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FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House committee about the shooting July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Wednesday, July 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill. Wray said that the FBI will "leave no stone unturned" in its investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press
Tue,07/23/24-11:17PM , 102 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealin
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President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Biden is returning to the White House from his Rehoboth Beach home recovering from COVID-19 and after ending his 2024 campaign. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Biden makes a case for his legacy — and for Harris to continue it — in his Oval Office address
By SEUNG MIN KIM AND ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press
Tue,07/23/24-11:15PM , 130 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Joe Biden won't be on the ballot i n November, voters still will be weighing his legacy.
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Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

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Democrats hope Harris' bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House
By COLLEEN LONG, CHRISTINE FERNANDO AND AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press
Tue,07/23/24-11:11PM , 45 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does.
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Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address Congress.

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Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit
By ASHRAF KHALIL AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
Tue,07/23/24-11:07PM , 82 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington on Wednesday to condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, chanting “Free, free Palestine” as they marched toward the Capitol befo
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