Joe Biden’s campaign sent an all-staff memo on Wednesday morning that includes internal polling showing a still-tight race with Donald Trump, the latest effort by Biden’s advisers to calm staff after the president’s poor debate performance. The memo, obtained by POLITICO, highlights internal battleground state tracking polls from before and after the debate, showing Biden […]
WASHINGTON — When President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974 it was under the assumption that his predecessor could have been prosecuted for his efforts to impede the investigation into the Watergate scandal. But under the new rule implemented by the Supreme Court on Monday that partially immunized Donald Trump in his election interference […]
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden failed to mitigate his biggest liability in his re-election bid at the CNN debate Thursday, while former President Donald Trump doubled down on his grievances and skipped past opportunities to cover his own vulnerabilities. Biden’s biggest weakness — voter concerns about his age and sharpness, according to polls — was […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that President Joe Biden had a “slow start” in his debate against Donald Trump on Thursday night, but she insisted that he finished “strong” in a performance that triggered a new round of concerns within their own party about Biden’s fitness to be their standard-bearer. “It was […]
By Ahmed Elimam, Laila Bassam and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – Satellite images showing much of the Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab in ruins after months of Israeli air strikes offer a glimpse of the scale of damage in one of Hezbollah’s main bastions in south Lebanon. The images from private satellite operator Planet Labs […]
NEW YORK CITY – The suspect in a deadly triple stabbing has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder, as disturbing video shows the shocking East Village attack on Sunday. The stabbing happened on Sunday around 5:45 p.m. near Avenue A and East 14th Street. East Village stabbing The video, which is […]
China, despite its public alliance with Russia, is worried North Korea could be emboldened into starting a regional crisis following President Vladimir Putin’s visit, a top US official said Monday. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said that China has indicated in interactions with the United States that it is “anxious” after Putin last week […]
South Korea is monitoring an expected change in the wind direction that could allow North Korea to send more rubbish-carrying balloons across their heavily armed border, in their latest bout of tit-for-tat psychological warfare. Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a major defence deal that observers worry […]
Families left stranded when heavy rains carved a deep chasm in a road at Camp du Nord near Ely, Minn., were able to leave Saturday after a St. Louis County crew worked throughout Friday to repair the damaged stretch. “It divided our camp in half,” said Michel Tigan, vice president of adventure and camp operations […]
Chinese foundries, such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) and Hua Hong Semiconductor Group, are ramping up capacity amid fears of more US tech sanctions, according to an industry report. While the country’s chip makers lag behind players such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics in chip-processing technology, they are “actively” increasing […]
Dozens of Muslims have died during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia this year due to heat-related medical issues amid scorching temperatures, according to figures released by several countries. Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported on Wednesday that at least 35 Tunisian pilgrims had died, while Iran’s semi-official Tasnim agency said 11 Iranian […]
Insights from The Hill, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Haaretz, and Foreign Policy The News The Israeli military said it has approved “operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon,” raising concerns of a full-blown conflict with the militant group Hezbollah. Israeli forces have exchanged fire with the Iran-backed outfit almost daily since war broke out […]