Jul 17 Watch 7:55 Dick Gephardt discusses bipartisan group opposing third-party presidential candidates By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman A new bipartisan organization is opposing the effort by the group No Labels to run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential race. That's with concerns growing among Democrats and Republicans opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy that a third-party candidate… Continue watching
Jul 15 Misleading AI-generated content a top concern among state election officials for 2024 By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Misinformation and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with several secretaries of state gathered recently for their national conference. Continue reading
Jul 14 Biden raised more than $72 million for his 2024 campaign since announcing candidacy in April By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $72 million for his reelection in the 10 weeks since he announced his 2024 candidacy. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 5:37 House Republicans grill FBI director over claims of bias and probes of Biden family By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan The director of the FBI sat on the other side of an interrogation Wednesday, taking sharp criticism before Congress, mostly from the right, but at times from the left as well. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins sat in on the House… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 9:09 Iowa Republicans pass ban on most abortions after 6 weeks By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens Iowa is the latest Republican-led state to pass abortion restrictions since the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers there approved a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected… Continue watching
Jul 08 Iowa GOP schedules leadoff presidential caucuses on Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The Iowa Republican Party’s state central committee voted unanimously for the third Monday in January — a date that is earlier by several weeks than the past three caucuses, though not as early as 2008, when they were held just… Continue reading
Jul 07 Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist from New York, has sometimes bucked Biden and the party's leaders, including voting against the deal with Republicans to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Biden takes aim at 'junk' insurance, vowing to save money for consumers being played as 'suckers' By Josh Boak, Associated Press The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on what he calls “junk” insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:21 Ohio faces critical votes that could decide abortion access in the state By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman It's been a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion access. Since then, six states have voted on abortion-related ballot measures and in each case, voters have supported abortion rights. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jul 02 Trump rally draws massive crowd in heavily Republican part of South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend. Continue reading