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DNC calls Trump ‘Foxconn con’ before Wisconsin rally

The Biden campaign hit former President Donald Trump on Tuesday for failing to deliver promised jobs and benefits from a major Wisconsin project that broke ground during his presidency in 2018.

June 18, 2024

N.J. attorney general charges George Norcross, South Jersey Democratic boss

The New Jersey attorney general on Monday charged a major Democratic political boss, George E. Norcross III, with racketeering, a stunning development for an influential insurance broker who built a "South Jersey machine" despite never being elected to office.

June 17, 2024

‘Mental health crisis’: Murthy says it’s time for a surgeon general’s warning label on social media

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Monday it is time to place a tobacco-style warning on social media platforms about "significant mental health harms" for adolescents, a major effort to crack down on websites that appear to increase rates of anxiety and make teens feel bad about their bodies.

June 17, 2024

Biden campaign leans into Trump’s status as a convicted criminal

The Biden campaign on Monday launched an ad campaign that leans heavily into former President Donald Trump's status as a convicted felon.

June 17, 2024

DNC buys 10 billboards in Milwaukee to amplify Trump’s ‘horrible city’ comment

Former President Donald Trump will rally in Wisconsin on Tuesday to lock down support from the swing state days after he called its largest city "horrible" in an offhand remark to congressional Republicans.

June 14, 2024

Trump says he’s nearing VP pick, hints at congressional choice

Former President Donald Trump says he has a "good idea" of whom he plans to select as his running mate and hinted the person works on Capitol Hill.

June 14, 2024

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz calls for subpoenaing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his deputy

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz moved Thursday to subpoena Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to appear before the House, saying lawmakers can't trust the prosecutors to show up voluntarily.

June 13, 2024

Senate Democrat probes Jared Kushner’s investment firm

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden launched an investigation Wednesday of an investment firm run by Jared Kushner, saying the vast amount of foreign funding raises the risk that Middle Eastern states will curry favor with politically connected people who may return to power in Washington.

June 12, 2024

Biden praises ‘full return of commerce’ to Port of Baltimore

President Biden on Wednesday hailed the reopening of the Port of Baltimore and pledged to support the Maryland city until the Francis Scott Key Bridge is rebuilt.

June 12, 2024

Hunter Biden’s gun conviction creates liability for president amid bruising reelection race

Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday on all three felony counts related to his purchase of a gun in 2018 while addicted to crack cocaine, dealing a serious blow to his father, President Biden, during a tough reelection campaign.

June 11, 2024

Biden lobbies for tighter gun limits, hours after son’s firearm conviction

President Biden called for stiffer background checks during a speech to a gun safety group Tuesday, hours after his son Hunter was convicted by a jury of lying on his firearm application.

June 11, 2024

Biden abruptly heads home to Delaware after son Hunter is convicted

President Biden is heading straight to Delaware after he gives a speech Tuesday to a gun-control advocacy group, a sudden change in schedule after his son Hunter was convicted in federal court of trying to circumvent background check laws when he purchased a firearm.

June 11, 2024

DOJ rebukes GOP ‘conspiracy theory’ over Biden links to Trump case

The Department of Justice told House Republicans it conducted an exhaustive search for contacts between its lawyers in Washington and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and "found none."

June 11, 2024

Sen. J.D. Vance coy about Trump V.P. pick, won’t ‘lobby’ for it

Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio said Monday he won't "lobby" to be former President Donald Trump's running mate, noting plenty of other good choices are available.

June 10, 2024

Trump to sit for N.Y. probation interview from Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump will speak to a New York probation officer Monday from his Florida home at Mar-a-Lago, his campaign said.

June 10, 2024

Zelenskyy tells Biden of struggles in Donbas, success near Kharkiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave President Biden a "frank" update on his army's slog as Kyiv tries to repel Russian invaders for a third year, according to the White House.

June 7, 2024

House lawmakers parachute into Normandy to mark D-Day anniversary

House lawmakers commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day by parachuting into Normandy, France.

June 7, 2024

Biden hails cliff-climbing defenders of democracy, swipes at Putin in Pointe du Hoc speech

President Biden used a visit to Pointe du Hoc, a pivotal landing point in France for American troops during World War II, to rally the world against Russian President Vladimir Putin and warn against the resurgence of "hateful ideologies" that took hold in the 1930s and 1940s.

June 7, 2024

Biden huddles with Zelenskyy in Paris, says he’s sorry House GOP held up war aid

President Biden apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Congress's lengthy delay in approving $61 billion more for the war effort.

June 7, 2024

Biden rules out pardon for son Hunter if convicted of federal gun charges

President Biden said Thursday he would not pardon his son, Hunter, if he is convicted in his ongoing trial on gun charges.

June 6, 2024