Republicans in an increasing number of crucial Senate battleground states are keying in on the issue of crime, bombarding voters with the message that electing Democrats would increase lawlessness. In Pennsylvania, Republicans are seizing on high-profile incidents in the Philadelphia area, including the recent ransacking of a Wawa store and the shooting of five students…
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WH says Biden ‘intends’ to run in 2024 after report he said ‘I’m going to do it again’
The White House on Tuesday reiterated that President Biden intends to run again after the Rev. Al Sharpton had said that the president told him he will seek another term. Sharpton reportedly told his staff at the National Action Network that Biden privately told him in August he will be seeking another term, according to…
Watch live: Biden, Harris deliver remarks on access to reproductive health care
President Biden and Vice President Harris will attend and deliver remarks from the second Reproductive Rights Task Force meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
The event is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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Watch live: White House press briefing
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a briefing with reporters Tuesday afternoon. The event begins at 1 p.m. ET. Watch the video above.
Latino voters divided on Biden job performance: poll
Latino voters are split on whether they approve of the job President Biden is doing, according to a new NBC News/Telemundo poll released Sunday. About 51 percent of Latinos approve of how Biden is handling his job, compared to 45 percent who disapprove, according to the poll of 1,000 registered Latino voters. Biden only has…
Anti-science beliefs can be a vicious circle
Cognitive scientist Phil Fernbach of the University of Colorado Boulder has uncovered a problem. It’s unsurprising, if unfortunate, that a sampling of people turn out to be kind of sketchy when it comes to science. But the problem is deeper than that. There appears to be, at least for some topics, an inverse relationship between…
Photos: Justice Jackson makes Supreme Court debut at investiture ceremony
The Supreme Court held a special sitting on Sept. 30, 2022, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Members of the Supreme Court gathered in the Justices’ Conference Room prior to the investiture ceremony. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Ketanji Brown…
Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on the Hurricane Ian federal response efforts
President Biden will deliver remarks Friday on the federal response efforts for Hurricane Ian.
The event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET.
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LIVE COVERAGE: Hurricane Ian to make landfall in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Strong winds were blowing early Friday morning in Charleston, South Carolina, with powerful gusts bending tree branches and sending sprays of the steadily falling rain sideways as Hurricane Ian approached. Streets were largely empty, an ordinarily packed morning commute silenced by the advancing storm. Flash flood warnings were posted, with up to…
The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Hurricane Ian pummels Florida, heads for Carolinas
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