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LISA MASCARO

LISA MASCARO

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Election|News|US

House Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August

Some House Democrats are wary of swiftly nominating President Joe Biden as the party’s pick for reelection

House Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August
News|Political|US

JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment

Elevated into the national spotlight as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has carved out a unique role in his short Senate career

JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
Election|News|US

Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw, but party aims to nominate before convention

California Rep. Adam Schiff has become the highest-profile Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the party pushes ahead with plans to hold a virtual vote to formally make Biden its nominee in the first week of August

Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw, but party aims to nominate before convention
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race

Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid

Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
Election|News|US

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week

A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers is calling for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insists he’s ready to return to the campaign trail to counter what he calls a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week
Election|News|US

Beyond Biden, Democrats are split over who would be next —VP Harris or launch a 'mini primary'

Democrats are not only split on whether President Joe Biden should quit his reelection race, they’re also not on the same page about what to do if he goes

Beyond Biden, Democrats are split over who would be next —VP Harris or launch a 'mini primary'
Election|News|US

Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris

Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris as they and former President Donald Trump’s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day

Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
Election|News|US

Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket

Congressional Democrats in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and beyond are seeing an outpouring of volunteers to help Vice President Kamala Harris and counter Republican Donald Trump

Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the ticket
Election|News|US

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
Election|News|Political|US

Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the November election

Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket
Crime|US

Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence 'must stop'

Not quite two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, the threat of political violence would come for Nancy Pelosi's husband at their home

Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence 'must stop'
Business|Election|News|Political|US

Project 2025's new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election

As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his new book until after the November presidential election

Project 2025's new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election
News|Political

Pelosi says it's her life goal to ensure 'that man' Trump never steps in the White House again

Nancy Pelosi’s influence can be seen all across the Democratic Party shakeup

Pelosi says it's her life goal to ensure 'that man' Trump never steps in the White House again
News|Political|US

House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain

House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden

House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain
Election|Opinion|US

'It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue

The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history for many female voters

'It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue
Election|News|Political|US

Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns

The race for control of Congress is as close as ever

Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns
News|US

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel

Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel
Election|Health|News|US

Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress

In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways

Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
News|US

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate

One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar fate

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
News|US|World

Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit

House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S. The Republican speaker is criticizing Zelenskyy's visit to an ammunition plant in Pennsylvania, a swing-state, as a political stunt

Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit
News|Political|World

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met face-to-face with Donald Trump with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine
Election|News|US

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?

Congress is off for the campaign season

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
Election|US

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump, and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
US

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stumps in California in a bid to reclaim House control

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend as his party works to wrest control of the U.S. House from Republicans

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stumps in California in a bid to reclaim House control

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