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Trump takes early wins over Haley, while Biden scores victories in multiple states

Trump takes early wins over Haley, while Biden scores victories in multiple states

President Biden and former President Donald Trump each notched a string of resounding victories on Super Tuesday that brought them even closer to a 2024 rematch of their fierce battle in 2020 for the White House. Biden notched early wins in Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Maine, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas according to the Associated Press, while former President Donald Trump scored victories over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in… Source link

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Biden and Trump are making dueling trips to the Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, AP sources say

Biden and Trump are making dueling trips to the Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the Mexican border in Texas on Thursday after congressional talks on a deal to rein in illegal migration collapsed. The visits underscore immigration’s central importance in the 2024 presidential race and how much both Biden and Trump are seeking to use the nation’s broken system to their political advantage. Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, an area that… Source link

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Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’

Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longstanding concerns about President Joe Biden‘s age and memory intensified on Thursday after the release of a special counsel’s report investigating his possession of classified documents. The report described the 81-year-old Democrat’s memory as “hazy,” “fuzzy,” “faulty,” “poor” and having “significant limitations.” It noted that Biden could not recall defining milestones in his own life such as when his son Beau died or when he served as vice… Source link

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Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Biden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence… Source link

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John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden’s November 2020 election to take on the new role created specifically to fight climate change on behalf of the administration on the global stage. Kerry’s departure plans were first reported Saturday by Axios. Kerry was one of… Source link

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Joe Biden Flips Donald Trump’s Latest Boast Right Back At Him

Joe Biden Flips Donald Trump’s Latest Boast Right Back At Him

President Joe Biden flipped Donald Trump’s recent boast about helping to overturn Roe v. Wade against the former president and Republican 2024 front-runner on Thursday. Biden sought to capitalize on voter backlash against GOP efforts to restrict abortion access by sharing to X (formerly Twitter) footage of Trump telling a Fox News town hall this week that he was “proud” of his role. As president, Trump appointed three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who subsequently nixed… Source link

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