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Biden rejects independent medical evaluation in ABC interview as he fights to stay in race
By Colleen Long And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – President Joe Biden, in a highly anticipated ABC interview Friday, repeatedly rejected taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office. “Look, I have a cognitive test every single day,” Biden told George Stephanopoulos, referring to the tasks he faces daily in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says ‘no indication of any serious condition’ in ABC interview as he fights to stay in race
By Colleen Long And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, said his disastrous debate performance last week was a “bad episode” and there were “no indications of any serious condition” in a highly anticipated ABC interview that was seen as a significant test on his fitness to run for office. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list
By Andrew Demillo, Geoff Mulvihill And Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban on Friday said they submitted enough signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. Arkansans for Limited Government submitted petitions with at least the 90,704 signatures from registered voters needed to qualify. Election officials now must begin checking the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers have joined the list
By Andrew Demillo, Geoff Mulvihill And Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban on Friday said they submitted enough signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. Arkansans for Limited Government submitted petitions with at least the 90,704 signatures from registered voters needed to qualify. Election officials now must begin checking the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says he’s ‘staying in the race’ as he scrambles to save candidacy and braces for ABC interview
By Colleen Long And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where his every answer is sure to be scrutinized for evidence of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President Biden scrambles to save his reelection with a trip to Wisconsin and a network TV interview
By Colleen Long And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where his every answer sure to be scrutinized for evidence of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 killed and 3 injured in July Fourth attack in California beach city
By Eugene Garcia, Stefanie Dazio And Jaimie Ding, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack that broke out during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in a Southern California beach city, police said Friday. The county coroner removed two bodies Friday morning from the crime scene, which encompassed a grassy median in a residential ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. The pair of 5-1 decisions suggests that other restrictions – even ones decades on the books – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attack kills 2 and injures 3 others in California beach city, police say
By The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Two people were killed and three others injured in Independence Day violence in a Southern California beach city, police said Friday. A suspect was arrested after authorities responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon Thursday night in Huntington Beach, police said. The attack broke out in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
By Todd Richmond, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state. The court limited the use of drop boxes in July 2022, ruling then that they could ... Read More »
1 responseKansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access. The Kansas Supreme Court’s rulings in two separate cases signal that the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature faces ... Read More »
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