Tag: presidency
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Michelle Obama hits the trail, warning what a Trump presidency would mean for women’s health
In her first stop on 2024 campaign trail, former first lady Michelle Obama delivered an urgent message to men, arguing that the election could have life or death consequences for the women they love. “I am asking y’all from the core of my being to take our lives seriously,” she said at a rally for…
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What the Justice Department could look like under a Kamala Harris presidency
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s team is quietly considering potential nominees for attorney general, looking at who could serve as America’s top federal law enforcement official if she defeats Donald Trump, the federal criminal defendant who sent the Justice Department spiraling into chaos during his presidency and as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss.…
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This Pennsylvania House race could predict who wins the presidency
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Big-name politicians are descending on Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley in the closing weeks of the 2024 election, where voters in the swingy 7th Congressional District could determine which party controls the House next year — if not the White House. On Wednesday, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., joined Rep. Susan Wild,…
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Why control of the House will shape the next presidency
One of the more remarkable aspects about the current political era is how closely contested control of all parts of the federal government is these days. It’s not just the presidency that’s on a knife’s edge — so is the House, and even the Senate is highly competitive, though a GOP takeover this cycle is…
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Attempted border crossings dropped to the lowest level of the Biden presidency in September
The Border Patrol made roughly 54,000 apprehensions of immigrants attempting to cross into the United States illegally in September, according to preliminary data obtained by NBC News, marking the lowest monthly total of illegal border crossings attempts since President Joe Biden took office. That figure, which has not been officially released by Customs and Border…