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(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump pledged to turn New York red during a campaign rally in deep-blue South Bronx, New York, on Thursday evening as he worked to court the Hispanic and Black voters that make up a majority of the area's population."I'm here tonight to declare that…

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump made his first public comments on former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley finally breaking her silence and saying she would vote for him."I appreciated what she said," Trump told Long Island’s News 12 after his rally on Thursday when asked about her comments.Trump…

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump campaign on Thursday fired off a letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle, demanding she fix a "critical flaw" in the security perimeter of this summer's Republican National Convention, claiming that attendees' safety is at risk as protesters plan to descend on the area.The convention,…

(NEW YORK) -- Idaho Democrats held their presidential caucuses on Thursday.President Joe Biden is projected to win, ABC News reports.He was the only major candidate running and he clinched the party's 2024 nomination earlier this year.Voting took place across Idaho from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the state…

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump opened the door to restricting access to contraceptives earlier this week, less than a week after Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills that would have established the right to contraception in the state.Now, Democrats are sounding the alarm over the fact that…

(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional Democrats on Thursday accused oil companies of inflating the cost of gasoline and vowed to investigate them, pushing back on who's to blame for rising prices hurting President Joe Biden's reelection chances.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Democrats were flanked by supporters in matching blue…

(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional Democrats on Thursday accused oil companies of inflating the cost of gasoline and vowed to investigate them, pushing back on who's to blame for rising prices hurting President Joe Biden's reelection chances.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Democrats were flanked by supporters in matching blue…

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn South Carolina congressional district, reversing lower court rulings that had struck it down as a product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering that excluded Black voters.Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court in a 6-3 ruling from which the liberal justices…

(WASHINGTON) -- For the second time in three months, an immigration and border security measure negotiated earlier this year by a bipartisan group of lawmakers failed to advance in the Senate, drawing the issue to a political stalemate.The legislation fell well short of the 60 votes needed -- the final…

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers on the GOP-led House Education Committee grilled more university leaders on Thursday, insisting they defend their handling of pro-Palestinian protests and respond to allegations of antisemitism on campus.As in previous hearings, there were heated exchanges between lawmakers and school officials over what Republicans, especially, are making an…