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An expensive, personal, very close presidential race careens toward an uncertain end
Six months from Election Day, American voters are confronting a presidential race that looks stable at a glance — and is roiling with uncertainty beneath the surface. For the first time in more than a century, Americans will choose between two presumptive major-party nominees who have already served as commander-in-chief: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
This is 2024’s new political normal six months from the election | CNN Politics
Donald Trump, the Republican presumptive nominee who just falsely accused his opponents of running a “Gestapo” administration, will be back in a New York courtroom on Monday at his criminal trial — the first of an ex-president in history.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats "effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority"
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are focused on getting work done while "extremists" within the Republican House majority are more interested in creating chaos.
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Noem suggests Biden’s dog Commander should suffer similar fate to Cricket | CNN Politics
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem suggests in her new book that President Joe Biden’s dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to the working dog she shot on her farm.
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Lake’s ‘Glock’ comments ‘could result in people getting hurt or killed’: Mark Kelly - Washington Examiner
Kari Lake told supporters at a rally in Arizona’s Mohave County that they need to be prepared for an “intense” run-up to the election.
www.washingtonexaminer.comOrbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold
A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country’s recent history.
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Trump campaign woos donors at Florida retreat, says Biden is running "Gestapo administration"
The Trump campaign told donors over the weekend that $76 million was raised in April between the RNC and the campaign, sources said.
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Republicans believe college campus chaos works in their favor
While Democratic lawmakers are having a difficult time regulating collegiate unrest, Republicans are pursuing university presidents who have allowed protestors to rule their campuses.
Israeli forces pound Rafah as Gaza ceasefire talks appear to stall
Hamas has demanded guarantees from US that Rafah will not be invaded as Israeli air strikes kill at least 10 in city.
Biden administration pauses one ammunition shipment to Israel, reason unclear | CNN Politics
The Biden administration paused a shipment of US-made ammunition to Israel, according to a source familiar, who did not disclose why the decision was made. The hold is not connected to a potential Israeli operation in Rafah and doesn’t affect other shipments moving forward, the source said.
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Trump audio offers tantalizing glimpses of his thoughts on VP pick - Washington Examiner
Presidential candidate Donald Trump offered his forthright takes on the various politicians rumored to be on his list of running mates.
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Retailers jacked up prices and squeezed consumers. They might have just blinked | CNN Business
Retailers are feeling jittery. Consumers aren’t shopping like they used to. In a game of chicken between stores and shoppers, it’s the stores that appear to be yielding first, by dropping prices on thousands of products.
www.cnn.comWhat to know about Trump strategist's embrace of AI to help conservatives
Brad Parscale, the digital guru behind Donald Trump's surprise 2016 presidential victory, has become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans campaign for office.
apnews.comHamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future'
The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected.
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War veteran in crucial battleground race expands campaign, sets sights firmly on vulnerable Democrat
Former U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown, a Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada, is expanding his campaign as he keeps his sights set on ousting an incumbent Democrat.
Gov. Kristi Noem says "I want the truth to be out there" after viral stories of killing her dog, false Kim Jong Un claim
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been under fire for details about killing her dog and a false claim about meeting with North Korea's leader in her new book.
www.cbsnews.comProsecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week
Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are moving deeper into his orbit following an inside-the-room account about the former president’s reaction to a politically damaging recording that surfaced in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign.
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Biden administration puts hold on US ammunition shipment to Israel: report
The Biden administration has reportedly put a hold on a shipment of ammunition to Israel, sparking concerns within the Israeli government.
Fani Willis’s former boyfriend Nathan Wade defends workplace romance with Trump prosecutor - Washington Examiner
Nathan Wade said his workplace romance with Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis was as "American as apple pie."
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Trump’s VP hopefuls continue auditioning to join his ticket, following weekend fundraiser | CNN Politics
After spending time with their potential future boss at his Florida home over the weekend, many of former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential hopefuls hit the Sunday show circuit, casting doubt over election integrity, bashing President Biden for his handling of campus protests, and one...
www.cnn.comDivided 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...
Al Jazeera condemns Israeli government decision to shut down local offices
Israeli cabinet votes unanimously to close the network’s operations in Israel with immediate effect.
Ex-Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks out: 'Workplace romances are as American as apple pie ... it happened to the two of us'
Nathan Wade, the former Fulton County special prosecutor involved in the election interference case against former President Trump spoke out for the first time Sunday.
Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial
Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is full of terms you don’t typically hear in a courtroom. The case centers on allegations that Trump falsified his company’s records to conceal the nature of hush money reimbursements.
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Hamas attacks Israel-Gaza border crossing as cease-fire talks appear to fizzle
The attack on Israel's Kerem Shalom prompted officials to close the terminal, disrupting critical shipments of food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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The Governor hunkered down on her support for former President Donald Trump...
Continue reading...Noem's book, titled "No Going Back" details her life lessons through her family farming business, service in congress, and current role as Governor. And despite not yet hitting the shelves, the conservative's book has already stirred up the news cycle.
The Governor hunkered down on her support for former President Donald Trump...
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The charges are related to alleged payments made to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels about an alleged...
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