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COLLEEN LONG

COLLEEN LONG

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Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump's NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6

President Joe Biden’s campaign has shown up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection

Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump's NY trial to put focus on Jan. 6
Crime|Election|News|US

Rallies and debates used to define campaigns. Now they're about juries and trials

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been sitting for hours a day in a Manhattan courtroom, where his hush money trial is nearing its end

Rallies and debates used to define campaigns. Now they're about juries and trials
Americas|News|US|World

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
Crime|News|US

Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday

The jury has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case

Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday
Economy|News|US

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign says the Biden administration's upcoming executive order to limit border crossings is ineffective and that President Joe Biden could completely close the border “with a swipe of the same pen.”

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive
Crime|News|US

Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems

Prosecutors spent the first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial detailing his history of drug use

Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems
News|US|World

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help 'gain control' of the border

The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration is responding to President Joe Biden's effort to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border by acknowledging challenges posed by increasing migrant crossings

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help 'gain control' of the border
Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden's ex-wife and former girlfriend testify at trial about finding his drug paraphernalia

Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia

Hunter Biden's ex-wife and former girlfriend testify at trial about finding his drug paraphernalia
Crime|News|US

Widow of Beau Biden tells jurors in Hunter Biden's gun trial that she threw firearm in a trash can

The widow of Hunter Biden’s brother has told jurors in his federal gun trial about the moment she found the revolver in his truck

Widow of Beau Biden tells jurors in Hunter Biden's gun trial that she threw firearm in a trash can
Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week

Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testified in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center

Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
News|US

Hunter Biden's family weathers a public and expansive airing in federal court of his drug addiction

Hunter Biden's family has gone to great lengths to support him as he stands trials for lying on a federal gun purchase form when he said he didn't have a drug problem

Hunter Biden's family weathers a public and expansive airing in federal court of his drug addiction
Crime|News|Political|US

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

President Joe Biden says he will accept the outcome of his son's criminal case and “will continue to respect the judicial process.”

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
Crime|News|Political|US

President offers love and pride for his son's addiction recovery after Hunter Biden's guilty verdict

President Joe Biden kept his distance from the courtroom where his son Hunter stood trial on felony gun charges to avoid any appearance of meddling

President offers love and pride for his son's addiction recovery after Hunter Biden's guilty verdict
Economy|Finance|News|World

Biden and Zelenskyy will sign a security deal, as G7 leaders agree to use Russian cash to help Kyiv

Negotiators for the Group of Seven have reached an agreement on a plan to provide Ukraine with $50 billion backed by frozen Russian assets, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press

Biden and Zelenskyy will sign a security deal, as G7 leaders agree to use Russian cash to help Kyiv
Crime|News|US

The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction

The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the president’s son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes and is set to be snetenced by a judge in the coming months

The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
Economy|Europe|News|US|World

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as Italy flexes its right-wing muscles

U.S. President Joe Biden says the agreement to tap into the windfall profits on frozen Russian assets held in Europe would put that money to work for Ukraine

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as Italy flexes its right-wing muscles
Europe|News|Political|World

Biden and Zelenskyy sign security deal as Ukraine's leader questions how long the unity will last

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a long-term security agreement designed to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s invasion

Biden and Zelenskyy sign security deal as Ukraine's leader questions how long the unity will last
Crime|News|Political|US

President Biden says he won't offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence

President Joe Biden says he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes

President Biden says he won't offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence
Europe|News|US

Biden, Meloni meet on sidelines of G7 summit but one notable matter wasn't on the table: abortion

President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have spoke privately on various matters but apparently not on abortion

Biden, Meloni meet on sidelines of G7 summit but one notable matter wasn't on the table: abortion
Crime|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|US

Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady

A 22-year-old woman who's become a vocal reproductive rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend

Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady
News|Opinion|US

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
Crime|News|US

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed

Gun safety groups are praising President Joe Biden now that more than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation he signed two years ago Tuesday

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
Election|News|Opinion|US

Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters

During Thursday’s presidential debate, President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity to lay out a clear vision regarding abortion rights in the face of growing restrictions and worsening medical care for women since the fall of Roe, something his campaign sees as a major motivator for voters

Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters
News|US

Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the presidential race and keep fighting

President Joe Biden’s family has used a gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance

Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the presidential race and keep fighting
Election|News|Opinion|US

After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law

President Joe Biden warns that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from prosecution would make an unchecked Republican Donald Trump “more emboldened to do whatever he wants” if he regains the White House in November’s election

After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law

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