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Dem rep says she was 'angry at first' after Biden dropped out: 'We had been told' he was staying in

A veteran and high-ranking Democratic lawmaker claims she was in the dark about President Biden’s intention to resign from the 2024 presidential campaign. Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters from California spoke to Politico on Monday, saying Biden dropping off the party’s ticket caught her completely off-guard after she “woke up to it on the television.” “I...

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Harris’ mixed record on Israel enters spotlight during Netanyahu visit

Vice President Kamala Harris has expressed mixed views on Israel over the last several years, an issue that is sure to be highlighted as she takes over at the top of the Democratic ticket at the same time as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington. Harris has often been an advocate for Jewish causes...

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Republicans slam Harris for opting out of Netanyahu address in favor of sorority speech: 'Shameful'

Republican lawmakers are criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to forego attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, calling it “shameful,” as she opts instead to deliver a speech at a women’s convention. Netanyahu will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday amid Israel’s ongoing 292-day war with the...

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'Everyone's mad': Fight to avoid government shutdown shatters House GOP peace

The fight to avoid a government shutdown is again bringing out the fault lines within the House GOP’s razor-thin majority. House Republican leaders sought to avoid another messy, drawn-out battle over federal funding this year by rolling out an ambitious schedule to pass all 12 individual appropriations bills before the annual August recess. That effort...

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Abortion, 'free' education among top issues for Harris voters

MILWAUKEE – Abortion and education are among the top issues for Democrat voters in key battleground state Wisconsin, as VP Harris takes over the helm of the Democratic Party and inches closer to securing the DNC presidential nomination next month. In a packed high school auditorium in West Allis, rucous rallygoers told Fox News Digital...

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Conservatives praise 'brilliant' swing state GOP ad attacking Harris: 'Here's the blueprint'

Conservatives on social media are praising a blistering ad launched by Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick linking his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey, to the policies of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. “Kamala Harris is inspiring and very capable, the more people get to know her they’re going to be particularly impressed by her...

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Biden set to address nation after pressured exit from 2024 race

President Biden is set to address the nation on Wednesday evening from the Oval Office for the first time since he officially dropped out of the 2024 election. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for...

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Secret Service failures during Trump rally spur concerns for Netanyahu visit, McCaul says

EXCLUSIVE: House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is raising concerns about the security of U.S. and world leaders visiting here in the wake of the failed assassination attempt against former President Trump. “Yeah, I mean, of course,” McCaul told Fox News Digital when asked whether security lapses at Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania ,rally made him...

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GOP looks to revoke visas from participants in violent protests ahead of Netanyahu address

FIRST ON FOX: Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Republicans are hoping to advance legislation that would revoke visas from people who participate in violent protests, such as anti-Israel and sometimes pro-Hamas demonstrations that took place earlier this year on college campuses across the country....

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GOP lawmaker cracks down on antisemitic student protesters with new bill ahead of Netanyahu address

FIRST ON FOX: As hundreds of protesters flood Washington D.C. objecting to the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one Republican lawmaker is pushing back with a bill that would bar student loan forgiveness for those convicted of hate crimes during anti-Israel student protests. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., is introducing the “Prohibiting Student Loan...