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Ukrainian officials said Monday that they thwarted an attempted coup, arresting individuals who had conspired to allegedly stage a riot in Kyiv. Ukraine’s internal security service, known as the SBU, said a group of activists were detained for trying to create riots over the weekend that would lead to the removal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government in power. The alleged attempt took place Sunday, as Ukraine was commemorating the anniversary of its constitution. The SBU did not name the individuals and it’s unclear if they are connected to Russia, which invaded Ukraine in 2022 and has made multiple efforts...

President Biden has allegedly been observed experiencing mental decline on as many as 20 occasions over the past year — suggesting his disastrous debate performance last week was “not a one-off,” sources close to the president told legendary journalist Carl Bernstein. The 81-year-old commander-in-chief’s close circle were not strangers to the “horror show that we witnessed” during his disastrous debate with former President Donald Trump, Bernstein told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Monday. “These are people, several of them who are very close to President Biden, who loved him, have supported him, and among them are some people who would raise a...

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) blamed President Joe Biden’s performance in last week’s presidential debate on “preparation overload” and stated that during the debate, “Biden was trying not to stray from the preparation, and he was grappling for numbers, grappling for platform positions, rather than reacting to the question directly from his own personal feelings, personal experiences.” Clyburn stated, “Well, as I watched the debate, alone, in my condo — I decided not to go to any watch parties — I felt, from the very beginning, that Joe Biden was going...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) denied a report that claimed she said Michigan — a key swing state — was lost after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance on Thursday. Whitmer posted on X, “Anyone who claims I would say that we can’t win Michigan is full of #$#_. Let’s go.” Politico’s Jonathan Martin reported Monday that Whitmer called Biden campaign chair Jennifer O’Malley Dillon on Friday to say she was not behind any chatter of her replacing Biden, but she also said that Michigan was no longer winnable for Biden.

Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the Democratic Party needed to drop President Joe Biden from the presidential ticket. Host Jake Tapper asked, “James, can President Biden win reelection this November?” Carville said, “That is not the real question here. The real question here is we have a Supreme Court that’s bought and paid for by RVs and fishing outings. We have a country that 72% want something different. If the Democratic party can’t produce something different that 72% of people want, why do we exist? What are we here for? I mean, the country...

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on “Deadline” that the Supreme Court ruling in Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case meant she could be targeted if the former president wins a second term. Wallace said, “In the very last decision of its term, the highest court in the land handed future presidents a, ‘Loaded weapon,’ in the words of a dissenting justice, aimed straight at the rule of law in the country. The conservative 6-3 majority of the court, half of them appointed by ex-president Donald Trump, two others have been faced calls for their recusal in this very case, a...

MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki, who once served as President Biden’s press secretary, defended his campaign amid criticism of the president’s debate performance last week, instead pinning the blame on the president. Psaki said it is “absurd” to blame Biden’s prep team for his poor performance. “It was a bad debate. I have no doubt they were tough, strategic and direct. (Believe me I have seen them in action) but prep does not always determine the outcome,” she said on social platform X. “Biden was bad. Important convos about what happens next. But if you are directing your ire at ‘prep’...

Israel has lost effective sovereignty in the northern part of the country, thanks to constant Hezbollah projectile fire that has led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of Israelis, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. The Times of Israel reported: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel “has effectively lost sovereignty in the northern quadrant of its country because people don’t feel safe to go to their homes.” In an on-stage interview at the Brookings Institution, Blinken reiterates his belief that Israel does not want a war in Lebanon, but admits that “they may well...

First Lady Jill Biden said she is “trying to be out there” to explain to the American people what she believes her husband, President Joe Biden, has achieved for them, she said during an interview published in Vogue. Jill Biden is featured on the cover of the magazine’s August issue, and it features a lengthy profile on the first lady, who has come under the spotlight as of late as critics believe she is the driving force behind her husband refusing to drop out of the presidential race, despite widespread panic among Democrats, particularly after Thursday’s debate. “Each campaign is...

Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson joins Asking For A Trend to give insight into Biden's debate performance and Dr. Jill Biden's influence on the president. Thompson points to Jill Biden's active presence in the campaign: "I don't think it's a surprise that at the rally after the debate last night, Jill Biden went on stage and praised him and sort of did this... rally of Trump lies. And then she also introduced him in a North Carolina rally and was just a sort of rousing as him despite the fact that in her past ... she was uncomfortable being...

