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Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Trump in 2024

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press July 12, 2024July 13, 2024

The Republican senator said Friday that she is sticking with her endorsement of Nikki Haley, despite the fact Haley will not be on the ballot.

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In Detroit, Biden defiantly says he’s ‘not going anywhere’ as he slams Trump

by ZEKE MILLER, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

The show of force from President Biden at the evening rally in Detroit was part of his team’s relentless sprint to convince fretting lawmakers, nervous donors and a skeptical electorate that at the age of 81, he is still capable of being president.

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Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

The chaos, which has shaken the 2024 election and siphoned attention away from Donald Trump, is leaving Democrats at a painful standstill.

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Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in Gaza City after Israeli assault

by WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

The grisly scenes of the dead underscored the horrifying cycle 9 months into the war.

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Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn

by DAVID BAUDER Associated Press July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

Late-night comics may not have the television audience that they used to, but they arguably still have a disproportionate influence in the public discourse, Syracuse’s Robert Thompson, a scholar of TV and its history, says.

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Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states

by JOHN HANNA Associated Press July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

Twenty-six states with Republican attorneys general, gun owner groups and individual gun collectors filed three federal lawsuits in May against the Biden administration.

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Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office

by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press July 12, 2024July 13, 2024

McConaughey took part in a panel discussion with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, about how to promote civility in politics.