Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump revels in legal and political wins while Biden's campaign reels from their debateJul 03, 2024 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump likes to be the one in the spotlight. But in the days since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, the presumptive Republican nomine...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nomineeJul 02, 2024 1:32 pm - WASHINGTON — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party's nominee for president, cit...
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Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election lossJul 02, 2024 10:43 am - NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court fou...
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity rulingJul 02, 2024 10:21 am - Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
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A ‘disastrous decision’ or the right one? Chicago-area lawmakers and candidates are dividedJul 01, 2024 5:38 pm - Democratic lawmakers and Republican congressional candidates had very different takes on Monday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on presidential power.
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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before electionJul 01, 2024 9:39 am - The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
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Biden needs support from millions of Americans who don’t think he can do the jobJul 01, 2024 7:38 am - President Biden’s team continues to believe that tens of millions Americans — perhaps as many as one in every five voters — will cast a ballot for him this year despite t...
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Biden concedes debate fumbles but declares he will defend democracy. Dems stick by him — for nowJun 28, 2024 1:22 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden forcefully tried on Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as e...
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Here’s why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticketJun 28, 2024 11:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before Novemb...
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Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump facesJun 28, 2024 9:57 am - The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Donald Trump.