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Biden campaign blasts ‘bedwetters’ who are calling on president to drop 2024 bid

The 2024 campaign for President Joe Biden blasted the Democratic “bedwetters” calling on him to should drop out after his poor debate performance last week, saying the ensuing chaos would become the “best possible way” for former President Donald Trump to win. “First of all: Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee, period. […]

Hurricane Beryl is forecast to become a Category 4 storm as it nears southeast Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleads from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the […]

How a party writes its platform every four years ahead of convention

Although less important than it once was, every four years, both Republicans and Democrats gather within their parties to write up their party platforms for the next four years.  The party platform dates back to the 1800s and serves as a way for those within the party, from national to local politicians, to navigate political […]

Florida’s abortion ballot measure faces daunting threshold in November

In the Sunshine State, abortion will be on the ballot when voters decide on the presidential and Senate races — but unlike those two races, the abortion ballot measure must seek a higher threshold that could be its undoing. Democrats have tied their hopes for making up ground in Florida — a state becoming increasingly […]

Social Security update: July direct payment worth $943 goes out in one day

In one day, the monthly Supplemental Security Income check worth up to $943 for individual filers will be sent out to eligible recipients. The Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens on July 1, in accordance with the SSA mandate that benefits must be given to recipients by the first day of the month. This requirement for […]

Bannon defiant before beginning prison sentence: ‘The subpoenas don’t mean anything’

Two days before reporting to prison, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon stood firm in his assertions that he did not have to comply with subpoenas from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress in 2022, and after numerous appeals, the Supreme Court […]

How delicate talks led to unlikely end of Assange’s 12-year saga

WASHINGTON (AP) — About a year and a half ago, a lawyer for Julian Assange presented federal prosecutors in Virginia with a longshot request: Dismiss the case against the WikiLeaks founder. It was a bold ask given that Assange had published hundreds of thousands of secret documents and was arguably the highest-profile detainee in the […]

Senator joins House GOP calls for Cabinet to consider invoking 25th Amendment

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) wrote a letter Friday to his Senate Republican colleagues about the implications of President Joe Biden’s performance at Thursday’s debate. In the letter, obtained by the Hill, Tillis suggested that Biden, 81, should step aside “for the sake of the country” and that if he is “unaware of his own unfitness […]

Biden makes appeals to donors as debate concerns persist

RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump. “I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Biden told attendees at the home of New Jersey Gov. […]

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl strengthened into a hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the southeastern Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to become a dangerous major storm before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday. A major hurricane is considered Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph […]
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