement for a debate hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10.
“I think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on the debate stage,” she said after landing at Joint Base Andrews following a trip to Indiana and Texas.
The Sept. 10 debate was one of two debates that President Joe Biden and Trump had agreed on. The first one was hosted by CNN on June 27, but Biden has since dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris as his successor. ...
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Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
The Manhattan district attorney’s office argued in court papers that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity.
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Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
The rule, which is intended to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination, is now blocked in 21 states.
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China and Russia stage first joint bomber patrol near Alaska
The patrol comes amid US warnings of deepening ties between China and Russia.
www.bbc.comBiden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued US Bureau of Prisons after AP reporting
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption and abuse in the prison system.
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Harris edges closer to Trump in new poll conducted after Biden's withdrawal
Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Harris by one percentage point in a new poll after Biden's withdrawal.
Biden expected to forcefully urge Netanyahu to accept ceasefire deal in Thursday meeting | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House Thursday afternoon, where sources told CNN the president was expected to be as forceful as he has ever been in urging Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire agreement, as US officials believe that a deal may be on...
www.cnn.comHarris refashions campaign in her own image as she prepares for historic clash with Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris is putting her own stamp on the campaign that she inherited from President Joe Biden.
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Republicans rip FBI director's testimony that Trump might not have been hit by a bullet
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Wednesday that the former president might have been hit by shrapnel in the July 13 assassination attempt.
www.nbcnews.comHarris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
Vice President Kamala Harris says she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack can return home.
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Harris has to recapture the young Latino voters Biden was losing
Latino voters skew younger and are key if Democrats want to secure victories in battleground states.
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NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers operating together near Alaska in first such flight | CNN Politics
NORAD intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying near Alaska Wednesday in what a US defense official said was the first time the two countries have been intercepted while operating together.
www.cnn.com2025 Could Be a Great Time to Be President, Economically Speaking
The next couple of years are shaping up to be solid for the U.S. economy. Inflation is returning to normal. As that happens, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates. A huge burst of infrastructure spending under the Biden administration has taken time to ramp up, but projects both...
Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape
Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting, is taking to the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, as Harris’ nascent presidential campaign gets off the ground and a parallel campaign to be Harris’ running mate takes shape.
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House leaves town until September with little to show voters
House Republicans' last action before departing for a six-week recess was to pass a messaging bill criticizing likely presidential nominee Kamala Harris on the border.
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Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court’s code of conduct needs an enforcement plan. Takeaways from her wide-ranging comments. | CNN Politics
Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday defended the code of conduct the Supreme Court created last year, but conceded there needs to be a way to enforce the rules for it to be more effective.
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Israel war on Gaza updates: Israeli ‘snipers shooting anyone who moves’
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza for Thursday, July 25.
North Korean charged in ransomware attacks on NASA, U.S. hospitals; $10 million reward offered
The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the location of members of the malicious cyber hacking group Andariel.
www.cbsnews.comDemocratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal
Organizers of next month’s Democratic National Convention are tossing out their script. The Democratic Party will have a new nominee, a re-crafted program and less than a month to pull off what is normally planned over the course of a year.
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Ukraine holds the front line, seeks Chinese mediation for talks with Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister visited Beijing for the first time during the war, as Kyiv turns to diplomacy to win war aims
CNN commentator presses David Axelrod on Biden's forced campaign exit: 'Lot of dishonesty'
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod was pressed to explain President Biden's sudden choice to withdraw from the presidential race by CNN commentator Scott Jennings.
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Ukrainians back Zelensky after disastrous White House encounter
The more the country is attacked, the more unity there is, Ukrainians tell the BBC in Kyiv.
Continue reading...JD Vance steps into spotlight defending Trump's foreign policy in Oval Office dustup with Zelenskyy
Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump and his administration’s foreign policy agenda Friday during a tense exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — inserting himself into a spotlight rarely seen by vice presidents.
Trump and Vance sparred in the Oval Office Friday with Zelenskyy amid negotiations to end the war in Ukraine — an exchange that ultimately prompted Trump to announce an end to peace negotiations and request that the Ukrainian leader leave the White House.
A source familiar with the meeting told Fox News...
Continue reading...Trump and Vance sparred in the Oval Office Friday with Zelenskyy amid negotiations to end the war in Ukraine — an exchange that ultimately prompted Trump to announce an end to peace negotiations and request that the Ukrainian leader leave the White House.
A source familiar with the meeting told Fox News...
