As a mother of young children and a lover of trail running, I am curious as to what Congressman Gerry Connolly is doing to keep female runners and young moms safe in Fairfax County? It seems…… Read more
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance’s swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance’s bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio…… Read more
Trump’s vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance in shooting’s aftermath
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A defiant Donald Trump, having just survived an attempted assassination, enters the Republican National Convention having not yet announced his vice presidential pick. It remains unclear whether the shooting Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally has changed the former president’s thinking about his potential second-in-command. But his choice now carries…… Read more
What to know about Trump assassination attempt and the investigation into the shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities want to know how a shooter was able to get on top of a roof so close to where former President Donald Trump was speaking and open fire. That is one of the focuses of the investigation into Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump as Republicans gather in Milwaukee for their national convention and President Joe Biden…… Read more
Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn’t hide her ambitions in timely book launch
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is releasing a new memoir at a particularly fraught moment, both for herself and for the Democratic Party. Set for release Tuesday amid the frenzy over President Joe Biden’s recent debate performance, “True Gretch” won’t do much to dispel questions about her national ambitions…… Read more
The US housing slump deepened this spring. Where does that leave home shoppers and sellers?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market shows few signs of busting out of its three-year funk after a disappointing spring season and amid a gloomy outlook for the summer and fall. Home shoppers came into 2024 with optimism that mortgage rates would ease further after a decline late last year. But those hopes faded as stronger-than-expected data on inflation…… Read more
Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party’s nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”…… Read more
Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son filed the lawsuit Sunday in state court in Manhattan over images in “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” which debuted on the streaming service Fox Nation in 2022…… Read more
Biden’s debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — Above all, Joe Biden’s allies wanted him to demonstrate strength and energy on the debate stage to help put to rest questions about the 81-year-old Democrat’s physical and mental acuity…… Read more
Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden’s Los Angeles trip, police say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint as President Joe Biden was visiting Los Angeles for a fundraising event over the weekend, officials said. The agent was returning from work Saturday night when he was accosted in a residential community in Tustin, about an hour’s drive southeast of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Secret Service…… Read more
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Elizabeth McCauley: Unlike Gerry Connolly, Mike Van Meter will protect women in the 11th
As a mother of young children and a lover of trail running, I am curious as to what Congressman Gerry Connolly is doing to keep female runners and young moms safe in Fairfax County? It seems…… Continue Reading
‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance’s swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance’s bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio…… Continue Reading
Trump’s vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance in shooting’s aftermath
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A defiant Donald Trump, having just survived an attempted assassination, enters the Republican National Convention having not yet announced his vice presidential pick. It remains unclear whether the shooting Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally has changed the former president’s thinking about his potential second-in-command. But his choice now carries…… Continue Reading
What to know about Trump assassination attempt and the investigation into the shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities want to know how a shooter was able to get on top of a roof so close to where former President Donald Trump was speaking and open fire. That is one of the focuses of the investigation into Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump as Republicans gather in Milwaukee for their national convention and President Joe Biden…… Continue Reading
Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn’t hide her ambitions in timely book launch
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is releasing a new memoir at a particularly fraught moment, both for herself and for the Democratic Party. Set for release Tuesday amid the frenzy over President Joe Biden’s recent debate performance, “True Gretch” won’t do much to dispel questions about her national ambitions…… Continue Reading
The US housing slump deepened this spring. Where does that leave home shoppers and sellers?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market shows few signs of busting out of its three-year funk after a disappointing spring season and amid a gloomy outlook for the summer and fall. Home shoppers came into 2024 with optimism that mortgage rates would ease further after a decline late last year. But those hopes faded as stronger-than-expected data on inflation…… Continue Reading
Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party’s nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”…… Continue Reading
Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son filed the lawsuit Sunday in state court in Manhattan over images in “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” which debuted on the streaming service Fox Nation in 2022…… Continue Reading
Biden’s debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — Above all, Joe Biden’s allies wanted him to demonstrate strength and energy on the debate stage to help put to rest questions about the 81-year-old Democrat’s physical and mental acuity…… Continue Reading
Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden’s Los Angeles trip, police say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint as President Joe Biden was visiting Los Angeles for a fundraising event over the weekend, officials said. The agent was returning from work Saturday night when he was accosted in a residential community in Tustin, about an hour’s drive southeast of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Secret Service…… Continue Reading