How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign

How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet for a debate on Thursday that offers an unparalleled opportunity for both candidates to try to reshape the political narrative. Biden, the Democratic incumbent, gets the chance to reassure voters that, at 81, he’s capable of guiding the U.S. through a range … Read more

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday that Trump “intended” for his three Supreme Court picks to overturn Roe. … Read more

Some visitors to Israel have a new stop on their tours: Hamas’ destruction in the south

Some visitors to Israel have a new stop on their tours: Hamas’ destruction in the south

KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel — A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel in the months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. For celebrities, politicians, influencers and others, no trip is complete without a somber visit to the devastated south that absorbed the brunt of the assault near the border with Gaza. Jerry Seinfeld, Elon … Read more

‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says

‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November’s election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the positions taken by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump on the issue before their debate this week. Harris comments come as … Read more

Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady

Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady

WASHINGTON — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend as part of a 2024 election push around the anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade. Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first … Read more

Melinda French Gates endorses Joe Biden for president

Melinda French Gates endorses Joe Biden for president

Melinda French Gates arrives at Elysee Palace for the Generation Equality Forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on July 01, 2021 in Paris, France. Aurelien Meunier | Getty Images News | Getty Images Melinda French Gates, a philanthropist and the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Thursday that she will vote for … Read more

FACT FOCUS: Biden’s pause as he left a star-studded LA fundraiser becomes a target for opponents

FACT FOCUS: Biden’s pause as he left a star-studded LA fundraiser becomes a target for opponents

Video from a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles for President Joe Biden on Saturday is circulating on social media with claims that he froze up onstage as he exited the event. “Biden froze again last night and had to get escorted out by Obama,” reads one post on X that had received approximately 22,000 likes … Read more

Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid

Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid

WASHINGTON — Flying through the night across nine time zones, from southern Italy to Southern California, President Joe Biden will shift focus from Russia’s challenge of Western unity to raking in big bucks for his reelection campaign at a Hollywood fundraiser featuring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Biden went straight from the Group of Seven … Read more

He was ‘meandering,’ ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’

He was ‘meandering,’ ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting, multiple attendees told CNBC. “Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said one CEO who was in the room, according to a person who heard the executive speaking. The CEO also said Trump did not … Read more

Trump calls Milwaukee a ‘horrible’ city ahead of Republican convention

Trump calls Milwaukee a ‘horrible’ city ahead of Republican convention

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to the media following meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters in Washington, June 13, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters In a meeting with House Republicans on Thursday, former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee — the host of the 2024 Republican … Read more