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Trump says he had a ‘very good phone call’ with Zelenskyy
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke over the phone on Friday, the two leaders said.Zelenskyy reached out to Trump, according to a source close to the Ukrainian leader and Trump, who said the two had a "very good phone call."Zelenskyy said in a statement…
Biden says he’s returning to campaign trail next week as calls grow for him to step aside
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would be returning to the campaign trail next week to continue to take on rival Donald Trump, as he contends with the fallout from his COVID-19 diagnosis and growing calls from Democrats for him to bow out, including from Ohio…
DNC readies to move forward with virtual roll call Biden nomination despite concerns
(WASHINGTON) -- The Democratic National Committee's Rules Committee on Friday made the case for proceeding with President Joe Biden's virtual nomination while also outlining next steps in the process and how virtual roll call voting would work.Crucially, the Rules Committee did not take any votes, but just discussed the various…
How Biden, Trump are fighting for Black and Hispanic voters
(WASHINGTON) -- As the 2024 presidential race intensifies, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are making their appeal to the growing Black and Hispanic voting blocs.Hispanics and Latinos are growing at the second-fastest rate of any major racial and ethnic group in the U.S. electorate since the…
Are top Republicans shifting in favor of unions? Probably not, experts say
(WASHINGTON) -- At the Republican National Convention this week, Teamsters President Sean O'Brien delivered the type of full-throated union advocacy that one would not expect at a gathering of top conservative officials."We are not beholden to anyone or any party," O'Brien, whose union boasts 1.3 million members, told the audience…
Trump pitches unity but revives old grievances
(MILWAUKEE) -- Former President Donald Trump toggled between somber messages of harmony and his favorite red meat rhetoric in a lengthy and charged speech accepting the GOP presidential nomination.Trump, just days removed from surviving an assassination attempt at a Saturday rally, had forecasted a unifying, and largely delivered at the…
Trump recounts assassination attempt during RNC speech, ‘I’m not supposed to be here’
(MILWAUKEE) -- After formally accepting the Republican nomination, former President Donald Trump recounted surviving Saturday's assassination attempt.With a bandage covering his right ear, Trump addressed the crowd at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, saying it would be the only time he would share what happened at the rally."You'll never…
Biden’s physician gives update after president tested positive for COVID-19
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is still experiencing mild upper respiratory symptoms and continues to take Paxlovid, after testing positive for COVID-19 this week, according to the president's physician.Biden doesn't have a fever and his symptoms remain mild, Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a statement Thursday.Biden, 81, tested positive for…
‘We’re voting for the felon’: RNC attendees unfazed by Trump’s historic conviction
(MILWAUKEE, W.I.) -- Virginia Breedlove, a guest at the Republican National Convention, teared up recounting the moment she witnessed Donald Trump enter the Fiserv Forum just 48 hours after being shot."I was holding it together," she said, her voice breaking with emotion. "But when he turned his head and I…
From Marine to politician: An inside look at JD Vance’s journey to the RNC stage
(MILWAUKEE, W.I.) -- Freshman Sen. JD Vance stepped onto the national stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night to deliver the evening's closing address, letting America get to know the man former President Donald Trump has selected as his vice presidential running mate.It's a sight that makes his longtime…