Here's how Harris could take over Biden's campaign cash if he drops out and she runs for president
Vice President Kamala Harris has been one of President Joe Biden’s staunchest defenders following his shaky performance in last week’s debate, but she’s also emerged as a potential option to lead the party herself if Biden opted not to continue his campaign.
A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution
The leader of a conservative think tank planning for a massive overhaul of the federal government says we are in the midst of “a second American Revolution” that will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”.
Top White House aide urges staff to tune out ‘noise' and focus on governing during debate fallout
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has urged during an all-staff meeting to tune out the “noise” and focus on the task of governing as senior aides scramble to contain the political fallout from President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance.
Biden heads out on public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
The White House says President Joe Biden will meet with Democratic lawmakers and governors and sit for a network TV interview in the coming days as he pushes back against growing pressure to step aside in the 2024 race.
Virginia certifies John McGuire's primary victory over Rep. Bob Good, who says he'll seek a recount
The Virginia State Board of Elections has certified the apparent defeat of one of America’s most conservative congressmen to a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the state’s June 18 primaries.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party's nominee
A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”.
A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance
A sense of deep concern is growing among some Democratic officials that leaders inside Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance.
Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters
During Thursday’s presidential debate, President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity to lay out a clear vision regarding abortion rights in the face of growing restrictions and worsening medical care for women since the fall of Roe, something his campaign sees as a major motivator for voters.
Trump's debate references to 'Black jobs' and 'Hispanic jobs' stir Democratic anger
Donald Trump's warning during his debate with Joe Biden that immigrants are taking “Black jobs" and “Hispanic jobs” prompted outrage from Democrats and Black leaders who found the language vague and racially discriminatory.
Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump held an unusually early debate on Thursday night in Atlanta, speaking to an electorate that has expressed strong dissatisfaction with their choice of candidates.
The Latest | Biden and Trump prepare to debate for the first time in 2024 election season
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will soon meet for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for both candidates to try to reshape the political narrative and persuade undecided voters.
Who is Julian Assange and why is the embattled WikiLeaks founder now on the verge of freedom?
News that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a plea deal with Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents and has had as its central character a quixotic internet publisher with a disdain for government secrets.
Utah primaries test Trump's pull in a state that has half-heartedly embraced him
Republican voters in Utah are set to decide whether retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney will be succeeded by someone similarly willing to challenge GOP hard-liners or a farther-right candidate who pledges to fall in line with former President Donald Trump.
On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis.
Trump will address influential evangelicals who back him but want to see a national abortion ban
Donald Trump is set to speak to a group of politically influential evangelicals who fiercely support him but would like to see the Republican presidential candidate promise to do more to restrict abortion.
Biden's 2 steps on immigration could reframe how US voters see a major political problem for him
Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country.
GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators
Local and federal law enforcement agencies have released a security plan for next month's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that allows people to carry guns inside an outer perimeter and gives protesters a view of the arena.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primaries
Colorado’s congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in new week's state primaries after a retirement, resignation and one relocation have ensured that at least a third of the state’s population will have new representation in Washington next year.
Trump proposes green cards for foreign grads of US colleges, departing from anti-immigrant rhetoric
Former President Donald Trump says he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges, a sharp departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric he typically uses on the campaign trail.