Jul 13 WATCH: Trump rushed off stage by Secret Service after gunshots fired at Pennsylvania rally By Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say. Continue reading
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 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: Biden holds campaign event in Detroit as Democrats debate his possible withdrawal from race By Joey Cappelletti, Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday forcefully defied the growing number of critics in his own party who have called on him to exit the race, pivoting to warnings about a second Donald Trump term and declaring he was “not done… Continue reading
Jul 12 These 3 Democrats didn’t do better than Biden in this poll against Trump. They also didn’t do any worse By Laura Santhanam More than half of U.S. adults think that neither President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump should lead their respective party’s White House tickets this year, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading