Aug 02 Few Americans trust Secret Service following Trump assassination attempt, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Only around three in 10 Americans are extremely or very confident that the Secret Service can keep the presidential candidates safe from violence before the election. Continue reading
Aug 01 Democratic Rep. Johnson wins Tennessee primary, will face GOP Sen. Blackburn in Senate race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off against Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November, pitting a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 3:47 Facing backlash, Trump digs in on attacks misrepresenting Harris' racial identity By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde Former President Trump is facing backlash for calling Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity into question when he addressed a Black journalists convention. That's as the vice president herself wrapped up a series of events aimed at speaking directly to… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 6:44 Undecided voters explain how the election shakeups have shifted their views By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura For voters who have not firmly decided which presidential candidate to support, the events of the last month, including an assassination attempt and a new Democratic candidate, have dramatically changed the race. Lisa Desjardins connected with the type of voters… Continue watching
Aug 01 Schumer introduces 'No Kings Act' in response to Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Sen. Chuck Schumer is introducing legislation reaffirming presidents don't have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court’s landmark decision. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Harris delivers eulogy at memorial service for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee By Juan A. Lozano, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature” as memorials for the longtime Democratic lawmaker drew to a close. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Biden addresses U.S.-Russia prisoner swap freeing WSJ journalist Gershkovich and others By Associated Press The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. and Russia make largest prisoner swap since end of USSR By News Desk and Associated Press The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Aug 01 New York appeals court denies Trump's bid to end gag order after hush money conviction By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A five-judge panel ruled that trial Judge Juan M. Merchan was correct in keeping parts of the gag order until Trump is sentenced because the case is still pending and his conviction doesn't constitute a change in circumstances that would… Continue reading
Aug 01 Russia frees Gershkovich and Whelan, part of biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history By Eric Tucker, Dasha Litvinova, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading