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RNC committee adopts GOP’s 2024 policy platform — including on abortion
(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican National Committee's platform committee adopted a new GOP platform on Monday -- and it softens language on the issue of abortion, marking a shift in the party's stance to more closely align with the views of former President Donald Trump.The platform says that Republicans "will oppose…
Parkinson’s expert visited White House 8 times in 8 months, met with Biden’s doctor
An expert on Parkinson's disease visited the White House eight times over an eight-month span between last July and March of this year, including one visit with the president's personal physician, according to the White House visitor logs.The doctor, Kevin Cannard, is a neurologist and "movement disorders specialist" who works…
Parkinson’s expert visited White House 8 times in 8 months, met with Biden’s doctor
An expert on Parkinson's disease visited the White House eight times over an eight-month span between last July and March of this year, including one visit with the president's personal physician, according to the White House visitor logs.The doctor, Kevin Cannard, is a neurologist and "movement disorders specialist" who works…
Trump’s VP announcement will come by next Monday: Adviser
Former President Donald Trump's long-awaited announcement on who his vice presidential pick will be could likely happen this week, senior adviser Jason Miller said on Monday."By this time next Monday, we will know who President Trump has selected as his running mate for the 2024 election," Miller said during a…
Trump’s VP announcement will come by next Monday: Adviser
Former President Donald Trump's long-awaited announcement on who his vice presidential pick will be could likely happen this week, senior adviser Jason Miller said on Monday."By this time next Monday, we will know who President Trump has selected as his running mate for the 2024 election," Miller said during a…
Biden sends defiant letter to Democrats says time to end questions, come together
(WASHINGTON) -- In a lengthy letter to Democrats, President Joe Biden on Monday says it is time for the party to come together so they can have the best chance at beating Donald Trump."The question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it's…
House Oversight Committee requests interview, documents from Biden’s physician
(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued a letter on Sunday to President Joe Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, requesting a transcribed interview and documents, citing reports that he has not recommended the president take a cognitive test.In the letter to O'Connor, obtained by ABC News,…
Senior House Democrats tell Jeffries they’re privately calling for Biden to step aside: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- At least four senior House Democrats told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday that they are calling on President Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race, according to several sources with knowledge of the discussion on the private call.Reps. Jerry Nadler, Mark Takano, Joe Morelle…
Biden countering RNC with battleground state travel
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is planning to travel the country next week, as the Republicans gather for their nominating convention, to hold counterprogramming events targeting Black and Latino voters in a sign his campaign is continuing unabated despite growing calls for him to step aside.On the first day of…
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, office says
(WASHINGTON) -- Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, his office announced."Yesterday, the Second Gentleman tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms. He is fully vaccinated and three times boosted," Liza Acevedo, Emhoff's communications director, said in a statement Sunday. "He…