
RFK Jr. has a big primary problem: Democrats like Joe Biden
Joe Biden's approval ratings remain low. A majority of Democrats don't want him to run for another term. But Biden challenger Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is more than 40 points behind the president in national Democratic primary surveys and there is zero sign Biden's support is weakening.
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Trump-appointed judge blocks parts of Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
A Trump-appointed judge in Indiana has blocked parts of a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth from going into effect next month.
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Blinken heads to China vowing to raise 'real concerns' but with low expectations for breakthroughs
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is en route to Beijing for a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations between the United States and China back on course after months of inflamed tensions between the two nations.
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Can EV chargers revitalize a working-class city? Reading, Pennsylvania, seeks federal infrastructure money to find out
Reading, Pennsylvania, may be most recognized for the Monopoly board game's Reading Railroad property. The railroad was one of the first in the US, but it went bankrupt in 1971. Now Reading is looking to regain its footing with a big investment in electric vehicle charging stations.
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Biden will kick off reelection bid with union rally in Philadelphia
President Joe Biden kicks off his reelection campaign Saturday at a union rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term.
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Deployment ceremony for Nikki Haley's husband takes place in South Carolina
The official deployment ceremony for a South Carolina Army National Guard brigade that includes Michael Haley, the husband of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, is set to take place Saturday in Charleston.
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Another historic week in the investigation and prosecution of Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes.
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Special counsel seeks court order to ensure Trump and his defense don't share materials turned over in discovery
Special counsel Jack Smith's team is asking the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president and his defense team from publicly disclosing some of the materials shared in the criminal case as part of the discovery process.
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Trump repeatedly celebrated the inclusion of transgender women in his beauty pageant
Years before he said he was running for president to "defeat the cult of gender ideology," Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant.
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Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker and anti-war activist, dies at 92
Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and anti-war activist whose disclosure of the so-called Pentagon Papers revealed systemic US government deception about the Vietnam War, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 92.
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Rep. Finstad staffer attacked at gunpoint after Congressional Baseball Game
A staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad was attacked at gunpoint after Wednesday's congressional baseball game, the congressman said in a statement Friday.
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White House preparations for state dinner with India's Modi include plant-based chef and violinist Joshua Bell
Preparations are underway at the White House as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington for an official state visit on Thursday, rolling out pomp and circumstance at a state dinner in the evening as the two countries reaffirm close ties.
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