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Ashley Murray, New Jersey Monitor President Joe Biden dug in on his 2024 reelection bid Thursday at a solo press conference following the NATO summit in Washington, despite a growing list of rank-and-file Democrats and high-profile supporters urging him to abandon his campaign over suspected health concerns. The highly anticipated …

Shauneen Miranda, North Dakota Monitor The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure to reverse an Education Department rule seeking to extend federal discrimination protections for LGBTQ students, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the legislation should it land on his desk. House passage of the resolution on …

Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Nine weeks after it started, the federal bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is finally headed to the weary jury, with deliberations expected to start at the federal courthouse in Manhattan by midday Friday. Judge Sidney H. Stein began instructing jurors Thursday afternoon, after prosecutor …

Jimmy Williams Two Senate Democrats have requested the Justice Department to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for allegedly failing to disclose gifts and a loan from wealthy friends. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week, urging …

Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th For Black women, there is perhaps no happier place on Earth than the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans. The annual gathering, now in its 30th year, is one of the largest of Black women in the country — which makes it …

Jimmy Williams Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Wednesday. She accused them of refusing to recuse themselves from significant cases, which she believes “constitutes a grave threat to American rule of law.” In her statement, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that …

Nadra Nittle Originally published by The 19th In the fall, the Department of Education will mark 45 years since its inception, but that anniversary could be its last if Donald Trump gets his way. The federal agency is one of several he’s vowed to slash if reelected president. “We’re going …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is starting a big push to connect with Asian American voters. Vice President Kamala Harris will lead this effort with events in Nevada and Pennsylvania this week. The new campaign group, AANHPIs for Biden-Harris (which stands for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific …

Ashley Murray, South Dakota Searchlight President Joe Biden said NATO “is more powerful than ever” in remarks Tuesday to honor the 75th anniversary of the alliance and reaffirm allied support for Ukraine one day after Russian missile strikes on a children’s hospital killed dozens in Kyiv. Biden spoke at the …

Jimmy Williams Accusing conservative Supreme Court justices of placing “a crown on Donald Trump’s head” that allows him to commit crimes with impunity, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that he’s eying a legislative response to last week’s court ruling. “We Democrats will not let the Supreme Court’s decision …

Jennifer Shutt, Rhode Island Current Democrats in Congress called on President Joe Biden to prove to voters that he is up for another four years in the Oval Office, though many in interviews pledged to stick with him as the presumptive nominee as they returned to the Capitol on Monday …

Jimmy Williams Overview Project 2025 is an ambitious presidential transition initiative orchestrated by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank. The project aims to prepare for the next Republican administration by creating a comprehensive roadmap that includes detailed policy recommendations, a personnel database, a training academy, and a strategic …

Jimmy Williams At the urging of former President Donald Trump and his allies, the Republican Party is set to shift its stance on key social issues. The draft policy platform, passed Monday morning ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, marks a significant departure from longstanding positions on federal …

Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor President Joe Biden pledged Monday to stay in his race for reelection, even after a weekend in which a growing number of Democrats asked for him to withdraw and a key U.S. House Republican called for an investigation into the president’s doctor. In a letter …

Jimmy Williams Four additional Democratic members of Congress have urged President Joe Biden to reconsider his candidacy for re-election, according to sources familiar with a phone call held Sunday. This brings the total number of Democrats in Congress calling for Biden to step aside to nearly a dozen. The House …