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MONTAGE: Democrats, media members say 'I love Joe Biden' but…

In a New York Times guest essay this week that sent shockwaves through Hollywood and Washington, George Clooney reminded readers he had great affection for the man he wants to dump from the presidential ticket. “I love Joe Biden,” Clooney wrote. “As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a...

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Trump and allies thrilled with Biden press conference: 'Too much gold not to use'

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and allies see President Biden’s highly anticipated and much-scrutinized news conference as a win-win for the former president. “It appears Biden did enough to convince his apologists that he should remain on the ballot, but he also reinforced what the American people know. Their lives are being hurt by his weakness...

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Lawmakers rip Army brass over training slides suggesting pro-life groups could be tied to terrorism

EXCLUSIVE: More than two dozen members of the House Armed Services Committee demanded answers from the U.S. Army after it acknowledged the veracity of slides in a domestic counterterrorism training module that referenced pro-life groups. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, led the letter to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth expressing...

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Tester denies tight race, says internal polling has him beating Sheehy: ’Kicking his a–’

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., claimed Thursday he was besting his Republican opponent in Montana in campaign data, pushing back on the widely held understanding that the state’s Senate race is particularly close. The senator further justified missing a crucial Democratic meeting with top Biden advisers, revealing he was going to be busy at a different...

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Trump VP finalist JD Vance under scrutiny for past abortion comments

Past abortion remarks by Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, resurfaced online this week as he could potentially join former President Trump’s 2024 ticket. Vance, a former Trump critic who’s since become a staunch ally of the 45th president, took heat from Democrats during his 2022 U.S. Senate campaign for statements that one fact-checker determined were taken...

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Susan Collins to write in Nikki Haley for president, bucking Trump

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, reiterated to reporters that she still supports former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for president despite Haley no longer being in the race for the Republican nomination. The Maine Republican will write in Haley’s name on her ballot in November rather than former President Trump or President Biden, according to local CBS...

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Dem, GOP insiders both see major opportunity after Biden's first solo presser in months

Democrats and the GOP had wildly different perspectives on President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated NATO Summit news conference, with Republicans dubbing the event another campaign win in Trump’s back pocket and Democrats having mixed reactions. Even so, there was a tone shift among some Democrats who thought Biden’s performance was “strong.” One Democratic activist went...