Former President Donald Trump met privately over breakfast with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday, six sources said. The meeting was described as “nice” and “friendly” by one of the sources, who added that DeSantis plans to help raise money for Trump. A separate source said the meeting was mutually agreed upon and arranged by […]
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DeSantis makes nice with Trump in Miami: reports
Reports say Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis met in Florida to discuss the former president’s campaign. DeSantis decided to help Trump boost his fundraising efforts, The Washington Post reported. Florida real estate developer Steve Witkoff orchestrated the meeting, the Post reported. Like many GOP presidential contenders before him, Ron DeSantis is bowing down to Donald […]
Republicans seeking Georgia congressional seat debate limits on abortion and immigration
ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Jack sought to make a Sunday debate among Republican candidates for an open Georgia congressional seat all about his close ties to former President Donald Trump, while the other contenders ignored Trump’s endorsement of Jack. Five Republicans running for their party’s nomination in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District met in an Atlanta […]
Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for several hours in Miami on Sunday, according to a source close to Trump. The meeting — their first conversation since DeSantis dropped out of the GOP primary in January — was arranged through Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend and luxury real estate developer, at […]
Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico
FILE – The Capitol of Puerto Rico stands in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29, 2015. President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary Sunday, April 28, 2024, in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was authorized to open only a dozen voting centers this year compared with more than 100 in previous […]
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza. The White House […]
Social Security isn’t keeping up with inflation. That could weaken Biden’s support among some seniors
Not long ago, senior citizens got the two biggest annual increases in their monthly Social Security checks that most had ever seen. But for many of them, the adjustments still weren’t enough to cope with the runaway inflation of earlier this decade and the continued high prices for food, housing, utilities and other necessities. That’s […]
US senator questions whether State Dept properly assessing Israel conduct
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic senator on Sunday questioned whether the Biden administration was properly assessing whether Israel was complying with international law, following a Reuters report that some senior U.S. officials did not find that country’s assurances credible. “This reporting casts serious doubt on the integrity of the process in the […]
Biden reiterated position on Rafah in Netanyahu call, says White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “reiterated his clear position” on a possible invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah, the White House said. A statement issued by the White House did not give more details of that part of the conversation. Washington has […]
Fetterman says he’s not freaked out that some Republicans like him
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) on Sunday said he is not troubled by some Republicans liking him after he has broken with liberal Democrats on the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. southern border. In an interview with Fetterman on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” anchor Chris Stirewalt asked the Pennsylvania Democrat if it ever “freaks” him out […]
Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president’s thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders. Like a comic honing his routine, the Democratic president has been testing and expanding […]
New Jersey’s Activist-In-Chief Wants To Flip A Swing Seat
Sue Altman, the former state director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, is pitching herself to voters as a reformer unafraid to take on Democrats or Republicans. Sue Altman for Congress/Facebook FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Sue Altman first made national headlines when she was expelled from a New Jersey state Senate hearing by state troopers […]