Wall Street Journal reporter, former Marine, Putin critics freed in prisoner swap
President Joe Biden, joined by relatives of prisoners freed by Russia, delivers remarks in the State Dining Room at the White House on Aug. 1, 2024, on the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russian captivity. The two, along with Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen…
Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is questioned by journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The event was moderated by, from left, Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent for ABC News; Kadia Goba, politics reporter at Semafor; and Harris Faulkner, anchor of The Faulkner…
Harris to appear as sole candidate for Dem presidential nomination on virtual roll call
Vice President Kamala Harris at an Atlanta rally, July 30, 2024. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Vice President Kamala Harris is the only candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Democratic National Committee said late Tuesday. Harris was the only person to reach the threshold of 300 delegates petitioning for her to become the party’s nominee after…
Harris challenges Trump at boisterous Georgia State rally to ‘say it to my face’ in debate dare
Vice President Kamala Harris at an Atlanta rally, July 30, 2024. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a fired-up crowd Tuesday in Georgia where Democrats have been buoyed by her rise to the top of the ballot and what they see as a new opportunity to shut former President Donald Trump out…
In rare bipartisan vote, U.S. Senate passes package aimed at protecting kids online
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on the Kids Online Safety Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images his story mentions suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis or thoughts of suicide, please dial 988 or chat with…
Biden urges term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, new ethics rules
Protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, during oral arguments on a presidential immunity case. Jane Norman/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Before he leaves the Oval Office in January, President Joe Biden wants to see Congress take up a constitutional amendment restoring criminal liability for U.S. presidents in response to the recent Supreme…