Jun 26 Running for Congress, Sarah McBride would be 1st transgender member of Congress By Associated Press In a video posted to social media, McBride, a Democratic state senator in Delaware, said people deserve a representative “who sees them and who respects them.”… Continue reading
Jun 26 DeSantis details aggressive immigration and border security plan that faces long odds By Valerie Gonzalez, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Much of DeSantis' plan faces tall odds, requiring reversal of legal precedents, approval from other countries or a constitutional amendment. Continue reading
Jun 25 Trump sets sights on repeating his 2016 battleground success in Michigan By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Donald Trump is set to appear in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later. Continue reading
Jun 23 Pence calls for 2024 GOP candidates to back a 15-week federal abortion ban By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence used a Friday gathering of some of the nation’s leading Christian conservatives to urge his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination to support a 15-week federal abortion ban at minimum. Continue reading
Jun 22 3 top reproductive rights groups endorse Joe Biden in 2024 presidential race By Colleen Long, Associated Press Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Emily's List are throwing their early support behind the reelection effort in part to highlight the importance of the issue for Democrats heading into the election year. Continue reading
Jun 22 Will Hurd, former Texas congressman and Trump critic, announces 2024 run for president By Will Weissert, Associated Press Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican primary field's early front-runner. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Biden announces $600M in climate investments as 2024 campaign revs up By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden toured the coastal wetland area around Palo Alto, California, and announced $600 million for projects to address climate change. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Biden speaks in Philadelphia at his 1st major 2024 campaign rally In our news wrap Saturday, Biden held the first big rally of his reelection campaign in Philadelphia, Secretary of State Blinken is visiting China for talks aimed at easing tensions, at least 41 people died in an attack on a… Continue watching
Jun 17 Biden hits economic populist talking points at Philadelphia campaign rally By Seung Min Kim, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message Saturday during the first rally of his reelection campaign, telling an exuberant crowd of union members that his policies had created jobs and lifted the middle class. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde school massacre By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden will speak at a summit in Connecticut to mark the first anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre. Continue reading