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(PHILADELPHIA) -- As President Joe Biden contends with the growing fallout from his debate performance, calls to drop out and criticism of his age, he found safe harbor at a Black church in Philadelphia on Sunday, where the congregation came to his defense."We want you to know, President Biden, that…

(MILWAUKEE) -- The smell of burning rubber is unmistakable during a U.S. Secret Service training exercise that will be critical to the security of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump during their upcoming party conventions.Agents prepare for any threat, traveling at speeds approaching 90 miles an hour while…

(WASHINGTON) -- Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said Sunday that current political divisions play into the domestic threat environment as her agency prepares to protect both parties' nominating conventions this summer.When asked by "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos about how "extreme political polarization" feeds "into the threat environment," Cheatle said…

(WASHINGTON) -- The GOP's first new platform since 2016 will also be the first truly defined by former President Donald Trump, Republicans who have served on the platform committee say.In 2016, then-candidate Trump deferred to party operatives to craft the document, according to the platform veterans.In 2020, the GOP declined…

(WASHINGTON) -- A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week."Yes, I was given some questions for Biden," Earl Ingram of CivicMedia told ABC News. Ingram, a prominent host of…

(WASHIGNTON) -- President Joe Biden, in an exclusive interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, acknowledged last week's debate was a "bad episode" but pushed back strongly against broader questions about his age and mental fitness.Stephanopoulos, over the course of 22 minutes, pressed Biden repeatedly not only on his debate…

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite a drop in multiple polls after his debate performance last week, President Joe Biden told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Friday that he doesn't believe the numbers and thinks more Americans back him than the polls indicate.During his first television interview since the debate, Stephanopoulos pressed Biden…

(WASHINGTON) -- After days of panic and concern, Democrats across the country were on edge watching George Stephanopoulos' interview with President Joe Biden Friday night.And a fifth congressional Democrat joined in the call for Biden to step aside from the ticket.In Biden's first sit-down interview since last week's debate against…

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting presidential immunity for official acts -- seen as benefiting Donald Trump in his Jan. 6 trial -- has renewed calls to impeach or take other "aggressive oversight" against conservative members of the court.The day the ruling came down, New York Democratic Rep.…

(LOS ANGELES) -- Absurd heat continues across a large portion of the country this weekend, with many locations from coast to coast already setting all-time record high temperatures.Raleigh, North Carolina, not only set the record for their hottest temperature on record with 106 degrees on Friday, but the city also…