Jul 13 WATCH: Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania cut short after shooter opens fire on Trump By Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Harris speaks at Philadelphia town hall in effort to mobilize Asian American voters By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Saturday at a town hall in Philadelphia hosted by APIAVote, an advocacy group focused on mobilizing Asian American voters. Continue reading
Jul 13 What is a party platform? Here's how they're made and what you should pay attention to By Marjorie Hershey, The Conversation Though largely unread, political party platforms are a vital clue about which groups hold real power in the two major national parties and can help predict what the government will actually do. Continue reading
Jul 12 Jury in Sen. Menendez's corruption trial ends first day of deliberations without a verdict By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Continue reading
Jul 12 How to watch the 2024 Republican National Convention By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry Across the four-day event, the GOP will adopt a party platform and officially nominate Donald Trump to the top of the ticket — the third time he's gotten the nod. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 4:50 Biden fails to quiet Democratic doubters as more express concern about his prospects By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart, Ted Everett, Shrai Popat President Biden is facing more calls from Democratic lawmakers to step aside as the party’s nominee. Since his Thursday night press conference several House Democrats have issued statements asking for the president to leave the race. They join other congressional… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 5:23 New poll shows potential Biden replacements might not fare better By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Despite Democratic concerns about President Biden’s candidacy, new polling shows that the state of the race has not drastically changed since the debate. Amna Nawaz discussed the numbers with Domenico Montanaro of NPR. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 7:00 Inside the Trump campaign's strategy to seize on Biden's missteps By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens A new report in The Atlantic offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Donald Trump's reelection effort. Staff writer Tim Alberta embedded with the campaign this past spring and spoke with Trump campaign co-managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita for an… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 10:50 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's battle to stay in the race By Geoff Bennett New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's struggles within the Democratic Party and who Trump may announce as his running mate at… Continue watching
Jul 12 Democratic activist and actor Ashley Judd adds her voice to calling on Biden to leave race By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Actor Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his performance in last month's debate. Continue reading