WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is showcasing the Indo-Pacific partnership he has nurtured since taking office as he hosts the leaders of Australia, Japan, and India in his hometown Saturday with an eye on his legacy as well. When Biden entered the White House he looked to elevate the so-called Quad, which until then had only met at the foreign minister […]
Vice President Kamala Harris agreed to a presidential debate on CNN set for Oct. 23, even though former President Donald Trump has signaled that he won’t debate again. The Harris campaign is hoping Trump accepts this invitation, given the format and setup will be similar to his face-off with President Joe Biden in June. The […]
Former President Donald Trump is speaking at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, at around 2:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. It’s the first rally Trump has held in the state since North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson faced allegations Thursday that he posted offensive comments on a pornographic message board over a decade ago. […]
Federal agents boarded a ship managed by the same company involved in the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collision, the FBI said Saturday. The ship, the Maersk Saltoro, is owned by Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and managed by Synergy Marine Group. The companies are being sued by the Justice Department for more than $100 million […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday will visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. He is expected to go to the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant to kick off a busy week in the United States shoring up support for Ukraine in the war, according […]
Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee tripled former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee‘s fundraising in the month of August, growing the Democratic Party’s financial advantage with just over six weeks before the general election. Harris and the DNC raised $257 million to Trump and the RNC’s $85 million in […]
This week’s White House Report Card focuses on the latest evidence that first lady Jill Biden is, and long has been, the power in the West Wing. On Friday, the White House wasn’t hiding it. At a rare Cabinet meeting, the president handed over the leadership to the first lady, sitting at the head of […]
Travis King, the Army private who dashed into North Korea from South Korea in 2023, has pled guilty to desertion and other charges. King had been court-martialed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and he took a plea deal to avoid nine additional charges. The soldier will not face any jail time because of time served and […]
For decades, 19 of New Jersey’s 21 counties used an unusual method for designing their primary ballots: the county line. The county line placed party-backed candidates in one row or column with other candidates placed somewhere else on the ballot in what is sometimes called “ballot Siberia.” In turn, complaints about voter suppression and manipulation […]
Pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon in two attacks targeting Hezbollah this week, killing 32 and injuring thousands. The innovative attack, widely believed to have been masterminded by Israel, is just the latest example of the country’s intelligence forces bringing plots akin to those from spy novels to life. While Israel and its national intelligence […]
