Jul 19 Louisiana schools won't display Ten Commandments before November as lawsuit plays out By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Louisiana won't take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state's public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement… Continue reading
Jul 19 Biden promises to return to campaign trail, pushes party unity as he resists calls to drop out of race By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Late Friday, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown joined a rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling for Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week. Continue reading
Jul 19 Biden's campaign chair acknowledges 'slippage' in support but says president staying in race By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Isolated as he battles a COVID-19 infection in Delaware, Biden is confronting the reality many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election could be the party's best chance of preventing widespread… Continue reading
Jul 19 Most Democrats think Kamala Harris would make good president, AP-NORC poll shows By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, most Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. Continue reading
Jul 19 Republicans emerge from convention confident in Trump and talking about a blowout victory By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Boos and infighting marred Donald Trump's first convention in 2016. But this one in Milwaukee was defined by overwhelming displays of party unity as GOP leaders and even Trump skeptics reveled in the excitement of what many view as an… Continue reading
Jul 19 Fact-checking Trump's RNC speech By PolitiFact staff Former President Donald Trump closed the Republican National Convention by accepting the presidential nomination and offering a speech that began somber and turned combative. Continue reading
Jul 19 5 takeaways from Trump's RNC speech By Bill Barrow, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Republican National Convention celebrated former President Donald Trump not just as a party leader but a living martyr who survived a would-be assassin's bullet. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Trump describes assassination attempt in detail as he accepts Republican nomination By Steve Peoples, Jonathan J. Cooper, Jill Colvin, Associated Press “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the packed convention hall as thousands of people listened in silence. “There was blood pouring everywhere, yet, in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my… Continue reading
Jul 18 Federal appeals court blocks part of Biden's student debt relief plan By Annie Ma, Associated Press In a ruling Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness program. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Franklin Graham speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Graham also made a rare allusion to Trump appointing the Supreme Court justices who provided the key votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, a politically touchy subject the convention has avoided. Continue reading