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Convention influencers aim to lure disengaged conservatives to GOP

Lee Zeldin, left, and Riley Gaines, right, stand outside in front of a microphone.

Democrats see "aura of inevitability" around Biden withdrawal

President Biden, holding up his pointer finger in behind a microphone and in front of a blue NAACP backdrop.

Midwest's 2024 moment: It cannot be ignored

Illustration of midwest states with ballot elements.
Updated Jul 18, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Hunter Biden uses Trump classified docs ruling in dismissal of cases request

Hunter Biden walks by a car.

DNC's mad dash to finalize virtual voting plan for Biden nomination

This is Joe Biden

RNC embraces convicted felons at “law and order” convention

Trump at RNC

Raskin privately pushed Biden to rethink his candidacy

Jamie Raskin wearing a dark gray suit, surrounded by aides, sitting at a committee dais in front of a wooden placard.

Latinos say they're used as political pawns by politicians

Updated Jul 18, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden infuriates Democrats with post-COVID "I'm sick" tweet

President Biden, wearing a blue suit and gripping a podium, speaking in front of a blue NAACP backdrop.
Jul 18, 2024 - Economy

How Trump could (and couldn't) reshape the Fed

Former president Donald Trump and Fed chair Jerome Powell

Trump and Biden campaigns rethink communication strategies post assassination attempt

Illustration of a speech bubble made from the symbol for a reset button.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Top Dems now believe Biden will exit

U.S. President Joe Biden deboards Air Force One, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware
Updated Jul 18, 2024 - Politics & Policy

How Biden went from “bridge” candidate to two-term hopeful

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Jul 18, 2024
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Axios Denver

Democrats in Colorado launch deep canvassing effort to find empathy in politics

Illustration of two people sitting on a clipboard.

Biden administration cancels another $1.2B in student debt

President Biden at the White House on July 15.
Jul 18, 2024
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Axios D.C.

Republicans are revving up for a D.C. smackdown

Illustration of several versions of the elephant from the Republican Party logo stampeding and kicking up dust.
Jul 18, 2024 - Health

Women are more likely to die from cancer in the southern U.S.

The GOP's big, mysterious enemy: "They"

Former US President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Biden's elder statesman reflex frustrates some Dems

Joe Biden in a blue suit white shirt and blue tie

Biden's political isolation deepens as pressure to step aside builds

Biden

3 takeaways from J.D. Vance's big speech

J.D. Vance in a blue suite, white shirt, light blue tie
Jul 18, 2024 - Business

How Detroit's lowest moment launched its turnaround

The title of a film "Gradually Then Suddenly" is seen on the left hand of a card, and the subtitle "The Bankruptcy of Detroit" is seen on the right-hand of the card in a banner overhanging industrial ruins and an art museum.
Jul 18, 2024 - Technology

Tech giants up ante by withholding products from EU

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the European Parliament

GOP senators confront Secret Service chief at RNC

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a press conference at the Secret Service's Chicago Field Office on June 4 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, ahead of the 2024 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

Florida man arrested over Biden death threats

President Joe Biden speaks during a NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Vance repeatedly name checks Rust Belt in VP acceptance speech

: Trump's pick for Vice President, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) arrives on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Donald Trump Jr. at RNC: "America is Trump tough"

Donald Trump Jr., son of former U.S. President Donald Trump waves from the stage after speaking on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Scoop: Nancy Pelosi warns Biden of 2024 presidential race peril

This is Pelosi and Biden
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