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Miles apart, Biden and Trump tour U.S.-Mexico border highlighting immigration as an election issue
Three hundred miles apart, President Joe Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas Thursday, dueling trips underscoring how important immigration has become for the 2024 election and how much each man wants to use it to his advantage.
14 protestors calling on Walz to divest from Israel cited for trespassing at his residence
About a 100 people had gathered to call on the state to cut financial ties with Israel, ahead of Thursday’s State Board of Investment meeting, where dozens of Minnesotans also urged divestment from accounts that benefit Israel.
'Message has been received': Biden's campaign reacts to 'uncommitted' votes
In Michigan, a push to encourage voters to send President Biden a message about his refusal to call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza may have worked. Here's how his campaign moves forward.
Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference
Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss.
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.