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DeSantis stepped up executions on the campaign trail. They stopped after he lost
Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed execution warrants for six Florida inmates, the most in any year in the state since 2014. He was also running for president.
Obama tells allies Biden needs to seriously consider his viability
Former president Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden’s path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy, according to multiple people briefed on his thinking.
Democrats will not formally nominate Biden before August
Democrats will not hold a virtual roll call to formally nominate President Joe Biden until at least August, after an outcry from some who believed the process was being rushed at his behest to head off calls for him to stand aside. The party will still undertake the process virtually — rather than at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in late August — but there will not be any …
With Roe overturned, Trump’s GOP turns to transgender health care
When he ran for office in 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump focused heavily on abortion, vowing to nominate Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade — which he did as president.
Trump’s VP pick fuels European anxiety over US backing for Kyiv
When an outraged Ukrainian lawmaker berated JD Vance at this year’s Munich Security Conference over the Republicans’ blocking of aid to his country, the U.S. senator listened patiently. But Oleksiy Honcharenko couldn’t change his mind.
J.D. Vance’s journey from a ‘Never Trump’ guy to Trump’s running mate
When Donald Trump first ran for president in 2016, one of his steadfast critics within the Republican Party was J.D. Vance - then a young lawyer and venture capitalist who in June of that year published a best-selling book about his upbringing in Appalachia and the Rust Belt.
Zelenskyy ‘not afraid’ of new Trump presidency as war drags on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s “not afraid” of a potential second Donald Trump presidency even as he said the turbulence around the U.S. election is hurting Kyiv’s effort on the battlefield. Days after Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, world leaders are grappling with his presidential bid gaining fresh momentum. Zelenskyy, who this month demanded …
Spin Control: Open Democratic National Convention could be a dream or nightmare
Many of the nation’s pundits seem to be dreaming of an open national convention. The party rules make that almost impossible and fraught with problems.
WSU professor says assassination attempt is stark reminder that heated political rhetoric must cool
Saturday’s alleged assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump could be a moment of unity, for partisan politicians to ease back toward civility. Or it could just make things worse, said Cornell Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University.
Washington, Spokane-area political leaders react to ‘horrendous’ shooting at Trump rally that injured former president
As news broke that former U.S. President Donald Trump had reportedly suffered a gunshot wound from an assassination attempt at a campaign rally Saturday afternoon, local political figures expressed shock and outrage.
Biden’s New York support is crumbling as election anxiety mounts
Support for President Joe Biden’s candidacy is cracking in one of the party’s key pillars: New York. Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who says that Biden “deserves our eternal gratitude” for his nearly four years running the country, called for him to end his campaign for reelection and make “room for a new leader.”
Ukraine seeks new summit with Russia ahead of U.S. elections
Kyiv wants to convene a second meeting to achieve a fair peace settlement in Ukraine before the U.S. elections in November, this time with Russia attending, according to people familiar with the matter.
Biden faces fresh calls to withdraw as Democrats fear electoral rout
President Joe Biden faced a fresh wave of pressure on Wednesday to end his campaign or rethink his decision to run for re-election, as Democrats from Hollywood to Capitol Hill aired concerns he would lose to Donald Trump in November and drag his party’s chance of controlling Congress down with him.
More than 12,000 have applied to volunteer for the DNC in Chicago
More than 12,000 people have applied to volunteer for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago a little more than a month before the city’s first political convention in 28 years kicks off, Chicago 2024 Host Committee coordinators announced Wednesday.
Zelenskyy urges NATO to help Kyiv now, before the US election
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged NATO allies to act decisively in helping his country repel Russia’s invasion instead of “waiting for November” in an oblique reference to the U.S. presidential election.
Patty Murray urges Biden to ‘preserve his incredible legacy’ while Adam Smith tells him to drop out
WASHINGTON – Rep. Adam Smith on Monday called for President Joe Biden to end his re-election bid, becoming the first Washington state member of Congress to join a small but growing number of Democrats publicly advocating for their party to choose a different standard bearer in the wake of a debate performance that raised questions about Biden’s fitness to serve another term in office.
Should Biden step down? Spokane-area politicians, residents and others weigh in
As November draws near, local politicians and community members gave their opinions of if our current president should run for reelection.
As Biden flounders, why aren’t more Democrats sold on Kamala Harris?
It’s been a week since President Biden’s disastrous debate performance, and his political fortunes only appear to be growing worse by the day. His poll numbers are dropping, Donald Trump is gloating, and Democrats are in a full-fledged panic about the future.
Biden’s allies abroad think it’s untenable for him to stay on
There was a time when U.S. President Joe Biden’s allies abroad would make allowances for his age, let the slip-ups slide, gently bring him back to the fold when he appeared to wander off. No longer.
Biden needs support from millions of Americans who don’t think he can do the job
President Biden’s team continues to believe that tens of millions Americans - perhaps as many as one in every five voters - will cast a ballot for him this year despite their current conviction that he is already too old or not mentally competent to do the job.