Democrats implied Monday that former President Donald Trump could pursue his political opponents, legally, if he returns to the White House, following the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity in Trump v. U.S. If Trump ever becomes president, immunity wouldn’t matter. What does matter – American people should start to understand the authoritarian rule which this decision stems. If a president has seal team 6 kill his political opponents & mark them as official acts .. it’s over! — Deborah Fortkiewicz (@dfortkiewicz) July 1, 2024 Democratic Party activist and pundit Van Jones warned that the decision granted presidents a “license...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed Monday that soldiers had discovered and destroyed a large tunnel underneath central Gaza, one kilometer long, that had been used to transport terrorists and weapons in a key strategic area. Here is what our troops have encountered in central Gaza during operations over the past few months: – Approx. 100 terrorists who were eliminated. – Over 100 structures utilized for terrorism, including: weapons storage facilities, observation posts, launch pits and… pic.twitter.com/QSTPYDHznY — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 1, 2024 This is a tunnel shaft leading to a rocket production site we recently found in...

Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in the swing state of Michigan, a recent EPIC-MRA poll found. The survey found Trump leading Biden with support from 49 percent of respondents. Biden trails by four points, as 45 percent said they would support the 81-year-old in a head-to-head matchup. The margin of Trump’s lead remains unchanged when third-party candidates are thrown into the mix. In that scenario, Trump leads with 42 percent, followed by Biden with 38 percent support — a four-point difference, yet again. Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. comes in third place with ten percent support,...

Multiple brawls and wild chaos engulfed Washington Square Park in the aftermath of New York City’s Pride Parade Sunday as police battled to control the unruly mob of revelers, shocking footage shows. Video from the jaw-dropping scene showed fistfights and hair-pulling as several troublemakers turned the crowded park into their own personal boxing ring while herds of onlookers watched with glee and even whipped out their phones to record the showdowns in Lower Manhattan. At one point, two young men threw haymakers at each other before one took a tumble to the ground. Seconds later, two women briefly took swings...

First lady Jill Biden is on Vogue’s next cover in a gushing profile posted Monday — as she vowed not to give up on the 2024 race despite hubby President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Speaking from Camp David where the Biden family were holed up for the weekend, Jill told the magazine “will not let those 90 minutes define the four years he’s been president.” “We will continue to fight,” she continued in the feature published Monday, claiming that Biden “will always do what’s best for the country.” The first lady’s defiance comes as she faces a firestorm of criticism...

Hurricane Beryl's intensity is once again on the upswing as it charges toward the Caribbean, where it is striking the islands with powerful winds and flooding storm surge. Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou at 11 a.m. AST today with 140 mph sustained winds and was upgraded to 150 mph winds soon afterward. On Saturday afternoon, Beryl reached hurricane status with winds of 75 mph just 24 hours after the system was first formed as a tropical depression over the Atlantic Ocean. Beryl first become a major Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 mph on Sunday...

A summer COVID surge is underway in the U.S., warns the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — so should you be concerned? As of June 25, 2024, the CDC estimated that COVID-19 infections are "growing or likely growing" in 44 states and territories, according to a news alert on its website. Despite the rise in cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain low, the data shows. Given that the pandemic was declared officially over as of May 5, 2023, public health officials don’t collect the same amount of COVID data as they once did.

President Biden’s debate debacle has giddy New York and New Jersey GOP leaders believing former President Donald Trump could be the first Republican to win their states in four decades. Even if carrying the blue states is a longshot, party insiders and independent analysts expect Trump will do strongly enough in the suburbs that he can help Republican House incumbents defend seats they won in 2022 – and maybe even make gains. “Trump can win New York just like Ronald Reagan did in 1980,” said New York State Republican Party chairman Ed Cox. A recent Siena College poll had Trump...

Israel released 55 Palestinian prisoners Monday, including the director of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital who alleged that he was abused during his eight-month detention. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, who was detained by Israeli forces while escorting patients with the backing of the United Nations from the hospital during Israel’s initial raid of al-Shifa in November, said he was held without ever being charged and that prisoners were only given one loaf of bread a day. Salmiya also said he and other prisoners faced “severe” and daily torture by Israeli medical staff. “Many detainees are still left behind in very poor health and...

Former President Trump leads President Joe Biden by six points in the probability of winning the popular vote in November, Nate Silver’s election model forecasted June 30 after the first presidential debate. The last Republican to win the popular vote was George W. Bush in 2004 with 50.73 percent. Silver’s election model’s forecast is the first time it predicted Trump would defeat Biden with the popular vote. Trump was previously behind by two points one day before the debate, the forecast predicted.