Jun 13 Watch 10:28 How some Pennsylvania Republicans are using a congressional race to protest GOP extremism By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat For President Biden and his rival Donald Trump, winning Pennsylvania in November is key to winning the White House. But some lifelong Republicans, frustrated by their party’s embrace of Trump, are getting involved down the ballot. Laura Barrón-López spoke with… Continue watching
Jun 13 WATCH: Trump speaks after meeting with Republican senators on Capitol Hill By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Donald Trump returned Thursday to Capitol Hill, whipping up House and Senate Republicans in his first meetings since the Jan.6, 2021 attacks, embraced by GOP lawmakers who find themselves newly energized by his bid to retake the White House. Continue reading
Jun 12 These GOP lawmakers helped defeat South Carolina’s near-total abortion ban. Now they’re losing their reelection bids By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Statewide polling has indicated a near total ban doesn’t have wide support. But turnout was low and races were in Republican-drawn districts, where experts say voters tend to be more fervent about issues like abortion. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hunter Biden was convicted. That hasn’t stopped Republicans from echoing Trump’s attacks on the criminal justice system By Jonathan J. Cooper, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The GOP's argument that Joe Biden is ordering prosecutors to target political opponents has been hurt by the Biden-led Justice Department prosecuting the president's son — with Biden declining to stop the investigation or pardon Hunter Biden. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 4:01 The political impact of convictions against Trump and Hunter Biden By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden case comes in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and two weeks after presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in his hush money criminal case. Laura… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:18 North Dakota ballot measure would block people over 80 from representing state in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Voters in North Dakota will decide whether or not to set an age limit for the state’s members of Congress. The proposed amendment to the state constitution says lawmakers cannot be over 80 before the end of their term. Lisa… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:57 Biden concentrates on Black voters as polls show some support slipping to Trump By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens The Biden campaign says it's going all in to shore up support among Black voters. It comes as polls show him underperforming with the key Democratic constituency that helped deliver him the Democratic nomination and the White House in 2020. Continue watching
Jun 11 U.S. gas prices falling due to weak summer travel demand, experts say By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The AAA motor club says the national average for gas prices on Monday stood around $3.44 a gallon. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Biden calls for ban on assault-style weapons at Gun Sense University conference By Bill Barrow, Associated Press At a Washington conference hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund on Tuesday, President Joe Biden rattled off a list of gun-related accomplishments during his administration, prompting huge cheers from the hundreds in the audience. Continue reading
Jun 11 Jurors resume deliberations in federal gun case against Hunter Biden By Randall Chase, Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jurors are weighing whether Hunter Biden is guilty of three felonies in the case pitting him against his father's Justice Department in the middle of the Democratic president's reelection campaign. Continue reading