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Supporters fly french flags as former president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen gives a speech during the results evening of the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on June 30, 2024.  Francois Lo Presti | Afp | Getty Images The first round of a

President Biden released a statement ripping Donald Trump for claiming that he has nothing to do with Project 2025. To support PoliticusUSA, please consider making a donation: Biden said in a statement released by his campaign: We can always rely on Donald Trump for one thing: to lie to the American people in pursuit of

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian shows the victory sign during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran June 23, 2024. Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unexpected victory for the country’s reformist camp amid deep social discontent, economic hardship, and regional war. Pezeshkian won 16.3 million votes,

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) spread a false rumor that Biden had a medical emergency on Friday night aboard Air Force One. Lee posted: If Biden is having a medical emergency at this moment — on board Air Force One or otherwise — that raises … a lot of questions. https://t.co/KgnlflGxSd — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) July

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 5, 2024.  Valery Sharifulin | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Orban,

President Joe Biden sat for a no-holds barred 22 minute interview with George Stephanopoulos that Donald Trump refused to do. At the conclusion of the Biden interview, Stephanopoulos disclosed that ABC News offered Donald Trump the same interview that Biden just did, and Trump declined. Video: ABC News offered

Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, in southern Israel, October 20, 2023. Amir Cohen | Reuters On Thursday morning, Hezbollah said it launched 200 rockets into Israel — one of its largest attacks yet — following the Israeli assassination of one of the group’s senior

As Donald Trump and his Republican enablers work out in the open to turn the United States back into a monarchy, this Independence Day marking our nation’s success 248 years ago at rejecting an autocratic king has turned somber. The Biden-Harris 2024 spokesperson Sarafina Chitika issued a statement in light of the many alarming events

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden is facing an uprising

In years past, the warnings we hear from historians, experts on tyranny and from the Biden-Harris campaign might have been mere musings but today we face the very real threat in the form of the perfect storm: 1. The right candidate who has no shame, has a lust for power, is abusive and psychopathic, and

U.S. President Joe Biden reacts, as he meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden has told a key ally that his reelection campaign against former President Donald Trump may not be

MSNBC’s Katie Phang, host of the show named after her, pointed out that calls for President Joe Biden to withdraw discount his first term successes, writing: “The only person who can, and will, decide whether Joe Biden drops out is Joe Biden. I, personally, support Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. I think calls for

President Joe Biden and his White House staff spent Wednesday delivering pep talks in calls and meetings with close allies, Democratic governors, legislators and campaign staff. “Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running,” Biden said on a call with campaign staff, an

President Biden said in a call with campaign staff that he is not leaving and no one is going to push him out as the nominee. The President was quoted as saying, “Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can and as simply and straightforward as I

Former U.S. President Donald Trump comments as he leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane | Via Reuters A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump‘s sentencing date in his criminal

The White House announced that President Biden will visit multiple swing states, do a national TV interview, and hold a press conference over the next week. The AP reported on the news made by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at a briefing with reporters: Jean-Pierre said Biden, who

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media closed 4% lower Tuesday after the company, whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump, said it collected more than $105 million through the cash exercise of warrants. The proceeds came during a 12-day stretch starting June 20, two days after the company behind

Buried in a story about Biden contained one paragraph that noted Trump’s mental decline and lack of transparency on his medical records. The New York Times buried this small but important paragraph in their story: Mr. Trump, 78, has also shown signs of slipping over the years since he

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) in the Europa building prior the start of the meeting on June 27, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for his first wartime visit to