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The race for the Sun Belt states of Arizona, Nevada and Georgia are tightening, as Vice President Harris closes the gap former President Trump had built on President Biden when he was the presumptive Democratic nominee. Harris is polling slightly ahead of Trump in Nevada and Georgia, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll released Thursday, while Trump is slightly ahead in Arizona in the same survey. |
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BY HANNA TRUDO AND JARED GANS |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name is likely to remain on the ballot in key states in November in what could inadvertently threaten former President Trump despite the independent candidate suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. Kennedy said he would push to be removed from the ballot in battlegrounds that will help determine who wins the White House, but as of now, officials say voters will see him appear as a candidate in Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina when they head to the polls. |
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Multiple hikers have died this summer in the Grand Canyon National Park — a U.S. West landscape known not only for its rugged beauty, but also for its perilous weather extremes.
Within the past week, National Park Service (NPS) officials have reported three fatalities in a region plagued by both excessive, dry heat and flood-fueled river rapids. |
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a new interview she would consider supporting an "enforceable" mechanism of the Supreme Court's code of ethics. CBS's Norah O'Donnell asked Jackson in an interview that aired on "CBS News Sunday Morning" about whether she sees a problem with President Biden backing a binding code for the justices that would enforce gift disclosures and refusals. This comes as other justices on the bench have faced scrutiny over a failure to disclose luxury gifts and trips. |
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Oregon's 2020 drug decriminalization law expired Sunday, ending the first-in-the-nation experiment that made possession of small amounts of hard drugs punishable by a ticket and maximum $100 fine. As of Sunday, possession of personal-use quantities of illicit drugs will be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in prison. |
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President Biden said he is "devastated and outraged" by the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin — an Israeli American who was being held hostage by militant group Hamas. "I am devastated and outraged. Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on October 7. He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas' savage massacre. He had just turned 23. He planned to travel the world," Biden said in a Saturday statement. |
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Actor George Clooney praised President Biden for withdrawing from the presidential race, saying that Biden's decision was "the most selfless thing" since George Washington. Clooney, who was at the premiere of his new movie "Wolfs" at the Venice Film Festival, spoke Sunday about Biden's decision to withdraw from the race. In a July op-ed for The New York Times, he urged the 81-year-old commander in chief to end his reelection bid over age-related concerns. |
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The resounding impact of the Supreme Court's decision to neuter an obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 cases will face fresh scrutiny Wednesday when a rioter's resentencing tests whether prison terms in such cases must be reduced. Since the high court's June decision, scores of rioters have asked judges to push back or reconsider already-imposed sentences. Prosecutors have said in court filings that a "case-by-case" analysis of the obstruction cases is underway to determine how to move forward and whether harsher sentences can stand. |
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Vice President Harris did not see a significant boost in support following the Democratic National Convention, maintaining a slight lead over former President Trump in a new national poll. A new ABC News/Ipsos poll, released Sunday, found Harris edged Trump out 50 percent to 46 percent among all adults and registered voters. When it came to likely voters, Harris led Trump 52 percent to 46 percent. |
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OPINION | America is the world leader in biomedical innovation. And a Kamala Harris administration represents an existential threat to that discovery and innovation, which will cost lives and jobs. |
OPINION | The phrase "government regulation" isn't one that often inspires feelings of joy, gratitude or national pride. Typically, it's derided as "red tape," saddled with labels like "burdensome" and "unnecessary." But this attitude is at odds with the benefits that regulations have brought — from clean air and potable water to healthy foods, effective medicines, safe consumer products and more. |
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The vice president will appear with the president in Pittsburgh at their first joint campaign event since she took over the top of the ticket. |
BY CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR., DAN LAMOTHE AND HANNA KNOWLES |
The former president's campaign aimed to turn the controversy over his actions at Arlington National Cemetery into an attack on the Biden administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. |
BY OLIVIA DIAZ AND BRIAN WHITE |
Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone of the nation's capital and its suburbs. |
BY EMILY ROSE AND NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI |
Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country's leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. |
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