Pressure is increasing on lawmakers to avoid attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress. A new coalition of civil society groups, including American Friends of Combatants for Peace and Win Without War, is organizing a protest in response to Netanyahu’s policies. His war on Gaza has killed tho...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign raised a record $81 million in the first 24 hours of her candidacy after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. Over 888,000 grassroots donors made donations in the past 24 hours, 60% of whom made their first contribution of the 2024 cycle, her ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegate endorsements Monday to win the Democratic presidential nomination. “Tonight, I am proud to have earned the support needed to become our party’s nominee, and as a daughter of California, I am proud that my home state’s delegation helped put our campaign ...
An ex-Marine has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The US District Court in Washington also imposed a $22,000 fine and 36 months of supervised release on Tyler Dykes. Dykes was convicted for assaulting police officers. He was also found […]
Washington, United States – AFP If a week is a long time in politics, the last eight days of the US presidential campaign have proved a drama of epic proportions. Joe Biden’s decision Sunday to drop out of the 2024 presidential race capped a head-spinning week that began with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, […]
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden’s decision Sunday to end his reelection bid drew an outpouring of heartfelt reactions from American voters. Several people expressed deep sadness that Biden, 81, had essentially been forced out after what they saw as an effective first term. But others said the decision was a reli...
Washington, United States – AFP US Vice President Kamala Harris praised President Joe Biden’s “patriotic” decision not to seek reelection Sunday and vowed to win the Democratic nomination and defeat Donald Trump. “With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life o...
Washington, United States – AFP California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the Democratic ticket, removing a key possible rival to the nomination after Joe Biden’s shock exit from the White House race. “With our democracy at stake and our future on the line, no one is better to [&...
Washington, United States – AFP Joe Biden is “one of the most consequential Presidents in American history,” former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday, after the US leader announced he was dropping out of the White House race. Biden is “a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legac...
Washington, United States – AFP Barack Obama praised US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the White House race on Sunday, saying it was testament to the US leader’s “love of country” — but warned of “uncharted waters” ahead of the November 5 election. Biden had “every right̶...
