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Biden: ‘No one’s pushing me out’

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Defiant on a call with campaign staff and phoning other top Democrats, the president vowed to stay in the race.

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Senate to kick off fiscal 2025 markups next week

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The Senate will begin marking up annual spending bills next week, starting with three fiscal 2025 measures and overall funding totals for a dozen appropriations bills.

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Biden campaign sends memo to House allies to quell fears following debate performance

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Joe Biden’s campaign sent a memo Wednesday morning to House allies that shows still tight internal polling and the latest fundraising numbers, in an attempt to quell concerns from members about the president's reelection efforts.

Biden calls senior Hill Democrats as post-debate concerns grow louder

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President Joe Biden called senior Hill Democrats days after his terrible debate performance last week, multiple people familiar told POLITICO, marking his most direct effort to reassure the highest levels of his party of his reelection…

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Hill Democrats mum on Biden interactions amid party's rattled nerves

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After last week's debate, many Democrats are privately — and publicly — sharing concerns about President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.

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Biden allies convinced Manchin to hold off on public talk about concerns post-debate

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Sen. Joe Manchin became greatly concerned over Joe Biden’s condition after the president’s debate performance last week — so much so that he considered voicing his worries in a Sunday national TV interview before being convinced otherwise,…

Trump campaign blocks pair of anti-abortion activists from RNC platform committee

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The shakeup, which has not been previously reported, comes as anti-abortion groups petition Trump, his campaign advisers and members of the RNC not to make significant changes to the party’s platform on abortion.

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Biden administration plans major cuts to AIDS relief programs in Africa

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The 21-year-old President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is credited with saving 25 million lives, but its budget is strained.

Maine House Democrat: Trump will win presidency this fall

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Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), one of the most centrist Democrats in Congress, predicted his party would lose the White House this fall but added “I'm OK with that.”

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Jeffries, Dem leaders endorse Cori Bush

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leaders endorsed Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, giving the embattled incumbent a boost in next month's Missouri primary.

Pelosi calls Biden concerns ‘legitimate question’ in debate aftermath

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Those raising concerns about President Joe Biden's physical abilities following a shaky debate performance are posing a "a legitimate question," former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday, also noting they should make similar queries about…

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Biden announces heat rules as climate-related deaths rise

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The regulations would be the first federal rules to protect workers from dangerous temperatures. But Donald Trump might be president before they take effect.

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Federal judge blocks Biden’s pause on LNG export permits

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The decision to stay the LNG pause upends one of Joe Biden’s major policy nods to climate-focused activists who have accused the president of not doing enough to mitigate planet-warming emissions.

Monday, Jul 1

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‘A battle to the death’: The next abortion cases en route to the Supreme Court

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The cases moving through federal courts could further roll back abortion access, even if Biden wins in November.

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House Freedom Caucus privately mulls Good's future — and potential replacement

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Rep. Bob Good aimed to overhaul the House Freedom Caucus, making it into a more assertive body within the Republican conference. But that could come to a roaring halt Tuesday if he formally loses his Virginia primary.

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House Democrats to Austin: Train more Ukrainian F-16 pilots

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A group of House Democrats is urging the Pentagon to expand training for Ukrainian F-16 pilots as Kyiv races to improve its defenses against Russia.

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House GOP sues Garland over Biden-Hur audio

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House Republicans are suing Attorney General Merrick Garland for audio of former special counsel Robert Hur’s 2023 interview with President Joe Biden.

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Hill Republicans cheer while Dems decry SCOTUS immunity decision on Trump

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Republicans took a victory lap after the Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution over some actions he took as president, while Democrats bashed the decision as an outcome that would haunt…

Sunday, Jun 30

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Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to become major storm

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“It’s astonishing to see a forecast for a major (Category 3+) hurricane in June anywhere in the Atlantic, let alone this far east in the deep tropics," one storm expert tweeted.

Saturday, Jun 29

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Trump would withdraw US from Paris climate treaty again, campaign says

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The statement comes after years of conservatives laying the groundwork for Trump to withdraw from the global agreement intended to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases causing climate change.

Friday, Jun 28

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Johnson says Biden's Cabinet should discuss invoking 25th Amendment

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Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Joe Biden’s Cabinet should discuss invoking the 25th Amendment in the wake of a politically disastrous debate that compounded age and acuity questions.

Biden requests $4B from Congress to address Baltimore bridge, natural disasters

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The White House asked Congress on Friday for $4 billion in emergency money to address the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, in addition to tornado, wildfire and hurricane recovery needs nationwide.

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Hill Democrats don’t want Biden to debate again

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House Democrats, smarting from President Joe Biden’s stumbles on Thursday night, are openly urging the president to avoid a second televised debate.

Partisan pregame: House Republicans pass one-third of their spending bills

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House Republicans on Friday passed three more spending bills rife with budget cuts and divisive policies, grinding through their mission to clear a dozen of their own funding measures this summer.

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Hill Democrats focus on Trump debate answers after halting Biden performance

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Few congressional Democrats could muster a defense of President Joe Biden's halting debate performance Thursday, opting instead to criticize former President Donald Trump for his answers on how he would handle women's reproductive health…

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Biden prepares emergency funding request to Congress for Baltimore bridge collapse

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The White House plans to send Congress an emergency funding request to address the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and other pressing needs as soon as Friday, according to three people who were granted anonymity to…

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US agency approves a giant natural gas export project — despite Biden’s pause

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The Louisiana project called CP2 would be one of the largest natural gas export terminals along the Gulf Coast.

Thursday, Jun 27

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‘Tough luck’: The Supreme Court just took a new bite out of Biden’s agencies’ powers

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The high court's ruling could hamper enforcement efforts at agencies across the federal government.

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House GOP advances effort to hold Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress

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House Republicans moved forward Thursday on their push to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress — yet another escalation in their fight over former special counsel Robert Hur’s report.

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Congress gives new NATO leader blank slate — despite past Trump criticisms

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Mark Rutte is grabbing the reins of NATO at a perilous time for the alliance — but he’ll be starting with effectively a blank slate among U.S. lawmakers.