Blame game intensifies in Congress as government shutdown threat inches closer
Democrats and Republicans in Congress are gearing up to blame each other for a potential partial government shutdown next month, even as negotiations to avoid the pitfall continue.
"The federal government will run out of money on March 14. Republicans, who control Congress and thus decide whether the government shuts down, will bring to the floor tomorrow arguably one of the worst budget bills ever," Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, wrote on X recently.
With just over 10 days left in session before the deadline, congressional Republicans are tentatively...
Continue reading..."The federal government will run out of money on March 14. Republicans, who control Congress and thus decide whether the government shuts down, will bring to the floor tomorrow arguably one of the worst budget bills ever," Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, wrote on X recently.
With just over 10 days left in session before the deadline, congressional Republicans are tentatively...
Steve Rosenberg: Vladimir Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold
A breakdown in relations between Ukraine and the US is potentially very serious for Kyiv, but very positive for Moscow.
Continue reading...Here's what happened during President Donald Trump's 6th week in office
The Trump administration’s efforts to broker a peace negotiation ending the war in Ukraine came to a halt Friday following a testy exchange between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The encounter ultimately led to a canceled press conference, Trump requesting Zelenskyy to leave the White House, and the failure to sign a rare-earth minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine that would have allowed the U.S. access to Ukraine’s minerals.
Tensions escalated in the Oval Office after Zelenskyy...
Continue reading...The encounter ultimately led to a canceled press conference, Trump requesting Zelenskyy to leave the White House, and the failure to sign a rare-earth minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine that would have allowed the U.S. access to Ukraine’s minerals.
Tensions escalated in the Oval Office after Zelenskyy...
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
The PKK calls for the release of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lead a process of disarmament.
Continue reading...Texas lawmaker proposes bill to ban gender transition treatment for everyone, including adults
A Texas state lawmaker introduced legislation that would amend the state's ban on gender transition procedures or treatment for minors to also apply to adults in the Lone Star State.
H.B. 3399 filed by Rep. Brent Money, a Republican, would change the language in the current law banning gender-transitioning procedures or treatment for children by replacing the word "child" with "person."
Money's proposal would prohibit medical procedures "for the purpose of transitioning a person's biological sex" or "affirming the person's perception of the...
Continue reading...H.B. 3399 filed by Rep. Brent Money, a Republican, would change the language in the current law banning gender-transitioning procedures or treatment for children by replacing the word "child" with "person."
Money's proposal would prohibit medical procedures "for the purpose of transitioning a person's biological sex" or "affirming the person's perception of the...
Cuts to national parks and forests met with backlash as summer nears
Employees who maintained America's most wild places say they are concerned for public safety, and for wildlife.
Continue reading...DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting
Officials say they are concerned that they will spread the contagious disease to the wider community.
Continue reading...Oscar-tipped Japanese MeToo film not shown in Japan
Shiori Ito became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.
Continue reading...Six killed in blast at Pakistan's 'University of Jihad'
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed influential cleric Maulana Hamid ul-Haq.
Continue reading...Elon Musk welcomes baby No. 4 with Shivon Zilis, his 14th child
Originally appeared on E! Online
Elon Musk's family tree is growing once again.
The Tesla CEO confirmed he has welcomed another baby, his fourth with tech exec Shivon Zilis.
The pair — who also share twins Strider and Azure, 3, as well as 12-month-old Arcadia — announced the arrival of son Seldon Lycurgus on social media Feb. 28.
"Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus," Zilis wrote on X. "Built like a juggernaut...
Continue reading...Elon Musk's family tree is growing once again.
The Tesla CEO confirmed he has welcomed another baby, his fourth with tech exec Shivon Zilis.
The pair — who also share twins Strider and Azure, 3, as well as 12-month-old Arcadia — announced the arrival of son Seldon Lycurgus on social media Feb. 28.
"Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus," Zilis wrote on X. "Built like a juggernaut...
FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says
The White House said on Friday that the FBI had given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term, NBC News reported.
It was not immediately clear whether the boxes included classified materials, but Trump celebrated obtaining them in a post on Truth Social on Friday night.
"The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes that Deranged Jack Smith made such a big deal about. They are being brought down to Florida and will...
Continue reading...It was not immediately clear whether the boxes included classified materials, but Trump celebrated obtaining them in a post on Truth Social on Friday night.
"The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes that Deranged Jack Smith made such a big deal about. They are being brought down to Florida and will...
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