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WASHINGTON — Four additional Democrats in Congress told their lawmaker colleagues during a phone call Sunday that they believe President Joe Biden should step aside to allow someone else to be the party’s nominee for president, according to multiple people on the call and familiar with the discussion. The House Democrats who said Biden should drop out of the race were Adam Smith of Washington, Jerry Nadler of New York, Mark Takano of California and Joe Morelle of New York. All four lawmakers hold top positions on key committees and bring the number of Democrats in Congress who have called...

R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts 🚨#BREAKING: A group called the Patriot Front are have (sic) been spotted marching down in downtown Nashville 📌#Nashville l #Tennessee Approximately 150-250 individuals identified as members of the "Patriot Front," recognized as a right-wing organization, were seen marching in downtown Nashville, Tennessee this evening. As Numerous sightings were reported by people inside buildings and on the streets as the large group marched with shields, banners, and Confederate flags. Nashville police officers were seen monitoring the situation and escorting the group, working to maintain separation between them and any counter-protesters...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will sit Friday for his first televised interview since his disastrous debate performance last week, one that could be crucial in determining whether he can salvage his embattled candidacy. The interview with anchor George Stephanopoulos of ABC News is shaping up to be one of the most high-stakes moments for a president or a candidate in many years. Democratic elected officials, donors and voters will be closely watching to see whether he can still deliver in an adversarial setting and turn in a performance worthy of being the party’s nominee to defeat Donald Trump this...

A major conservative activist group is preparing for legal battles in case the Democratic Party chooses to pull President Biden out of the running before or after he becomes the nominee. The Heritage Foundation, one of the United States' most prominent and well-connected conservative activist groups, is laying the groundwork in case a sudden switch-up in the Democratic roster sparks a legal war. "We are monitoring the calls from across the country for President Biden to step aside, either now or before the election, and have concluded that the process for substitution and withdrawal is very complicated," Executive Director of...

J.K. Rowling @jk_rowlingIt's very important that we protect women's spaces... but men can also be women, says the Labour leader. My postal vote is literally lying next to me. I wanted to wait to hear what @Keir_Starmer said tonight to fill it in. J.K. Rowling @jk_rowlingOld habits die hard. I've been Labour all my life. I wanted a clear statement from Starmer because I really want an end to this long stretch of Tory insanity, but here I am, voting independent for the first time in my life.

Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournierBREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy will be present at this week’s debate.I'm personally pro Ben Carson for the spot but Twitter is full of rumors that Vivik is the pick and this seems to confirm it. I don't understand how you attend a debate where an audience is banned but Trump did say his pick would be attending the debate. Any opinions on this?

- Russia says US is responsible for strike on Crimea. - Ukraine struck Crimea with U.S.-supplied ATACMS. - Russia says U.S. personnel input flight coordinates. - Russia says at least three people killed, 124 injured. MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that the United States was responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula with five U.S.-supplied missiles that killed at least five people including three children and injured 124 more. The Russian Defence Ministry said four of the U.S.-delivered Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles, equipped with cluster warheads, were shot down by...

Key Points -Donald Trump discussed the idea of imposing an “all tariff policy” that would ultimately enable the U.S. to get rid of the income tax, sources told CNBC. -He also talked about using tariffs to leverage negotiating power over bad actors, according to another source in the room. - Trump championed tariffs during his first term in the White House.Donald Trump on Thursday brought up the idea of imposing an “all tariff policy” that would ultimately enable the U.S. to get rid of the income tax, sources in a private meeting with the Republican presidential candidate told CNBC. Trump,...

Ben & Candy Carson @RealBenCarsonI’m looking forward to being in my hometown this weekend with my friend and our next President, @realDonaldTrump . It’s hard to believe this photo was taken outside my childhood home nearly 8 years ago. The battle to save our country continues, and we will prevail. @TeamTrump

Happy 83 birthday to the legendary Bob Dylan!

Seán Ono Lennon @seanonolennon I just wish I could have listened in on the meeting… ‘Your Highness, it would seem the people have begun to grow weary and possibly suspicious of the institution of the monarchy.’ ‘Well what are we going to do about it?’ ‘One idea is to have your portrait painted as an ancient hell demon emerging from a sort of murky lake of blood, ready to claim rule over the people of light, dragging them into the shadow realms for all eternity.’ ‘Terrific idea! I’ll get my fancy red coat!’ 5:09 PM · May 15, 2024 ·...

Happy 75th birthday to Billy Joel! What songs are you listening to in celebration?

Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social @TrumpDailyPosts THE NEW FBI BUILDING SHOULD BE BUILT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., NOT MARYLAND, AND BE THE CENTERPIECE OF MY PLAN TO TOTALLY RENOVATE AND REBUILD OUR CAPITAL CITY INTO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SAFEST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE FBI MUST BE IN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE DOJ BUILDING IN THAT THE DOJ & FBI HAVE TO WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER. A TWO MINUTE WALK TO A MEETING IS FAR BETTER THAN A TRAFFIC LADEN TWO HOUR DRIVE TO GREENBELT, MARYLAND. LIKEWISE, HAVING THE FBI IN D.C. IS IMPORTANT FOR ENDING VIOLENT CRIME,...

A Manhattan prosecutor heading up the “hush money” case against former President Donald Trump was a political consultant for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 2018 — and once donated to Barack Obama. The DNC paid Matthew Colangelo $12,000 in January 2018 for “political consulting,” Federal Election Commission filings show, and the prosecutor also donated $400 to Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. Colangelo, formerly the third-ranking official in President Biden’s Justice Department, joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in December 2022 as senior counsel in the criminal case against Trump. The prosecutor’s paid work for the DNC were...

BREAKING: Judge Merchan to Donald Trump: “Defendant is hereby put on notice that if appropriate and warranted, future violations of its lawful orders will be punishable by incarceration.”

Flags at half staff... major announcement imminent... any guesses on what's going on? I believe the King may have passed.

I think a co-chairmanship of Scott Presler and Harmeet Dhillon would be best. She could do the fundraising and he could continue his voter registration operations except now with the support of the official GOP. Do you have any preferences?

Elon Musk said that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup Neuralink. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk reported that the patient is recovering well, and the initial results of the Neuralink brain implant procedure are promising. Neuralink's brain implant is designed to assist individuals with traumatic injuries in operating computers using their thoughts. In May, the company announced FDA approval for its first human trials. Last year, Neuralink began recruiting patients with quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for the trial. On X, Musk...

Former NFL linebacker Ronald Powell -- the No. 1-ranked high school recruit in the 2010 class -- has tragically died at 32 years old. Powell's former college football teammate, Junior Galette, announced the sad news on his X page ... saying he's heartbroken over the death. "I Love You Forever till we meet again," Galette wrote on the social media app on Monday night. "An EXCELLENT FATHER. Respected Brother and a Loving Son." "I am saddened to share with the rest of the world that Ronald Powell Transitioned Earlier today. REST IN POWER RONALD POWELL." Galette did not reveal a...

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Biden last month that he intends to end Taiwan’s decades-long de facto independence — peacefully, if possible. Xi told the 81-year-old commander-in-chief that “Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China but that the timing has not yet been decided,” NBC News reported Wednesday, citing three current and former US officials briefed on the meeting. The White House didn’t deny the exchange, which occurred during a Nov. 15 summit outside San Francisco that was attended by a dozen US and Chinese officials. “I’m not gonna get into the specifics of the discussion between the two...