Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next weekJul 19, 2024 8:50 am - WASHINGTON — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready ...
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Fact-checking Trump on Day 4 of the 2024 Republican National ConventionJul 19, 2024 7:35 am - Former President Donald Trump’s 92-minute speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on the final night of his party’s national convention rambled through a ...
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New details on Trump rally shooter, but still no clear motiveJul 18, 2024 12:26 pm - The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to kill former President Donald Trump at a rally last weekend had searched online for information about Trump and President Bid...
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Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of conventionJul 18, 2024 12:02 pm - Former president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn’t step away from the race.
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What would make Joe Biden drop out of the presidential race? Here are the four reasons he's citedJul 17, 2024 10:45 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he's definitely, assuredly, “one thousand percent” staying in the presidential rac...
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Homeland Security inspector general investigates Secret Service handling of security at Trump rallyJul 17, 2024 7:47 am - WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general says it has opened up an investigation into the U.S. Secret Service’s handling of security for former...
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JD Vance is a relative political unknown. He's been asked to help Donald Trump avenge his 2020 lossJul 16, 2024 8:25 am - MILWAUKEE — JD Vance is supposed to help Donald Trump win the Midwest this fall. But almost immediately after the Ohio senator was announced as Trump's vice presidential ...
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An appeal to youth? Veep choice of Vance a key strategic move, delegates sayJul 15, 2024 6:07 pm - Former President Donald Trump’s pick of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate brings youth and a Midwestern touchpoint to the ticket, Illinois delegates said Monday.
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J.D. Vance’s journey from a ‘Never Trump’ guy to Trump’s running mateJul 15, 2024 2:36 pm - When Donald Trump first ran for president in 2016, one of his steadfast critics within the Republican Party was J.D. Vance — then a young lawyer and venture capitalist wh...
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Illinois Republicans open convention with quest to unify behind TrumpJul 15, 2024 2:03 pm - Illinois Republicans emphasized a message of unity behind former President Donald Trump as they gathered Monday for the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.