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Prosecutors and Donald Trump's lawyers sparred in court on Thursday over setting a calendar for the former president's trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden. The contentious hearing in a downtown Washington courtroom was the first held by US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan since she regained control ...
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NATO's 32 nations appointed, on Wednesday, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance's next head, handing him the job at a crucial moment with Russia on the march in Ukraine and US elections looming. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will hand over to Rutte on October 1. Major powers, led by the US, completed his nomination in ...
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Joe Biden is to meet Democratic governors, Wednesday, to assuage growing anxiety over the viability of his candidacy following a disastrous debate performance. The White House said Biden will meet with Democratic governors on Wednesday evening, to reassure them of his competence as he faces growing pressure to withdraw his candidacy, following ...
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Joe Biden is "absolutely not" pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. Panic has gripped his Democratic Party in the wake of last week's TV debate, and internal rumblings about finding a replacement candidate before November's ...
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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 bid. With rebellion brewing among some nervous Democratic voters, lawmakers and donors, the one-to-one with the ABC network was hyped ...
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US President Joe Biden faces a critical week Monday that will test his standing at home and abroad, as moves to force him to quit his fight for a second White House term gather pace. The 81-year-old has so far defied calls to step aside, after a disastrous debate last month threw into stark relief fears that he is too old to serve as president ...
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NATO leaders meet in Washington Tuesday for a summit to mark the 75th anniversary of the world's most powerful military alliance, as concerns swirl over the possible return of Donald Trump. NATO leaders gather Tuesday in Washington for a summit aimed at showing resolve against Russia and support for Ukraine -- but the meeting is set to be ...
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US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday he had spoken by telephone with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, and pledged to end the European country's war with Russia. "I appreciate President Zelensky for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has ...
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US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech on Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck. With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation ...
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Donald Trump launched a volley of attacks against US Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday, calling her a "radical left lunatic" in his first rally since she became the de facto Democratic Party nominee for November's election. Trump's address comes as Harris, 59, hits the campaign trail armed with President Joe Biden's endorsement -- after his ...
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to agree to a debate with Democrat presumptive-nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday, saying that it would be "inappropriate" until she is officially nominated. The country's first female vice president has enjoyed a groundswell of support from labor groups, ethnic minorities and her own party ...
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Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic bid for the White House. Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic figures seen as broadening Harris's appeal as she sprints into the contest against Donald Trump. Aiming to ...
