Jul 17 Democratic senators consider expelling Menendez after conviction in bribery trial By Stephen Groves, Associated Press While Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, has six months remaining in his term, Democrats have made it clear they don't want him in office any longer. Continue reading
Jul 17 U.S. military's Gaza pier, built to carry humanitarian aid, will be dismantled after weather and security problems By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Critics call the pier a $230 million boondoggle. The military argues it got close to 20 million pounds of supplies to Gaza. The steel pier segments were shipped to the region from an Army base in Virginia. Continue reading
Jul 17 House committee subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general also says it's investigating the Secret Service's handling of security for Trump the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally. Continue reading
Jul 17 National audience, meet JD Vance, Trump's pick for vice president By Will Weissert, Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Ohio senator’s headlining address will be his first speech as the Republican vice-presidential nominee. He's a relative political unknown who rapidly morphed in recent years from a severe critic of Trump to an aggressive defender. Continue reading
Jul 17 Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside from reelection bid By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Among Democrats nationwide, nearly two-thirds say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday… Continue reading
Jul 17 Live fact check: Night 3 of the Republican National Convention By PolitiFact staff The third night of the Republican National Convention will kick off with speeches focused on national security and foreign policy before Ohio Sen. JD Vance accepts the nomination for vice president later in the evening. Our partners at PolitiFact will… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: 2024 Republican National Convention Night 3 Sen. JD Vance, tapped as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, will accept the nomination for vice president on Night 3 of the Republican National Convention. Continue reading
Jul 17 Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 RNC By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Ranjan Jindal, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Mia Penner, PolitiFact The Republican National Convention’s second night sounded false alarms about a Democratic plot to turn migrants into voters and invocations of divine intervention in preventing former President Donald Trump’s assassination. Continue reading
Jul 17 As some push Biden to quit the race, Democrats aim to nominate president in first week of August By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee will meet Friday to discuss its plans. That's according to a letter sent to members Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jul 17 New AP-NORC poll finds nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw By Darlene Superville, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press The new survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, conducted two weeks after Biden’s debate flop, also found that only about 3 in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that Biden has the mental capability to serve… Continue reading