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US economy adds 206,000 jobs in June

(The Hill) - The U.S. economy added 206.000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday.  The latest jobs numbers are...

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RFK Jr.: 'I won’t take sides on 9/11'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he “won’t take sides” on the subject of the truth of the 9/11 attacks but would push for transparency if elected president....

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Wisconsin high court rules absentee drop boxes can be used in November

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee drop boxes can be used ahead of the November election, reversing a previous 2022 ruling and delivering a win for Democrats.  In a 4-3 decision,...

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UK's new foreign secretary once called Trump 'a neo-Nazi-sympathizing sociopath'

The United Kingdom’s newly appointed foreign secretary for the Labour Party called then-President Trump a “neo-Nazi-sympathizing sociopath” in a 2018 opinion piece for Time magazine. David Lammy, a...

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Trump says he has 'nothing to do' with Project 2025 despite ties to MAGA allies

Former President Trump sought to distance himself from the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 on Friday, saying he has “nothing to do” with the initiative and disagrees with some of its...

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Illinois Democrat says posters of hostages in Gaza were vandalized outside...

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said Friday posters outside his Capitol Hill office that featured pictures of hostages being held in Gaza were vandalized in what he called a “vile act of hate.” “My...

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Biden beats back critics at Wisconsin rally: 'I'm running and going to win...

In his first major rally since calls for him to drop out reached a fever pitch, President Biden fought back against his critics Friday, forcefully declaring that he is staying in the 2024 race despite...

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Biden says he was ‘feeling terrible’ before debate, called it a ‘bad episode’

(The Hill) — President Biden reiterated Friday that he felt terrible before the debate but said it was a "bad episode" and not part of a larger condition, in his first interview since mounting calls...

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Biden defends health, insists he will beat Trump in high-stakes interview

President Biden defended his health and insisted he can beat former President Trump in November in a high-stakes interview Friday that came after his dismal debate performance in Atlanta last week. “I...

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Heritage faces blowback after 'bloodless' revolution comment

The Heritage Foundation and its president, Kevin Roberts, are facing blowback in the wake of his comment about an ongoing second American revolution that will “remain bloodless if the left allows it...

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Here's how the process to replace Biden works if he withdraws

Amid rising pressure for President Biden to withdraw from the race, questions are looming over the mechanics of getting another Democrat on the ballot ahead of November.  Democrats do have a path...

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Democrats take aim at Supreme Court with eyes on November

Democrats are aiming their fire at the Supreme Court after this week’s monumental ruling that granted former President Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution, hoping that a messaging blitz...

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'Consequences and repercussions': Post-debate Democratic infighting endangers...

Black Democrats are watching with alarm and frustration as the party devolves into infighting in the wake of President Biden’s lackluster debate performance last month. Black voters make up a critical...

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RFK Jr. fails to gain traction despite Biden's disastrous week

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to gain noticeable traction in the wake of President Biden’s catastrophic debate fallout against former President Trump. Biden’s widely panned performance in Atlanta...

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DOJ seeks foothold after Supreme Court loss on Jan. 6 obstruction charge 

Swaths of Jan. 6 rioters could face resentencing or additional proceedings this summer after the Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Justice (DOJ) overreached in its sweeping prosecution of the...

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Fears grow among conservatives over abortion in GOP platform

Prominent anti-abortion, evangelical and social conservative groups are pressuring the Republican National Committee (RNC) not to moderate its stance on abortion, ahead of a meeting to draft a new GOP...

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All eyes on Jeffries as Democrats weigh Biden’s future

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has found himself at the center of the storm as Democrats weigh the wisdom of keeping President Biden at the top of the ticket following his disastrous...

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Supreme Court immunity decision collides with Trump’s NY conviction  

Just one month after a New York jury made him the first former president convicted of a crime, the guilty verdict in former President Trump’s hush money case is already in peril following a Supreme...

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Here's the hush money evidence at the center of Trump's immunity claims

Former President Trump has argued prosecutors at his recent hush money trial introduced evidence that is protected under the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, an assertion that could upend...

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Trump, GOP eye blue states after Biden’s debate disaster

President Biden’s struggles are opening the door for former President Trump to make a play in multiple blue states, a possibility that wasn’t fathomed just weeks ago as Democrats continue to grapple...

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