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Biden vows to fight ‘poison of white supremacy’ at Morehouse speech – Speech warmly received at historically Black college despite backlash from students in weeks leading to address over war
Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention – During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports – Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.
John Eastman, former Trump lawyer, pleads not guilty in Arizona election interference case – Former Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman pleaded not guilty in Phoenix on Friday on charges related to allegedly participating in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona.
U.S. and Europe Move Closer to Using Russian Assets to Help Ukraine – Finance ministers from the G7 nations are hoping to finalize a plan ahead of the group’s leaders meeting next month.
‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics – Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs.
Trump Ends NRA Speech With ‘Horror’ Warning Set to Dramatic QAnon Music – In a melodramatic monologue, the former president said America was a “failing nation” and a “third-world nation” with an economy that’s becoming a “cesspool of ruin.”
CNN political commentator Alice Stewart dies – CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, a veteran political advisor who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58.
Trump Plans to Reward Peter Navarro for Going to Jail Instead of Being a ‘Rat’ – Trump wants to pardon Peter Navarro and give him a job after he went to jail for refusing to comply with the Jan. 6 congressional investigation.
Rudy Giuliani’s birthday bash ends in chaos as guests scream and cry when he’s served papers for AZ ‘fake electors case’ – Giuliani was the last of the 18 defendants in the case to be served, Arizona officials said.
Senior Mike Johnson Staffer Resigns Over Behavioral Complaints – “I’m just picking up the pieces and moving on,” the staffer told NOTUS.
Biden Likens MAGA Movement to Segregationists in NAACP Speech – President Biden drew a parallel on Friday between Donald Trump “and his MAGA Republican allies” and segregationists in the 1950s during a speech to the NAACP
Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union – The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.
New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit – Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space.