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Stubborn Biden dismisses calls to quit in key TV interview

by Frankie Taggart - July 6, 2024 - 10:12am

Joe Biden fended off questions about his mental fitness and electability on Friday in a TV interview meant to draw a line under a disastrous debate performance that triggered calls for him to quit his re-election...

White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw

by Frankie Taggart - July 4, 2024 - 9:05am

Joe Biden is "absolutely not" pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the president following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.

White House fights anxiety over Biden's future

by Frankie Taggart - July 3, 2024 - 8:53am

Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitness as he faced the first call from his own side to drop out of the election.

How Trump's conviction will impact the US election

by Frankie Taggart - May 31, 2024 - 11:34am

A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out.

Panda diplomacy is back: China sending two bears to Washington

by Frankie Taggart - May 30, 2024 - 9:12am

China is to send giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday, in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the superpowers.

Trump claims standard FBI warrant shows Biden wanted him dead

by Frankie Taggart - May 23, 2024 - 8:44am

Donald Trump drew disbelief -- and some support -- Wednesday after suggesting that standard language from an FBI search warrant executed in 2022 on his Florida mansion showed that President Joe Biden wanted armed...

Trump seeks to sew up nomination in New Hampshire showdown

by Frankie Taggart - January 24, 2024 - 12:00am

Donald Trump aims to steamroll his way toward the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, making short work of his only surviving opponent, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley...

Zelensky cancels videolink appeal to US senate

by Frankie Taggart - December 6, 2023 - 9:13am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly canceled a scheduled videolink appeal to US senators Tuesday as Washington is set for a showdown on funding for the war with Russia.

US evangelicals still all-in for scandal-plagued Trump

by Frankie Taggart - June 25, 2023 - 9:55am

The 45th president of the United States — who is vying to be the 47th — has spent years mired in legal and ethical scandals, from accusations that he abused his office and tried to subvert a free-and-fair...

US lawmakers on track to head off default with debt bill

by Frankie Taggart - June 1, 2023 - 9:22am

US lawmakers were set to vote Wednesday on an 11th-hour deal to raise the national borrowing limit and avert a potentially catastrophic credit default.

'I'M BACK': Trump returns to Facebook, YouTube after two-year ban

by Frankie Taggart - March 18, 2023 - 9:30am

Former president Donald Trump wrote his first posts on his reinstated Facebook and YouTube accounts Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection.

Trump warns 2024 election 'our one shot' to save America

by Frankie Taggart - January 29, 2023 - 9:17am

Donald Trump warned that the next election would be America's last chance for salvation as he attempted to revive a faltering third run for the White House in two US states that launched his winning 2016 presidential...

Ticketmaster blames cyberattack for Taylor Swift tour debacle

by Frankie Taggart - January 25, 2023 - 4:47pm

US concert booking website Ticketmaster was hit by a cyberattack last year that led to it botching sales for Taylor Swift's US tour, it told lawmakers on Tuesday as it apologized to the pop superstar and her fa...

New US speaker faces first major test with rules vote

by Frankie Taggart - January 10, 2023 - 7:48am

Divisive new Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced the first test of his ability to lead the chaotic US House of Representatives Monday as lawmakers met to approve a rules package determining how the Republicans will go...

After bitter Republican dispute, McCarthy named US House speaker

by Frankie Taggart - January 7, 2023 - 3:04pm

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress...

McCarthy inches ahead in US speaker race after fierce rebellion

by Frankie Taggart - January 7, 2023 - 10:02am

Republican frontrunner Kevin McCarthy took a significant step to becoming the new speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday as he quelled a rebellion among his party's ranks that has paralyzed the lower...

US in crisis amid once-in-a-century political standoff

by Frankie Taggart - January 6, 2023 - 7:51am

The US House of Representatives plunged deeper into crisis Thursday as Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy failed again to win the speakership -- entrenching a three-day standoff that has paralyzed the lower chamber...

Deadlock deepens in US House speaker showdown

by Frankie Taggart - January 5, 2023 - 8:07am

The deeply-riven US House of Representatives was engulfed in crisis for a second day running Wednesday as fresh rounds of voting failed to produce a winner in the race for speaker.

Chaos as US House adjourns without choosing speaker

by Frankie Taggart - January 4, 2023 - 7:57am

The new US Congress was plunged into disarray Tuesday as renegade right-wing Republicans blocked favorite Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives in a series of humiliating votes seen...

Trump's tax returns to be released by US Congress

by Frankie Taggart - December 21, 2022 - 9:08am

US lawmakers voted to make public Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the former president to keep the filings private as his cloudy financial past continues to stoke controversy.

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