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Biden tests positive for COVID, taking him off campaign trail
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, delivering another setback to his candidacy as pressure mounts on him to drop his presidential bid. Published July 17, 2024
Biden tests positive for COVID amid Schiff’s call to drop out, as more voters sour on president
President Biden tested positive for COVID on Wednesday, another setback for the 81-year-old embattled president on the day a prominent Democratic lawmaker joined the chorus for Mr. Biden to quit his reelection campaign and polling showed more voters abandoning him. Published July 17, 2024
VP Harris urges Democrats not to ‘throw up our hands’ on the election
Vice President Kamala Harris urged supporters Wednesday not to give up on the November election, on the same day that a prominent Democratic lawmaker from her home state called on President Biden to quit the presidential race. Published July 17, 2024
Rep. Adam Schiff, running for Senate, says Biden should drop out
Rep. Adam Schiff, a prominent Democrat running for Senate in California, is calling on President Biden to drop out of the presidential race, citing "serious concerns" about his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump. Published July 17, 2024
VP Kamala Harris slams Sen. J.D. Vance as ‘rubber stamp’ for Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday slammed former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, as a "rubber stamp" who will put his boss' whims before the needs of the country. Published July 17, 2024
Biden tells Americans to reject all violence, linking attempt on Trump to other gun tragedies
President Biden told America's foremost Black advocacy group that he is "all in" this campaign year and urged Americans to reject all forms of gun violence as he tries to reset his campaign and lower tensions following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Published July 16, 2024
Ramaswamy might run for Senate seat if Vance wins vice presidency
Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy is open to the idea of serving in the U.S. Senate if Sen. J.D. Vance is elected vice president in November. Published July 16, 2024
VP Kamala Harris travels to Michigan and North Carolina to counter GOP convention
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to key electoral prizes, Michigan and North Carolina, to counterprogram the Republican National Convention on Wednesday and Thursday. Published July 16, 2024
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hails slain Corey Comperatore as Italian-American hero
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday praised Corey Comperatore, the man killed at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday, as a brave Italian-American whose last act was to protect his family from gunfire in Pennsylvania. Published July 15, 2024
Biden directs DHS to give Secret Service protection to RFK Jr.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday said independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection, given the heightened threat environment following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Published July 15, 2024
Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump
A federal judge dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional. Published July 15, 2024
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin: Fly flags at half-staff in memory of Corey Comperatore
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday ordered all U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who died at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Published July 15, 2024
Biden to resume campaign with prime-time interview, Las Vegas events
President Biden will resume his campaign schedule Monday after a pause in advertising and other activities to address the national shock over the assassination attempt on his GOP rival, former President Donald Trump. Published July 15, 2024
Trump: I’m rewriting RNC speech after near-death experience
Former President Donald Trump says he has rewritten the speech he will give to the Republican National Convention so that it strikes unifying themes after the assassination attempt on him over the weekend. Published July 15, 2024
Secret Service: No major changes for GOP convention after assassination attempt
The Secret Service said Sunday it is not planning any major changes to security at the Republican National Convention and will not expand the guarded perimeter around the venue. Published July 14, 2024
Trump shooter had no clear politics, wore a Demolition Ranch T-shirt, had bomb-making material
The gunman who attempted to kill former President Donald Trump was Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old who lived south of Pittsburgh, who had been bullied at school and had political leanings that were difficult to pin down. Published July 14, 2024
Biden demands probe of Trump assassination attempt, review of RNC security
President Biden on Sunday demanded a "thorough and swift" investigation of how a gunman managed to shoot at former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally and pledged to share the results of the independent review with the American public. Published July 14, 2024
Trump rally shooting victim identified as Corey Comperatore, 50
Family members have identified the person killed at former President Donald Trump's rally as Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief of Buffalo Township in Pennsylvania. Published July 14, 2024
Biden briefed by top security officials on Trump shooting
President Biden is getting a Sunday briefing about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump from top officials. Published July 14, 2024
Rep. Dan Meuser gives an eyewitness account of Trump shooting
Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania said former President Donald Trump was only six to seven minutes into his stump speech in Butler County when shots rang out. Published July 14, 2024
